Success Stories

We take great pride in serving Arkansas, advancing impactful research, and fostering a caring culture. Below are some of our key points of pride and stories about the faculty, staff, and students who help bring our WE CARE goals and strategies to life.

Points of Pride

Interprofessional workshop

Impactful Research

Faculty and staff drive grant growth to $56.5M

In the first two years of the WE CARE Strategic Plan, faculty and staff in the College of Education and Health Professions have received over $56.5 million in grants, a 53% increase from the prior two years.

Interprofessional workshop
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Impactful Research

Faculty produce highly cited research

Since 2023, faculty members in the College of Education and Health Professions have received over 50,000 citations for their research.

Westwood tutoring

Service to Arkansas

Students serve over 50% of Arkansas counties

In spring 2025, 1,744 students from the College of Education and Health Professions were engaged in internships and clinical experiences in 43 (57%) of 75 counties across Arkansas. The college engages with over 800 partners in the state. View a map of these partnerships.

Westwood tutoring
ATC summer institute

Service to Arkansas

9,000+ professionals reached through workforce development

In the 2024-2025 academic year, the College of Education and Health Professions hosted more than 30 workforce development activities, engaging over 9,000 education and healthcare professionals to enhance their skills and expand their knowledge.

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Caring Culture

College awards 172 Rounds of Applause to celebrate a culture of caring

Since August 2023, the College of Education and Health Professions has awarded 172 WE CARE Rounds of Applause to exceptional faculty and staff members who go above and beyond to demonstrate extraordinary care for their colleagues, students, and community.

We Care Sign in a hand in front of Old Main
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Caring Culture

Faculty and staff identify strengths of the college

Each spring, the college deploys a Pulse Survey to faculty and staff members to foster a caring work culture and promote employee retention. Areas of strength revealed in the most recent survey included opportunities to work with dedicated students and colleagues, support for research advancement, collaboration across disciplines, and the ability to directly impact the state.

WE CARE Stories

Multiuniversity Alliance Seeks to Transform Communication Devices

Multiuniversity Alliance Seeks to Transform Communication Devices

A faculty team in the College of Education and and Health Professions is leading a nearly $4.8 million project — in collaboration with Florida State, Auburn, Penn State and Temple universities — to develop new artificial intelligence-enhanced technologies to help...

Magic at Work: A Letter from the Dean

Magic at Work: A Letter from the Dean

Have you ever read Harold and the Purple Crayon? Like Harold, our college doesn’t wait for a path to appear; we draw it ourselves. Whether we’re building something new or adding a creative stroke to make it even better, we always have our purple crayons on hand. I am...

Summer Camps Create Fun, Give Students Real-World Experience

Summer Camps Create Fun, Give Students Real-World Experience

The college hosts various summer camps for local children and teenagers every year that are fun but also help them develop new skills and make friends along the way. The camps are also good training grounds for our students from various majors, offering valuable...

Innovation Rally Equips and Inspires Educators Across Arkansas

Innovation Rally Equips and Inspires Educators Across Arkansas

The Office of Innovation for Education (OIE), a research and outreach unit of the College of Education and Health Professions, recently brought together educators and leaders from across Arkansas to explore how strong educational roots can cultivate bold and creative...

Show that You Care

Help us advance our strategic priorities

Education and health are vital cornerstones of economic and societal well-being in every community. The WE CARE strategic plan serves as a catalyst for innovation across healthcare and education and an accelerator of improved education and health outcomes in Arkansas and beyond.

Contact Tracee Norris, the college's managing director of development, at 479-575-6596 or traceen@uark.edu, to learn more about supporting the WE CARE strategic plan or to discuss specific priorities that are meaningful to you.
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Office of the Dean

College of Education and Health Professions

324 Graduate Education Building
751 W. Maple Ave.
University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR 72701

WE CARE: Wellness and Education Commitment to Arkansas Excellence