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<pubDate>Sat, 10 May 2008 01:11:00 CST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[University Revises Budget, Proposes Salary Increases for Faculty and Staff in 2008-09]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[FAYETTEVILLE,
Ark. - The University of Arkansas expects to offer modest raises to faculty and
staff under a new budget model for the 2008-09 fiscal year, despite initial
concerns that a proposed cut of nearly $5 million in state funding for the
university might hinder its ability to offer pay increases.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[University of Arkansas Committee Named to Seek New Provost]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[FAYETTEVILLE,
Ark. - University of Arkansas Chancellor-elect G. David Gearhart announced
today the appointment of a committee to conduct a national search for a provost
and vice chancellor for academic affairs to replace Bob Smith, who will join
the faculty full-time on July 1.. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Three Upward Bound Students to Receive Dell Foundation Scholarships ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[FAYETTEVILLE,
Ark. - The Michael &amp; Susan Dell Foundation's Dell Scholars Program awarded
254 new Dell Scholars this month with $5 million in scholarship funds. Three local
participants in the University of Arkansas Upward Bound programs will receive
part of that money. They are Jennifer Garcia of Rogers High School; Maegan
Huffman of Lincoln High School; and Sierra McCabe of Van Buren High School.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Infor Donates Supply Chain Network Design Software to University of Arkansas]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[FAYETTEVILLE,
Ark. - Georgia-based software provider, Infor, has donated software licenses for Infor SCM Network
Design, a supply chain planning and analysis software used by some of the
world's most recognizable companies, to the University of Arkansas. Infor SCM
Network Design will be implemented by the Supply Chain Management Research
Center in the Sam M. Walton College of Business, as part of its ongoing
research into supply chain management.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Women's Giving Circle Awards $60,000 to Campus Projects]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. &ndash; Six initiatives on the University of Arkansas campus were awarded grant money totaling $60,000 from the university&rsquo;s Women&rsquo;s Giving Circle April 18. Members of the circle consider funding proposals for campus projects on an annual basis and every member of the circle votes on which project or projects will receive funding for the current year.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[University to Honor Beebe and Hunt]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. &ndash; On Friday, April 25, the University of Arkansas will honor Gov. Mike Beebe as this year&rsquo;s Chancellor&rsquo;s Medal recipient and Mrs. Johnelle Hunt as the Volunteer of the Year. The private dinner and reception will take place at the Governor&rsquo;s Mansion in Little Rock.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Strong Relationships Increase Commitment of Information-Technology Personnel in Public Sector]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. &ndash; In one of the first studies to focus specifically on state government information-technology personnel, researchers at the University of Arkansas found that key interpersonal relationships &ndash; both mentoring and different types of exchanges between supervisors and subordinates &ndash; have a major impact on employees&rsquo; commitment to an organization.</span>]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Survey Research Center Celebrates 10th Anniversary, Begins New Omnibus Survey]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. &ndash; Celebrating its 10th anniversary, the Survey Research Center at the University of Arkansas will begin collecting data Tuesday, May 6, for the Northwest Arkansas Omnibus Survey, a short, service-oriented poll to measure local residents&rsquo; perceptions about the economy and a variety of other topics.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[UA Q&A: What Makes a Supercomputing Supercomputer "Super"?]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[What puts the &quot;super&quot; in supercomputers? Please visit <a href="http://researchfrontiers.uark.edu">http://researchfrontiers.uark.edu</a> to see the reply from Amy Apon, professor of computer science and computer engineering.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Graduation Regalia now Available for Pick-Up]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Student regalia is now available for pick-up between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. through Friday, May 9, in the rear of the Razorback Shop in the Union. Saturday hours are from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. You must have paid your graduation fee to pick up the items.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Reminder to Graduating Students Regarding University E-Mail ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[All graduating University of Arkansas students and other non-returning students are advised to establish alternate e-mail accounts and save the contents of their UARK account (e-mail, the contents of My Documents, etc.), as the University of Arkansas accounts will be deleted from the system.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA['Women on Weights' Teaches Participants Proper Technique, Improves Health]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[On a university campus, even the exercise programs come with educational components. In a program called &ldquo;Women on Weights,&rdquo; learning how to use exercise equipment correctly and learning the proper form for various exercises help ensure that people keep up an exercise regimen.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[University Professor Introduces Poetry Selections ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Graduation Regalia now Available for Pick-Up]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Student regalia is now available for pick-up between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. through Friday, May 9, in the rear of the Razorback Shop in the Union. Saturday hours are from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. You must have paid your graduation fee to pick up the items.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Herman Featured in The Things They've Done]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Architecture professor Greg Herman is among 68 alumni of Rice University&rsquo;s School of Architecture who is celebrated in a new book, The Things They&rsquo;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.&nbsp; 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.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[University Staff Members Playing at George's]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[The band, The Circle and the Ages, made up of University of Arkansas staff members, will play at 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 19, at George's Majestic Lounge in Fayetteville.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Computing Services Working to Help Those With Locked Accounts]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Razorbacks to Take on Defending National Champion LSU and Arch Rival Texas as Part of 2008 Football Schedule]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Arkansas will take on eight teams that played in bowl games last
season, including defending national champion LSU and arch rival Texas,
in Coach Bobby Petrino's inaugural season with the Razorbacks.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Jeff Long Named University of Arkansas Director of Men's Athletics]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - Jeff Long, athletics director at the University of Pittsburgh, has been named director of men's athletics at the University of Arkansas, effective Jan. 1, 2008. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[A Statement from Chancellor John A. White:]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[On Saturday, Aug. 11, 2007, representatives from the University of Arkansas met with members of the
NCAA Division I Committee on Infractions concerning allegations in the men's
track and field program. During the hearing, we had an opportunity to share our
views on the issues in this case in a candid and detailed exchange with members
of the committee.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Omni Center to Present Program on Iraq War]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[The Omni Center for Peace will present a forum about the true cost of the Iraq War titled &ldquo;The Three Trillion Dollar War&rdquo; (by Joseph Stiglitz and Linda Bilmes), at 4 p.m. Friday, May 16, at the United Campus Ministry, located at 902 W. Maple in Fayetteville. The Omni Center has invited three panelists, Claire Detels, Van Brock and Gary Gray to comment on the book.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Omni Center to Host Mother's Day Peace Luncheon]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[The Omni Center will hold a Mother's Day peace luncheon celebrating Julia Ward Howe's 1870 Mother's Day declaration at 1 p.m. Saturday, May 10, at Joe's Bistro, 3061 North College (Fiesta Square near Harp's), in Fayetteville. The speaker will be Michelle Davis, mother of five, whose husband is serving in Iraq at present.&nbsp; She has consented to talk at the luncheon about how her husband's service has affected her and her family.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[TheatreSquared to Present "My Father's War"]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[TheatreSquared, Northwest Arkansas&rsquo; professional theatre company, concludes their 2007-2008 season with the world premiere of My Father&rsquo;s War by artistic director Robert Ford. The play, running May 2-18, at the Walton Arts Center&rsquo;s Nadine Baum Studios inFayetteville, is based on actual experiences of the playwright&rsquo;s father-in-law during World War II.&nbsp;]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Mullins Library Interim Hours]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Mullins Library has announced its hours of operation during the interim period between semesters.&nbsp; Saturday May 10, Mullins will be open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.&nbsp; Sunday, May 11, Mullins will be closed.&nbsp; Monday through Friday, May 12 through May 16, the library will be open from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.&nbsp; Saturday, May 17, Mullins will be open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.&nbsp; Regular summer hours will resume on Sunday May 18, which are as follows:&nbsp; Sunday open 12 p.m. to 12 a.m., Monday through Thursday open 7 a.m. to 12 a.m., Friday open 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Saturday open 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.&nbsp; Memorial Day holiday hours are as follows: Sunday, May 25, the library will be closed.&nbsp; Monday May 26, Mullins will be open 12 p.m. to 12 a.m.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Governor Beebe Authorizes Flex Employees' Hours June 6]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Because of the traffic and parking congestion on campus caused by the annual Wal-Mart shareholders&rsquo; meeting, Governor Mike Beebe has given the University of Arkansas permission to flex employees&rsquo; hours the week of the meeting, allowing them to stay home on Friday, June 6, if that is workable for their departments]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[State Offers Teacher Education Loans and Grants]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[The Arkansas Department of Higher Education offers the following teacher education loans and grants. Visit http://www.adhe.edu/ for a complete list of eligibility requirements, teaching obligations and the most up-to-date information for each of the programs. For more information, call (501) 371-2000 or (800) 547-8839 or e-mail finaid@adhe.edu.]]></description>
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