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- 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