Garry Craig Powell of the Department of Writing has just published a short story, “The Perfume Trees of Arkansas,” in the literary magazine Zone 3.
Terry James, chairman of UCA’s Department of Leadership Studies in the College of Education, currently is president of the national Association of Teacher Educators, which is convening this week for its national conference in Milwaukee.
Jacquie Rainey, Associate Dean of the College of Health and Behavioral Sciences, recently was elected to serve as the Vice-Coordinator of the Division Board for Certification of Health Education Specialist (DBCHES) and to the Board of Commissioners (BOC) for the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing (NCHEC). NCHEC’s mission is to improve the practice of health education and to serve the public and profession of health education by certifying health education specialists, promoting professional development, and strengthening professional preparation. The BOC is comprised of 11 individuals who govern and are accountable for all NCHEC activities including defining the mission, strategic planning, establishing policies and overseeing the division boards. The DBCHES assures periodic review and evaluation of certification and examination processes, recommends policies and procedures for CHES examination and ensures that NCHEC?s competency testing meets acceptable standards. Dr. Rainey had previously been serving as a director on the DBCHES.
