The University of Arkansas announced 20 faculty members who were recognized for their outstanding performance and been awarded tenure and/or promotion for the 2021-2022 academic year.

This year, honors also include the recognition of four faculty members who earned the honorific title of Distinguished Professor, a distinction reserved for those individuals who are “recognized nationally and/or internationally as intellectual leaders in their academic disciplines as a result of extraordinary accomplishments in research, teaching, published works, creative activities in the arts or endeavors of similar merit in other venues.”

One faculty member was named University Professor for “an extended period of exemplary service in a spirit of collegiality to the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, and a combination of service in their profession and to the public through their professional activities.”

Nine faculty members were awarded tenure and promotion to Associate Professor, one received promotion in academic rank to Professor, one award of tenure, one promotion to Senior Instructor, and three promotions to Advanced Instructor.

View the promotions and learn about each faculty member at the .

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The timeline for the Department Student Success and Retention Awards has been revised. In addition, the university winner will be selected by the Foundation Board of Directors rather than the Board of Visitors.

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  April 2 – College-level awards application due to the college selection committee

  
  
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  April 9 – Copy of each college-level winner’s application and runner-up due to the Provost

  
  
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  May 15 – University-level winners will be announced by this date

  
  

The Department Student Success and Retention Awards recognize exceptional activities that involve broad, collaborative participation within academic departments or schools to support student success and improve retention at the undergraduate level. The awards celebrate innovation or the adaption of best practices to local circumstances and provide a vehicle for sharing them with others.

Advising must be one of the items addressed, and submissions must address how departments adjusted their practices or introduced new ones in response to the circumstances of students during the pandemic.

Awards are given at the college level and university level. A $1,000 award will be given to each college-level winner. A  $10,000 award will be given to a single department or school from among the pool of college winners. Winners will be announced by May 15.

For more information, go to the Department Student Success and Retention Awards website.

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More About MoSI Workshop

Although “scientific” is part of the name (Mobile Summer Institute on Scientific Teaching), this program is not about the sciences, and enrollment is open to faculty from all disciplines.

Overwhelming evidence shows that students perform better in active learning classrooms. Students in these environments are 1.5 times more likely to pass compared to students in sections that only use traditional lectures.

MoSI offers an immersive experience to increase knowledge and capabilities with evidence-based teaching approaches such as active learning and inclusive teaching practices.

Food will be provided including a very light breakfast and full lunch. We will host an opening day reception on the first night, Monday, May 18, from 4:30-6 p.m.

Space is limited; please complete by February 26. We will confirm participation (based on the availability of positions) in early March.

To learn more, go to the MoSI website at ualr.edu/provost/mosi.

Questions? Contact Mark Baillie, Assistant Professor of Chemistry, at mtbaillie@ualr.edu.

Get a MoSI Preview at ATLE Lunch & Learn

Interesting but want to learn more about MoSI? Attend the ATLE Lunch & Learn MoSI Preview Tuesday, February 11. Earn 10 points toward your next ATLE award.

RSVP by Wednesday, Feb. 5, at the

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After spending four years at Positive Atmosphere Reaches Kids (PARK) ultimately serving as a Program Director, Charnley Conway began his work in higher education at ����Vlog��ý Little Rock as a recruitment coordinator.  He was responsible for encouraging students from central, eastern, and south Arkansas to continue their educational pursuits at ����Vlog��ý Little Rock. 

Conway has more than 12 years of experience in admissions, recruitment, advising, retention, academic success, diversity and inclusion, and networking. 

Prior to returning to ����Vlog��ý Little Rock’s campus, Conway served as the Assistant Director of Academic Success at Hendrix College. During his time at Hendrix, he coordinated the peer learning program, closely worked with first-generation college students, served on the early alert and retention committee, and assisted students to help them excel academically.

Conway is a member of the National Academic Advising Association (NACADA), the Association for Coaching and Tutoring Profession (ACTP), and is a board member of the Conway Area Youth Leadership Institute (CAYLI).

Conway holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Philander Smith College and a master’s degree in Adult Education with an emphasis in Learning Systems Technology from ����Vlog��ý Little Rock.

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In recognition of excellent academic advising, a ����Vlog��ý Little Rock Trojan Outstanding Advising Award will be presented to a deserving advisor during the spring semester 2019. The deserving recipient will receive a $1,000 cash award.
Dr. Daryl Rice, associate vice chancellor for academic affairs, said the new award recognizes the importance and expanding role academic advisors have in serving ����Vlog��ý Little Rock’s students and helping them be successful in a changing college environment.
“The vital importance of good academic advising to student success has been recognized across the country,” Rice said. “Advising used to be viewed as merely informing students of the courses to register for in order to stay on track to graduation. It still includes that, but the increasing professionalization of advising has expanded the role, which now includes help with career exploration to life coaching and much in between. It’s great that ����Vlog��ý Little Rock will recognize excellence in professional advising alongside outstanding teaching, research, and service among faculty.”
To read more, go to University News.
To make a nomination, visit the Outstanding Academic Advisor Award.

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