Nominations Being Taken for Employee of Quarter

Nominations are now being taken for University of Arkansas Employee of the 4th Quarter (April, May and June). Faculty and staff of the UA-Fayetteville campus are encouraged to nominate staff employees in recognition of outstanding service to the university. All regularly appointed staff are eligible for nomination.  Nominees must have been employed by the University of Arkansas for at least one year. To download a nomination form, please visit the Staff Senate Employee of the Quarter Web site at http://www.uark.edu/ua/stsenate/eoq_nom.html or to request a nomination form, please contact Lisa Frye at lfrye@walton.uark.edu. The nomination deadline for the 4th quarter is July 15.

University of Arkansas Ranks 25th in Directors' Cup Standings

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The University of Arkansas finished 25th in the 2008-09 United States Sports Academy’s Directors’ Cup standings, it was announced Monday.

The Directors’ Cup is presented annually by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics, the United States Sports Academy and USA Today to the best overall collegiate athletics programs in the country and this year’s standings were announced following the conclusion of the 2009 College World Series when final results were tallied.

Programs are scored for their NCAA Championship finish and may count 20 sports, 10 for men and 10 for women.

Arkansas’ 25th-place finish is the second time the Razorbacks have had back-to-back top 25 finishes. The Razorbacks were 24th last year. The previous occurrence was 1997-98 and 1998-99 when Arkansas was 14th and 19th, respectively.

The Razorbacks were fifth in the always-tough Southeastern Conference trailing No. 3 Florida, No. 9 LSU, No. 18 Georgia and No. 23 Tennessee. Arkansas bested No. 25 South Carolina by two places and 10 points with Alabama in at No. 30 nearly 80 points behind the Razorbacks. The rest of the SEC includes No. 34 Kentucky, No. 39 South Carolina, No. 60 Ole Miss, No. 67 Vanderbilt and No. 100 Mississippi State.

“With extraordinary team and individual athletic accomplishments, exceptional academic achievements and unprecedented community service involvement, our more than 460 student-athletes ensured that 2008-09 will be a school year not soon forgotten by the Razorback Nation,” said Jeff Long, vice chancellor and director of athletics. “Fourteen of our 19 sport programs competed in post-season competition including earning six NCAA regional championship or super regional championships, four Southeastern Conference titles and one NCAA national championship runner-up finish. Congratulations to our student-athletes, coaches and staff on our recognition as a top-25 all sports program.  We look forward to continued success in the Razorback program in the years to come.”

Arkansas scored a program-best 730 points this year behind a solid spring in which the Razorback programs tallied 421.0 points. Arkansas scored 63.0 fall points and 246.0 points during the winter season.

The top-point earning team this past spring was the Arkansas men’s golf team. The Razorbacks played to a runner-up finish at the 2009 NCAA Championships earning Arkansas 90 points.

Baseball was next picking up 83 points after their third-place showing followed by 69 points from men’s track and field. Women’s tennis added 64 points; women’s golf scored 47.5; women’s track and field scored 42.5; and softball scored 25 points this spring.

The Stanford Cardinal won its 15th consecutive Directors’ Cup with 1455.00 points. The Cardinal scored points in 22 different sports, counting 10 of those. The Cardinal had 14 top-10 finishes including the men’s gymnastics and women’s rowing national championships. North Carolina scored 1184.25 points to unseat UCLA for the No. 2 spot. The Bruins, who fell to No. 16 this year, had been second for three consecutive years. SEC member Florida was third with 1172.75 points with Southern California fourth with 1137.75 points. Michigan rounded out the top five scoring 1131.80 points.

The rest of the top 10 were No. 6 Texas, No. 7 California, No. 8 Virginia, No. 9 LSU and No. 10 Ohio State.

For more information about Arkansas athletics log on to ArkansasRazorbacks.com.

Arkansas’ All-Time Finishes in the NACDA Sports Academy Directors’ Cup

Year — Place — Points
2008-09 25th 730.0
2007-08 24th 696.0
2006-07  31st 604.08
2005-06 28th 547.625
2004-05 32nd 521.75
2003-04 27th 591.75
2002-03 31st 530.0
2001-02 35th 540.0
2000-01 36th 454.0
1999-2000 26th 538.5
1998-99 19th 360.0
1997-98 14th 400.0
1996-97 38th 324.0
1995-96 28th 337.0
1994-95 18th 417.5
1993-94 27th 343.5

Top 50 Institutions in the 2008-09 NACDA Sports Academy Directors’ Cup

1 Stanford 1455.00
2 North Carolina 1184.25
3 Florida 1172.75
4 Southern California 1137.75
5 Michigan 1131.80
6 Texas 1105.50
7 California 1072.00
8 Virginia 1059.00
9 Louisiana State 1029.00
10 Ohio State 1015.80
11 Washington 1010.25
12 Arizona State 1001.75
13 Texas A&M 976.00
14 Minnesota 975.75
15 Florida State 945.00
16 UCLA 909.25
17 Duke (N.C.) 891.80
18 Georgia 866.50
19 Penn State 813.10
20 Illinois 808.75
21 Notre Dame 775.13
22 Oregon 757.25
23 Tennessee 746.25
24 Arizona 738.50
25 ARKANSAS 730.00
26 Auburn 720.00
27 Michigan State 708.05
28 Maryland 668.80
29 Oklahoma 656.50
30 Alabama 650.60
31 Nebraska 639.30
32 Louisville 625.50
33 Baylor (Tex.) 611.75
34 Kentucky 607.80
35 Oklahoma State 605.25
36 Missouri 585.30
37 Wake Forest 580.25
38 Purdue 569.63
39 South Carolina 560.75
40 Princeton (N.J.) 537.00
41 Wisconsin 535.50
42 Texas Christian 528.00
43 Miami (Fla.) 491.00
44 Northwestern 483.00
45 Iowa 474.30
46 Virginia Tech 459.25
47 Brigham Young (Utah) 453.75
48 Georgia Tech 452.38
49 Boise State 449.30
50 West Virginia 442.50

SEC Institutions

3 Florida 1172.75
9 Louisiana State 1029.00
18 Georgia 866.50
23 Tennessee 746.25
25 ARKANSAS 730.00
26 Auburn 720.00
30 Alabama 650.60
34 Kentucky 607.80
39 South Carolina 560.75
60 Ole Miss 341.50
67 Vanderbilt 307.00
100 Mississippi State 177.00

Stankus, Libraries Honored on Floor of House of Representatives

Rep. John Boozman (3rd District, Ark.) spoke on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives on Monday, June 8, to recognize the University of Arkansas Libraries and one of Mullins Library's staff members, Tony Stankus.

"Special Libraries Association members are celebrating the organization's centennial celebration," Boozman read into the official record. "For 100 years, SLA as made it its mission to collection information for professionals and their strategic partners.

"Today, I take great pride in recognizing the University of Arkansas Libraries and the resources that they have provided students, professors and researchers year after year. Behind these libraries are the very knowledgeable information professionals. Particularly, I'd like to recognize Tony Stankus, the science librarian at the Mullins Library on the University of Arkansas campus."

Stankus is to be named a Fellow of the Special Libraries Association this week during its centennial conference in Washington, D.C. In recognition of the centennial, Stankus organized a poll to identify the 100 most influential journals of biology and medicine during the last 100 years.

While in Washington, Stankus is scheduled to have lunch with Boozman.

Advisers Taking Presentation on to National Conference

Following a successful debut at a regional conference, University of Arkansas academic advisers Amy Koster and Alexis Hurdle will take their presentation about using wikis to the national conference of the National Academic Advising Association in San Antonio this fall.

Koster and Hurdle work in the Boyer Center for Student Services in the College of Education and Health Professions. In May in New Orleans, they presented “Wiki Wiki: How to Present the Same Ol’ Information in a Quick and Student Friendly Format” at the association’s South Central Region 7 Conference.

 “The main objective of the presentation is to show how a new technology can be used to repackage material into an easier format that students find more relatable,” according to the advisers’ abstract.

Koster and Hurdle demonstrated the simplicity of the wiki format and its familiarity to students. A wiki is a collection of Web pages designed to enable anyone with access to contribute or modify content. Wikis are often used to create collaborative Web sites, with the Wikipedia encyclopedia probably the most well-known one.

Koster and Hurdle also explained their development of a Web site using the Microsoft Sharepoint technology. The Boyer Center’s Sharepoint site can be viewed at https://sharepoint.uark.edu/sites/EDUC/BOYER/default.aspx.

The presentation won the Best of Region 7 Award, garnering the advisers a $650 prize toward travel expenses for the fall conference.

“With the many rave reviews given to your presentation, I can tell you deserve it,” wrote Pam Prescott of Southeastern Louisiana University, the conference program chair.

Oxford and Vorsanger Honored for Lifetime Contributions to the University of Arkansas

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Two long-time employees, supporters and friends of the University of Arkansas will be honored when plaques are unveiled during a ceremony in the Administration Building lobby at 4 p.m. Wednesday, March 25.

The first honoree, the late Charles Oxford, served the university for more than six decades. After retiring in 1986, he worked an additional 17 years for the University of Arkansas Foundation. He served in many capacities including professor of chemical engineering, associate dean, vice president and vice chancellor for academic affairs and executive director of the foundation. In 1974 and in 1983, he served as interim president of the university.

Oxford was awarded honorary degrees from the University of Arkansas and the University of Arkansas in Little Rock and was an inaugural member of the Arkansas Academy of Chemical Engineers. The Charles W. Oxford Professorship in Emerging Technologies and the Oxford Lecture Series honor his accomplishments and his service to students, faculty and programs.

The second honoree is Fred Vorsanger. He has been involved in the northwest Arkansas community for more than 40 years. He has served as vice president of finance and administration, executive director of the University of Arkansas Foundation, manager of Bud Walton Arena and mayor of the city of Fayetteville.

Vorsanger has been a member of the University of Arkansas Board of Advisors, the Campaign for the Twenty-First Century Steering Committee and the Towers of Old Main. In 1999, the Arkansas Alumni Association made him an honorary alumnus. During the Campaign for the Twenty-First Century, he and his wife, Doreen, established the Fred S. and Doreen D. Vorsanger Endowed Scholarships in the Sam M. Walton College of Business.

The plaques will serve as permanent recognition of the institution’s appreciation for Vorsanger’s and Oxford’s leadership and commitment to the University of Arkansas.

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Danielle Strickland, manager of advancement communications
Office of university relations
479-422-3434, strick@uark.edu

Employee of Quarter Awards Announced for Second Quarter of 2008-09

The University of Arkansas Employee of the Second Quarter Awards for the 2008-09 school year have been announced. They are:

• Professional/Nonfaculty/Academic — Karen Stair, Architecture, assistant to the dean
• Professional/Nonfaculty/Administrative — Janet Walker, accountant, intramural sports
• Secretarial/Clerical — Doris Self, switchboard operator II, phone office
• Technical/Paraprofessional — Melissa Longamore, administrative assistant II, mechanical engineering
• Skilled Crafts/Service/Maintenance — Eddie Smith, skilled trades worker, printing services

Congratulations to each of these winners!

Staff Senate Taking Nominations for Employee of Quarter

The Staff Senate announced that it is taking nominations for Employee of the Quarter for the first quarter. Deadline for nominations is Oct. 15. A PDF of the nomination form can be downloaded at http://www.uark.edu/ua/stsenate/eoq_nom.html. Nomination forms can be sent to Lisa Frye, Walton College of Business, WCOB 402, or faxed to 575-3241.

Training Session About Recruitment Process

The Office of Affirmative Action will present a training session on the recruitment process for faculty and non-classified staff. Danielle Wood will be facilitator. The session will be from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Monday, Sept. 15, in Room 305 of the Arkansas Union.

This class focuses on the three-step recruitment process and its required documentation, the do's and don'ts of interviewing, and recruiting for diversity. Search chairs, administrative staff and support staff are encouraged to attend. After attending this training session, participants will be able to:

1. Discuss why the recruitment process is important within the University of Arkansas System.
2. Identify methods and vehicles for recruiting within diverse populations.
3. Outline and explain the three-step recruitment process.
4. Identify do’s and don’ts of interviewing.
5. Identify University of Arkansas policy and legal requirements for retention of recruitment records.

Please register to attend, either online at http://hr.uark.edu/Training/TrainingCalendar.asp or by calling 575-4432.

Purchase Your Employee Parking Permit for 2008-09

For employees who haven't already purchased an All Area, Reserved, Garage or Faculty/Staff parking permit for the 2008-09 academic year, they should do so as soon as possible. The expiration date for 2008 permits is extended to Friday, Aug. 15. For employees who want to pay for a permit by payroll deduction and want to have 12 monthly deductions, a permit request must be received by the transit and parking department no later than 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 12. Employees wishing to renew their Faculty/Staff, All Area, Reserved or Garage parking permit online and pay by payroll deduction should go to http://parking.uark.edu/ededuct.htm and complete and submit the form.

Employees may also print a copy of the payroll deduction/vehicle registration form from the Web at http://parking.uark.edu/payrollDeductionForm.pdf and fax it to 575-2356.

For employees who select to have a parking permit sent to them by mail, the parking permit should arrive in five to seven business days. Employees who wish to pick up the permit may come to the transit and parking department in the Administrative Services Building between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Employees who wish to purchase a permit in person may do so either at the transit and parking department in the Administrative Services Building between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. or at the parking Office at the Harmon Avenue Parking Garage between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Both offices are open Monday through Friday.

For questions about purchasing a parking permit, please call Carla at 575-4666 or e-mail her at carlah@uark.edu.