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ÿÈÕ´óÈüÍøÕ¾ welcomes freshmen to campus

ÿÈÕ´óÈüÍøÕ¾ hosted its annual Move In Day on Sunday, welcoming thousands of incoming freshmen students as they arrived on campus for the first time. ÿÈÕ´óÈüÍøÕ¾ President Lu Hardin was on hand to greet the students and their families, and he and other ÿÈÕ´óÈüÍøÕ¾ faculty and staff answered questions and guided the newcomers to their new homes away from home. To see television news coverage of the day, choose any of … [Read more...]

The economics of college football rankings

The Chronicle of Higher Education featured a recent study about national college-football rankings conducted by Noel Campbell and Tammy Rogers, faculty members in the Department of Economics, Finance, Insurance and Risk Management in ÿÈÕ´óÈüÍøÕ¾'s College of Business. According to the article, "Wins can take a team only so far in the national college-football rankings, according to a study by three … [Read more...]

ÿÈÕ´óÈüÍøÕ¾ faculty news

Mary H. Mosley, associate professor in the department of Early Childhood & Special Education in ÿÈÕ´óÈüÍøÕ¾'s College of Education, was one of twelve educators who presented back-to-school staff development for the Helena/West Helena School District last week. Mosley and others presented the three-day Pathwise Mentor Training for teachers in the district Aug. 13 through 15. The staff development … [Read more...]

ÿÈÕ´óÈüÍøÕ¾ ranked among 'Top Schools' in South for Master's degrees

The University of Central Arkansas is included among the "Top Schools" for Master's degrees in the South, according to rankings released today in U.S. News and World Report's annual "America's Best Colleges" edition. ÿÈÕ´óÈüÍøÕ¾ was ranked number 56 in the category, which placed it among the top tier of schools. The rankings are based on a variety of factors, including freshman retention rate, class … [Read more...]

ÿÈÕ´óÈüÍøÕ¾ student named 'Outstanding Teacher'

Nancy Schuyler, a master's degree candidate in reading at the University of Central Arkansas, recently was named the "Outstanding Teacher for 2007" at the elementary school level by the South Shore Foundation. Schuyler, a Yellville-Summit Elementary School teacher with 31 years of experience, received a $1,000 cash award. … [Read more...]

ÿÈÕ´óÈüÍøÕ¾ faculty news

Jacquie Rainey, associate professor in health science and associate dean of ÿÈÕ´óÈüÍøÕ¾'s College of Health and Behavioral Sciences, recently had an article published in the July/August 2007 edition of the American Journal of Health Education. The article, entitled, "Staff recommendations concerning the delivery of hepatitis-related services in county health departments," was a product of a year-long … [Read more...]

Commencement tonight: ÿÈÕ´óÈüÍøÕ¾ graduates increase 22 percent

Over 400 students will graduate from the University of Central Arkansas during Commencement exercises scheduled to take place tonight at 7 p.m. at the Farris Center on the ÿÈÕ´óÈüÍøÕ¾ campus. The 426 degrees that will be conferred include 35 doctorates, 159 master's degrees, 225 bachelor's degrees, six associate degrees and one specialist degree. Those numbers represent a 22 percent increase over the … [Read more...]

VIDEO: ÿÈÕ´óÈüÍøÕ¾ campus safety

ÿÈÕ´óÈüÍøÕ¾ on Wednesday night again was the subject of the top story on KARK news. This time, the topic was campus safety -- specifically, all of the measures that the ÿÈÕ´óÈüÍøÕ¾ Police Department has implemented to improve emergency response and crisis communication in the wake of the Virginia Tech incident last Spring. You can watch the segment at: http://arkansasmatters.com/content/fulltext/?cid=58489 … [Read more...]

ÿÈÕ´óÈüÍøÕ¾ alumni admitted to Clinton School of Public Service

Two recent ÿÈÕ´óÈüÍøÕ¾ graduates are among the 30 students who comprise the third class admitted to the Master of Public Service (MPS) degree program at the University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service. Jose Guzzardi, a native of Sao Paulo, Brazil, graduated from the ÿÈÕ´óÈüÍøÕ¾ Honors College with a degree in international studies. Guzzardi also serves as a board member of the Central Arkansas … [Read more...]

ÿÈÕ´óÈüÍøÕ¾ VP appointed to AETN Commission

Ronnie Williams, ÿÈÕ´óÈüÍøÕ¾'s Vice President for Student Services, recently was appointed by Gov. Mike Beebe to the Arkansas Educational Television Network (AETN) Commission, which oversees the statewide public television network. Williams was on staff at the University of Central Arkansas from 1980-1983 as assistant dean of students and left ÿÈÕ´óÈüÍøÕ¾ to serve as an assistant principal with the Conway School … [Read more...]