Submitted by: Fredricka Sharkey, fsharkey@uca.edu on 06/03/2024
Fredricka Sharkey, director of media relations, graduated from the University of Southern Mississippi in May. Sharkey earned a Doctor of Education in higher education administration.
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Summer Start Program for Freshmen
Submitted by: Julia Winden Fey, juliawin@uca.edu on 05/28/2024
Incoming first-year students are invited to participate in UCA’s summer bridge program, Summer Start, August 11-16, 2024. Apply online now.
Top Hat Summer Camp
Submitted by: Jessica Underwood, jessicau@uca.edu on 05/29/2024
Ignite curiosity and captivate your students with inspiring keynotes and teaching insights at Top Hat Summer Camp!
Top Hat Summer Camp provides the insights and inspiration to elevate your impact on student success. Served up in weekly installments, you’ll hear from acclaimed experts, including Dr. James Lang, author of Small Teaching: Everyday Lessons from the Science of Teaching, and Dr. Linda Nilson, author of Creating Self-Regulated Learners: Strategies to Strengthen Students’ Self-Awareness and Learning Skills. Learn how fellow educators use Top Hat to create welcoming, engaging, learning experiences for their students. With an emphasis on best-practice sharing and guided demonstrations, you’ll learn how to create a high-impact course in Top Hat.
There are three virtual sessions from which to choose- attend one or all three!
July 11 – Starting the Semester
July 18 – Engaging Students In and Out of the Classroom
July 25 – Setting the Stage for Student Success
Details and free registration can be found at tophat.com/summercamp.
https://tophat.com/events/summer-camp-2024/
Seven Faculty Complete Global Learning Institute
Submitted by: Global Learning, globallearning@uca.edu on 05/29/2024
Seven faculty members recently completed the fourth Global Learning Institute, hosted by the Center for Global Learning and Engagement and the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Academic Leadership at the University of Central Arkansas.
During the May 20-21 event, faculty learned about Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
The participants also engaged with two panels featuring international and UCA faculty members who recently completed COIL projects. The international faculty focused on communication and cultural differences, while the UCA faculty addressed COIL student learning outcomes and course design.
Institute participants (left to right):
–Jennifer Rospert, Associate Professor, Art & Design
–Sun Kim Thao, Associate Professor, Communication Sciences & Disorders
–Evan Faidley, Assistant Professor, Leadership Studies
–Jia Zhu, Associate Professor, School of Language and Literature
–Stefanie Sorbet, Assistant Professor, Elementary, Literacy, and Special Education
–Sarah Malloy, UCA alumna, EdTech Ventures
–Samira Nichols, Assistant Professor, Computer Information Systems & Analytics
–Brigid Appiah Otoo, Assistant Professor, Computer Information Systems & Analytics
Since spring 2022, 11 UCA faculty members from four colleges have collaborated with international partners from 10 countries on five continents. Six faculty members have earned the Distinguished COIL Fellow designation for completing two or more COIL projects.
The four colleges with faculty who have completed COIL projects are the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences, College of Business, College of Education, and the Honors College.
https://uca.edu/global-learning/2024-global-learning-institute/
Calling for DBIE-Related Scholarly Works
Submitted by: Lyn Gayfield, egayfield@uca.edu on 05/23/2024
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!
Griffin Planetarium Shows
Submitted by: SCOTT AUSTIN, saustin@uca.edu on 05/22/2024
Griffin Planetarium shows this Friday May 24 and Saturday May 25 at 7:00pm: The one-hour shows this week include a tour of the current sky, and the full-dome movie “Secret Lives of Stars” narrated by Patrick Stewart. The planetarium is located in the Conway Corporation Center for the Sciences. Seating starts 10 minutes before show time. Admission is free. Seating limited to the first 94. No admission after the shows begin. No food or drink allowed.
Calling for DBIE-Related Scholarly Works
Submitted by: Lyn Gayfield, egayfield@uca.edu on 05/20/2024
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:
uca.edu/go/DBIEsa
HAPPY SUMMERTIME!
Food Pantry Closed on Memorial Day
Submitted by: Tracy McGarrity, tracym@uca.edu on 05/20/2024
The Bear Essentials Food Pantry will be closed for the observance of Memorial Day on Monday, May 27, 2024. We will reopen on Tuesday, May 28th at 11 am.
https://uca.edu/foodpantry/home/news/
Cross-listing and other Blackboard Course Changes
Submitted by: Jennifer Brewer, jbrewer1@uca.edu on 05/14/2024
Cross-listing and other Blackboard Course Changes
Requesting changes to your Blackboard course is quick and easy. Visit this page to access the Blackboard Course Change Request form.
Using this form, instructors can request that two or more sections of the same course be cross-listed, allowing course content to be posted once for all sections to access. (Read more about cross-listing Blackboard courses here, including some things to consider before making that request.)
There’s no need to submit a separate form for each cross-listing requested. Each request can be included on the same form.
In addition, to requesting that courses are cross-listed, this same form can be used to:
- Cross-list with another instructor. You’ll need to provide the CRN in the textbox that appears to the right when the box is checked for that course.
- Add additional users to a section. Select the role for the user from the drop-down and include the user’s email address in the text box that appears to the right when the box is checked for that course.
- Change course start and/or end dates. After checking the box, use the calendar buttons to select new start and/or end dates.
If needed, there is also an Additional Information text box at the bottom. You can add any other details/questions/comments there. If, for some reason, more information is needed from you before the request can be processed, you will be contacted.
Most requests are processed quickly. However, it can take time for those changes to show in Blackboard. Please be patient and let us know if you have any questions: DESupport@uca.edu.
Griffin Planetarium Shows
Submitted by: Scott Austin Austin, saustin@uca.edu on 05/15/2024
Griffin Planetarium shows this Friday May 17 and Saturday May 18 at 7:00pm: The one-hour shows this week include a tour of the current sky, and the full-dome movie “Stars of the Pharaohs”. The planetarium is located in the Conway Corporation Center for the Sciences. Seating starts 10 minutes before show time. Admission is free. Seating limited to the first 94. No admission after the shows begin. No food or drink allowed.