Posted on 11/12/2009
Three faculty members and two graduates of the University of Arkansas were featured presenters at the 34th annual meeting Nov. 4-7 of the Association for the Study of Higher Education in Vancouver, British Columbia.
The conference is the primary academic meeting for the discipline of higher education.
Kate Mamiseishvili, assistant professor of higher education leadership, spoke on "Effects of Employment on Persistence of Low-Income, First-Generation College Students" with her colleague Vicki Rosser of the University of Nevada-Las Vegas. Michael Miller, professor of higher education and associate dean for academic affairs in the College of Education and Health Professions, presented "Leading the Changing Department: The New Roles of Department Chairs" with Michigan State's Marilyn Amey. Jim Hammons, professor of higher education, presented "Assessment of a Program to Increase the Success of Merit-Based Scholarship Recipients" with UA doctoral graduate Amy Martindale.
Additionally, doctoral graduate Fred Bonner, now at Texas A&M University, presented "Millennial College Students of Color: Implications for Faculty, Staff, and Student Affairs Planning and Policy."
"This is an excellent representation of Arkansas' program," Miller said. "There are few programs nationally that have three faculty presenting at the same time, and it’s a great opportunity to showcase some of the excellent things we are doing in Fayetteville."
The association is composed of approximately 500 faculty members from higher education programs around the world and is currently headquartered at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas.
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