The following employees recently joined UCA:
June
Barclay McConnell, director/lecturer I, Art Department, June 20.
Blaise Chronister, public safety security officer, University Police, June 21.
July
Jonathan Ables, director of equipment operations, Athletics, July 1.
Kirby Smith, Channel 6 producer, Athletics, July 1.
Robert Parrent, vice president for enrollment management, Division of Enrolment Management, July 1.
Tina Jordan, staff counselor, Counseling Center, July 1.
Jeffrey Borengasser, head coach, Women’s Tennis, July 1.
Thomas Bruick, program coordinator, Housing, July 1.
Jennifer Boudreaux, administrative specialist I, HPER, July 1.
Robyn Clark, institutional program coordinator, Outreach & Community Engagement, July 1.
Juana Rodriquez, institutional services assistant, Custodial Care, July 1.
Katherine Marvin, visiting assistant professor, Chemistry, July 1.
Horst Lange, department chair and associate professor, World Languages, Literatures & Cultures, July 1.
Kathryn Bales, department chair and professor, Speech- Language Pathology, July 1.
William Cash, department chair and professor, Biology, July 1.
Dustin Summey, instructional designer, Faculty Development, July 1.
Sara Parrott, international support services coordinator, International Programs, July 5.
Katherine Booher, communications director, AR Public School Resource Center, July 5.
Carrol Brown, finance director, AR Public School Resource Center, July 5.
Michael Mills, assistant professor, Department of Teaching, Learning and Technology, July 11.
Kathryn Saunders, administrative specialist II, Biology, July 11.
Kirk Kelley, assistant coach, men’s baseball, July 15.
Timothy Purkiss, library supervisor, Torreyson Library, July 18.
Keith Pond, instructional services assistant, Student Center, July 18.
John Wright, project manager, ARC ARRA, July 18.
Kimberly Clark, assistant dean of students, Admission, July 20.
August
Aaron Jones, sports information specialist, Athletics, Aug. 1.
Zebo Yang, assistant professor, Mass Communication and Theatre, Aug. 1.
Heather Romine, fiscal support analyst, Housing, Aug. 1.
Carrie Cahal, education counselor, Athletic Advising Aug. 1.
Rochelle McFerguson, director of student health clinic, Student Health Services, Aug. 8.
Meghan Cowan, fiscal support analyst, Purchasing, Aug. 8.
Mariah Jones, public safety security officer, University Police, Aug. 8.
Suzanne Massey, administrative specialist III, Enrollment Services, Aug. 8.
Jerry Coleman, HE Institutional Program Coordinator, Purchasing, Aug. 8.
Cynthia Telukevich, buyer supervisor, Purchasing, Aug. 8.
Mei Hing Biltgen, administrative specialist III, International Programs, Aug. 8.
Andrew Mason, assistant professor, Physics and Astronomy, Aug. 15.
Amanda Smallwood, registrar’s assistant, Registrar’s Office, Aug. 15.
Rebekah Scallet, lecturer I/artistic director, Mass Communication and Theatre, Aug. 15.
Mary Schlientz, clinical instructor I, Kinesiology and Physical Education, Aug. 16.
Melanie Giraud, lecturer I, World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Aug. 16.
Kwame Essien, assistant professor, History, Aug. 16.
David Mitchell, assistant professor, Economics, Aug. 16.
Jung Park, assistant professor, Mathematics, Aug. 16.
Jason Martin, assistant professor, Mathematics, Aug. 16.
Heather Hudson, instructor, Health Sciences, Aug. 16.
Lori Leavell, assistant professor, English, Aug. 16.
Kyle Mattson, assistant professor, Writing, Aug. 16.
Anna Baker, assistant professor, World Languages, Literatures and Cultures, Aug. 16.
Jeffrey Peaguirre, assistant professor, Communication, Aug. 16.
Lei Yang, assistant professor, chemistry, Aug. 16.
Duston Morris, assistant professor, health sciences, Aug. 16.
Nicholas Brasovan, instructor, Philosophy-Religion, Aug. 16.
Mary Oslick, assistant professor, Early Childhood and Special Education, Aug. 16.
Mary Pearson, assistant professor, Early Childhood and Special Education, Aug. 16.
Mark Knepp, assistant professor, World Languages, Literatures and Cultures, Aug. 16.
Jia Zhu, assistant professor, World Languages, Literatures and Cultures, Aug. 16.
Brantley Douglas, assistant professor, Music, Aug. 16.
Haihong Hu, assistant professor, Leadership Studies, Aug. 16.
Shari Nelson, clinical instructor I, Nursing, Aug. 16.
Jay Robbins, visiting assistant professor, Marketing and Management, Aug. 16.
Nathan Jones, instructor, Biology, Aug. 16.
Jon Sumners, visiting lecturer, Mathematics, Aug. 16.
Gregory Graham, instructor, Writing, Aug. 16.
Anthony McMullen, visiting assistant professor, Accounting, Aug. 16.
Sandra Cohen, instructor, History, Aug. 16.
Le Chang, instructor, Han Ban Teacher Project, Aug. 16.
Jing Hu, instructor, Han Ban Teacher Project, Aug. 16.
Xiao Hu, instructor, Han Ban Teacher Project, Aug. 16.
Danyu Liao, instructor, Han Ban Teacher Project, Aug. 16.
Haixia Wang, instructor, Han Ban Teacher Project, Aug. 16.
Guimin Qu, instructor, Han Ban Teacher Project, Aug. 16.
Yanxin Liu, instructor, Han Ban Teacher Project, Aug. 16.
Xian Lu, instructor, Han Ban Teacher Project, Aug. 16.
Yan Jin, instructor, Han Ban Teacher Project, Aug. 16.
Lan Ge, instructor, Han Ban Teacher Project, Aug. 16.
Lida Jiang, instructor, Han Ban Teacher Project, Aug. 16.
Victoria Lisle, instructor, Writing, Aug. 16.
Leeann Howard, clinical instructor I, Child Study, Aug. 16.
Racquel Yamada, visiting assistant professor, Writing, Aug. 16
Tai Pope, assistant professor, Nursing, Aug. 16.
Xianping Li, visiting assistant professor, Mathematics, Aug. 16.
Lauren Erickson, instructor, Kinesiology and Physical Education, Aug. 16.
Amy Fenning, director/lecturer I, Intensive English, Aug. 16.
Lydia Lee, administrative specialist II, Student Accounts, Aug. 22.
Patti Hunter, clinical instructor, Early Childhood and Special Education, Aug. 22.
Stephen O’Connell, assistant professor, Geography, Aug. 25.
Ellen England, assistant professor, Management Information Systems, Aug. 25.