Dr. Patty Phelps, a professor in the Department of Teaching, Learning & Technology, has been selected to serve as a book reviewer by Kappa Delta Pi, an international honor society in education. She will periodically review books for KDP’s professional journals, The Educational Forum and Kappa Delta Pi Record.
Dr. Jeff Whittingham, an associate professor in the College of Education, served as state coordinator and Marilyn A. Friga, a clinical instructor in the College of Education, served as district coordinator for the “We the People: the Citizen and the Constitution” State Competition. The event was held Feb. 3 at the Brewer-Hegeman Conference Center. UCA hosted high school students from around the state to determine which team would be representing Arkansas in the National Competition held in Washington D.C. in April. The We the People program is a nationally acclaimed civic education program that assists students from elementary and secondary students from public and private schools in understanding the history and principles of our constitutional government.