Adopt-a-Professor program set

More than 20 classrooms in area schools will host University of Arkansas at Fort Smith professors for the university’s second year of the Adopt-a-Professor program, an educational outreach initiative coordinated by the Education Renewal Zone at UAFS.

In the program, UAFS professors are “adopted” by a class or classes of an elementary or secondary school in the greater Fort Smith region. Each professor works with the classroom teacher to develop three learning engagements over the course of the semester, with professors either visiting the classroom or the students visiting campus. The number of professor-classroom pairings doubled compared to last year.

School, teacher and professor pairings are:

Alma Middle School, Magen Brown’s seventh-grade pre-Advanced Placement mathematics classes, paired with Jeanine Myers, assistant professor of mathematics.

Alma Middle School, Johnny Fortenberry’s engineering technology in education classes, paired with Brian McLaughlan, assistant professor of computer and information sciences.

Alma Middle School, Vicky Limbocker’s seventhand eighth-grade science classes, paired with Michael Mann, instructor of biological sciences.

Alma Middle School, Ross White’s career development and marketing class, paired with Latisha Settlage, associate professor of economics; Cliff Scott, professor of marketing; and Margaret Tanner, interim dean of the College of Business.

Alma Middle School, Becky Whitlock’s sixthgrade history class, paired with Matt McCoy, associate professor of history.

Alma Primary School, Erin Scoggins’ first-grade science class, paired with Donna Scoggins, assistant professor in the school of education.

Northside High School in Fort Smith, Michael Hughes’ physics class, paired with James Christiansen, assistant professor of physics.

Southside High School in Fort Smith, Tamera Bardin’s biology classes, paired with David McClellan, head of the biological sciences department.

Kimmons Junior High in Fort Smith, Amy Pierce’s Spanish class, paired with Madeline Martinez-Santiago, instructor of world languages.

Kimmons Junior High in Fort Smith, Todd Tierney’s engineering technology in education class, paired with Muhammad Khan, assistant professor of electronics technology; and Cameron McKinney, instructor in the Center for Business and Professional Development.

Chaffin Junior High in Fort Smith, Amy Markhan’s gifted and talented classes, paired with Dave Mayo, assistant professor of physical science.

Ramsey Junior High in Fort Smith, Amanda Bulger’s eighth-grade career development classes, paired with Earlene Washburn, assistant professor in the Bachelor of Applied Science program.

Ramsey Junior High in Fort Smith, Cindy Dean’s eighth-grade English classes, paired with Jenn Jennings Davis, director of the Education Renewal Zone.

Hackett Elementary, Teresa Butler’s third-grade mathematics class, paired with Jennifer Adams, instructor of mathematics.

Hackett Elementary, Michelle Lasiter’s third- and fourth-grade science classes, paired with Brandy Ree, assistant professor of biological sciences.

Lavaca District, Karen Grady’s gifted and talented classes, paired with Danielle Jolie, assistant director of career services.

Lavaca Elementary School, Melissa Eckart’s third-grade class, paired with Leigha Collins-Vasquez Atecas, instructor of nursing.

Lavaca Elementary School, Lacie Kilbreath’s fourth-grade class, paired with Michele Elmore, instructor of nursing.

Lavaca Elementary School, Scott LeBrun’s thirdgrade class, paired with Shawn Theobald, assistant professor of nursing.

Lavaca Middle School, Melissa Johnson’s fifth- and sixth-grade science classes, paired with Ashley Gattis, instructor of nursing.

The Education Renewal Zone at UAFS is one of six ERZs in the state. It is a collaborative effort among 11 member school districts and 35 partner schools in the Arkansas River Valley. Its mission is to work with pre-kindergarten through 12th-grade educators, students, families and their supporting communities to combine efforts to improve achievement and learning experiences for all students.

Information: 788-7256, Jennifer.JenningsDavis@uafs.edu.