http://coehp.uark.edu/ en-us News from the University of Arkansas College of Education and Health Professions Tue, 06 May 2008 14:30:00 EST On a university campus, even the exercise programs come with educational components. http://coehp.uark.edu/6282.htm http://coehp.uark.edu/6282.htm Tue, 13 May 2008 14:30:00 EST The KIDS program is a partnership of the J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, the College of Education and Health Professions and the College of Engineering. http://coehp.uark.edu/6281.htm http://coehp.uark.edu/6281.htm Tue, 13 May 2008 14:30:00 EST Roger Hill, principal of Kirksey Middle School in Rogers, and Debbie Heath, principal of Wynne Primary School in Wynne, have achieved the status of Master School Principal. http://coehp.uark.edu/6280.htm http://coehp.uark.edu/6280.htm Tue, 13 May 2008 14:30:00 EST The Arkansas Alumni Association recognized University of Arkansas seniors Jessica Fay of Joplin, Mo., and Zach Donnell of Miami, Okla., with the 2008 Senior Honor Citation awards. http://coehp.uark.edu/6279.htm http://coehp.uark.edu/6279.htm Mon, 05 May 2008 14:30:00 EST A grant from the Women's Giving Circle will build on an existing program serving the Marshallese community. http://coehp.uark.edu/6047.htm http://coehp.uark.edu/6047.htm Mon, 28 Apr 2008 14:30:00 EST International Students in American Colleges and Universities: A History, co-authored by professor Christopher J. Lucas and Teresa Brawner Bevis, highlights the history and experiences of international students at American colleges and universities. http://coehp.uark.edu/6002.htm http://coehp.uark.edu/6002.htm Thu, 24 Apr 2008 14:30:00 EST In a program that could become a model for other threatened languages, Freddie A. Bowles, foreign language educator at the University of Arkansas, works with the Choctaw Nation to preserve and revitalize this indigenous heritage language. http://coehp.uark.edu/6001.htm http://coehp.uark.edu/6001.htm Thu, 17 Apr 2008 14:30:00 EST A new, online degree program at the University of Arkansas could serve many physical education teachers and coaches in Arkansas who do not have an advanced degree. http://coehp.uark.edu/5986.htm http://coehp.uark.edu/5986.htm Thu, 17 Apr 2008 14:30:00 EST Many students in Arkansas come from a low-tech background. The College of Education and Health Professions recently provided a workshop to train teachers to implement new technology so that these students will enter college or a career well-prepared. http://coehp.uark.edu/5985.htm http://coehp.uark.edu/5985.htm Tue, 15 Apr 2008 14:30:00 EST The Office for Education Policy assessed the extent to which the state met the court mandate in the Lake View case of improving the adequacy and equity of the state’s system of school funding. http://coehp.uark.edu/5983.htm http://coehp.uark.edu/5983.htm Thu, 17 Apr 2008 14:30:00 EST Paul Hewitt, an assistant professor of educational leadership at the University of Arkansas, is teaching a course this spring in which he assigned a group project requiring the students to write interview questions and conduct a simulated interview. http://coehp.uark.edu/5982.htm http://coehp.uark.edu/5982.htm Wed, 09 Apr 2008 14:30:00 EST Sandra Stotsky was appointed in 2006 to the National Mathematics Advisory Panel to make recommendations to U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings. http://coehp.uark.edu/5976.htm http://coehp.uark.edu/5976.htm Tue, 08 Apr 2008 14:30:00 EST State Sen. Jim Argue, D-Little Rock, will speak about "Lake View and Beyond" at a daylong conference April 22 in Little Rock examining the current status of Arkansas public education. http://coehp.uark.edu/5956.htm http://coehp.uark.edu/5956.htm Mon, 07 Apr 2008 14:30:00 EST Celebration of year's achievements to be held at Center for Continuing Education. http://coehp.uark.edu/5955.htm http://coehp.uark.edu/5955.htm Wed, 02 Apr 2008 14:30:00 EST Having a best friend of a different race can make a big difference in the academic achievement of black and Hispanic high school students, according to a University of Arkansas study. http://coehp.uark.edu/5942.htm http://coehp.uark.edu/5942.htm Tue, 01 Apr 2008 14:30:00 EST The Fayetteville campus intramural program was selected by Coca-Cola and POWERade as one of five schools to be featured in video clips produced by CBS College Sports. http://coehp.uark.edu/5935.htm http://coehp.uark.edu/5935.htm Fri, 28 Mar 2008 14:30:00 EST School consolidation affects the students and teachers who move to a new school more than it affects students and teachers in the receiving school, a new study by University of Arkansas researchers found. http://coehp.uark.edu/5929.htm http://coehp.uark.edu/5929.htm Thu, 27 Mar 2008 14:30:00 EST Loans and grants are available from the Arkansas Department of Higher Education. http://coehp.uark.edu/5926.htm http://coehp.uark.edu/5926.htm