University of Arkansas, Fayetteville ScholarWorks@UARK College of Arts and Sciences Annual Report College of Arts and Sciences 2019 Annual Report, 2018-2019 University of Arkansas Fayetteville. J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.uark.edu/arsc-annual Citation University of Arkansas Fayetteville. J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences. (2019). Annual Report, 2018-2019. College of Arts and Sciences Annual Report. Retrieved from https://scholarworks.uark.edu/arsc-annual/3 This Periodical is brought to you for free and open access by the College of Arts and Sciences at ScholarWorks@UARK. It has been accepted for inclusion in College of Arts and Sciences Annual Report by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks@UARK. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Annual Report for the J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences July 1, 2018 – June 30, 2019 Table of Contents Executive Summary 3 Significant Achievements and Changes 3 Achievements in Teaching, Research & Public Service 5 Student & Alumni Achievements 6 Appendices See Attachments Appendix A Lists and Codes Departments and Schools Majors Minors Appendix B Guiding Priorities Appendix C Prestigious Faculty Appointments Appendix D Faculty Awards Appendix E Reports from Departments & Schools Appendix F Reports from Programs & Centers Fulbright College Annual Report 2018 – 2019 page 1 of 7 Annual Report for the J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences July 1, 2018 – June 30, 2019 Table of Contents Executive Summary 3 Significant Achievements and Changes 3 Achievements in Teaching, Research & Public Service 5 Student & Alumni Achievements 6 Appendices See Attachments Appendix A Lists and Codes Departments and Schools Majors Minors Appendix B Guiding Priorities Appendix C Prestigious Faculty Appointments Appendix D Faculty Awards Appendix E Reports from Departments & Schools Appendix F Reports from Programs & Centers page 2 of 7 Annual Report for the J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences July 1, 2018 – June 30, 2019 Executive Summary During the 2018-19 fiscal year, the college received a $1.7 million increase to its hard budget, bringing it to more than $73.9 million, and the college’s tuition revenue remained at $103 million. We also received more than $5.34 million in private gift support, which includes gifts of cash, gifts-in- kind, planned gifts and new pledges. The college additionally received 134 grants totaling more than $19.87 million. The number of undergraduate and graduate students pursuing Fulbright College degrees increased by about 1 percent in 2018 to 8,103 compared to 8,025 the previous year. Additionally, the total number of degrees awarded in 2018 was 1,705 compared to 1,734 in 2017. This year, 20 faculty members received tenure, all promoted to associate professor. An additional nine faculty members were promoted to professor, and one new hire was brought in at the Distinguished Professor level. We also welcomed 20 tenure-track and 25 non-tenure-track faculty members to campus for the 2018-19 academic year. Twenty-three more tenure-track faculty will also join us during the 2019-20 academic year. Our faculty members produced thousands of pieces of scholarly research and creative work in the 2018 calendar year, including books, chapters, articles in refereed journals, proceedings or articles in non-refereed journals, invited lectures, other presentations and papers, and other types of creative activity such as art exhibitions, music recordings, plays and films. A full bibliographic listing may be found in Digital Measures, and several departments have included bibliographic listings in their reports in Appendix E. Some other changes for the college in 2018-19 included a new chair in the department of history, and forthcoming new chairs in the departments of anthropology, English and political science, as well as the appointment of Gerry Snyder as the new executive director of the School of Art. Additionally, while associate dean of fine arts Jeannie Hulen was in Ghana as a U.S. Fulbright Scholar, Anna Zajicek served as interim associate dean in those areas. In the forthcoming year, Hulen will resume her duties and Zajicek will continue to serve as an associate dean over other areas. Significant accomplishments by the college and its departments, programs, centers, students, staff and faculty are included in the following pages, and additional details and achievements can be found in the appendices. A full list of the college’s departments, majors and minors with the corresponding four-letter codes may be found in Appendix A. Significant achievements and changes in Fulbright College include: • In April 2019, the Office of Nationally Competitive Awards recognized students and alumni who received awards at the state, national and international levels during the 2018-2019 academic year. Of the nearly 400 awards recognized, 144 awards were received by Fulbright College students. Since April, three additional Fulbright College students were notified that they received a nationally competitive scholarship. (1, 2, 6, 8) These awards include: • 29 Student Undergraduate Research Fellowships (out of 44 university-wide) • Four Fulbright U.S. Student Grants (two graduate students, two undergraduates; out of four university-wide) • Five Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarships (out of 19 university-wide) • Two National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships (out of three university-wide) • Two National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Honorable Mentions (out of three university-wide) • Five National Science Foundation Research Experiences for Undergraduates (out of 18 university-wide) • Four Teach for America awards (out of five university-wide) • Four Japan Exchange and Teaching Fellowships (out of six university-wide) • Two Boren Scholarships (out of two university-wide) • One Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowship (out of one university-wide) • Two Barry Goldwater Scholarships (out of three university-wide) • The Department of Anthropology (ANTH) offered 36 graduate assistantships this year, and its Gamma of Arkansas chapter of Lambda Alpha, the National Anthropology Honors Society, gained seven new members this year bringing its current membership total to 307. (1, 3, 8) • The School of Art (ARTS) successfully completed its search for an executive director, with the hire of Gerry Snyder, and additionally hired nine new faculty members in art history, ceramics, graphic design, photography, technology and time-based media. (5, 8) • The Department of Biological Sciences (BISC) completed construction on the University of Arkansas Herbarium and moved into the new space in the University Press warehouse in May 2019. The department also established the Biological Sciences Endowed Graduate Travel Fund to support graduate student travel. (2, 8) • Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry (CHEM) associate professor Neil Allison co-authored a major new organic chemistry textbook, with colleagues from University of Virginia, Villanova University and Binghamton University, Organic Chemistry, 11th Edition. (2, 3, 6) • The Department of Communication (COMM) completed renovations on its Communication Center for Research. Additionally, students in the Environmental and Community Adaptation course collaborated with the Fayetteville Chamber of Commerce on three high profile projects to (1) design an app for visiting and new residents of Fayetteville (2) provide Meals on Wheels reorganization recommendations and to (3) host Northwest Arkansas Rural Friendship Day, an educational program for primary school students. (2, 3, 4, 6, 7) • All four of the Department of English’s (ENGL)’s degrees now have diversity requirements, and recent redevelopments of its M.A. and B.A. requirements broaden the curricular emphasis on diversity as well as career preparedness and professionalism. The department has also taken a lead on using nonbinary pronouns for those who prefer them. (2, 4) • The Department of Geosciences (GEOS) modified and updated its degree requirements and became one of the founding departments partnering across the university to create the upcoming new Data Analytics B.S. degree program. (2, 3, 6) • The Department of History (HIST) launched two pilot programs with the Office of Student Success to engage first generation and underrepresented students from Eastern Arkansas. A summer bridge program will help arm students with the tools to succeed in the summer before their first year, and the second program will form a cohort of at-risk students in their first semester at the university to support them in their transition to college. (1, 2, 4, 7) • The School of Journalism and Strategic Media (SJSM) held a dedication for its Sue Walk Burnett Journalism and Student Media Center in October, which is now home to Student Media, including the Arkansas Traveler newspaper, Hill Magazine, the Main Hill Media student-run Ad/PR agency, and UATV. (1, 2, 6) page 3 of 7 Annual Report for the J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences July 1, 2018 – June 30, 2019 • The Department of Mathematical Sciences (MASC) implemented a new placement test, the ALEKS Placement, Preparation, and Learning (PPL) with funding provided by the Student Success Center. In addition to providing a more accurate placement tool for incoming freshman and transfer students, the system has learning modules available to students for extended preparation and