Faculty Appreciation Week Highlights

Faculty Appreciation Week will run April 9-12. The following events are among those planned:

Monday, April 9

  • Faculty Applause award presentations, sponsored by University Housing and the Office for Faculty Development and Enhancement.
    Time: Variable throughout the day.

Tuesday, April 10

  • Faculty Applause award presentations, sponsored by University Housing and the Office for Faculty Development and Enhancement
    Time: Variable throughout the day

  • Provost Jim Coleman, Faculty Address, sponsored by the Office of the Provost
    Time and place: 3:30-4:30 p.m. in Giffels Auditorium

Wednesday, April 11

  • Student Panel Discussion on "Best Practices in the Classroom: Making an Impact and Engaging Your Students." RSVP by April 4. Sponsored by the Office for Faculty Development and Enhancement
    Time and place: 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in Arkansas Union Rooms 507-509

  • Faculty Appreciation Banquet by invitation only, sponsored by the Associated Student Government
    Time: 5:30-6:30 p.m.

Thursday, April 12

  • Faculty Appreciation Lunch by invitation only, sponsored by University Housing
    Time: 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

  • Faculty Appreciation Reception, sponsored by the Office for Faculty Development and Enhancement
    Time and place: 5-6:30 p.m. at the Janelle Y. Hembree Alumni House

Visit the Faculty Appreciation page for additional events and promotions.

Contacts

Ro Di Brezzo, vice provost for faculty affairs
Division of Academic Affairs
479-575-2152, rdibrezz@uark.edu

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