The college offers a number of education and health programs to benefit the greater Northwest Arkansas community and indeed the state.
Outreach Units
Arkansas
A-plus
Arkansas A-plus is a research-based whole-school network with a mission to nurture creativity in every learner through an arts-integrated network.
Visit Arkansas A-plusArkansas
Teacher Corps
Arkansas Teacher Corps recruits, trains, licenses and supports Arkansans as empowered teachers facilitating excellent, equitable education.
Visit Arkansas Teacher CorpsEarly Care and
Education Projects
Early Care and Education Projects provides early childhood professionals with comprehensive, up-to-date training for childcare or preschool classrooms.
Visit Early Care and Education ProjectsEMPOWER
EMPOWER provides a multiyear college experience at the U of A for those with cognitive disabilities.
Visit EMPOWERIMPACT
Arkansas Fellowship
IMPACT Arkansas Fellowship is a grant program for the Master of Education in Educational Leadership for school administrators.
Visit IMPACT Arkansas FellowshipOffice for
Education Policy
The Office for Education Policy provides state lawmakers, educators, administrators and other leaders with current research in education.
Visit the Office for Education PolicyOffice of
Innovation for Education
Office of Innovation for Education collaborates with public schools, districts, educators and organizations to ensure a measurable impact for all learners in Arkansas schools.
Office of Innovation for EducationOsher Lifelong
Learning Institute
OLLI provides mature adults with a lifelong learning venue that promotes intellectual vitality through exploration and discussion via diverse, high quality and affordable educational programs.
Visit Osher Lifelong Learning InstitutePartners for
Inclusive Communities
Partners is an outreach program to support activities focused on building more inclusive communities in Arkansas for those with developmental disablities.
Partners forInclusive Communities
Other Outreach Units
K-12 and Community
- Center for Children and Youth — expand creative learning and pro-social development opportunities for Arkansas students and teachers, especially serving those in broadly defined disadvantaged situations
- Center for Mathematics and Science Education — provides quality resources and materials for teaching math and science to the home and private and public education community
- Education Renewal Zone — a multiyear preK-16 initiative to help improve public school performance and student academic achievement
- Northwest Arkansas Writing Project — cultivates, enriches and extends writing experiences across grade levels and disciplines for a wide range of purposes and audiences
- University of Arkansas Clinic for Literacy (UACL) — offers support to teachers for reading and writing instruction and hosts literacy camps for K-6 students
Disability-related Outreach & Services
- Autism Support Program — provides intensive assistance to U of A undergraduates with certain learning disabilities to be academically successful
- Speech and Hearing Clinic — offers comprehensive speech, language and audiology services for individuals and families in Northwest Arkansas area since 1960
- UA CURRENTS — Job training and placement for youth with disabilities, also supports organizations that work with people who are disabled