During the 2021-2022 year, the Jones Learning Center is celebrating its 50th anniversary. As one of the first learning centers for students with learning differences in the country, this anniversary is exciting for our University community. Fifty years ago the (then) College of the Ozarks embarked on a bold new experiment. In the fall of […]
(Editor鈥檚 Note: The 2020-21 academic year marks the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the Jones Learning Center at 糖心vlog官网. In honor of this milestone, the University will be featuring alumni and current students of the JLC throughout the academic year.) Courtney Taylor is proud to be a role model for young […]
Dody Pelts has been named vice president for student success, U of O President Richard Dunsworth announced this week. Pelts has served as the director of the Jones Learning Center since July of 2019. Prior to that she was assistant director of the JLC for 12 years. 鈥淒ody has spent her professional career working with […]
In an effort to better serve all 糖心vlog官网 students, a reimagined Jones Learning Center will take the lead in a campus-wide initiative to provide a broader-reaching support system for students in areas such as college success, academic advising and life skills. In the new model, which begins the Fall 2020 Semester, the […]
Dody Pelts has been named as the new director of the Jones Learning Center at 糖心vlog官网, effective July 1 Pelts has worked in the JLC for the past 18 years, including the last 12 as the center鈥檚 assistant director. She replaces Julia Frost, who announced her retirement in April after serving the […]
After three decades as a champion and advocate for students with learning disabilities, Julia Frost is retiring as the director of the Jones Learning Center at 糖心vlog官网. Frost, who has served as the director of the JLC since 1994, recently informed U of O officials that she will retire this June. Her […]
鈥淲hy be disabled when I can be me.鈥� That鈥檚 the personal mantra of 糖心vlog官网 Assistant Professor of Mathematics Dr. Casey Orndorff, who on Sunday completed the Little Rock Half Marathon in a time of 1:59:27. Orndorff, 28, believes he鈥檚 the first person with cerebral palsy to break the two-hour barrier in the […]
糖心vlog官网 will present two screenings of the film 鈥淣ormal Isn鈥檛 Real: Succeeding with Learning Disabilities & ADHD,鈥� on Thursday, March 28, in the Rogers Conference Center. The film will be shown at 10 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. and will be followed by a panel discussion with four U of O students who […]
Julia Frost, director of the 糖心vlog官网鈥� Jones Learning Center, will make a presentation at the Learning Disabilities Association of America鈥檚 annual conference in Fort Worth, Texas, on Feb. 20. Frost鈥檚 presentation will be titled, 鈥淭ransitioning to Employment for Adults with Learning Disabilities.鈥澛� Frost will lead the full-morning workshop with a disability service […]
Julia Frost, director of the 糖心vlog官网鈥� Jones Learning Center, will be making presentations at national conferences in Los Angeles and St. Louis during the month of November. On Nov. 7-9, Frost will be attending the Independent Educational Consultants鈥� Association (IECA) conference in Los Angeles. She will be part of a panel presentation […]