FACULTY NEWS
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FOR RELEASE: Thursday, May 08, 2008
University Professor Introduces Poetry Selections The May 12, 2008 issue of The New Yorker magazine features selections from Mihyar of Damascus: His Songs, by world-renowned poet Adonis (Ali Ahmad Said), translated from the Arabic and introduced by Adnan Haydar, University of Arkansas professor of comparative literature, and Michael Beard, published by BOA Editions, Ltd. and scheduled for release in July 2008. |
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FOR RELEASE: Monday, May 05, 2008
Herman Featured in The Things They've Done Architecture professor Greg Herman is among 68 alumni of Rice University’s School of Architecture who is celebrated in a new book, The Things They’ve Done, by longtime Rice professor William T. Cannady. The richly illustrated profiles demonstrate a wide range of career choices among the group: architectural design, to be sure, but also teaching, painting, acting, photography, real estate development and space craft design. Herman is in good company: among the others profiled are classmate Charles H. Renfro, a partner with Diller Scofidio + Renfro of New York and Los Angeles architect Randall Stout, who was the Fay Jones Visiting Professor at the University of Arkansas School of Architecture last year. After earning his M. Arch. from Rice, Herman practiced in Boston and became a licensed architect. Since coming to the University of Arkansas in 1991, he has taught design at every level of the curriculum, led studio classes in Mexico City, and helped students succeed in challenging technology courses. He also has developed a diverse series of courses that reflect his research interests, ranging from a history of American building technologies to the exploration of modular construction in design/build initiatives. The School of Architecture has honored Herman with the Mott Outstanding Teacher Award an unprecedented three times (in 2000, 2003 and 2004); he was elected a Fellow in the University of Arkansas Teaching Academy in 2005.
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FOR RELEASE: Monday, October 08, 2007
Computing Services Working to Help Those With Locked Accounts Unfortunately, over the weekend, some user UARK accounts were inadvertently locked. UARK accounts include e-mail, logging in to the wireless network, logging in to the General Access Computing Lab machines, ISIS and other University systems. If staff or faculty members or students previously re-set their password using the question/answer method, they can go to http://www.uark.edu/passweb and renew the account. If, however, a question and answer has not been established recently, students will need to go to the registrar's office to have their account reset. Faculty and staff members can go to the registrar or to Computing Services' Help Desk, located in the Administrative Services Building on Razorback Road to get their account renewed. University Information Technology Services and Computing Services apologize for this inconvenience. For questions, comments or concerns, please phone the Help Desk at 575-2901. |
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FOR RELEASE: Friday, October 05, 2007
Recycling Surplus University of Arkansas Property The university's surplus equipment office at the University of Arkansas is committed to recycling out-dated university-owned property, but the office is required to follow Arkansas state surplus regulations when doing so. The office reminds the university community that recycling programs such as the Green-Fed II, sponsored by the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality and the Recycling Business Group, are for personally owned equipment, only. "University faculty and staff are required to dispose of university-owned equipment only through the surplus equipment office," said Jim Hashbarger, university business manager. "That has not changed. We support the Green-Fed II project as a means to reduce electronic waste from Arkansas landfills. We strive to do this with surplus university-owned equipment as well by working with state and private vendors to recycle as much as possible." ### Contact:Jim Hashbarger, business manager Steve Voorhies, manager of media relations |


