UCA Foundation Announces Grant Winners

The UCA Foundation is proud to announce the recipients of the Spring Faculty Grant Awards. The foundation has awarded $37,524 to deserving faculty.

The grant committee selected the following faculty grant awards for the spring semester. Congratulations to:

Dr. Michael Mills: Teaching and Learning: “Integrating Mobile Devices in the Classroom Workshop.”

Dr. John Murphy: Psychology & Counseling: “Aligning Classroom Developing Web-Based Training on Relationship – Building Skills for Community Service Providers.”

Ms. Rebekah Scallet: Mass Communication and Theatre: “All the World’s a Stage: a UCA Touring Shakespeare Program for Arkansas Public Schools.”

Dr. Jackie Lamar: Department of Music: “Commissioning Project for Saxophone Quartet and Wind Ensemble utilizing source material from music of the Ozarks.”

 Dr. Ben Rowley: Biology Department: “Introducing flow cytometry technology and applications to high school students.”

Dr. Steve Tucker: Kinesiology and Physical Education: “Emergency Care for the Injured Athlete Clinical Workshop.”

Dr. Ed Powers: Sociology: “Expanding Undergraduate Research in the College of Liberal Arts.”

This summer, the selection committee is planning to review the guidelines and purpose of these grants. The committee welcomes any suggestions for ways to improve the impact of these awards. Current information about the Faculty Grant Awards can be found at uca.edu/foundation/faculty-grants/. Please email suggestions to Shelley Mehl at shelleym@uca.edu before June 30, 2012.