Stories

Meet the faculty, staff, and students who are bringing WE CARE goals and strategies to life. Enjoy these stories of how we care.

College Honors Extraordinary Alumni at Awards Banquet

College Honors Extraordinary Alumni at Awards Banquet

The College of Education and Health Professions has more than 38,000 alumni in all 50 states and 62 countries making significant contributions to their professions and communities. Last week, the college celebrated a dozen of these alumni at a banquet, all of whom...

UAPB, U of A Collaborate on ‘Day-One-Ready’ Teachers for Arkansas

UAPB, U of A Collaborate on ‘Day-One-Ready’ Teachers for Arkansas

The College of Education and Health Professions recently hosted in Fayetteville 19 delegates from the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, continuing a better-together-themed partnership focused on preparing "day-one-ready" teachers for Arkansas. UAPB Dean Kimberley...

College Finds Leadership Wisdom in ‘Lead it Like Lasso’ Workshop

College Finds Leadership Wisdom in ‘Lead it Like Lasso’ Workshop

Faculty and staff in the college turned to the wisdom of one of television’s most recognizable coaches at a special leadership workshop on Jan. 28. Guided by the wit and insights from the television show Ted Lasso, Marnie Stockman and Nick Coniglio, leadership coaches...

College Celebrates Impactful Research Success at End-of-Year Event

College Celebrates Impactful Research Success at End-of-Year Event

The  College of Education and Health Professions recently hosted an end-of-year reception, celebrating its success in advancing impactful research across Arkansas and beyond. Impactful Research is a key priority in the WE CARE strategic plan. The college is committed...

College Offers New Course on Interprofessional Practice

College Offers New Course on Interprofessional Practice

As part of a new course offering, students in the college took an eight-week crash course on the elements of interprofessional practice. In Introduction & Exposure to Interprofessional Practice, students embarked on an exploratory journey through the core...

Dean’s Seminar Explores Leadership Lessons from ‘Lincoln to Lasso’

Dean’s Seminar Explores Leadership Lessons from ‘Lincoln to Lasso’

Observe without judging. These three words have left a lasting impact on senior Mariana Dias Spotorno da Silva, a student in this semester’s College of Education and Health Professions Dean’s Seminar, Leadership in Coaching: Lessons from Lincoln to Lasso. “It reminds...

WE CARE-A-VAN Team Travels to Southeast Arkansas

WE CARE-A-VAN Team Travels to Southeast Arkansas

Members of the College of Education and Health Professions recently embarked on the college's third WE CARE-A-VAN tour, a 750-mile roundtrip journey across the southeastern corner of Arkansas. This semester's tour saw 14 faculty, staff and administrators from the...

College Kicks Off New Alumni Mentoring Program

College Kicks Off New Alumni Mentoring Program

The College of Education and Health Professions recently kicked off its new Alumni Mentoring Program (AMP) at an event on campus, allowing students and alumni to connect in person. The program was created to build strong connections between students and alumni and...

College Holds Interprofessional Education Workshop

College Holds Interprofessional Education Workshop

Over 45 faculty and administrative leaders from the College of Education and Health Professions recently convened to brainstorm and discuss the integration of interprofessional education across the college's diverse programs and departments. The college held a...

College Presents 74 Rounds of Applause to Those ‘Caught Caring’

College Presents 74 Rounds of Applause to Those ‘Caught Caring’

Karan Burnette's WE CARE Round of Applause sits in a place of honor on the top shelf of an antique writing desk in her office. It shares space with three glass hummingbirds, a favorite of her late mother, and a photo of Burnette's beloved Australian Shepherd. It's...

Students Explore Mind-Body Connection

Students Explore Mind-Body Connection

Students in the College of Education and Health Professions' spring 2024 Dean's Seminar "The Mind-Body Connection" stepped into an engaging exploration of the crucial relationship between one's mind and body. Erin Howie Hickey, associate professor of Exercise Science,...

College Kicks Off This Summer’s WE CARE Everywhere Campaign

College Kicks Off This Summer’s WE CARE Everywhere Campaign

The College of Education and Health Professions is encouraging faculty, staff, students, friends of the college and alumni to share its WE CARE message across the globe this summer. Scroll banners with the phrase "WE CARE Everywhere" are waiting for their chance to...

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College of Education and Health Professions

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University of Arkansas
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