An assortment of UCA professors and staff across a broad range of academic disciplines has received almost $560,000 in grants awarded by state and federal agencies.
These grants include:
Dr. Jeff Whittingham, Department of Teaching, Learning, & Technology, College of Education, received $30,855 from the U. S. Department of Education through the Center for Civic Education for the project, “We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution”. The project provides free civics textbooks and materials to civics teachers in all congressional districts of the state including new materials for UCA education majors. Pat Ramsey, History Department and Marilyn Friga, Department of Teaching, Learning, and Technology serve as Congressional District Coordinators for the program.
Dr. Hui Wu and Dr. Adam Frank, Department of Writing, College of Fine Arts and Communication, received $83,316 from the U. S. Department of Education for the project “Improving the Asian Studies Curriculum through a Focus on China”. The project creates a Chinese language minor and a Chinese studies major. Students who take classes in the program have the opportunity to participate in short-term studies and internships in China.Sr. Officer Jake Moss, UCA Police Department, received $17,000 from the U.S. Department of Transportation through the Arkansas State Police for the project
