Area Experts to Teach About Historic Trails in Region

Three historic trails lead to a workshop for teachers on May 15 — the Butterfield Trail Stagecoach route, the Trail of Tears traveled by the Cherokee Nation and Civil War troop routes through Northwest Arkansas.

The Professional Development Academy in the College of Education and Health Professions at the University of Arkansas has teamed with the Botanical Garden of the Ozarks to bring Arkansas teachers student-based, hands-on access to natural resource learning.

In recognition of May as Arkansas Heritage Month, “The Heritage Trail: One Route, Three Histories of Arkansas” will be presented from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, May 15. It will take place at the garden at 4703 N. Crossover Road in Fayetteville.

The Department of Arkansas Heritage sets aside the month of May each year as a time for Arkansans to recognize and appreciate their heritage.

“We wanted to offer this workshop as a way for teachers to help their students appreciate the unique heritage of Northwest Arkansas and to learn more about the people who came before us,” said Judith Tavano, director of the Professional Development Academy.

Program presenters for the workshop are experts in their fields:

• Butterfield Trail: Marilyn Heifner, director of the Fayetteville Town Center and the Fayetteville Advertising and Promotion Commission, and Susan Young, outreach coordinator of the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History
• Trail of Tears: John McLarty, vice president of the Arkansas chapter of Trail of Tears Association
• Civil War routes: John Scott, superintendent of Pea Ridge National Military Park

The workshop is part of the Teaching Earth’s Lessons series. Teachers will learn why all three trail routes followed practically the same path. They will explore a curriculum guide to the Civil War in Arkansas and place themselves on each route and into life in 1850s northwest Arkansas.

Teachers can then take back lessons to use in their classrooms. They also receive three hours of professional development credit from the Arkansas Department of Education.

The program costs $29, and registration is required at Professional Development Event Registration.

Session to Examine Asian Diversity

In honor of Asian Pacific Heritage Month, staff from human resources at the University of Arkansas, along with the international culture team, will present how Asian Pacific Heritage Month came into being, as well as educate about China from the perspective of Bo Zhang, Xinxin Wu and Hanfei Wang (three UA Chinese students and staff).  They will present an overview of China and highlight Chinese Culture through demonstration of how to make Chinese Dumplings and performance of Chinese traditional music and dance. “Diversity: China-Perspectives of It’s People, Food and Culture” will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. Friday, May 9, in the ISS classroom in Holcombe Hall.

There is no fee to attend, however seating may be limited.  Please register to attend online at http://hr.uark.edu/Training/TrainingCalendar.asp or by calling Employee Development Program at 575-4432.

Safety in the Workplace Training to be Offered May 19

Mike Stiles will facilitate a session on safety in the workplace from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. May 19 in ARKU 507-508.

Safety is no accident.  This session will outline, discuss and expand on the ways a supervisor can reduce employee risk and what must be done to meet state regulatory requirements. Seating may be limited, please register to attend online at http://hr.uark.edu/Training/TrainingCalendar.asp or by calling 575-4432.

ISIS Basic Query Training Scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 8

A hands-on training session has been scheduled for university employees who create reports in ISIS. The session will be from 2 to 4:20 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 8,  at ADSB 154 and will include an overview of running reports in ISIS. In addition, participants will create and run basic queries during the session.

There is no charge for the training; however, space is limited to the first 15 registrants so early registration is recommended. Registration for the session is available on the Web at http://www.uark.edu/compserv/training/. Enrollment confirmation will be sent via e-mail.

For more information about any ISIS training, please e-mail the ISIS training office at isistrn@uark.edu.