Ian Robert Cosh
Vice President for Community and International Engagement
Ian presently serves as Vice President for Community and International Engagement. He is a member of the President’s Cabinet and the Administrative Council. Cosh is a native of Northern Ireland, was raised in Zimbabwe, and has lived in the Republic of South Africa. He became an American citizen in 1999.
As a global citizen, Cosh has been able to take students on service projects around the world. Some of the countries include Australia, Kazakhstan, China, Indonesia, Taiwan, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Namibia, the Dominican Republic, India and Japan. He has also engaged students in inner-city service in cities such as New Orleans, Houston, and San Antonio.
His community involvement has included work as the inaugural chair of the Clark County Transitional Employment Assistance Program. He has serve on the board of the Arkadelphia Chamber of Commerce and Community Counseling Services, Inc. He is a charter member and past-president of the Arkadelphia Rotary Sunrise Club and served as District Governor for District 6170 during the 2006-2007 Rotary year.
He has also been a part of the Arkansas Governor’s Advisory Council on Volunteerism and served as commissioner and chair of the Arkansas Service Commission, formerly known as the Arkansas Commission on National and Community Service.
Contact Ian: coshi@obu.edu
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René Zimny
Assistant Director of International Education & Coordinator of International Recruiting
René Zimny is the Assistant Director of International education. He is a native of Namibia and attended Ouachita as an international student and graduated in 2008. As a former international student he is very passionate about recruiting and assisting new international students and missionary kids settle into Ouachita.
He is frequent traveler with family and friends from many parts of the world. He enjoys making meeting new students and learning about diverse cultures.
Contact René: zimnyr@obu.edu
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Sharon Cosh
English as a Second Language Coordinator and Instructor
Sharon Cosh is the Coordinator of the ESL program. She is a native of Zimbabwe, has lived in South Africa, and has been living in Arkansas for the past 23 years. She is married and is the mother of 5 daughters. She has her MA in Teaching English as a Second Language, and has coordinated and taught in the OBU ESL Program since 1993.
She has traveled extensively for both business and pleasure, and has co-led several mission trips around the world. She also directs an evening program of volunteer teaching of English as a Second Language for the Arkadelphia community.
Contact Sharon: coshs@obu.edu
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Tanya Jackson
Secretary of International Education Office
Tanya is the secretary for the International Education Office and helps coordinate the study abroad program. She enjoys meeting the International Students and helping them get settled into Ouachita life. She is a wife, mother of 3 daughters and one. Tanya enjoys working behind the scenes to make Ouachita a good experience for all Internationals.
Contact Tanya :jacksont@obu.edu.
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