The 61st Annual Southwestern Energy Arkansas State Science and Engineering Fair for high school students was recently held at UCA.
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UCA Nursing Professor Elected to Board of Directors of APNA
Sharon Stone, nursing faculty member, has been elected to the board of directors of the Arkansas chapter of the American Psychiatric Nurse Association (APNA).
Ms. Stone is a board certified Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner.
Consul General Li Qiangmin Visited Confucius Institute At UCA
On March 11, 2015, Consul General and Ambassador Li Qiangmin from the Consulate General of the People’s Republic of China at Houston led a delegation of consular officials to visit the University of Central Arkansas and UCA Confucius Institute.
Accompanied by Dr. Guo-ou Zhuang, Director of UCACI and Dr. Xiaohong Lu, Deputy Director of UCACI, Consul General Li met with UCA president Tom Courtway, Provost Steven Runge, Associate Vice President Jane Ann Williams and Director of International Engagement Ashley Pettingill.
President Courtway gave a warm welcome to ambassador Li and spoke highly of UCACI’s contribution to Chinese language teaching, Chinese culture promotion in Arkansas. Mr. Li expressed his gratitude to President Courtway for his support for UCACI, and expected further cooperation with UCA in the good environment of collaboration between China and United States.
After the meeting, Dr. Zhuang and Dr. Lu accompanied Mr. Li and officials to visit UCACI, introducing UCACI projects and activities. At the CI office, Mr. Li talked to Hanban teachers, whom he compared to “unofficial ambassadors”. He gave his appreciation for their work, and noted that he will give full support to the development of UCACI.
UCA Students Awarded Research Grants
Two undergraduates were awarded Psi Chi Undergraduate Research Grants.
Ivana Ilic, sponsored by Dr. Ken Sobel was awarded a grant for $1,500 for her topic, “Does Color Influence the Appearance of Visually Ambiguous Motion?” and Zachery Stillman, sponsored by Dr. Shawn R. Charlton was awarded $1,500 for his topic, “Brain Drain: The Effects of Ego Depletion on Temporal Discounting”.
These grants are highly competitive and it says a lot about the caliber of UCA’s undergraduate students that two were awarded in the same round of reviews.
UCA Psych Intern Recognized For Work In Ebola Crisis
Keyoor Joshi, a UCA School Psychology Doctoral Intern a the Dallas Independent School District, was recently honored for his outstanding performance during the Ebola crisis in the Dallas ISD.
