University of the Ozarks welcomed more than 30 new faculty and staff to the campus community this week during the annual opening workshop, held on Aug. 15, in the Rogers Conference Center. Among the new employees for the 2018-19 academic year are (pictured, seated, from left) Dr. Isaac Hunter, assistant professor of psychology; Denise Prather, […]
University of the Ozarks will welcome approximately 330 new students to campus on Aug. 16 for the start of First Week 2018, the official kickoff for the 2018-19 academic year. Classes for the Fall 2018 Semester will begin on Tuesday, Aug. 21. The new class is expected to include approximately 280 freshmen and 50 transfer […]
The Arkansas Wildlife Federation (AWF) recognized University of the Ozarks for the conservation volunteerism of its faculty, staff and students during the organization’s 2018 Conservation Achievement Awards ceremony, held July 28 in White Hall, Ark. The AWF presented U of O representatives with a Special Conservation Award for the University’s almost decade-long assistance in the […]
Chris and Martha Allen of Clarksville have established an endowed scholarship at University of the Ozarks to aid future educators. With a $50,000 commitment, the Allens created the Chris and Martha Allen Scholarship Endowment for Teacher Education. The scholarship will be awarded to education majors at U of O with financial need, with a preference […]
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 […]