Students in the ����vlog����’ Media Studies program will present a news sports preview show, Eagle View Sports, in April and early May. 

The five 15-minute episodes will begin this weekend (April 3-5) and will include previews, highlights, and stories about athletics and student-athletes at Ozarks. The shows will be featured on FLO Sports livestreams hosted by the University’s sports information program, as well as on the KUOZ Productions YouTube channel.

Russell Jones, instructor of broadcast/video/multimedia storytelling at Ozarks, said the show’s inspiration is the ESPN College Game Day productions.

Eagle View Sports will be produced and presented by 18 students and 5 student producers in his Media Production 2/Student Producers class, with assistance from Sports Information Director Josh Peppas. The show will be filmed and recorded on Thursday nights and will air on five weekends in April and May during FLO Sports livestream broadcasts of Ozarks baseball and softball games. Viewers can also watch the show on YouTube (KUOZ Productions)

“It’s exciting to see the rush that students get taking part in a production like this,” Jones said. “They want to jump right in, get the cameras set, and tell stories. Getting to connect all of our different programs—the sports information folks, our media students, the athletes—and give them a platform to express themselves and tell stories about their school and their accomplishments is a big win. We hope to grow this into more programming over time.”

Ozarks student Estefanía Bautista Lopez said taking part in these types of productions “means getting hands-on experience for building my career in communications. We get lots of time with equipment like the replay equipment which is going to mean a lot for my future. It gives me more than just how to run a camera—it gives me insight into how to make a whole show, to tell stories about sports with an entire crew of people.”

Fellow Ozarks student Andres Hernandez Brown called the experience rewarding.

“We get to practice what we’re learning, put it to work on a real-life basis,” Brown said. “I think that’s something every student needs to go through before starting their career. For me, it’s a necessary experience, a rewarding one, that’s going to give us a more experienced point of view for the media production side of communications.”

Jones said that Eagle View Sports is a product of the continuously developing Media Studies curriculum.

“We’re positioned to offer desired skills for the media marketplace which Eagle View is the product of, including visual storytelling, modern techniques for shooting and editing video on multiple platforms, and the leadership skills needed to run a team capable of creating this kind of production,” he said. “Any live production company would be happy to have students with real experience using those skills apply for work, and any client would be happy to trust their media needs with a professional using those skills.”

Susan Edens, a 1992 alumna of Ozarks and an associate professor of communication, said student-led sports productions at Ozarks continue to evolve, especially with the recent completion of the Wilson Athletic Complex.

“The planning for the new Wilson Athletic Complex opened up some conversations with President Richard Dunsworth about a two-fold investment: in the current student-athletes and in the education of our media studies students,” Edens said “We brought in Kris Reed from The Field Shop in Little Rock to design and build the integrated and portable systems for not just the Wilson Complex but athletics as a whole. The system includes built-in broadcast equipment at the press boxes and Pan/Tilt/Zoom (PTZ) robotic cameras mounted on poles at each field and in the gym. These cameras feed signal back to the switcher over IP and can be controlled remotely with a joystick and console.”

The system started rolling out last semester and continues to come online fully.

“Every time we can put students in a situation where they have the opportunity to do hands-on professional work, we are helping to pave the way to a career in digital storytelling and live production,” Edens said. 

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Shooting clay pigeons helped get Wyatt McCaghren to college, but shooting video is where his future lies.

The senior All-American clay target shooter from Mayflower, Ark., will graduate in May with a major in media production. He already has a head start on his future plans, having started a fledgling outdoor videography and apparel business venture called The Flight Shops as an Ozarks student.

“If it wasn’t for shooting sports, I probably wouldn’t be in college,” McCaghren said. “It’s what got me here to Ozarks, and I love doing it, but through my classes I’ve found a passion for outdoor filming and videography that I want to pursue. I’m extremely excited about the future.”

McCaghren said the first time he picked up a video camera in Associate Professor of Practice in Communication Susan Edens’ Media I class as a freshman, he was hooked.

“I’ve been hunting for as long as I can remember and I grew up watching hunting and outdoor shows,” he said. “When I took the class under Professor Edens, I just fell in love with doing the videos. She helped me realize that someone with no background in media production could actually be good at it.”

McCaghren said he vividly remembers checking out his first video camera as a freshman to take along on a duck hunt to nearby Spadra.

“I just loved everything about it,” he said. “I knew nothing about filming or editing and I had no idea what I was doing, but by the time I came back I was hooked. Ever since then I’ve been working to figure out how I can sustain a living doing just that. Professor Edens really helped open up a lot of possibilities to me.”

Ironically, it was the LENS curriculum that opened up other possibilities for McCaghren. Since he had to find a minor in another field other than his media production major and biology minor, he hesitantly chose art.

“At the beginning, I really didn’t like LENS because I wanted to major in media productions and minor in marketing, but I had to drop marketing,” he said. “If someone would have told me I was going to be an art minor in college, I would not have believed them in a million years. But my art classes have been an incredible blessing to me.”

Through his art classes, McCaghren was able to create and design his logo for his business.

“I designed the shirts and logo myself,” he said. “I took the advanced art class last semester and that’s where we came up with my logo and my design. My logo is actually my dog, that I took the photo of, so my digital photography classes really helped also.”

Despite some good-natured kidding from his teammates, McCaghren said he’s proud to be an art minor.

“I’m living proof that if you have a good enough art professor, anyone can draw,” McCaghren said. “Professor Tammy Harrington really taught me a lot about the design aspect of art and I was really able to bring a lot of that into my business. I wouldn’t change a thing. ”

McCaghren said he started his website, theflightshops.com, as a way to help support his YouTube outdoor channel.

“I built the website to sell hats and shirts and then added outdoor merchandise, and I use the proceeds to help fund my videos,” he said. “The website allows me to make my videos, which is what I really want to do. My ultimate goal one day is to have my own outdoor hunting show. That’s what I’m working toward.”

McCaghren called it “surreal” that he is in his final semester of collegiate shooting after helping the clay target program win numerous national championships during his time at Ozarks. He was named an All-American shooter by ACUI/SCTP at the end of his junior season.

“We’ve been blessed to have a group of guys that just enjoyed competing and having fun around each other,” he said. “Coach [Lance] Brown has been a wonderful coach and mentor to me. It’s also been great to be a part of a program that has had so much success and knowing I had a small role in that. We’ve had a team chemistry that’s been pretty special. I just hope I can find something similar to it after college because I’m definitely going to miss it.”

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“There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.” — Maya Angelou, poet.

When asked why she loves the field of communication studies, ����vlog���� senior Sade Seymour quickly points to her passion for storytelling.

“I know it’s sort of cliche but producing content and storytelling is the only thing I’ve ever wanted to do,” she said. “I feel like we are all made up of stories that deserve to be told and I truly enjoy telling stories that matter. Multimedia is so powerful and when used in the right way, it can change lives, create awareness and bring people together who would’ve otherwise never connected.”

Seymour, who will graduate in May, said she first learned about Ozarks when a recruiter from the University came to her hometown in Nassau, The Bahamas, and showed her graduating class a video of the campus and facilities.

“As I watched the video from the media booth, I simply felt like Ozarks was where I wanted to be, especially after seeing the production studio in the video,” Seymour said.

Since her sophomore year at Ozarks, Seymour has been heavily involved in media production through the University’s television station, KUOZ, gaining invaluable hands-on experiences. She has worked on and produced livestream events ranging from weekly news shows to sporting events to community Christmas parades to graduation ceremonies. She has also taken part in numerous internships and workshops and worked closely with professional film companies that came to campus to film marketing video.

“Since my sophomore year, I have immersed myself in whatever opportunity that was presented to me,” she said. “All of these opportunities have helped me in my holistic development. I interned with both the career services and marketing departments on campus. During these internships I was able to sharpen my professional skills while producing a podcast series that provided advice for Ozarks students while my digital marketing internship allowed me to pursue my personal project of highlighting stellar Ozarks students while also allowing me to make connections with a film company in Florida. All of my experiences have prepared me to pursue ventures in digital and social media marketing.”

She said one of her favorite experiences at Ozarks was working as a producer for KUOZ on the in-studio show In Focus.

“I was able to anchor the broadcast magazine as well as produce some of the segments that were aired,” she said. “I got an in-depth look into how studio productions work and this gave me the assurance I needed to convince me to pursue a career in digital producing and journalism.”

Seymour said her media production track in communication studies has prepared her for a career in communications, while her minors of English and biology have helped make her a more well-rounded student.

“Media production has been very comprehensive and offered courses in all aspects of multimedia that I believed will benefit me in my career prospects,” she said. “My mom had always told me that I would be a writer, and I would brush it off because I knew that I enjoyed writing but I didn’t believe it would contribute to what would be my future career. Pursuing a minor in English just seemed natural for me, and I picked biology because I was always interested in the way the human body works.”

Seymour credited Susan Edens, associate professor of practice in communications, for noticing “a lot of my potential before I did.”

“She would constantly keep me informed of different opportunities that could help in my production experience outside of the classroom,” Seymour said. “She helped me gain my work-study position with the athletics department, which in turn has allowed me to sharpen my skills not only in studio broadcasting but sports broadcasting and journalism as well. She is the true definition of professor, advisor and mentor, all in one. She provides me with not only professional advice, but general life advice as well.”

Seymour said she is sometimes amazed about how much she has grown in her four years at Ozarks.

“I’ve met so many different individuals from all over the world that have shared experiences with me and given me entirely new perspectives in life,” she said. “I’ve matured in ways that I don’t believe I would have if I had gone anywhere else. I left a small island to attend a university in rural Arkansas, and it changed the trajectory of my life for the better. Through my time here, I’ve gained a sense of confidence that I did not have before. I’ve always been sort of introverted and never wanting to push myself out of my comfort zone. However, Ozarks has given me that subtle push that I needed to reach and recognize my full potential.”

Seymour plans to attend graduate school at University of Missouri in Columbia to pursue a master’s degree in journalism in order to hone and develop her multimedia and storytelling skills. She then hopes to land her dream job as a lifestyle or infotainment producer in reality television.

“I’ve always been an avid watcher of channels like TLC, Food Network, HGTV, and Discovery and shows like 90-Day Fiance, Cake Wars and Cake Boss,” she said. “I would love to produce lifestyle segments, cooking shows or competitions, or even reality dating shows. I don’t see this as an immediate job pursuit, but definitely something I want to spend a number of years working in in the future.”

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����vlog���� seniors Michel Brun and Kevin Nawa were presented with the prestigious Robert Berry Fulton Award in Communication earlier this week, carrying on the great tradition of excellence in the University’s communication program.

The award is named in honor of the late Robert “Bob” Fulton, Jr., a 1942 Ozarks graduate who went on to an illustrious four-decades career as voice of the University of South Carolina Gamecocks.

Both Brun and Nawa are graduating as part of the Class of 2021 on May 15. Brun is a communication studies major from Haiti and Nawa is a theatre major with a minor in media productions from McKinney, Texas.

Susan Edens, associate professor of practice of communication and advisor for KUOZ, Channel 6, complimented Brun and Nawa for their work ethic and attitude.

“Michel and Kevin are both busy college men but they never refuse an opportunity to grow and try something new,” Edens said. “Michel produced nearly 60 live athletic events for the University this semester and was a professional and a positive teammate and leader. Kevin would literally run from his duties as livestream announcer or duties as the public address announcer at an event to get to the Seay Theater on time for one of his stage roles.”

Nawa worked as a play-by-play broadcaster for Ozarks baseball and as an announcer for soccer, basketball and softball.

As a member of the media production team, Brun served as the co-lead producer for almost all of the U of O Eagles live-streamed athletic events and assisted in preparing the program, setting up before and during shootings and providing guidance to crew members.

Fulton was named South Carolina’s Broadcaster of the Year eight times and was elected to the State of South Carolina Athletic Hall of Fame, the USC Athletics Hall of Fame and the Diamond Circle of the USC College of Journalism for his major contributions to the journalism field. He died in 2010.

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����vlog���� Theatre will wrap up its 2018-19 season with a three-show performance of A.R. Gurney’s modern comedy Sylvia on April 26, 27 and 28.

The production, which contains mature language and content, will begin at 7:30 p.m. on April 26 and 27 and at 2 p.m. on April 28 and will be held in the Seay Theatre in the University’s Walton Fine Arts Center. The public is invited to attend and tickets are $8 each.

Sylvia revolves around Greg and Kate, who have moved to Manhattan after 22 years of child-raising in the suburbs. Greg’s career as a financial trader is winding down, while Kate’s career, as a public-school English teacher, is beginning to offer her more opportunities. Greg brings home a dog he found in the park—or that has found him—bearing only the name “Sylvia” on her name tag.

A street-smart mixture of Lab and Poodle, Sylvia becomes a major bone of contention between husband and wife. She offers Greg an escape from the frustrations of his job and the unknowns of middle age. To Kate, Sylvia becomes a rival for affection. And Sylvia thinks Kate just doesn’t understand the relationship between man and dog. The marriage is put in serious jeopardy until, after a series of hilarious and touching complications, Greg and Kate learn to compromise, and Sylvia becomes a valued part of their lives

Rebecca Bailey, assistant professor of theatre, is the director of the play. The cast includes, Tiffany Quinton as Sylvia, Rhett Sells as Greg, Haley Hanks as Kate and Haley Wheeler as Tom, Phyllis and Leslie.

The crew includes, Lucas Hoiland as lighting designer, Jimmy Reiner as stage manager, Petron Brown as assistant stage manager, Billy Wilburn as costume designer, Quinton as assistant costume designer, Mason Clough as set designer, Hannah Bradow as sound designer, Wheeler as graphic designer, Nichole Finch as props master, Daniel Hall as technical director, Sydney Ward as light board operator and Kenzie Lewis as sound board operator.

Other crew members are, Fion Chen, Taylor McFarland, Kevin Nawa, Lacye Day, Ethan Lubera, Haley Grace Clark and the stage craft class.

The New York Times said, “Dramatic literature is stuffed with memorable love scenes, but none is as immediately delicious and dizzy as the one that begins the redeeming affair in A.R. Gurney’s new comedy, Sylvia…” The New York Daily News said, “I can only call it one of the most involving, beautiful, funny, touching and profound plays I have ever seen…” Backstage said, “Gurney’s mad comedy is the most endearing good time to trot down the pike in many a moon. Howlingly funny…”

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����vlog���� Professor of Spanish Dr. William Clary has published a review of renowned Salvadoran novelist Horacio Castellanos Moya’s latest book for Latin American Literature Today (LALT).

The review of the 2018 novel, “�Ѵǰ��DzԲ���,” appears on the LALT website, , as well as in the February edition of its magazine.

Clary said he first became aware of the writer’s work in the early 1980s when he purchased Moya’s first collection of short stories in Tegucigalpa, Honduras.

“As his production as a novelist began to proliferate after 2000, I began to follow him, always finding his work fascinating,” Clary said. “Last year, when he published ‘M�ǰ��DzԲ���,’ I decided to take it on as a project. The book review for LALT is just a part of the project. I have presented a paper on the novel at a conference and am currently finishing a much longer critical article on the novel for publication.”

Clary, who has taught at Ozarks since 2006, was instrumental in bringing Moya to the University in 2014 to speak as part of the Walton Arts & Ideas Series.

“I believe Horacio Castellanos Moya is one of the most creative narrative voices in Central America today,” Clary said. “His work tends to focus on the latent and persistent traumas from the period of the 1980s, which still haunts many Central Americans today, either as residents of their home countries or members of the large Central American diaspora in the U.S. today.”

“Moya’s is a powerful and piercing voice of memory that references the horrors of war that consumed the isthmus and how they remain in the minds of so many who were first-hand witnesses to this tragic decade in Central American history. Yet his work also deals with the demoralization and disenchantment that have also subjected Central America to the equally devastating problems of gangs and the drug trade, major problems of the postwar period which persist, alongside widespread poverty, in the conflicted region.”

A former editor of news agencies, magazines and newspapers in Mexico, Guatemala and El Salvador, Moya has published 12 novels, five short story collections and two essay collections. In 2014 he received Chile’s Manuel Rojas Ibero-American Narrative Award. Currently he teaches creative writing and media in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese at the University of Iowa.

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Mariani, a 1990 Ozarks theatre graduate who has gone on to an accomplished career as a playwright, screenwriter and film and stage director, returned to campus on Feb. 7 to put on a workshop for communication and theatre students on the Seay stage.

It was Mariani’s first time on that stage since he served as the student director of the University Theatre’s production of “The Adding Machine” during his senior year in 1990.

“It was a little surreal to come back here. It brought back some great memories,” Mariani said. “Dr. Pat Farmer let me direct that play and that was the main reason I got into graduate school and it kind of propelled my career, so this place is special to me. Everything looks just as I remembered it. It feels like home.”

Mariani, who lives in Little Rock, was invited back to Ozarks by Susan Edens, associate professor of practice of communication and a former classmate of his at U of O. Mariani spent nearly two hours working with approximately 25 students from the media II and theatre production classes providing technical tips on everything from camera angles to set props. He also shared anecdotes of working on film sets as well as advice on how to break into the industry.

“I think it’s very important for alumni to come back and help out current students any way we can,” Mariani said. “If you get a chance to help someone else move forward, you should do it. When I left here I was the first one to go out to Hollywood, so I think it’s important for students to see that you can make it from anywhere. I was fortunate enough to make some connections and networks that have helped other Ozarks students. I also enjoy the teaching aspect. I used to teach high school and I really enjoy sharing knowledge.”

After earning an MFA in directing from the California Institute of the Arts, Mariani spent the 1990s working in Hollywood, first as a production assistant on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,” and then as an assistant director on numerous independent films, commercials and television shows.

He returned to Little Rock in the 2000s, where he has found success as a playwright and screenwriter. One of his most recent plays, “I Got You, Babe,” was published in Lawrence Harbison’s anthology, “The Best Ten-Minute Plays of 2018,” and was the 2018 10×10 Infinity Best Short Play winner. He has also won numerous awards and recognition for many of his other recent works, including the play, “The Rooster Rebellion,” and the short film, “Don’t You Forget About Me.”

“As a playwright, I have tried to tackle social and political topics that face society today,” Mariani said. “I try to tell meaningful stories that an audience can reflect on long after they leave the theatre. I strive to write for change, to affect my audience and to inspire us all to be better humans on this earth.”

The Ozarks students enjoyed hearing from an alumnus who could share stories about working with and meeting some of Hollywood’s top names, including director Steven Spielberg and actor Robert De Niro.

“To be able to hear from someone who has that type of experience and history in the industry is very inspiring,” said communication student Ariel McKinney. “Knowing that he came from a small school like Ozarks and had success shows us that we can do the same thing and that we should follow our career dreams.”

The timing was especially good for Mariani’s visit since many of the students are beginning to work on a multi-class film project. The students are turning a play called “Somoas,” written by U of O Associate Professor of Communication Dr. Rhonda Shook, into a screenplay.

“He gave some great tips and advice that will definitely help us in making the film,” said sophomore communication major Bradley Thompson. “To be able to get that kind of information from someone with his experience is a wonderful thing.”

Mariani hopes he can also be an inspiration for students in the Jones Learning Center. Mariani said he was diagnosed with dyslexia and dysgraphia after high school and that led to him transferring to Ozarks for the learning center.

“Think about how it’s like to have dyslexia and dysgraphia and have a play published,” he said. “That to me is pretty amazing and I think it can inspire and motivate learning center students that they can do anything they set their minds to.”

Mariani said he has found that his dyslexia actually helps him be a better director.

“I had to be such a good listener in class to pick up as much as I could and that has helped me,” he said. “As a director you’ve got to listen to your actors and your performers, pick up on little cues and always be open to advice and input from others. You can’t be rigid in this industry and the training and experience I received in listening has helped tremendously.”

Mariani said he has numerous projects in the works, including a play called, “The Morning Chair,” which is having a reading in Austin, Texas, this spring. He is also writing a comedy play called “Annie Luna,” and working on a project that deals with the aftermath of the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.

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����vlog���� has launched a campus-wide digital learning initiative that will support and enhance teaching and learning by providing every student and faculty member with an Apple iPad.

Compass is a comprehensive student-success program that will provide universal access to a common set of learning technologies. As part of the initiative, the University has collaborated with Apple to distribute nearly 1,000 Apple iPad devices, Apple pencils and smart keyboards to its students and faculty.

Most of the students, including almost 300 incoming freshmen, received their iPad on Monday, Aug. 20, the day before classes begin for the Fall 2018 Semester. A majority of the faculty, as well as about 70 students, received their iPad in the spring, during the first phase of the program rollout.

“We believe Compass will transform the teaching and learning experience at Ozarks by creating a dynamic and integrated environment of innovation, creativity and discovery,” said University President Richard Dunsworth. “Students will be able to access content in a way that supports their personal learning style and it will increase accessibility for all of our students.”

The iPad devices will be used by the approximately 880 full-time students and 100 faculty and staff, including adjunct faculty, administrators and athletic coaches. The University has invested $1.3 million in the Compass initiative, which includes training seminars, equipment such as Wi-Fi-connected Apple TVs in classrooms and an enhanced wireless infrastructure for greater bandwidths and faster internet speeds.

The current students will not incur additional costs to participate in the Compass program and officials believe that future costs of the technology will be more than offset by decreasing the amount students pay for traditional textbooks and other material.

“The bottom line is that Compass will allow us to lower the direct costs students pay to attend college,” Dunsworth said. “This is especially important as the University seeks to control, and in some cases decrease, the cost of attendance while also improving the educational experience.”

The students will be able to keep their iPad if they complete six semesters at Ozarks. Upper class students who will graduate before the six-semester limit will have the option to purchase the iPad at a reduced cost.

Dr. Alyson Gill, provost at the University whose office coordinated the development and implementation of the program, said Compass “promotes an active learning environment in which students and faculty engage with the material and each other both inside and outside the classroom.”

“We’re effectively creating a classroom without walls,” Gill said. “Compass will be a key driver as we support this pedagogical practice in which we move towards a student-centered learning model where students are actively involved in creating content for their courses and engaging with each other and their curriculum.”

Dr. Caleb J. Keith, assistant provost for institutional effectiveness and strategic priorities, said Compass ties into the University’s mission and core values.

“Compass seeks to create equity for students at ����vlog���� by providing all learners with technology in the classroom,” Keith said. “As opposed to the typical bring-your-own-device initiatives on many campuses, this program will ensure that all students have access to the same level of technology, irrespective of socioeconomic or financial background. This essentially evens the playing field for all learners, meaning everyone starts the race from the same starting line. This has a direct connection to the University’s core value of justice, as it focuses on economic justice. Additionally, there is a connection to the University’s mission to accept students from diverse economic backgrounds and prepare them to live life fully.”

On a campus where approximately 40 percent of the students are eligible for federal grants, Keith said lowering the cost of attendance was a major driving force in the Compass initiative.

“Students will no longer have to purchases five or six traditional hard-copy textbooks or a computer,” Keith said. “By utilizing open education resources (OER) and digital texts, we can actually decrease the cost students pay for course materials. However, in order to do so, all students need access to reliable technology that will allow them to engage with these resources, and that’s what Compass allows us to do.”

Dr. Amy Oatis, associate professor of English and a member of the Compass steering committee, was one of the professors who used the iPad in the spring—for her academic writing course.

“Faculty members are extremely excited about this program,” Oatis said. “We still use a traditional writing manual in our academic writing courses, but our digital text allows students four years of online access to an updated style guide for less than the price of a print book that students might keep for only one semester. I saw students’ engagement and creativity increase through the use of the iPad that I didn’t see in my other classes that didn’t have the devices. The convenience, efficiency and effectiveness of the technology in the classroom helps eliminate barriers and allows professors to do what they do best—build relationships with students. It allows us to be 21^st Century teachers.”

Oatis said she was particularly surprised about how Compass has fostered and promoted collaboration between students.

“Everyone having the same equipment really facilitated peer sharing and collaboration,” Oatis said. “There was a lot of spontaneous collaboration between the students as well as between the students and faculty that was surprising. It actually enhanced communications and team-work because it is so easy to share files and projects or just comments.”

Susan Edens, assistant professor of practice of communication and advisor for the University radio and TV stations, said she is looking forward to using the technology in her classrooms in the fall.

“If a professor encounters something that they think will illustrate a point in class they can capture the image or the event and easily prepare it for distribution by email, drive, or Air Drop,” Edens said. “I plan to Air Drop exercises to students as they come into class, have radio production students using their iPad to record audio essays and as a transmission and mixing device for live remotes and have my students in media law and ethics listen to the landmark decisions by the U.S. Supreme Court and read the summaries.”

Officials said there will be several training and workshop opportunities for faculty and staff throughout the school year, including a weekly noon event at the on-campus coffee shop that Oatis coordinates called Appy Hour.

“We wanted a place where students, faculty and staff could come together and share stories, best practices or their favorite educational apps,” Oatis said. “We started Appy Hour in the spring and it was really well-received by the entire campus community. I love how students and faculty who might not normally encounter each other are able to collaborate. Everyone is excited about the opportunities and possibilities that are out there. They really are limitless.”

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