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Ozarks named “Great College to Work For”
U of O has been named one of the
top universities in the country to work for
by The Chronicle of Higher Education.
In The Chronicle’s 2009 “Great Colleges
to Work For” survey, released on
Monday, July 6,
University of the
Ozarks was one of
39 colleges across
the country that
were named to
the Honor Roll. U
of O was the only
four-year college in Arkansas to make
the Honor Roll.
The second-annual survey recognizes
colleges for specific best practices
and policies, such as compensation and
benefits, faculty-administration relations
and confidence in senior leadership. The
program was based on responses from
nearly 41,000 administrators, faculty
members and staff members at 247 institutions,
including four-year universities,
as well as community colleges.
“These results are reflective of the
quality, collaboration and effectiveness
of our entire campus community,” said
U of O Executive Vice President Steve
Edmisten. “It is a special tribute to all of
our faculty and staff.”
The Honor Roll highlights the top
10 colleges in each college size category
based on the number of times they were
recognized in 26 individual recognition
categories. U of O was ranked in the top
10 in 18 of the 26 recognition categories
in the small college size category (under
3,000 students).
In the small college category, Ozarks
was tied with the most top-10 category
rankings with 18. Some of the categories
included, healthy faculty-administration
relations; collaborative governance; professional-career
development programs;
compensation and benefits; job satisfaction;
work/life balance; and confidence
in senior leadership.
Several new employees have recently joined U of O and were introduced during the
faculty and staff opening workshop on August 20. The new employees include (front
row, from left) Dr. Deborah White, director of student support services; Chelsea Joslin,
assistant softball coach; Evia Darter, computer services help desk coordinator; Raeann
Meier, admission data coordinator; Shannon Vivian, assistant tennis coach; Dr. David
Pennington, assistant professor of history; (back row, from left) Greg Stone, maintenance;
Jason Dicamillo, grounds; Carl Ramsey, head women’s basketball coach; John
Cossaboon, head men’s soccer coach; and Doug Boxell, head men’s basketball coach.
6 Today, FALL/WINTER 2009
9,000
Approximate number of gallons of
water that the fountain in the center
of campus contains. Completed in
1996, the fountain has been the focus
of numerous student pranks over the
past decade, having everything from
dozens of pumpkins, to soap, to live
fish dumped into it.
7
Total number of high school
state basketball championships
won by first-year men’s coach
Doug Boxell and women’s coach
Carl Ramsey. Boxell, who compiled
a 670-175 (.792) record in 25 years
of coaching in Texas, won five state
titles in boys basketball at Ponder,
Sudan and Santo high schools.
Ramsey, who had a 660-227 (.744)
record in 29 years of coaching girls
basketball at Lamar, Ark., won state
titles in 1989 and 1991.
816
The number of
children, ages
newborn to 18, in
Johnson County, Ark., who received
Christmas toys and clothing in 2008
through the University of the Ozarks
Women (UOW) Christmas Angels
project. The 819 children who
benefitted in 2008 are the most in the
program’s 16-year history. The UOW
project provides toys and clothing
to children of families in Johnson
County who show a need.
number of trees on
campus that were
35Total
completely destroyed or
that had to be taken down following
the severe thunderstorm that hit
campus on June 12.