Take Note
April 2006
The electronic newsletter of the UA College of Education and Health Professions
Human resource program celebrates 10th anniversary
Barbara Hinton, head of the department of rehabilitation, human resources and communication disorders, listens as former students tell how the human resource development program changed their lives for the better.
Students tell of job promotions; UA system president praises Hinton, faculty
It was near the end of the evening when a member of the videotaping crew asked student service coordinator Phil Gerke about getting into the human resource development program at the University of Arkansas.
Maybe the videographer was inspired by the testimonials given by former students who told of being promoted by their employers to positions of greater responsibility and reward. Maybe he was entertained by the catchy slideshow with images of smiling students and faculty members flashing across triple screens as Kool and the Gang's "Celebration" played. Maybe he met some of the officials from other institutions of higher learning across the state that play a part in the program's success. Read More »
College Event April 28 Honors Clark, Jones
The College of Education and Health Professions will honor Dr. Margaret Clark of Fayetteville, professor emerita in the department of curriculum and instruction, and Dr. Bobby W. Jones of Richmond Hill, Va., commander of the Tuttle Army Health Clinic on Hunter Army Airfield in Savannah, Ga., at a program April 28.
Clark and Jones are two of 10 winners of Silas Hunt Legacy Awards who will be recognized by the University of Arkansas that day for their contributions to the university, the state, the nation and the world. Read More »
NIH Grant Funds Emphysema Research
Nan Smith-Blair, assistant professor in the University of Arkansas Eleanor Mann School of Nursing, has won a National Institutes of Health grant of $200,000 to fund work that could improve the lives of patients with emphysema. Read More »
Writing Project Produces First Book
Quick writes can start with anything -- an advertisement for cereal, a basket filled with rocks, shells or nests, a poem about a teacher's persona, a newspaper story about a man seeking an heir. Teachers may have students pick up the storyline of "Goldilocks and the Three Bears" one year later or describe someone they admire for characteristics that go beyond the popular images of skin-deep beauty. Read More »
- April 20 - Honors convocation, 6 p.m., Fayetteville Town Center
- April 28 - Event honoring Silas Hunt Legacy Award winners Margaret Clark and Bobby Jones, 10 a.m., Graduate Education auditorium
- May 5 - Spring faculty and staff meeting, 8:30 a.m., Graduate Education auditorium
- May 12 - Nurses' pinning ceremony, 6:30 p.m., Northwest Arkansas Convention Center, Springdale
- May 13 - College commencement with Greg Simon as speaker, 4:00 p.m., Bud Walton Arena
Editor's Note: "Take Note" is published bimonthly with information about programs, events and achievements of the faculty, staff and students of the departments, research and service units of the College of Education and Health Professions. Please contact Heidi Stambuck, director of communications, with comments and suggestions.
(479) 575-3138, stambuck@uark.edu