Hailey Parker: “This Johnny Cash is AOK”
Hailey Parker is a senior in nursing school at the University of Arkansas. She took Dr. Weymiller’s service learning course in spring 2018. Please read her reflection below. The music and memory program will forever be one of the most impactful programs that I...Bethany Selin: “Music Plus Smiles”
Bethany Selin is a nursing student at the University of Arkansas. She joined Dr. Weymiller’s service learning course in spring 2018, where she worked with dementia patients at NWA Veterans Home. She continued with her project on music and memory...The Power of Music for Dementia Residents at Veterans Home
Researchers have long been fascinated with correlation between music and memory. As for dementia patients, music therapy has been found useful. Dr. Audrey Weymiller, associate professor of Nursing at the University of Arkansas, asserts that personalized music has been...Continue Reading: The Power of Music for Dementia Residents at Veterans Home
Recipients of Service Learning Travel and Materials Grants
The University of Arkansas Service Learning Initiative has named the recipients of its annual travel grants and materials grants. The travel grants are awarded to support travel for pre-program domestic site visits or for domestic academic conference presentation...Continue Reading: Recipients of Service Learning Travel and Materials Grants
Agency and Community-based Social Work Practice
Meet Professor John Gallagher & Professor Whitney Payne from Social Work! They will be teaching SCWK 4733: Social Work Practice III this fall 2018. The purpose of Practice III is to provide the opportunity to gain and practice the skills, knowledge, and...Continue Reading: Agency and Community-based Social Work Practice
Health Care Provision in a Remote Area in Ghana
Meet Professor Carol Agana! She is the faculty in the Department of Nursing. In summer 2018, coordinating with Study Abroad program, she will be supervising NURS 4613: Professional Role Implementation VII: Role Synthesis in Ghana. This course is the same as the...Continue Reading: Health Care Provision in a Remote Area in Ghana
Hosting Experience at War Eagle Fair
Meet Professor Yao-Chin Wang! He is an assistant professor of Hospitality Management in the School of Human Environmental Sciences at the University of Arkansas. In fall 2018, he will be teaching a newly designated service learning course HESC 455V: Festival...Exploring Potential Solutions for Small Businesses
Michael Cummings is an assistant professor at the Department of Management at the University of Arkansas. In fall 2018, he will be teaching a service learning course MGMT 3933: Entrepreneurship and New Venture Development. This course enables students to gain...Continue Reading: Exploring Potential Solutions for Small Businesses