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Dr. Michael Casey Assumes Role As COB Interim Dean

Submitted by: Lainey Morrow, Bmorrow@uca.edu on 07/10/2024

Dr. Michael Casey has assumed the role of College of Business (COB) Interim Dean as of July 1, 2024. The change comes as COB’s former Dean, Dr. Michael Hargis, assumed his new position as UCA provost and executive vice president of Academic Affairs.

Dr. Casey brings a vast array of leadership experience, and he is a well-respected faculty member. Dr. Casey completed his Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) in finance from Louisiana Tech University in 1996. To date, he has published more than 110 articles in such journals as the Financial Review, the Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics, and the Journal of Computer Information Systems. He also co-authored two high school personal finance textbooks published by Pearson. Dr. Casey held an Arkansas real estate sales license and was licensed as a registered investment advisor’s representative. His previous work experience is in construction, real estate, and financial services. In addition, he has over 15 years of administrative experience in higher education including ten years at UCA serving as department chair of EFIRM, Associate Dean of the College of Business, and Dean of the College of Business before returning to faculty in 2013.

At the conclusion of the national search for a new COB Dean, Dr. Casey plans to resume his role as Professor of Finance in the College of Business.

https://uca.edu/business/2024/07/09/mcasey-interim-dean

Successful Dissertation Defense

Submitted by: Melissa Eubanks, meubanks@uca.edu on 07/10/2024

Congratulations to Victoria Philippon for successfully defending her dissertation titled “A Qualitative Study on the Factors of Job Maintenance on Desistance: Among Justice-Involved Males,” on July 9, 2024! Well done!

Dissertation Committee: Dr. Femina Varghese, Chair, Dr. Elson Bihm, Dr. Marc Sestir, Dr. Mollie A. Price-Blackshear, Dr. Nina Roofe

 

Tutoring Services Open for Summer II

Submitted by: Jacob Christie, jchristie1@uca.edu on 07/10/2024

Hello UCA! Tutoring Services is now open for Summer II! Our excellent peer tutors can assist with one-on-one or small group tutoring in many courses including Chemistry, Physics, Computer Science, Biology, Algebra, and more! We are also equipped and prepared to work with students on testing skills, note-taking skills, study skills, and assistance with university technology. Whether students need content help or just want to brush up on some valuable student skills, UCA Tutoring Services is here to help!

We’re located in Torreyson 223 and open Monday through Friday, from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Tutors are available by making an appointment in Navigate 360 or are welcome to drop in. Please contact us at tutoring@uca.edu or visit us at uca.edu/studentsuccess/tutoring. Thank you!

https://uca.edu/studentsuccess/tutoring/

Bear CLAWS nomination for fall 2024

President Houston Davis recognizes outstanding students as Bear CLAWS award recipients during Board of Trustees meetings, and we need your assistance. If you know of students or student groups who should be considered for this designation, please nominate them by completing the Bear CLAWS submission form.

https://uca.edu/president/bear-claws/

Calling for DBIE-Related Scholarly Works

Submitted by: Lyn Gayfield, egayfield@uca.edu on 07/02/2024

Institutional Diversity and Inclusion is updating its website to highlight diversity, belonging, inclusion, and equity (DBIE) dissertations, publications, presentations, and creative activities.

If you would like your DBlE-related scholarly work mentioned on the website, please send the APA style citation to idi@uca.edu.

For examples, please visit the following link.

HAPPY SUMMERTIME!

http://uca.edu/go/DBIEsa

International Affairs Summer Camp at UCA

Submitted by: Mark Mullenbach, markm@uca.edu on 07/02/2024

The Department of Government, Public Service, and International Studies is hosting the Arkansas and the World: International Affairs Summer Camp at UCA on July 14-19, 2024. This one-week, experiential learning (residential) summer camp brings together some 50 high school students from throughout the state of Arkansas for educational workshops, UN General Assembly committee and plenary sessions, guest speakers, Global Trivia Competition (two rounds), and other group activities. The annual summer camp is sponsored by the department through a grant from the Arkansas Department of Education, Division of Elementary & Secondary Education, Academic Enrichment for Gifted/Talented in Summer (AEGIS) Programs.

https://uca.edu/politicalscience/home/experiential-learning-activities/model-united-nations/arkansas-and-the-world/

Blackboard: Customizing the Courses Page

Submitted by: Jennifer Brewer, jbrewer1@uca.edu on 07/02/2024

You can easily customize how you view the course in Blackboard.

Click on Courses to view all courses you are associated with in Blackboard. By default, when you click on Courses, you see Current Courses. However, you can change that by clicking the drop-down next to Current Courses at the top of the screen and selecting another semester.

You can also use the Filter at the top to refine the visible Courses. From this list, you have the option of viewing All Courses, Courses I teach, Courses I am taking, Courses I support, Open Courses, Private Courses, Completed Courses, and Hidden from me. NOTE: You may not have courses in each of these categories.

Favorites
Courses are marked as Favorites by clicking the star associated with that course. Depending on your view, Grid or List, the star may be at the far right (List View) or on the bottom right (Grid View) of the course title. Once you have marked a course as a Favorite, these courses will always appear at the top of your Courses view unless hidden.

Hide Courses
If you have too many courses in your list, you can hide them by clicking on the More, or three-dot menu (…) and selecting Hide Course.

NOTE: Once hidden, you will not see these courses in your list until you select Hidden from Me in the Filter at the top of the screen. You can click the More, or three-dot menu again and select Show Course.

Grid View vs List View
You can choose which view you want to use for your course list. List view provides a vertical list of each course. Grid view changes the look of the course list by arranging it in a grid with course images.

If you have questions or need assistance with customizing your Courses page, please contact DESupport@uca.edu.