Dr. Mark Baillie leads the Mobile Institute on Scientific Teaching workshop on campus. Photo by Benjamin Krain.

UA Little Rock Faculty Embrace Strategies to Improve Teaching

UA Little faculty members learned about valuable teaching strategies to improve student success and retention in the classroom through active-learning techniques during the 2023 Mobile Institute on Scientific Teaching held May 15-19 in Ottenheimer Library. Continue reading “UA Little Rock Faculty Embrace Strategies to Improve Teaching”

Dr. David Montague

Faculty Mentoring Program Helps UA Little Rock Faculty Members Succeed

When Dr. Connie Barber started a new faculty position this year, she found the University Faculty Mentoring Program to be an invaluable guide to learning the ropes at UA Little Rock. Continue reading “Faculty Mentoring Program Helps UA Little Rock Faculty Members Succeed”

ATLE Co-Directors René Shroat-Lewis, Laura Barrio-Vilar, and Tom Tudo receive awards during the Faculty Excellence Awards Ceremony. Photo by Ben Krain.

Academy of Teaching and Learning Excellence Promotes Faculty Excellence and Learning Success at UA Little Rock

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock is home to a professional faculty development unit that promotes instructional excellence and student learning success for hundreds of hard-working faculty members every year. Continue reading “Academy of Teaching and Learning Excellence Promotes Faculty Excellence and Learning Success at UA Little Rock”

UA Little Rock professors, from left, Mark Baille, Ronia Kattoum, Michael Moore, David Montague and Lundon Pinneo received a large grant from the National Science Foundation to work to improve undergraduate education in the Donaghey College of STEM.

Largest NSF Grant Awarded to UA Little Rock Will Support Ongoing Undergraduate STEM Education Efforts

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock has been awarded a nearly $2 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to enhance teaching and learning and to promote student success in undergraduate STEM education. This is the largest grant UA Little Rock has ever received from the National Science Foundation.  Continue reading “Largest NSF Grant Awarded to UA Little Rock Will Support Ongoing Undergraduate STEM Education Efforts”

UA Little Rock graduates are honored during a 2021 Spring Hybrid Commencement Ceremony. Photo by Ben Krain.

UA Little Rock to Celebrate In-Person Commencement Ceremony Dec. 18

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock is getting back to tradition with the university’s first in-person commencement ceremony since the COVID-19 pandemic began.  Continue reading “UA Little Rock to Celebrate In-Person Commencement Ceremony Dec. 18”

Faculty Excellence nominee David Briscoe. Photo by Ben Krain.

Briscoe Named University Professor at UA Little Rock

Dr. David Briscoe, a professor of sociology, has the distinction of being the first UA Little Rock faculty member appointed the honorific title of university professor.  Continue reading “Briscoe Named University Professor at UA Little Rock”

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock has selected Drs. David Briscoe, Nitin Agarwal, and Bronwyn MacFarlane as the 2021 winners of the Faculty Excellence Awards. 

UA Little Rock Honors Briscoe, Agarwal, and MacFarlane as Top Professors of 2021

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock has selected Drs. David Briscoe, Nitin Agarwal, and Bronwyn MacFarlane as the 2021 winners of the Faculty Excellence Awards.  Continue reading “UA Little Rock Honors Briscoe, Agarwal, and MacFarlane as Top Professors of 2021”