Volunteer Action Center Literacy Mentor Applications Now Available

On February 3, 2013 By

The Volunteer Action Center is now accepting applications for literacy mentors. The VAC Literacy Program is a one-semester volunteer commitment for University of Arkansas students to read with a child at a local elementary school for one hour, once a week. The program takes place as a part of the Boys and Girls Club of [...]

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Erdman Recognized for Preservation Education With New Landscape Architecture Course

On February 1, 2013 By

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Kimball Erdman has received the 2012 award for Outstanding Achievement in Preservation Education from the Historic Preservation Alliance of Arkansas for a new course he developed at the University of Arkansas. Students taking the course surveyed the cemetery at a World War II Japanese-American internment camp in southeast Arkansas. Erdman is an [...]

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University of Arkansas Holds Ceremony at New Residence Hall Building

On January 29, 2013 By

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The University of Arkansas marked its newest building with a beam-signing ceremony Friday. Founders Hall, the six-story 78,500-square-foot residence hall will provide more than 200 new beds for students and alleviate some of the lunchtime crowding in both Brough Commons Dining Hall and the Arkansas Union’s dining area. The University of Arkansas [...]

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Speaker to Propose Low-Speed Electric Vehicle Research Center

On January 27, 2013 By

Bob Munger, founder of the August Greenway Alliance Inc., a Georgia-based nonprofit organization devoted to “green transportation,” will present his vision for a Low-Speed Electric Vehicle Research Center at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 29, at the University of Arkansas. The public presentation will be at the Innovation Center conference room at the Arkansas Research and [...]

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Arkansas Newswire Available to All Campus Groups

On January 22, 2013 By

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The Arkansas Newswire is the primary source of news for the University of Arkansas campus. Academic departments, student organizations and other campus units are encouraged to add news to Arkansas Newswire whenever they have announcements of interest to the campus community. All faculty, staff and student accounts are automatically subscribed to the [...]

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Online Supercomputing Workshops Offered On Campus

On January 19, 2013 By

The Arkansas High Performance Computing Center is hosting a free weekly online workshop series about the basics of supercomputing, starting Tuesday, Jan. 22. The series, titled “Supercomputing in Plain English,” is open to all faculty, staff and students. It will be held via videoconference at 2 p.m. on Tuesdays through April 9 in the EAST [...]

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Arkansas Teacher Corps Sets First Deadline for Jan. 18

On January 17, 2013 By

The early decision deadline for applicants interested in Arkansas Teacher Corps Fellowships is this Friday, Jan. 18. The program aims to provide an accelerated path to teaching for talented people with the overall goal of having a lasting impact on economically disadvantaged students and communities in Arkansas. The program is seeking high-achieving individuals from all [...]

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Overview Offered of Next Generation Science Standards

On January 15, 2013 By

Michele Snyder, science program adviser for curriculum and instruction for the Arkansas Department of Education, will give an overview of the final draft of the Next Generation Science Standards at a lunch meeting at noon Monday, Jan. 14. The meeting is sponsored by the STEM Center for Math and Science Education at the University of [...]

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Arkansas Law School Launches Initiative On Tribal Food And Agriculture

On January 12, 2013 By

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The University of Arkansas School of Law will launch the Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiative on Tuesday, Jan. 15. It will be the nation’s first law school initiative focusing on tribal food systems, agriculture and community sustainability. The initiative will draw on the nationally recognized expertise of Janie Simms Hipp, who leaves [...]

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Cross-Sector Partnerships for Sustainability Course Available for Spring 2013

On January 9, 2013 By

In partnership with the Master of Public Administration program in the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, the Walton College Graduate School of Business is pleased to offer WCOB 5843, Cross-Sector Partnerships for Sustainability. The course is part of a graduate certificate in Cross-Sector Alliances with coursework from both the M.P.A. and Master of Business [...]

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