Take Note
June 2007
The electronic newsletter of the UA College of Education and Health Professions
Scholarships Help Fort Smith Family Send Seven to University
The Asbury family, from left, top, are Leslie, Lydia and Laine, bottom, Laura, Lindsey, Zachary and Lisa.
When you come from a family of seven children, six of whom are attending the University of Arkansas at the same time, winning a scholarship can really come in handy.
Laine Asbury, a sophomore studying family and consumer sciences education, and her sister Lindsey Asbury, a junior high school teacher studying for a master's degree in special education, were two of nearly 200 students who received scholarships from the College of Education and Health Professions for the upcoming academic year. Read More »
Nursing Student: Scholarships Make College, Raising Family Possible
Anastacia Miller enjoys time with her children, Olivia and Ethan.
Anastacia Miller of Prairie Grove takes two passengers when she drives to class at the Eleanor Mann School of Nursing, but they aren't fellow students at the University of Arkansas.
She drops off her daughter, Olivia, 5, at Community Preschool on Leverett Avenue in Fayetteville and her son, Ethan, 2, at the Infant Development Center on the Fayetteville campus.
Earning her college degree – a bachelor of science in nursing – while taking care of her two children would not have been possible without support she received in scholarships from the College of Education and Health Professions, Miller said. Read More »
Scholarship Support a Continuing Need
By Jenelle Dean
Assistant Director of Development
In January 2007, a record number of students applied online for scholarship assistance for the 2007-2008 academic year. This was the second year the college used an electronic application for the collegewide application process. Read More »
Peggy Parks, left, congratulates Chelsea Rose, winner of the Peggy and Donald Parks Endowed Teaching Scholarship.
Literacy Symposium Gives Teachers Tools to Reach Diverse Learners
Maureen McLaughlin, left, a member of the International Reading Association board of directors, shares a book with Debbie Hardwick-Smith, new principal of Parson Hills Elementary School in Springdale, during the second annual literacy symposium June 14 in Fayetteville. The curriculum and instruction department in the College of Education and Health Professions and the Arkansas Department of Education sponsored the two-day symposium for about 300 teachers. Differentiated Literacy for Diverse Learners was the topic that drew experts from around the country to present workshops and technology demonstrations. 
New Nursing Master's Program Accredited
The Eleanor Mann School of Nursing at the University of Arkansas recently earned accreditation from the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education for its new master of science degree in nursing. With the first class of students graduating last month, the program is already improving patient care in Northwest Arkansas.
Professor Evaluates Ohio Teacher Pension Plan
University of Arkansas professor Robert Costrell co-authored a report released June 7 that finds one of the nation's largest public pension systems for teachers fails two major tests of sound fiscal policy.
Vascular Nursing Society Honors Professor
New is a relative term. Peripheral arterial disease isn't new to health care professionals employed in vascular-related specialties - those that deal with the health of the body's blood vessels - but many in general nursing practice don't know about the simple test that can detect the disease and prevent pain and suffering as well as progression to life-threatening conditions.
Upcoming Events
- June 25-July 19 Northwest Arkansas Writing Project Summer Invitational, Graduate Education Building
- July 15-18 Faculty Teaching Retreat, Wally Cordes Teaching & Faculty Support Center, facilitators Ro DiBrezzo and Ed Mink, "Being Well, Teaching Well," WinRock Center, Petit Jean Mountain, Morrilton
- July 16-20 Kidswrite II, Northwest Arkansas Writing Project, ROTC building
- Aug. 17 Fall faculty and staff meeting, 8:30 a.m., Graduate Education Building auditorium
- Aug. 20 Fall semester begins
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