Volunteers are needed to serve as ushers for the two Winter Commencement ceremonies on Saturday, Dec. 18 at the Farris Center. This is a UCA community service that has been performed for many years by staff members and sponsored by the Staff Senate. The duties include passing out programs, assisting graduates and faculty, and welcoming visitors.
10 a.m. ceremony
Ushers need to be there at 8:30 a.m.
Colleges of Business Administration, Education, and Fine Arts and Communication
1:30 p.m. ceremony
Ushers need to be there at noon.
Colleges of Health and Behavioral Sciences, Liberal Arts, Natural Sciences and Mathematics, and the University College
After the ceremony begins, volunteers are free to leave. Your help will only take about an hour and a half. Dress nicely with appropriate, but comfortable shoes.
Please consider assisting the UCA community and its graduates by being an usher. Contact Faith Hopkins at faithh@uca.edu or 450-5027 to volunteer or for additional information.
Volunteers Needed for Basketball Games
The Staff Senate is seeking volunteers to assist with home basketball games. Four ushers are needed for each home game this season. Those interested in volunteering should contact Kevin Stowe at kstowe@uca.edu.
Staff Senate Accepting Applications for Professional Development Funds
The Staff Senate Professional Development fund was established by the Staff Senate to assist a staff employee in pursuing opportunities for professional development. Specifically, these funds can be used by a staff member seeking support for a book scholarship-if taking classes outside of UCA, or travel funds for conference attendance.
The senate seeks to advance opportunities of continuing education, advanced or higher education, certification programs, or conference participation. The current application period is for spring and summer applications. All full-time classified or non-classified staff are eligible to apply. The value of the funding depends on the available funds and the number of applicants. We have a total of $2,500 to award per semester.
The deadline for the application is Monday, Jan. 10. The link to the application is https://uca.edu/staffsenate/profdevfunding.php
Awards granted this fall included the following:
- Books for a departmental library to be utilized by staff within the office,
- Book scholarship for a staff member taking graduate courses outside of UCA,
- Funding to pay conference registration fees for conference attendance, and
- Funding to participate in an Ed2Go course through Academic Outreach.
If you have any questions, please contact Patricia Smith, chair of the Professional Development Committee at psmith@uca.edu or (501) 450-5295.