MEDIA ADVISORY
UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS
NOVEMBER 2, 2015
CONTACT: Christina Madsen, vice president for communications, public relations and marketing, at christinam@uca.edu or (501) 852-2659.
Fredricka Sharkey, director of media relations, at fsharkey@uca.edu or (501) 450-5114.
ÿÈÕ´óÈüÍøÕ¾ AND ASU-BEEBE TO SIGN 17th ARTICULATION AGREEMENT
WHAT:  The University of Central Arkansas and Arkansas State University-Beebe sign addiction studies articulation agreement
WHO:  University of Central Arkansas President Tom Courtway and Arkansas State University-Beebe Chancellor Dr. Eugene McKay
WHEN: Â 2:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 5, 2015
WHERE:  Board of Trustees Room University of Central Arkansas campus
DETAILS:
University of Central Arkansas President Tom Courtway and Arkansas State University-Beebe Chancellor Dr. Eugene McKay will sign an addiction studies articulation agreement at 2:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 5 in the Board of Trustees Room on the ÿÈÕ´óÈüÍøÕ¾ campus.
The articulation agreement allows students to earn an Associate of Science in Health Science from ASU-Beebe. Students will then be able to complete the final two years of study at ÿÈÕ´óÈüÍøÕ¾ to earn a Bachelor of Science in addiction studies.
The articulation agreement provides clarity regarding the specific courses a student needs to take to earn a degree from both institutions.
This will be the 17th articulation agreement between ÿÈÕ´óÈüÍøÕ¾ and ASU-Beebe. Articulation agreements between the two institutions now cover approximately 40 percent of all current ÿÈÕ´óÈüÍøÕ¾ baccalaureate degree programs.
Joining Courtway and McKay for the historic signing will be Dr. Steven Runge, ÿÈÕ´óÈüÍøÕ¾ executive vice president and provost for Academic Affairs and Dr. Theodore Kalthoff, ASU-Beebe vice chancellor for Academic Affairs, as well as other administrators from both institutions.
For more information about the existing articulation agreements at ÿÈÕ´óÈüÍøÕ¾, visit
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