Days before fall break, Dr. Kristin Mann, associate professor in the UALR Department of History, is standing next to a giant overhead slide outlining a map of vacant homes that cuts a swath across the city. Continue reading “New course uncovers ‘shades of gray’ in Little Rock neighborhoods”
Dr. Zulma Toro, provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs at UALR, joins a diverse panel discussing immigration reform in Arkansas, Wednesday, Aug. 28. Continue reading “Toro joins diverse panel for immigration reform discussion”
UALR will honor its top faculty at the 2013 Faculty Excellence Awards Ceremony Friday, April 12, at the Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall in the Fine Arts Building. Continue reading “Faculty to be Honored at Excellence Awards”
A reception welcoming two of UALR’s newest administrators to campus will be held Thursday, Feb. 28. Continue reading “Reception to Welcome Two New Administrators”
UALR Chancellor Joel E. Anderson has announced the appointment of Zulma Toro-Ramos as provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs. Toro-Ramos, currently dean of the College of Engineering at Wichita State University in Wichita, Kansas, will assume the new position on Jan. 7, 2013.
Candidates for the position of provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock will start arriving for on-campus interviews beginning Thursday, Oct. 18.
The first candidate, Jerry Herron, Ph.D., founding dean of the Irvin D. Reid Honors College at Wayne State University, will be on campus Oct. 18 and 19. Other finalist visits will be Zulma R. Toro-Ramos, Ph.D., dean of the College of Engineering at Wichita State University, Oct. 22 and 23; and Laurence B. Alexander, Ph.D., J.D., associate dean of the graduate school at the University of Florida, Oct. 25 and 26.
A fourth candidate, Kevin Truman, Ph.D., dean of engineering at the University of Missouri at Kansas City, has withdrawn, according to Academic Search, the firm that has assisted UALR in the search.
The interview schedule for each candidate includes two open meetings for faculty and staff, one on the main campus and one at the UALR William H. Bowen School of Law. The candidates will also meet with a variety of other stakeholders including the search committee, deans, department chairs, students, the Faculty Senate Executive Committee, chancellor, interim provost, community representatives, and members of the Alumni Board, UALR Foundation Fund Board, and the UALR Board of Visitors.
Everyone who attends a session with a candidate will be encouraged to provide input through an online survey. The responses will be available to the search committee and the chancellor.
Chancellor Joel E. Anderson said that once the on-campus visits are completed, the appointment announcement will probably be within three to four weeks. He said that after the visits, the search committee and the chancellor will review survey results, make final background checks and reference calls, and begin negotiations with the top candidate. Dr. Anderson said he hopes the new provost can be on the job in January.
UALR’s Department of Psychology, with funding from the Office of the Provost, will present “Culture, Ethnicity, and Children’s Learning,” a lecture by Dr. William S. Hall, at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 17, in the UALR Engineering and Information Technology Auditorium.
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UALR Chancellor Joel E. Anderson announced today that David O. Belcher, provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs at UALR, has accepted the position of chancellor at Western Carolina University in Cullowhee, N.C.
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Dr. David Belcher, UALR provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs, has announced new appointments and reassignments in the Provost’s Office.
UALR faculty welcome 25 new members this fall, including seven new nursing instructors in the growing program that is addressing one of Arkansas’ most profound health care needs. Enrollment in UALR’s Department of Nursing is expected to break enrollment records this semester.