Three out of ten new classroom teachers in Arkansas are leaving the profession within five years, a disturbing trend that the University of the Ozarks’ Pat Walker Teacher Education Program is working to help change. The U of O education program is partnering with the Guy Fenter Education Service Cooperative in a unique initiative to […]
Extreme meteorologist and storm chaser Dr. Reed Timmer will kick off the University of the Ozarks’ 2018-19 Walton Arts & Ideas Series with an appearance on Thursday, Sept. 27, in the Rogers Conference Center. The six-event series, titled “Synergy: When Arts and Science Collide,” will run throughout the academic year at the University. Made possible […]
Dr. Danielle Young has joined the University of the Ozarks faculty as a tenure-track assistant professor of political science, starting in the Fall 2018 Semester. A native of Wyoming, Young earned her Ph.D. in international politics in 2017 from Aberystwyth University in the United Kingdom. She recently served as an adjunct lecturer in international studies […]
University of the Ozarks has named Laura Reehl to the new position of director of conference services. Reehl recently served as the senior ticketing coordinator at the University of Arkansas-Fort Smith (UAFS), where she has worked since 2012. She began her new duties at Ozarks in June. As director of conference services at Ozarks, Reehl’s […]
Denise Duarte is on a mission to help as many entrepreneurs in her home country of Nicaragua as she possibly can. After graduating from University of the Ozarks in 2008 with a perfect 4.0 GPA and with a triple major in accounting, marketing, and management, Duarte returned to Nicaragua to work as a financial auditor […]
University of the Ozarks officials have announced that Cara Graham will serve as the University’s new director of development, beginning July 2. Graham has worked as an attorney since earning a juris doctorate in 2007, including as a juvenile and family law attorney at her solo law practice in Oregon City, Ore. She has also […]
Larry Graham, a 26-year law enforcement veteran, has been named the director of public safety at University of the Ozarks. He began his duties on June 11. Graham retired in February after 22 years with the Portland (Ore.) Police Bureau, starting as a utility officer and leaving as a captain in the city’s central precinct, […]
Reggie Hill has been promoted to vice president for marketing and enrollment at University of the Ozarks, according to University President Richard Dunsworth. Hill, who has led Ozarks to record enrollment growth since joining the University in 2016, previously served as the assistant vice president for advancement and director of enrollment management. His promotion becomes […]
Clarksville native and accomplished tenor Noah Bray will present a concert titled “Exploring Religion, Rite and Mysticism in Song” at University of the Ozarks at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, July 7, in Munger-Wilson Chapel. There is no cost for admission and the public is invited to attend. A free-will offering will be taken. Bray, a 2015 […]
Dr. Radwan Al Faouri will join the University of the Ozarks faculty for the 2018-19 academic year as a visiting professor of physics in the Division of Mathematics and Natural Sciences. Al Faouri has served as a research assistant professor at the Institute for Nanoscience and Engineering at the University of Arkansas since 2015 and […]