Provost Coffee Chat with Faculty to Focus on Employer of Choice in March
Provost Terry Martin
Provost Terry Martin will host a coffee chat with faculty March 29 to discuss becoming an employer of choice as part of the 150 Forward planning process.
The Provost Coffee Chat will be held at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 29, in the Multicultural Center Classroom in the Arkansas Union (ARKU 403). Faculty are invited to ask questions and share ideas with the Office of the Provost on how the university can become an employer of choice.
Faculty members who wish to be included in the pool of possible Provost Coffee Chat attendees can RSVP to attend by noon Thursday, March 23. Fifteen participants will be selected to attend the event from all those who respond.
Don't miss your chance to engage in conversation and share your valuable feedback.
About 150 Forward: The university is partnering with EAB, a higher education research group, to help facilitate several activities supporting the 150 Forward strategic planning process including a goal-setting workshop for campus leaders and providing a "toolkit" with resources for benchmarking and best practices. During the next few months, the university will initiate the town hall series, multiple workshops and other activities related to developing the university's strategic plan.
About the University of Arkansas: As Arkansas' flagship institution, the U of A provides an internationally competitive education in more than 200 academic programs. Founded in 1871, the U of A contributes more than $2.2 billion to Arkansas' economy through the teaching of new knowledge and skills, entrepreneurship and job development, discovery through research and creative activity while also providing training for professional disciplines. The Carnegie Foundation classifies the U of A among the few U.S. colleges and universities with the highest level of research activity. U.S. News & World Report ranks the U of A among the top public universities in the nation. See how the U of A works to build a better world at Arkansas Research News.
Contacts
Lyndsay Bradshaw, assistant director of executive communications
University Relations
479-575-5260,
lbrads@uark.edu
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