Colleague: The Magazine of the College of Education and Health Professions

Razorback Technology Challenge Draws Youth to University of Arkansas Campus on Dead Day

Competitors from Arkansas and Oklahoma junior high schools and high schools will converge on the University of Arkansas campus on Wednesday, Dec. 9, for the Razorback Technology Challenge. Continue reading

University of Arkansas Puts Emphasis on Teaching Moral Leadership to Improve Nation's Schools

Principals, superintendents and other school leaders make decisions every day that require ethical judgments, and the University of Arkansas academic program charged with educating school leaders has strengthened its curriculum that teaches ethical decision-making. Continue reading

Research Suggests New Approach to Using Assessment Results to Improve Classroom Instruction

Education researchers Karee Dunn and Sean Mulvenon at the University of Arkansas have taken an important first step toward better understanding both formative assessment and how to get the information teachers need to improve classroom instruction. Continue reading

Morris Funds Five Access Arkansas Need-Based Scholarships

John Morris has given $250,000 to support scholarships in the J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, the College of Education and Health Professions and the Sam M. Walton College of Business. Continue reading

Five Candidates to Interview on Campus for Dean of College of Education and Health Professions

Five candidates for the position of dean of the College of Education and Health Professions at the University of Arkansas have been selected by the search committee for a campus interview. Continue reading

C-SPAN Book TV to Broadcast 'Judging Bush' Talk on Nov. 21

Robert Maranto, a University of Arkansas professor, is lead editor of the volume, Judging Bush, published by Stanford University Press. Continue reading

Research Finds Licensure Tests for Special Education Teachers Lacking

Education researcher Sandra Stotsky recommends states critically examine the content and knowledge assessed by their licensure tests for special education teachers. Her analysis of the tests revealed serious assessment gaps. Continue reading

Researchers Find Special Education Voucher Programs Ensure Better Services, Outcomes for Students

In a feature article for the winter 2010 issue of Education Next, education researchers Jay P. Greene and Stuart Buck of the University of Arkansas, drawing on extensive previous research on the effects of special education vouchers, dispel several common myths about these programs and show how they have benefited handicapped children in states where they have been enacted, including those not in private placements. Continue reading

Peabody Hall Restoration

The restoration of Peabody Hall is under way with architectural firms making plans for work that will both update the building constructed in 1913 and restore many of its historical features. Continue reading

University of Arkansas Calls on Faculty, Staff, Students to Log 1,000 Miles on Oct. 9

Attention University of Arkansas faculty, staff and students: bring your running or walking shoes to work on Friday, Oct. 9. Intramural/Recreational Sports wants your help in logging 1,000 miles that day. Continue reading

Rehabilitation Program Garners Funds to Support Students

The nationally ranked rehabilitation counseling program at the University of Arkansas will once again be able to fund graduate students' education through a traineeship award from the Rehabilitation Services Administration of the U.S. Department of Education.

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Research Investigates Rebuilding Identity When Communication Is Impaired

In Neurogenic Communication Disorders: Life Stories and the Narrative Self, University of Arkansas researchers challenge readers to explore “the messy but powerful relationships between communication impairment and maintenance of a viable sense of self.” Continue reading

Biomechanics Research Gives Insight Into Preventing Baseball, Softball Pitching Injuries

Gretchen Oliver and four of her students presented their research on the athletic performance of pitchers in August at an international conference on the biomechanics of sports. Continue reading

Eleanor Mann School of Nursing, Washington Regional Recognize Clinical Nurse Specialists

Three clinical nurse specialists who earned master’s degrees in nursing from the University of Arkansas are advancing nursing practice by providing inter-professional, systemwide leadership. Continue reading

University, Northwest Arkansas Communities Join for First 'One Book' Reading Program

University of Arkansas students, faculty and staff are joining reading groups across northwest Arkansas for the first "One Book, One Community" project, which is planned as an annual event intended to focus local attention on the themes and issues raised in a single book. Continue reading

New Museum Opens With Exhibit on Rocks, Rivers, Roadcuts

While she may have seemed cool and calm as she prepared for the opening of a new museum at the University of Arkansas, the little girl in Lynne Hehr was jumping up and down with excitement. Continue reading

Arkansas Leadership Academy Introduces New Logo

The Arkansas Leadership Academy based in the College of Education and Health Professions at the University of Arkansas unveiled a new logo this fall. The academy offers professional development opportunities for the state's educators. Continue reading

Kinesiology Professor Competes in Decathlon

In his job as a clinical associate professor of kinesiology, Jack Kern teaches physical education courses to University of Arkansas students studying to be teachers. He's been pretty physically active most of his life, too. Continue reading

Author's Books Hard to Keep on Shelf

University of Arkansas professor Christian Goering invited booing from the audience when he introduced Chris Crutcher, an author of young adult literature, at the Fayetteville Public Library this summer. Continue reading

University of Arkansas to Open New Museum With Exhibit on Rocks, Rivers, Roadcuts

The University of Arkansas Discovery Zone, set to open in Fayetteville in partnership with the Arkansas Discovery Network, enhances the mission of the Center for Math and Science Education to provide hands-on learning experiences for K-12 students and teachers. Continue reading

How Buildings Affect Student Achievement to Be Focus of First Lecture in 2009-10 Series

The fall’s first speaker in an education reform lecture series at the University of Arkansas will address whether money spent on school buildings tends to affect student achievement. Continue reading

Research Examines Fairness in Olympic Funding and Support for Amateur Athletics

In the first study to examine resource allocation in Olympic sport, research led by Stephen W. Dittmore of the University of Arkansas revealed a gap between what administrators of U.S. National Governing Bodies thought was fair and how they believed funding would be distributed by the U.S. Olympic Committee. Continue reading

Advisory Council Honors Dean Greenwood by Creating Scholarship Fund in College

Reed Greenwood, who retired July 31 as dean of the College of Education and Health Professions at the University of Arkansas, will positively affect students lives after his tenure as dean thanks to a scholarship fund created in his honor by the college's Dean's Advisory Council. Continue reading

Linking Lyrics of Simon and Garfunkel to Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men Through Musical Intertextuality

It’s not often that Simon and Garfunkel and Pink Floyd songs are connected to literature such as Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck. Continue reading

Teachers Focus on Writing Skills at Four-Week University of Arkansas Invitational

Eleven Arkansas teachers have been invited to learn new strategies to improve their students' writing skills this summer during the Northwest Arkansas Writing Project invitational institute on the University of Arkansas campus. Continue reading

Research Finds Bodybuilders With Similar Body Image Concerns, Whether or Not They Use Steroids

When it comes to characteristics associated with muscle dysmorphia, there is no difference between bodybuilders who use steroids and those who do not, a University of Arkansas researcher found. Continue reading

Smith Appointed as Interim Dean of College of Education and Health Professions

University of Arkansas professor Tom Smith has been appointed interim dean of the College of Education and Health Professions. Continue reading

Childhood Education Instructor Brings Spark to Social Studies by Diving Into Genealogy

Casey Patterson has caught her college instructor's passion – that is, the passion Susan Riggs has both for teaching and for genealogy. Continue reading

College Students Teach Teens to Tutor Elementary Pupils

University of Arkansas students helped "light the way" this past school year, building leadership skills of bilingual teens and improving literacy of elementary students. Continue reading

Teens Learn of Guaranteed Job Opportunities in Nursing

In today's down job market, Lepaine Sharp-McHenry's words were striking: "In this profession, it is pretty much guaranteed that you can find a job anywhere in the United States." Continue reading

Dispatches from Rwanda

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'Alternative Spring Break' to Honduras an Eye-Opener for Student

Jillian Knox, a 19-year-old from Mountain Home, Ark., had never been out of the United States without her parents before and it took a bit of convincing for them to allow her to go to Honduras last March. Continue reading

Blogging Presents Challenge for Sport Organizations, Dittmore Finds

Sport organizations are grappling with what to do about bloggers, according to research by a University of Arkansas professor. Issues center on whether to grant access to bloggers and what requirements to set to grant credentials for this new media form. Continue reading

Teachers Can Make Big Impact by Instructing Students to 'Leave No Trace'

The Leave No Trace workshop Aug. 7 will be conducted from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the Health, Physical Education and Recreation Building, Room 103, on the University of Arkansas campus. Continue reading

To Teach About Social Justice, Understand Injustice, Park Says

An initial examination of how teachers understand and teach about social justice confirmed that "it is critical that teachers understand social injustice before teaching about social justice," according to University of Arkansas educator Sung Choon Park. Continue reading

Three Candidates to Interview on Campus for Dean of College of Education and Health Professions

Three candidates for the position of dean of the College of Education and Health Professions at the University of Arkansas have been selected by the search committee to visit the campus for interviews. Continue reading

Aslin Adds National Award for Advising to His Honors

Larry Aslin, an instructor of communication disorders at the University of Arkansas, won three awards for advising this year, most recently from the National Academic Advising Association. Continue reading

Colleges Partner on Grant to Improve Middle Level Teachers' Math Content Knowledge

The University of Arkansas, in a partnership with six public school districts in northwest Arkansas, recently received a $350,000 grant from the state Department of Education for a three-year project to improve teachers' mathematics content knowledge. Continue reading

New Jersey, Ohio Ask Arkansas Professor for Advice on Standards, Teacher Training

University of Arkansas professor Sandra Stotsky, a nationally known expert on K-12 standards and teacher training, is assisting Ohio and New Jersey with its education reform. Continue reading

Center for Math and Science Education Receives Grant to Offer Summer Teachers' Institutes

The Center for Mathematics and Science Education at the University of Arkansas has received federal funding to offer one or more summer institutes for 30 to 60 teachers, this time receiving the largest grant award for this program through the state. Continue reading

Mother and Son to Walk at May Commencement

Missy Raley and her son, Zach Raley, will each take home diplomas from the University of Arkansas on May 9. Continue reading

'Edible Autos' Teach Future Teachers Classroom Methods

Vegetables, fruit, bread, cereal, pretzel sticks, rice cakes, candy -- all were "ingredients" in "food cars" that Cathy Wissehr's childhood education students built for their science methods class at the University of Arkansas. Continue reading

Human Resource Development Program Allows Woman to Achieve Goal

Danita Keith is breaking new ground. The Oklahoma native will be the first person in her family to graduate from college later this year. Continue reading

Researcher Describes Physiological Differences that Put Women at Risk

When Heidi Kluess began studying cardiovascular disease, she didn't think she would find much difference between women and men. Continue reading

Students Gain Insight, Experience Through Health Disparities Class, Conference

Christopher Spencer's career plans became clearer in the midst of taking a course about minority health disparities offered in the Eleanor Mann School of Nursing at the University of Arkansas. Continue reading

Arkansas School Funding System Channels Resources to Disadvantaged Students

The school funding system in Arkansas now aggressively targets additional resources to districts that serve disadvantaged student populations, a University of Arkansas study found. Continue reading

Senior Projects Bring Out Creativity in Elementary Education Students

From goats to government, the lessons University of Arkansas students taught children in northwest Arkansas this year were fun, topical, in-depth and practical. Continue reading

Ford, Mulloy Headline 'An Evening with Writers' on April 17

The Northwest Arkansas Writing Project will hold an "Evening with Writers" with guest authors Oda Mulloy and Robert Ford at 7 p.m. Friday, April 17, on the University of Arkansas campus. Continue reading

Honors Convocation 2009

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Boat Tours of Lake Fort Smith Prove to Be Effective Interpretive Programs

At the international conference of the National Association for Interpretation in Athens, Greece, Gregory M. Benton will present a case study of the effectiveness of a boat tour as an interpretative program about Lake Fort Smith. Continue reading

College of Education and Health Professions Honors Faculty, Staff

The College of Education and Health Professions honored faculty members for advising, teaching, research and service at its spring faculty and staff meeting on May 1 on the University of Arkansas campus. The college also recognized staff members. Continue reading

University of Arkansas Teaching Center Welcomes Neighbors as New Co-Director

Nursing professor Marianne Neighbors has accepted a three-year appointment as the newest co-director of the Wally Cordes Teaching and Faculty Support Center at the University of Arkansas. Continue reading

Research: School Choice in Milwaukee Benefits Some Students, Saves Money

University of Arkansas researchers presented information Thursday, March 26, that shows a school voucher program in Milwaukee appears to be having a positive effect on the achievement of boys using vouchers to attend private schools. Continue reading

Holt Updates Guidebook to School Bond Success

The third edition of School Bond Success: A Strategy for Building America's Schools was published by Rowman and Littlefield. Continue reading

Eleanor Mann Nursing Students Win Bilingual Nursing Scholarships

Abel Gutierrez and Zohara Moralli were awarded scholarships from the Bilingual Nursing Scholarship Initiative, a pilot project of the Northwest Arkansas Nursing Education Consortium. Continue reading

Nationally Known Nurse-Educator to Address University of Arkansas Conference

The 18th annual Nursing Excellence in Leadership and Evidence-Based Practice conference will be Monday, April 6, at the Alltel Ballroom in the Arkansas Union. Continue reading

Doctoral Student's Research Paper Named Best at Conference

Waleed B. Al Abiky won the award for best graduate paper at this year’s national conference of the Society for Cross-Cultural Research. Continue reading

Van Buren School Administrator to Lead Principal Institute

Diana Peer, principal of Parkview Elementary School in Van Buren, has been appointed to lead the Master Principal Institute of the Arkansas Leadership Academy. Continue reading

University of Arkansas-Sponsored Conference Promotes Health Equity

The presenters for this year's Arkansas Health Disparities Conference on Friday, April 3 at the Holiday Inn in Springdale offer an array of compelling insights into the serious issues associated with health disparities in the state and beyond. Continue reading

Dedicated Teacher From Rural Arkansas Remembered Through Endowed Scholarship

Mark Davis (B.S.B.A. 1975) and his wife, Denise (B.S.E. 1975) of Canyon, Texas, have given $25,000 to establish the Gladys Harris Endowed Scholarship to be awarded to a student interested in pursuing a teaching career. Continue reading

Totten on Symposium Agenda About Albright-Cohen Genocide-Prevention Report

Two former U.S. Cabinet members released a report late last year offering practical recommendations on how to prevent genocide and mass atrocities. Continue reading

University Student Brings Arkansas History to Kindergartners

Do you know what the Arkansas state insect is? How about the Arkansas state beverage? ‎Did you know there’s a state historic cooking vessel?‎ Continue reading

Student's Research Improves Chance of Long Life for Firefighters

The research behind U of A kinesiology student Marcos Michaelides' dissertation has directly benefited firefighters employed by the city of Fayetteville and could have much more far-reaching impact. Continue reading

Education Reform Department Makes Appointment to Sixth Endowed Chair

The College of Education and Health Professions honored Robert Maranto, the holder of the ‎Twenty-First Century Chair in Leadership, at an investiture ceremony Jan. 15 in the Graduate ‎Education Building.‎ Continue reading

Former U.S. Education Official Visits NORMES

Doug Mesecar learned about the National Office for Research on Measurement and ‎Evaluation Systems from its director, Sean Mulvenon, when both men were working at ‎the U.S. Department of Education.‎ Continue reading

ESL Symposium Features Nationally Recognized Speakers

The University of Arkansas announces the first symposium covering English as a second language for educators April 3 at the Fayetteville Town Center with two sessions featuring nationally renowned experts on English language learners. Continue reading

Two Nursing Students Serve as Student Ambassadors

A nursing student and pre-nursing student are among the student ambassadors for the College of Education and Health Professions for the 2009-2010 academic year. Continue reading

Professor Costrell: Employer Contributions for Teacher Pensions Higher than in Private Sector

Analysis of new data from the U.S. Department of Labor shows that employer contributions to retirement benefits for public school teachers in 2008 were substantially higher than for private professionals. Continue reading

Autism Symposium Offers Tools to Educators, Health Practitioners

The University of Arkansas' second annual Symposium on Autism Spectrum Disorders takes place March 4 and 5 at the Center for Continuing Education in Fayetteville. Continue reading

University Days Offers Invigorating, Hands-On Science Education

Researchers and staff in laboratories at the University of Arkansas will welcome students and teachers of science, math and technology during University Days on Feb. 13 at the Fayetteville campus. Continue reading

Acclaimed Sociologist Invites Arkansas Professor to Contribute to Inaugural Issue of Journal

Noted American sociologist Irving Louis Horowitz has asked University of Arkansas professor Samuel Totten to contribute an essay from Totten’s latest book to a new journal Horowitz started that is named for the weighty topics Culture and Civilization. Continue reading

Agreement Provides for Exchange of Students between Arkansas, Sweden

A new exchange agreement between a Swedish university and the University of Arkansas grew from an effort to strengthen students' understanding of the interdisciplinary nature of health care, according to one of its architects. Continue reading

University of Arkansas Study of Voucher Program Finds Parents Satisfied, Say They Are More Involved

Parents report that having a choice of where to send their children to school boosts their satisfaction with and involvement in schools, a study of the publicly funded school voucher program in Washington, D.C., has found. Continue reading

Hughes Wins Early Career Award from National Organization

Claretha Hughes, assistant professor of workforce development education at the University of Arkansas, recently won the Outstanding Assistant Professor Award from the University Council for Workforce and Human Resource Education. Continue reading