- University News Archive - 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock /news-archive/tag/laura-barrio-vilar/ 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Wed, 25 Sep 2019 17:27:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Chancellor Drale gifts $25,000 to 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock faculty professional development听 /news-archive/2019/09/25/chancellor-drale-atle-gift/ Wed, 25 Sep 2019 17:27:19 +0000 /news/?p=75277 ... Chancellor Drale gifts $25,000 to 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock faculty professional development听]]> The new chancellor of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock has started her term with an investment in the future of faculty members at 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock.听 Dr. Christina Drale, named the university鈥檚 eighth chancellor by University of Arkansas System President Donald Bobbitt on Sept. 12, will donate $25,000 over two years to create an endowed fund to support the university鈥檚 Academy for Teaching and Learning Excellence (ATLE). Drale made the announcement at the University Assembly on Sept. 20. Drale, who has 34 years of higher education experience, noted that it was important to invest in faculty members who give so much to provide an education for 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock鈥檚 students. 鈥淲hile we make our way through the budget planning process and adjust to the new normal, it is vitally important that we not lose sight of the need to invest in our strengths,鈥 Drale said. 鈥淎s your chancellor, I make this commitment to you that I will keep that goal front and center. I am pleased to announce that I鈥檝e started an endowment fund for the Academy of Teaching and Learning Excellence in the amount of $25,000 鈥 a modest token of my commitment to the university.鈥听 The Academy for Teaching and Learning Excellence promotes professional development for 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock鈥檚 faculty members. Its mission is to foster excellence in teaching and learning through sharing ideas, collaboration, and building a strong community of engaged teachers and learners.听 鈥淭he gift from Chancellor Drale speaks volumes about her commitment to higher education and 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock,鈥 said Christian O鈥橬eal, vice chancellor for university advancement. 鈥淒r. Drale highly values the time, dedication, and hard work of the university鈥檚 faculty members. As the new chancellor, she wishes to encourage others by leading by example, and her generosity serves as an inspiration to us all.鈥 Faculty Senate President Amanda Nolen commended the endowment as a way to underscore the importance of faculty development in student success. “Professional development for faculty is an often underfunded afterthought across the academy,鈥 Nolen said. 鈥淚n spite of a small budget, ATLE has grown to play a central role in the vitality of this institution’s instructional force. This infusion of resources will add to the sustainability of ATLE as its leadership continues to develop the quality programming available to faculty across campus.”听 Three faculty members serve as ATLE co-directors: Michael DeAngelis, associate professor of Earth Sciences, Amar Kanekar, associate professor of health education and promotion, and Laura Barrio Vilar, associate professor of English. “Chancellor Drale has always been a strong advocate and supporter of the Academy of Teaching and Learning Excellence, and this generous gift is another clear example of her strong commitment to the professional development of faculty of 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock,鈥 DeAngelis said. 鈥淎TLE strives to provide 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock faculty with unique and innovative teaching and learning opportunities. This gift and its legacy will help to ensure its continued growth and the development of innovative, diverse and content-driven programming opportunities. The ATLE co-directors and fellows want to express our most sincere gratitude to Chancellor Drale.鈥 Every month, the academy hosts two lunch-and-Learn events for faculty members to network and learn about teaching techniques and student success programs, and a teaching moments event for members to have direct learning experiences in a variety of classroom settings. These events serve as a powerful way to 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock faculty members to learn best teaching practices that they share with their colleagues. ATLE also sponsors teacher mentorships, community engagement opportunities, workshops, and an awards program for faculty. 鈥淚 have been attending ATLE events since starting as a new faculty member at 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock,鈥 said Bailey Oliver, assistant professor of applied communication. 鈥淭hese events are not only fun and offer networking opportunities across disciplines at the university, but they provide insightful and necessary discussions on best teaching practices for our students. I have loved growing in teaching by attending these events, and frequently bring my notes from these events back to my faculty and department to prompt additional discussions as well.鈥]]> Check out these unique course selections for fall 2019 /news-archive/2019/08/16/unique-fall-classes/ Fri, 16 Aug 2019 19:36:23 +0000 /news/?p=74892 ... Check out these unique course selections for fall 2019]]> The fall 2019 semester has just begun. For students still searching for an interesting course to fill out their , the University of Arkansas at Little Rock has some great choices. 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock courses offer students the chance to study how the public interprets archaeology and pseudo-archaeology (Example: Did aliens build the pyramids?) as well as explore major themes found in protest literature written by black authors and the difficulty in finding the truth in a world full of 鈥渇ake news.鈥 Students can take an innovative class at William H. Bowen Law School, where they will study constitutional law through the lens of hip hop artists and their critique of the development of the law in areas such as search and seizure law and hyper-policing, free speech law and censorship, copyright law, and the hip hop practices of free borrowing through sampling, mashing, and looping.听 They can also develop practical skills in how to write a successful grant or memoir, how to create beautiful pieces through woodworking and furniture design, and the secrets of the trade from entrepreneurs who have built their business from the ground up. Check out the following guide for courses that explore interesting and unique topics: ANTH 4398/5398: Public Archaeology 1:40-2:55 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday with Krista Lewis听 In general, public archaeology is about how archaeology and archaeologists serve, engage, and work with non-archaeologists. Globally, there are a wide range of ways this happens. Some common forms of public archaeology are heritage education, cultural tourism, archaeological interpretation, museum studies, descendant collaboration, ethics, cultural resource management, community archaeology, and the archaeology of social justice. Archaeologists working all over the world are sharing information about what they do on social media, online videos, blogs, podcasts, and in person.听 In this class, students will also look at hot contemporary issues of how the public interprets archaeology, for example, the portrayal of archaeology in movies and video games, pseudo-archaeology (did aliens build the pyramids?), looting and antiquities markets, and cultural heritage destruction in wars, for ideological reasons, or for development. A special feature of the class will be visits from a number of archaeologists from the Arkansas Archeological Survey and the government to talk about how their work intersects with public needs and interests.听 ARAD 3310: Intro to Woodworking and Furniture Design 1:40-4:20 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday with Peter Scheidt This beginning course covers the fundamentals of furniture design and construction. Students will design multiple furniture items and develop working drawings and scale models途 learn basic material selection途 and employ appropriate wood joinery and finishing. The course will require the use of hand and power tools while constructing a basic freestanding bench and table.听听听 ARAD 4315: Advanced Woodworking: Form and Function 9:25-12:05 a.m. Tuesday and Thursday with Peter Scheidt This course is a continuing exploration of the materials, processes, and technologies of woodworking and furniture design in the construction of creative and functional forms. An emphasis is placed on increased complexity of design and construction while developing the individual aesthetic of the designer-artist.听 ARHA 4307: 18th and 19th Century European Art听 9:25-10:40 a.m. Tuesday and Thursday with Floyd Martin This course examines art from the Rococo, Neoclassical, Romantic, Realist, and Impressionist eras. The course covers many favorite artists from about 1700 to 1880. The usual prerequisite is an art history survey class, but students who have done well in Art Appreciation and/or other humanities courses may wish to consider this as an elective. CPSC 1370: Computer Literacy 6-7:15 p.m. Monday and Wednesday with Mark Barnes This class covers the fundamental concepts of computing in a personal computer environment and an introduction to hardware and software and system configurations. The focus is on practical problem solving using popular PC application software for word processing, spreadsheets, and databases. ENGL 3330: Approaches to Literature 4:30-5:45 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays with Laura Barrio-Vilar This course serves as an introduction to literary analysis and theory. Students will learn various approaches to the study of major literary genres (fiction, poetry, and drama, and become familiar with concepts, critical perspectives, and terminology essential to the study of literature. ENGL 4350: Black Protest Literature 3:05-4:20 p.m. Monday and Wednesday with Laura Barrio-Vilar In this seminar, students will explore major themes found in protest literature written by black authors: systemic racism, poverty, sexual violence, nationalism, and genocide, The course readings include a variety of representative authors, genres, and styles, such as Richard Wright鈥檚 鈥淣ative Son,鈥 James Baldwin鈥檚 鈥淭he Fire Next Time,鈥 Alice Walker鈥檚 鈥淧ossessing the Secret of Joy,鈥 and Anna Deavere Smith鈥檚 鈥淣otes from the Field,鈥 among others. This course counts toward both the minor in Race and Ethnicity and the minor in Gender Studies. HIST 3328: Modern France 12:15-1:30 p.m. Monday and Wednesday with Nate Marvin France is America鈥檚 oldest ally, yet many in the U.S. are unfamiliar with the tumultuous history of our “sister-republic.” This course examines competing notions of the French nation, especially as they relate to religion, race, and gender, from the French Revolution to the present day. It also places particular emphasis on France鈥檚 global entanglements, exploring the ways in which imperial expansion and immigration have affected the making and remaking of the French nation at every stage of its modern history.听 LAW 6291: Hip Hop and the American Constitution 3:55-5:50 p.m. Thursday with 础苍诲谤茅 Cummings This is a two-credit course for students who are interested in exploring social justice theory and training in the law school classroom and have an interest in representing indigent and underrepresented clients. This course includes the study of Fourth Amendment search and seizure law, First Amendment free speech law, Constitutional Intellectual Property protections, as well as mass incarceration, policing, family law, and corporate law through the prism of hip hop music and culture.听听 This innovative course reviews important Constitutional Law principles through the lens of hip hop artists and their critique of the development of the law in areas such as search and seizure law and hyper-policing, free speech law and censorship, copyright law, and the hip hop practices of free borrowing through sampling, mashing, and looping.听 Additionally, the course reviews other areas of the law such as family law and domestic violence, Corporate law and entrepreneurship, and Criminal Procedure, prison policy and mass incarceration. In each of these areas, hip hop artists have openly critiqued the top-down development of the law and this class gives students the opportunity to explore the law from the bottom up, imagining what form the law might take if hip hop artist鈥檚 critiques and contributions were taken seriously and adopted. From its origin, hip hop music and culture have specifically critiqued U.S. law and policy from the perspective of the underrepresented and oppressed. Very specific lyrics and album themes criticize and debate Constitutional law protections that are enforced disparately and/or unfairly.听 This course will examine those critiques and challenge students to imagine a less disparate, more fair enforcement of Constitutional rights and liberties. This course provides students an opportunity to explore topics of race, inequality, misogyny, and oppression in the law school classroom. MCOM 4384/5384: Crime and the Media 听9:25-10:40 a.m. Monday and Wednesday with Chris Etheridge Studies have shown that people who watch a lot of crime shows such as 鈥淟aw & Order鈥 or 鈥淐SI鈥 tend to be more supportive of the death penalty and broad criminal justice policies, such as mandatory minimum sentences, the war on drugs, and harsh prison experiences; and have a higher fear that they will be a victim of a crime. Through telling stories about crime and criminality, the media contribute in important ways to how viewers construct their worldviews, and this class will explore the social, political, and legal impacts of how media represent topics of crime and public safety. This course considers the relationship between mass media, crime, and criminal justice in the United States through discussions about television crime dramas, real crime novels, and so-called reality television shows such as 鈥淐ops鈥 or 鈥淟ive PD.鈥 In the class, we will watch some examples of crime dramas, read some 鈥渢rue crime鈥 journalism, and listen to podcasts about organized crime such as 鈥淐rimetown.鈥 As a class, students will get to hear from police officers, entertainers, and journalists about their perceptions of crime and the media, and then design and execute research on the topic. MGMT 4383: Entrepreneurial Perspectives 6-8:40 p.m. Tuesday with Joseph Bell This class represents a significant exposure to the entrepreneurial process, where students will hear from nearly a dozen guest speakers covering a range of entrepreneurial experiences. Interaction with real-world entrepreneurs will enhance the entrepreneurial decision-making abilities of the students M糖心Vlog传媒P 64974: Piano for Non-Majors 11:15 a.m.-12:05 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday with Naoki Hakutani This course is specifically designed for non-music majors who want to gain some musical skills. Students will learn foundational skills of piano playing in a group setting. Topics addressed include basic piano technique, music reading, and elemental repertoire.听 PHIL 3315: Philosophy and Narrative 1:40-2:55 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday with Jan Thomas This is a unique course with an interdisciplinary focus combining the study of literary fiction with philosophical questions about that literature. Is it a fact that Sherlock Holmes lives in London? Can fiction convey truths? Are there some dimensions of our lives that can only be expressed through literature? What do we learn from metaphor? What are the rules of effective storytelling? How do we know the difference between good and bad books? In this course, students will look at philosophy in literature as well as philosophy of literature. PHIL 4180: Fake News 6-8:40 p.m. Tuesdays with Jan Thomas In this short but wide-ranging course, students will use the current controversy of “fake news” to explore what it is to have knowledge, the difference between truth and what is true, and the complicated role of education in response to fake news. Although participants will discuss some of the most perplexing and provocative ideas in philosophy, no prior philosophical knowledge will be assumed. Examples from current media from across the political spectrum will be used to fuel discussions of philosophical questions about knowledge, truth, and education. POLS 4375: Politics of the Middle East听 12:15-1:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays with Eric Wiebelhaus-Brahm The course covers the politics and political dynamics of the Middle East, introducing students to the main issues and actors (state and non-state) of the contemporary Middle East. The course explores the nature of contemporary politics in the region, including the impact of the complex relationships among great power intervention, economics, ethnicity, nationalism, and religion.听 POLS 4340: International Relations Online course with Eric Wiebelhaus-Brahm Students will complete the course with a conceptual understanding of the international system and an ability to analyze how it shapes, and is in turn shaped by states and other actors like multinational corporations, transnational activists, and extremist groups. Throughout the semester, students will discuss a range of theoretical approaches to the study of international relations and apply them to a variety of contemporary political, economic, security, and environmental issues. The class will include will do a 10-week simulation of a fictitious international system.听 RHET 4318/5318: Memoir 6-8:40 p.m. Tuesdays at 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Downtown with Greg Graham This course introduces students to the study and practice of memoir as a genre with an emphasis on narrative structures, techniques, and research methods appropriate to extended nonfiction. Students will join a community of writers at 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Downtown on nine Tuesday nights (Sept. 10 鈥 Nov. 5)听 and receive coaching from a professor who will engage and respond based on each student鈥檚 level of writing. RHET 4375/5375: Grant Writing for Nonprofits 6-9 p.m. Mondays with Barbara L鈥橢platteneir听 Students in this grant-writing classes have raised $535,517 for non-profits in local communities over the past 17 years and have continued on to successful grant-writing careers, both as grant writers and grant managers. Topics include, but are not limited to, finding and researching a foundation, resources for each stage of the grant writing process, developing a problem statement, creating objectives and goals, creating a budget, and working with foundations.]]> Check out these unique course selections for fall 2018 /news-archive/2018/08/07/unique-course-selections-fall-2018/ Tue, 07 Aug 2018 16:25:12 +0000 /news/?p=71335 ... Check out these unique course selections for fall 2018]]> The fall 2018 semester is right around the corner. For students still searching for an interesting course to fill out their , the University of Arkansas at Little Rock has some great choices.听 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock courses offer students the chance to learn about political themes in classic horror films and literature, real estate development and property management, as well as how teachers can meet the social and emotional needs of gifted and talented children. Check out the following guide for courses that explore interesting and unique topics: ANTH 2316-01 and 2316-02: Cultural Anthropology 12:15-1:30 p.m. Monday and Wednesday or 10:50 a.m.-12:05 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday This course examines the concept of culture, cultural processes, and anthropological theories. Topics include marriage, economics, gender, ethnicity, and socialization. Students will gain a better understanding of the hows and whys of cultures, which they can apply in their everyday lives. This is a great course for anyone planning to work with a variety of people, including those majoring in business, criminal justice, education, finance, political science, or international relations. ENG 4350: The Politics of Horror 12-15-1:30 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday by Kris McAbee Inspired by the 2017 breakout hit 鈥淕et Out,鈥 this seminar interrogates the features of cinematic and literary horror to ask how this genre is particularly suited to political commentary. We will cover a range of films including 鈥淕et Out,鈥 as well as 鈥淭he Blob鈥 (1958), 鈥淭he Night of the Living Dead鈥 (1968), and 鈥淭he Shining鈥 (1980), alongside literature like Shakespeare’s 鈥淢acbeth鈥 (1605), Walpole’s 鈥淭he Castle of Otranto鈥 (1765), Le Fanu’s 鈥淐armilla鈥 (1871), Gilman’s “The Yellow Wallpaper” (1892), and Jackson’s “The Lottery” (1948). The class offers an exceptional opportunity to analyze texts in different media across several historical periods to encourage students to think about cultural production in reference to the frightening stakes of legal, economic, racial, and gender politics. This course is the Fall 2018 Cooper Honors Seminar but is open to all students. ENGL 4100: Horror on Film 6-8:40 p.m. Wednesday by Kris McAbee Offered in conjunction with The Politics of Horror, this one-credit course will feature screenings of all the horror films discussed in The Politics of Horror course. The course is open to all students, even if they are not enrolled in The Politics of Horror. ENGL 4370 and ENGL 5370: Seminar on Toni Morrison 4:30-5:45 p.m. Monday and Wednesday by Laura Barrio Vilar This seminar provides students with a unique opportunity to study key works by Nobel- and Pulitzer-Prize winner Toni Morrison. Infused with a womanist approach, Morrison鈥檚 writings cover a wide range of topics from race and gender relations, family, socio-economic, and cultural survival to slavery, war, and infanticide. Students will consider not only Morrison鈥檚 major works of fiction, but also her ideas about literature, language, and her goals as a writer. This course counts toward both the minor in Race and Ethnicity and the minor in Gender Studies. FINC 4397: Real Estate Development and Property Management 6-8:40 p.m. Thursday by Elizabeth Small This seminar has interdisciplinary characteristics combining the real estate process with an entrepreneurial approach and a corporate umbrella approach. The course analyzes an eight-stage model of real estate development using examples in the local community as well as national cases. Students learn the value of city planners, legislators, regulators, contractors, lawyers, and lenders throughout the development process. Site visits and conversations with developers, lenders, and contractors are all a part of the educational environment. Learning from the experiences of those in ownership, property management, construction, and consultant rolls is a crucial part of the class experience. Students end the semester by presenting a development project of their own creation. GATE 7363: Affective Needs of the Gifted Online course by Bronwyn MacFarlane This graduate course is a study in the social and emotional needs of gifted children. Emphasis is placed on responding to affective needs of gifted students and development of social skills through lesson planning, teacher training, and parent awareness. GEOG 4300: Spaces of Violence Online course by David Baylis In this class, students will approach violence from a social geographic perspective. This course will address the following topics: gendered, sexualized, and racialized violence; serial killers as urban gentrifiers in the Revanchist City; memorializing and erasing landscapes of violence; imagined geographies of violence; crime mapping and its applications and errors; violence, violent spaces, and popular culture; and the role of place in the production of moral panics. HIST 3326: Islam and the Modern Middle East 12-12:50 p.m. Monday, Wednesday, and Friday by Katrina Yeaw What are the root causes of the Arab Spring? What are the origins of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict? What role does Islam play in Middle Eastern politics? This course focuses on these and other issues fundamental to understanding the modern Middle East from the 19th century to the Arab Spring demonstrations in 2011. This course will address the following topics: the decline of the Ottoman Empire, imperialism and colonialism, nationalism, the emergence of modern nation states, oil, political Islam, the Arab-Israeli conflict, gender identities, American intervention, and the Arab Spring. HIST 4356 and HIST 5356: History of Race and Ethnicity Online course by John Kirk The course examines the history of race and ethnicity in the United States from prehistory to present with a focus on selected topics in the experience of the nation’s diverse and multicultural heritage. 听The course is unique in being the only one at 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock to provide a comprehensive history of race and ethnicity in the United States and is one of two core classes for the Race and Ethnicity minor. HIST 4393: Haitian Revolution in World History 6-8:40 p.m. Monday by Nate Marvin This course explores the events and significance of the Haitian Revolution (1789-1804) from its beginnings to the present day. The revolution that transformed the largest and most brutal of Europe鈥檚 slave plantation colonies into the independent nation of Haiti unfolded in a series of major historical precedents. What began as a home-rule movement among white colonists became a civil rights struggle among free people of color, eventually setting the stage for the largest slave uprising in the history of the Americas. Despite its world-historical significance, the Haitian Revolution was once marginalized in historical writing and college curricula. In this course, students will think critically about that obfuscation and other such “silencings” of history and analyze the wealth of new scholarship on the importance of the Haitian Revolution in world history. Topics will include the revolution’s effects on the demographics and culture of the early United States; politics and philosophy in France, Great Britain, and Germany; Latin American independence movements; the African slave trade; the abolition movement; and other 19th- and 20th-century struggles against racial inequality and colonialism. INTS 2303: Intro to International Studies 12:15-1:30 p.m. Monday and Wednesday by Eric Wiebelhaus-Brahm This course provides a broad interdisciplinary introduction to globalization. The course will explore the many different facets of globalization: economic, political, cultural. Students will examine important debates about globalization such as its affects, whether it is positive or negative, whether it is a new phenomenon, and what the future may hold. In addition, the course will discuss various forms of resistance to globalization. PHIL 3370: Existentialism 6-8:40 p.m. Wednesdays by Keith Robinson In philosophy, literature, and film, existentialist ideas problematize our understanding of freedom and responsibility and challenge our attitudes to the meaning of life and death. Existentialist thinkers pay special attention to moods like nausea, anguish, and anxiety and the ways in which they structure our experience of daily life. This course explores this influential philosophical and literary movement through readings of selected texts as well as viewings of selected films with existentialist themes. PHY 4399 and PHY 5399: Biophysics 3-4:15 p.m. Monday and Wednesday by Gregory Buisbiers This is a new class at the boundary between physics and biology. This class will give students the tools they need to understand the living world from a physicist’s perspective. This class will cover topics that students will not see in any other class, such as scaling laws, fractals, and bio-tribology. POLS 4331: International Organizations 10-10:50 a.m. Monday, Wednesday, and Friday by Eric Wiebelhaus-Brahm Many are concerned that international organizations like the United Nations and the World Trade Organization increasingly affect our lives. This course will explore the conception and modern functions of international organizations and the international and domestic political forces that impact their effectiveness to help people assess whether such concerns are overblown. In particular, the course will focus on the role of international organizations in issues of war and peace, human rights, and development. Students will conduct research on and participate in international organization models, including a United Nations Security Council simulation. POLS 4341: International Human Rights 9-9:50 Monday, Wednesday, and Friday by Eric Wiebelhaus-Brahm This course provides a philosophical and political exploration of human rights. It will begin with an intellectual history of human rights before examining the international politics of human rights. Students will look at international law dealing with human rights, and the different ways in which human rights are promoted globally. Students will discuss the conditions under which countries are likely to comply with international human rights law and norms, as well as the circumstances under which states are willing to enforce human rights obligations. RELS 3300: Theories of Religion 9:25-10:40 a.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays by Edward Hale This course provides an overview of theories about religion, as well as methods in the study of religious traditions. It explores such questions as “What makes something religious?;鈥 “What is the relationship of religious practices and beliefs to other areas of life?;鈥 and “Where did religion come from?” It covers approaches to the phenomenon of religion from several disciplines, including anthropology, sociology, psychology, and history.]]> 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock announces college-level Faculty Excellence Award winners /news-archive/2017/03/28/ua-little-rock-faculty-excellence-award-winners/ Tue, 28 Mar 2017 14:31:58 +0000 /news/?p=66672 ... 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock announces college-level Faculty Excellence Award winners]]> “Faculty excellence winners underscore 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock鈥檚 commitment to quality instruction, innovative research, and service to the community. Our faculty鈥檚 dedication to these fundamental principles continue to be the bedrock of our institution,” said Interim Provost and Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs Dr. Deborah Baldwin. A panel of external judges will review the achievements of the college-level winners and select the university-wide winners in the categories of teaching, research, and public service. The three university-wide winners, who will each receive a cash prize of $5,000, will be announced during the Faculty Excellence Awards ceremony at 5:30 p.m. April 13 in the Engineering and Information Technology Building Auditorium on the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock campus. A reception will follow in the Engineering and Information Technology Building lobby. Since 1989, when the first award was given, the event has provided a way to recognize the great work of 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock faculty and is made possible through the valued contributions of the Office of the Chancellor, the Office of the Provost, and the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Chancellor鈥檚 Circle.听 The event is free and open to the public. For more information, contact the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Office of the Provost at 501.569.3204. The following is a list of college-level winners:

听Public Service

  • 听听听听听Allison Holland, director of the University Writing Center and senior instructor of rhetoric and writing, College of Social Sciences and Communications
  • 听听听听听Cynthia Johnson, advanced instructor of accounting, College of Business
  • 听听听听听Laura Barrio-Vilar, assistant professor of English, College of Arts, Letters, and Sciences
  • 听听听听听Michael DeAngelis, assistant professor of earth sciences, George W. Donaghey College of Engineering and Information Technology
  • 听听听听听Suzanne Penn, associate professor of clinical law, William H. Bowen School of Law

Research/Creative Endeavors

  • 听听听听听Mengjun Xie, associate professor of computer science, George W. Donaghey College of Engineering and Information Technology
  • 听听听听听Michael Flannery, professor of law, William H. Bowen School of Law
  • 听听听听听Tansel Karabacak, associate professor of physics and astronomy, College of Arts, Letters, and Sciences

Teaching

  • 听听听听听J. Lyn Entrikin, professor of law, William H. Bowen School of Law
  • 听听听听听John Talburt, professor of information science and Acxiom Chair of Information Quality, George W. Donaghey College of Engineering and Information Technology
  • 听听听听听Kathryn King, assistant professor of anthropology, College of Communication and Social Sciences
  • 听听听听听Linda Holzer, professor of music, College of Arts, Letters, and Sciences
  • 听听听听听Linda Stauffer, associate professor of interpreter education and program coordinator of the Interpreter Education Program, College of Education and Health Professions
  • 听听听听听Otmar Varela, associate professor of management, College of Business
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