1. TUESDAY, MARCH 31, 2015
U of A to Put Spotlight on Faculty, Say
‘Thank You’
Week of events include … celebrating what faculty mean to the
campus.
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. –The University of Arkansas will host its first university-wide Faculty
Appreciation Week, Monday, April 6 through Friday, April 10. Events will include a faculty
enrichment series on “Work-Life” balance, a student panel thanking faculty, a faculty reception,
a faculty panel to discuss the academy and an ice cream social.
“The purpose of Faculty Appreciation Week is simply to acknowledge the dedicated and
sustained efforts of our university’s greatest resource, the faculty,” said Ro DiBrezzo, vice
provost for faculty development and enhancement, who is organizing the event. “This is going
to be the Woodstock of faculty celebrations. Rather than make it a one time event we plan to
institutionalize it.”
One of the first events will be a student panel at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 7, [location]
discussing the ways faculty members have affected students’ college careers.
“Around here we have the saying, ‘Students First,’” said Chancellor G. David Gearhart. “Perhaps
it should be, ‘Students First, Faculty Always.’ Our faculty are critical to creating a Student First
environment and those who do need to be recognized for their efforts.”
- Faculty Enrichment Series: "Work-Life Balance Revisited: Peace of Mind for Faculty,"
Monday, April 6, 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM, WJWH 203 (Hembree Room):
- Student “shout out” (Students can use #WooProf to show their thanks for the Faculty)
Tuesday, April 7
- Faculty Reception (food and beverages, music)
Wednesday, April 8, 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM, Alumni House:
- Faculty Panel (small group of faculty discuss the academy)
Thursday, April 9, 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM, AFLS107E (Hembree Auditorium):
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2. - Ice Cream Social (walk-by event)
Friday, April 10, 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM, Student Union mall:
As part of the week’s celebration, faculty will receive discounts at the University Bookstore and
an extension on the “Friday $6 lunch deal” through out the week from Chartwells. University
Recreation will also provide discounts of 17% off UREC memberships, $10 per hour massages at
the HPER, free equipment rental, and free body assessment on the new InBody machine at the
Donna Axum Fitness Center during Faculty Appreciation Week.
Razorback athletics will show their support for faculty members at the softball game on
Monday, April 6 and the baseball game on Friday, April 10,
with discount tickets to both games
and a faculty member throwing the first pitch in each game. The athletics department will also
hang a banner over Razorback Road during the week, and show support for the faculty with a
“Thank You” image on the giant screen at the Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium.
“If you appreciate a professor’s engaging classroom or exciting research, please let him or her
know,” said Gearhart. “You’d be surprised how rarely they hear it and how much it means to
them.”
For more information on Faculty Appreciation Week visit thanks.uark.edu. The full schedule of
events will be posted at facultydev.uark.edu on Saturday, April 4.
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CONTACTS:
Ro DiBrezzo, vice provost
Faculty Development and Enhancement
479-575-2152, rdibrezz @uark.edu
Steve Voorhies, manager, media relations
University Relations
479-575-3583, voorhies@uark.edu
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