University of Central Arkansas Annual Report 2019-20

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KEITH AND ASSOCIATES DISTANCE DIETETIC INTERNSHIP PROGRAM STUDENTS

GRADUATE SCHOOL The Graduate School includes doctoral, master’s, specialist and certificate programs across multiple disciplines.

The Graduate School offers students the education and opportunities that equip them to excel in various fields. After obtaining an advanced degree, Graduate School students go on to become thought leaders, academics, educators and more. During the year, the school’s students continue to publish research and present at conferences and meetings, including the Arkansas Society of CPAs, Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Food and Nutrition Conference and Exhibition, Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education conference and others. COMMUNICATION SCIENCES AND DISORDERS STUDENTS

HIGHLIGHTS ◊

The Arkansas Department of Elementary and Secondary Education recognized the Master of Arts in Teaching program as an approved pathway to proficiency for the Science of Reading (Pathway Q).

Master of Business Administration students’ research appeared in the proceedings of the 50th annual meeting of the Southwest Decision Sciences Institute. Student topics included The Changing Landscape of Inventory Management, The Cost of Convenience and the Future of Supply Chain Management, and Six Sigma and Reducing Hospital Length of Stay.

The National Student Speech Language Hearing Association (NSSLHA) awarded UCA’s NSSLHA chapter with 2020 Gold Chapter Honors. Chapter Honors are awarded to chapters that demonstrate an outstanding effort to support the association’s mission to inspire, empower and support students in communication sciences and disorders programs.

Student Katherine Lang won the 2019-20 UCA Biology Graduate Assistant Teaching Excellence Award.

The Master of Science in nutrition program entered into an agreement with the Keith & Associates Distance Dietetic Internship program, allowing dietetic interns from Keith & Associates to matriculate into the Master of Science in nutrition program.

No. 1

68.8%

Ranking of the Doctor of Physical Therapy program among Arkansas institutions by U.S. News and World Report

Graduates of the Master of Accountacy program passed CPA exam sections at this percentage rate on their first attempt.

MBA DIRECTOR MARK MCMURTREY (MIDDLE) WITH MBA STUDENTS

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