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- Adventure Therapy Leaders Present at Experiential Education Conferences
The College of Education and Health Professions’ Adventure Therapy Lab (ATL) leadership and students made a significant impact at two recent conferences hosted by the Association for Experiential Education. The… Read more: Adventure Therapy Leaders Present at Experiential Education Conferences - Occupational Therapy Doctoral Students Present Meaningful Capstone Projects
Twenty-two students recently became the third cohort to graduate from the joint Occupational Therapy doctoral program between the college and UAMS’ College of Health Professions. The week before graduation, students delivered… Read more: Occupational Therapy Doctoral Students Present Meaningful Capstone Projects - Razorback STARS Hosts Decatur High School Students
Five Decatur High School students enrolled in an Introduction to Education course recently visited the College of Education and Health Professions’ Department of Curriculum and Instruction to participate in teacher… Read more: Razorback STARS Hosts Decatur High School Students - Thomas Kippenbrock Inducted as American Academy of Nursing Fellow
Thomas Kippenbrock, a professor in the college’s Eleanor Mann School of Nursing, was recently inducted as a fellow of the American Academy of Nursing at its annual health policy conference.… Read more: Thomas Kippenbrock Inducted as American Academy of Nursing Fellow - A+ Transforms Arkansas Schools Through the Arts
Arkansas A+ views the arts as fundamental to teaching and learning in schools. The organization strives to unite the arts with academics across Arkansas through “Whole School Transformation,” a multi-year… Read more: A+ Transforms Arkansas Schools Through the Arts - WE CARE-A-VAN Team Travels to Southeast Arkansas
Members of the College of Education and Health Professions recently embarked on the college’s third WE CARE-A-VAN tour, a 750-mile roundtrip journey across the southeastern corner of Arkansas. This semester’s… Read more: WE CARE-A-VAN Team Travels to Southeast Arkansas - Grant to Explore K-12 Teacher Recruitment, Retention
Two faculty members in the College of Education and Health Professions will conduct research focused on K-12 teacher recruitment and retention as part of a five-year, multi-state effort funded by the Institute… Read more: Grant to Explore K-12 Teacher Recruitment, Retention - STAR Team Partners with Pine Bluff School District
The College of Education and Health Professions Seamless Transition for Arkansas (STAR) faculty team recently cohosted a Pine Bluff Career Council kickoff event in partnership with the Pine Bluff School District. STAR’s… Read more: STAR Team Partners with Pine Bluff School District - White Coat Ceremony Celebrates Nursing Students
Friends and family recently gathered to honor and celebrate Eleanor Mann School of Nursing students at the fall white coat ceremony. The event marks the transition from learning solely in… Read more: White Coat Ceremony Celebrates Nursing Students - Mayor Proclaims ‘WE CARE Day’ in Fayetteville
Fayetteville Mayor Lioneld Jordan proclaimed August 19 “WE CARE Day” in honor of the college’s faculty, staff, and students’ work to improve people’s everyday lives in Arkansas and beyond. The… Read more: Mayor Proclaims ‘WE CARE Day’ in Fayetteville - ELEVATE Grant to Enhance the Lives of Youth with Disabilities
A new, five-year $6 million U.S. Department of Education training grant will allow faculty at five universities, including the University of Arkansas, to develop a doctoral consortium of approximately 20… Read more: ELEVATE Grant to Enhance the Lives of Youth with Disabilities - IMPACT Arkansas Principal Fellows Program Hosts Summer Symposium
The IMPACT Arkansas Principal Fellows Program footprint now includes 60% of high-poverty school districts across Arkansas. As of this summer, the innovative program in the College of Education and Health Professions… Read more: IMPACT Arkansas Principal Fellows Program Hosts Summer Symposium - Arkansas Teacher Corps Welcomes Largest Cohort Since 2013 Launch
Charlexis James’ experience as a science educator in Little Rock made her a prime candidate to join the Arkansas Teacher Corps, a three-year program that helps develop teachers’ knowledge, skills… Read more: Arkansas Teacher Corps Welcomes Largest Cohort Since 2013 Launch - Office for Education Policy Awarded $1.17 Million Grant to Facilitate Policy-Relevant Research
The college’s Office for Education Policy recently secured $1.17 million in funding from the Walton Family Foundation to support ongoing research surrounding education in Arkansas. This grant from the Walton… Read more: Office for Education Policy Awarded $1.17 Million Grant to Facilitate Policy-Relevant Research - Arkansas A+ Offering Professional Development to Teachers This Summer
Arkansas A+, an arts integration program in the college, is offering 23 workshops at education service cooperatives across Arkansas in June and July. A+ trains K-12 schoolteachers and leaders across… Read more: Arkansas A+ Offering Professional Development to Teachers This Summer - Christine Ralston Elected to Association of Teacher Educators Board
Christine Ralston, a teaching associate professor of childhood and elementary education in the college, was recently elected to the Association of Teacher Educators’ (ATE) board of directors. Ralston, who also… Read more: Christine Ralston Elected to Association of Teacher Educators Board - Kristi Perryman Earns Counselor Educator Advocate Award
Kristi Perryman, an associate professor of counselor education, recently received a Counselor Educator Advocate Award, an honor made more special because students nominated her. The award from the Association for… Read more: Kristi Perryman Earns Counselor Educator Advocate Award - Schmieding Foundation Sensory Room to Serve Students, Faculty, Communities in Arkansas
A new state-of-the-art sensory room recently opened in the college’s Speech and Hearing Clinic thanks to a gift from the Schmieding Foundation. The space will benefit practicing healthcare professionals, students,… Read more: Schmieding Foundation Sensory Room to Serve Students, Faculty, Communities in Arkansas - Eleanor Mann School of Nursing Receives $1.19 Million ALIGN Grant to Grow Pipeline, Improve Patient Care
The Eleanor Mann School of Nursing was recently awarded $1.19 million in state grants through the Arkansas Linking Industry to Grow Nurses program as part of an initiative to help… Read more: Eleanor Mann School of Nursing Receives $1.19 Million ALIGN Grant to Grow Pipeline, Improve Patient Care - The College Hosts Inaugural Innovate for Healthcare Academy Focused on Access to Quality Care in Arkansas
The College of Education and Health Professions recently hosted the inaugural Innovate for Healthcare (I4H) Academy, featuring Shark Tank-style student presentations focused on improving healthcare access in Arkansas. Two dozen… Read more: The College Hosts Inaugural Innovate for Healthcare Academy Focused on Access to Quality Care in Arkansas - Vinson Carter Named ITEEA Teacher Educator of the Year
Vinson Carter was recently named Technology and Engineering Education Teacher Educator of the Year by the International Technology and Engineering Educators Association. Carter, an associate professor of STEM education in… Read more: Vinson Carter Named ITEEA Teacher Educator of the Year - Friends and Alumni Invited to Join WE CARE Everywhere this Summer
The College of Education and Health Professions is encouraging faculty, staff, students, friends of the college and alumni to share its WE CARE message across the globe this summer. Scroll… Read more: Friends and Alumni Invited to Join WE CARE Everywhere this Summer - Spring 2024 WE CARE-A-VAN Tour Makes Stops in Hope, Texarkana, De Queen, and Mena
The College of Education and Health Professions set out on its second WE CARE-A-VAN tour in mid-March, traveling along the verdant countryside to the southwest corner of Arkansas. Twenty-two faculty,… Read more: Spring 2024 WE CARE-A-VAN Tour Makes Stops in Hope, Texarkana, De Queen, and Mena - Students Gain Unique Clinical Experience at SPARK Day
Nursing, speech-language pathology, and occupational therapy students in the college recently had the unique opportunity to work with children who have hearing loss and learn from each other at SPARK… Read more: Students Gain Unique Clinical Experience at SPARK Day - Conference Focuses on K-12 Research, Advancing Arkansas Education
The U of A Department of Education Reform and the Office for Education Policy host a yearly conference for diverse stakeholders across the state to share research on K-12 issues… Read more: Conference Focuses on K-12 Research, Advancing Arkansas Education - Razorback Sports Medicine Symposium Features Leading Experts in Concussion Care
Sports medicine experts and students recently converged on Hillside Auditorium for the 18th annual Razorback Sports Medicine Symposium, an interactive summit from the College of Education and Health Professions that helps… Read more: Razorback Sports Medicine Symposium Features Leading Experts in Concussion Care - Internships and Practicums Allow Students to Enhance Skills, Serve Arkansans
Students in the College of Education and Health Professions consistently make their way out of the classroom and into real-world learning environments through internships and practicums. In the fall 2023 semester… Read more: Internships and Practicums Allow Students to Enhance Skills, Serve Arkansans - Partners for Inclusive Communities Receives $10 Million Grant to Fund Services for Children and Families
Partners for Inclusive Communities (Partners), an outreach unit of the College of Education and Health Professions, has been awarded a grant for over $10 million to support children and families… Read more: Partners for Inclusive Communities Receives $10 Million Grant to Fund Services for Children and Families - WE CARE Projects Continue to Advance College’s Strategic Plan
The college’s WE CARE strategic plan is packed with practical goals and strategies to produce impactful research that improves people’s lives, increase transformative learning opportunities for students, and engage in… Read more: WE CARE Projects Continue to Advance College’s Strategic Plan - Rebecca ‘Bke’ Thompson Millwee Endowed Scholarship to Honor Senior Nursing Students
A newly endowed nursing scholarship and award in the College of Education and Health Professions will honor the legacy and life of Rebecca (Bke) Thompson Millwee, a loving nurse, wife and… Read more: Rebecca ‘Bke’ Thompson Millwee Endowed Scholarship to Honor Senior Nursing Students - College of Education and Health Professions Celebrates its Service to Arkansas
The college hosted a Service to Arkansas Celebration in mid-December, highlighting the many ways faculty, staff, and outreach units have made a sustained and meaningful impact throughout the state. Service… Read more: College of Education and Health Professions Celebrates its Service to Arkansas - $6 Million Grant to Support Early Childhood Professionals
Early Care and Education Projects (ECEP), an outreach unit in the college, was recently awarded a three-year, $6 million grant to expand and enhance its current work and explore new… Read more: $6 Million Grant to Support Early Childhood Professionals - Professor in Elementary Education Receives Professional Service Award
The Association of Literacy Educators and Researchers named Vicki Collet as the 2023 recipient of the Albert J. Mazurkiewicz Special Services Award, recognizing special service and significant contributions to the association.… Read more: Professor in Elementary Education Receives Professional Service Award - Caring Mentors and Teachers Pave the Way to Opportunity and Success
When K-12 students learn from prepared teachers and leaders in their schools, it’s powerful and empowering. The benefits multiply as those students move through graduation and into college and careers.… Read more: Caring Mentors and Teachers Pave the Way to Opportunity and Success - Eleanor Mann School of Nursing Receives NFLP Grant to Educate Future Faculty
Gerbert Floreschavez served as a nurse in different capacities — as a bedside nurse, preceptor, nurse instructor and unit manager — until he retired from the military in 2020. At… Read more: Eleanor Mann School of Nursing Receives NFLP Grant to Educate Future Faculty - Fall Dean’s Seminar Focuses on Care for the Carers
Too often, professionals in careers like healthcare and education invest so much time and energy into caring for others that they neglect to care for themselves. Ill-equipped with strategies to… Read more: Fall Dean’s Seminar Focuses on Care for the Carers - Rural Eastern Arkansas Educators Gain Leadership Skills Through IMPACT Principal Fellows Program
Cassie King’s introduction to the College of Education and Health Professions‘ IMPACT Arkansas Principal Fellows Program came in the form of an unexpected referral. King, who is a Spanish teacher at Clarendon High… Read more: Rural Eastern Arkansas Educators Gain Leadership Skills Through IMPACT Principal Fellows Program - Graduate Program in Communication Sciences and Disorders Earns Reaccreditation
The Master of Science in Communication Sciences and Disorders Program in the College of Education and Health Professions has recently been reaccredited by the Council on Academic Accreditation, an extension of the American… Read more: Graduate Program in Communication Sciences and Disorders Earns Reaccreditation - Access for Autism Program Provides Quicker Diagnoses, Vital Resources for Families
In Arkansas, once children are referred for an autism diagnostic evaluation, caregivers are often faced with the difficult task of traveling across the state for an appointment with wait times… Read more: Access for Autism Program Provides Quicker Diagnoses, Vital Resources for Families - ANEW-RENEW Grant Project Seeks to Enhance Nursing Education and Practice for Students
The College of Education and Health Professions Eleanor Mann School of Nursing will receive $2.6 million over the course of four years from the Health Resources & Services Administration to… Read more: ANEW-RENEW Grant Project Seeks to Enhance Nursing Education and Practice for Students - Teacher Induction Convocation Honors Students Committing to the Profession
The U of A recently held its sixth annual Teacher Induction Convocation, honoring 240 students across three colleges who have committed to the profession. Students from 13 teacher education programs were… Read more: Teacher Induction Convocation Honors Students Committing to the Profession - College of Education and Health Professions Teacher Candidates to Earn Tutoring Stipends
Students in the College of Education and Health Professions‘ teacher education programs recently received free reading curriculum and hands-on learning kits so they can tutor K-12 kids in the state. The… Read more: College of Education and Health Professions Teacher Candidates to Earn Tutoring Stipends - College Embarks on Inaugural WE CARE-A-VAN Tour Across Arkansas
The college embarked on its inaugural WE CARE-A-VAN tour last week, enjoying a royal Razorback sendoff. Big Red was there to cheer the travel team on, and the Razorbug escorted… Read more: College Embarks on Inaugural WE CARE-A-VAN Tour Across Arkansas - Grant to Help Produce a Pipeline of Teachers in Rural Schools
A faculty team in the College of Education and Health Professions was awarded a $525,013 Teacher Quality Partnership grant from the U.S. Department of Education that will help produce a… Read more: Grant to Help Produce a Pipeline of Teachers in Rural Schools - Adult and Lifelong Learning Student Recognized as Top 10 Civics Teacher of the Year Award Finalist
For many, the fluorescent-lit hallways of a high school don’t inspire change. To Jessica Culver, a classroom full of teenagers sparks the desire to create a space for the next… Read more: Adult and Lifelong Learning Student Recognized as Top 10 Civics Teacher of the Year Award Finalist - Elementary Teaching Program Partners With Two New Professional Development Schools
The College of Education and Health Professions‘ K-6 elementary teaching program added two new partnerships this fall as part of its Professional Development School initiative. Elkins Primary School and Kirksey Middle… Read more: Elementary Teaching Program Partners With Two New Professional Development Schools - Serving the Community through Summer Camps
College of Education and Health Professions faculty and students served the community this summer through camps and programs for children of various ages. The college’s STEM Education faculty hosted 32… Read more: Serving the Community through Summer Camps - NWA Teachers Experience Day of Writing at Carver National Monument
Eleven teachers from four Northwest Arkansas schools recently participated in the Northwest Arkansas Writing Project’s “Day of Writing” at the George Washington Carver National Monument in Diamond, Missouri. Seth French,… Read more: NWA Teachers Experience Day of Writing at Carver National Monument - WE CARE+Wellness Program to Support Arkansas Teacher Corps Fellows
An interdisciplinary faculty team has developed a wellness program for Arkansas Teacher Corps fellows with funds from a College of Education and Health Professions WE CARE grant. Arkansas Teacher Corps… Read more: WE CARE+Wellness Program to Support Arkansas Teacher Corps Fellows - Arkansas A+ Partners With Guy-Perkins Elementary to Integrate School-Wide Arts Program
U of A arts program Arkansas A+ has a history of transforming schools and has partnered with 28 throughout the state since 2011. It offers research-based, whole-school arts integration to nurture creativity… Read more: Arkansas A+ Partners With Guy-Perkins Elementary to Integrate School-Wide Arts Program - Windgate, King Join Walton Family Foundation to Support New Cohort of Principal IMPACT Fellows
The IMPACT Arkansas Principal Fellows program has helped build leadership capacity in high-needs, rural Arkansas schools for nearly a decade with the support of the Walton Family Foundation. The U of A College… Read more: Windgate, King Join Walton Family Foundation to Support New Cohort of Principal IMPACT Fellows - Winners Named in NWA Regional Science and Engineering Fair
More than 200 fifth through 12th-grade students in schools from 15 counties across NWA competed in the Northwest Arkansas Regional Science and Engineering Fair this month. Over 200 U of… Read more: Winners Named in NWA Regional Science and Engineering Fair - Registration Open: OLLI’s March Programs Free to the Public
The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute is offering several free programs in March that are open to members and the public. The topics directly relate to the local community and Arkansas. Established at… Read more: Registration Open: OLLI’s March Programs Free to the Public - U of A ARTeacher Fellowship Program Accepting Applications
ARTeacher Fellowship is seeking bright and dedicated teachers to take part in this innovative and award-winning program. The fellowship, which will enter its 12th year this summer, is open to… Read more: U of A ARTeacher Fellowship Program Accepting Applications - Q&A With IMPACT Fellows Anita Hart-McNair and John Osborn
One of our College’s outreach programs, IMPACT Arkansas Fellowship, supports K-12 education in the state by building leadership capacity in high-needs schools. IMPACT Fellows Anita Hart-McNair and John Osborn are… Read more: Q&A With IMPACT Fellows Anita Hart-McNair and John Osborn - Q&A With IMPACT Fellow Cindy Willis
One of our College’s outreach programs, IMPACT Arkansas Fellowship, supports K-12 education in the state by building leadership capacity in high-needs schools. Cindy Willis is the lead teacher at the… Read more: Q&A With IMPACT Fellow Cindy Willis - Osher Lifelong Learning Institute Celebrates 15 years at U of A
- Center for Math and Science Offers Wide Range of Educational Resources for Free Checkout
The U of A Center for Math and Science Education offers free checkout of teaching materials to homeschooling parents, private and public school teachers, or community groups. “Anyone can check out our… Read more: Center for Math and Science Offers Wide Range of Educational Resources for Free Checkout - Young Writers Camp Helps Students, Teachers Hone Skills
School may be out for the summer, but University of Arkansas alumnae Anne Minton and Rebecca Webb are still in teacher mode. The two are leading Young Writers Camps at… Read more: Young Writers Camp Helps Students, Teachers Hone Skills - Dozens from COEHP Present at Educational Research Conference
More than 30 current, former and future College of Education and Health Professions faculty and graduate students are presenting research at the 2022 American Educational Research Association (AERA) annual meeting… Read more: Dozens from COEHP Present at Educational Research Conference - U of A ARTeacher Fellowship Program Accepting Applications
ARTeacher Fellowship is seeking bright and dedicated teachers to take part in this innovative and award-winning program. The Fellowship, which will enter its 11th year this summer, is open to area… Read more: U of A ARTeacher Fellowship Program Accepting Applications - Applications Now Open for NSF/Noyce Fellows Who Want to Become Science and Math Teachers
A U of A faculty team was awarded a $1.45 million National Science Foundation grant earlier this year to prepare secondary math and science teachers for success in high-need school… Read more: Applications Now Open for NSF/Noyce Fellows Who Want to Become Science and Math Teachers - Local Teachers Inspired to Create Award-Winning Curriculum While Participating in U of A Program
Two local high school teachers who won a national award for their unique educational program were inspired while participating in the University of Arkansas’ ARTeacher Fellowship. Their project shows teachers… Read more: Local Teachers Inspired to Create Award-Winning Curriculum While Participating in U of A Program - Interested in an Education Minor? Try the UAteach Try Out Teaching’ Course
If you’re interested in an education minor, the UAteach program allows students to take a 1-hour academic “try out teaching” course on Thursday mornings. There’s still time to enroll in ARSC 1201:… Read more: Interested in an Education Minor? Try the UAteach Try Out Teaching’ Course - University of Arkansas ARTeacher Fellowship Program Accepting 2020 Applications
- University of Arkansas Summer STEM Camp Open for Registration
- ARTeacher Fellowship Program Accepting Applications, CCY Honored
- College of Education and Health Professions Announces Appointments
- New Director Named for U of A Center for Math and Science
- ARTeacher Fellowship Program Accepting Applications
- Arkansas Teacher Corps Expands Impact With New StaffNovember 30, 2016 The Arkansas Teacher Corps, a University of Arkansas program, recently completed a cycle of new hires in key positions as the program expands its presence across Arkansas,… Read more: Arkansas Teacher Corps Expands Impact With New Staff
- OLLI Presents Native American History Museum Tour Led by CuratorOctober 14, 2016 “The Visionary and his Vision: The Museum of Native American History” will take place from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the museum at 202 SW “O” St.… Read more: OLLI Presents Native American History Museum Tour Led by Curator
- ARTeacher Fellowship Program Seeks Applicants; Deadline May 6
- OLLI Course Available on Professional Baseball History in Northwest ArkansasDecember 14, 2015 By Drew Viguet, communications intern Author J. B. Hogan teaches Osher Lifelong Learning Institute courses on aspects of Fayetteville history that people may not know much about,… Read more: OLLI Course Available on Professional Baseball History in Northwest Arkansas
- Clinton Global Initiative Announces Partnership with U of A Literacy ProjectJuly 2, 2015 The Clinton Global Initiative announced at its fifth annual meeting in June a new commitment to help families in Northwest Arkansas through the University of Arkansas “Wash… Read more: Clinton Global Initiative Announces Partnership with U of A Literacy Project
- OLLI Class Teaches Older Generation About Social MediaMay 1, 2015 In today’s world, technology is a major part of life that is nearly impossible to avoid. For older generations, online communication can be a new and foreign… Read more: OLLI Class Teaches Older Generation About Social Media
- Jury Selection Class Created at OLLI Members’ RequestMay 1, 2015 By Riley DePaola, communications intern A jury selection class offered at the University of Arkansas Osher Lifelong Learning Institute taught students the facts behind how jurors are… Read more: Jury Selection Class Created at OLLI Members’ Request
- Arkansas PROMISE Begins Enrolling Teens with Disabilities for Paid Work ExperiencesThe Arkansas PROMISE project has begun enrolling teens with disabilities who receive Supplemental Security Income to take part in a federally funded program that will provide training and paid work experiences, the… Read more: Arkansas PROMISE Begins Enrolling Teens with Disabilities for Paid Work Experiences
- Arkansas Teacher Corps Society Helps Donors Make Big ImpactOctober 2, 2013 Mike Mayton and his wife, Cathy, have a long track record in philanthropy and, when they heard about the newly established Arkansas Teacher Corps Society., they knew they… Read more: Arkansas Teacher Corps Society Helps Donors Make Big Impact
- Love of Learning Inspires OLLI MemberMay 1, 2013 Fred Paillet is a student of life. In recent years, he has worked with graduate students in Brisbane and Prague, traveled to China to work on tree… Read more: Love of Learning Inspires OLLI Member
- Center for Math and Science Education Receives Grant to Offer Summer Teachers’ InstitutesApril 1, 2009 FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – For the 14th consecutive year, the Center for Mathematics and Science Education at the University of Arkansas has received federal funding to offer one or… Read more: Center for Math and Science Education Receives Grant to Offer Summer Teachers’ Institutes