University of Central Arkansas

[1] Graduate School

University of Central Arkansas
201 Donaghey Avenue
Torreyson Library 328
Conway, Arkansas 72035-0001
(501) 450-3124

The Graduate Office is located on the third floor of the west end of Torreyson Library, in suite 328. Office hours are 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, including the noon hour.

[2] Graduate Council

See the most current available Graduate Council roster at
http://www.uca.edu/graduateschool/gradcouncil

[3] Graduate Office Staff

Elaine M. McNiece, EdD
Associate Provost and Dean of the Graduate School
Phone: 450-3124
E-mail: elainem@uca.edu

Brenda Herring
Office Manager
Phone:  4505064
E-mail: bherring@uca.edu
Graduate Council, Faculty Emeritus and Graduate Bulletin coordinator. Applications, candidacy, graduation for Colleges of Business and  Fine Arts and Communications,

Patti Hornor
Program Coordinator
Phone: 852-2431
E-mail: phornor@uca.edu
Graduate Assistantships, Graduate School Incentive Scholarship (COE), Student Research, University Research Council, and Summer Stipends.

Susan Wood

Administrative Specialist

Phone:  450-5065

E-mail:  swood@uca.edu
Admissions, registration, candidacy, and graduation for Colleges of Health and Behavioral Sciences, Liberal Arts and Natural Sciences and Mathematics.

Bridget Burroughs

Administrative Specialist
Phone:  852-7414
E-mail: bburroughs@uca.edu
Admissions, registration, candidacy, and graduation for College of Education.  Registration for non degree, extended studies and visiting graduate level students.

Meredith Smith
Administrative Specialist
Phone:  450-3124
E-mail:  merediths@uca.edu
Requests for information on all Graduate programs, registration, GRE information.

[4] Whom to Contact

[4.1] Department Chairs and Graduate Coordinators

Department chairpersons and graduate advisors/coordinators are available for consultation. Contact information is listed below.

Accounting

Patricia Mounce ,Chair and Graduate Coordinator
Phone: 450-5311
E-mail: pmounce@uca.edu

Advanced Studies in Teaching and Learning

Cheryl Wiedmaier, Chair, Teaching and Learning
Phone: 852-5151
E-mail: cherylw@uca.edu

Rob Christensen, Graduate Coordinator
Phone: 450-5540
E-mail: WRChristensen@uca.edu

Biology

Reid Adams, Interim Chair
Phone: 450-5933
E-mail: Radams@uca.edu

David Dussourd, Graduate Coordinator
Phone: 450-5921
E-mail: dussourd@uca.edu

Business Administration

Mike Rubach Kim, MBA Coordinator
Phone: 450-5438
E-mail: MRubach@uca.edu

College Student Personnel Services and Administration

Terry James, Chair, Leadership Studies
Phone: 450-3282
E-mail: terryj@uca.edu

Charlotte Cone, Program Coordinator
Phone: 450-5303
E-mail: CCone@uca.ed

Communication Sciences and Disorders

John Lowe, Chair
Phone: 450-5479
E-mail: jlowe@uca.edu

Susan Moss- Logan, Program Director
Phone:  450-5479
E-mail: susanml@uca.edu

Community and Economic Development

D. Brooks Green, Chair, Geography
Phone: 450-5636
E-mail: brooksg@uca.edu

Mike Yoder, Program Coordinator
Phone: 450-5638
E-mail: MYoder@uca.edu

Computer Science

Chenyi Hu, Chair
Phone: 450-5674
E-mail: chu@uca.edu

Vamsi Paruchuri
Phone:  852-8537
E-mail:  vparuchuri@uca.edu

Digital Film Making

John Gale, Interim Chair, Mass Communication
Phone: 450-3162
E-mail: jgale@uca.edu

Bruce Hutchinson, Graduate Coordinator
Phone: 450-3419
E-mail: bruceh@uca.edu

Educational Leadership

Terry James, Chair, Leadership Studies
Phone: 450-3282
E-mail: terryj@uca.edu

English

Jay Ruud, Chair, English
Phone: 450-5100
E-mail: jruud@uca.edu

Mary Ruth Marotte, Graduate Coordinator
Phone: 450-3499
E-mail: mrmarotte@uca.edu

Family and Consumer Sciences

Mary Harlan, Chair
Phone: 450-5950
E-mail: maryh@uca.edu

Geographic Information Systems

Brooks Green, Chair, Geography
Phone: 450-5636
E-mail: brooksg@uca.edu

Brooks Pearson, Graduate Coordinator
Phone: 450-5581
E-mail: bpearson@uca.edu

Health Sciences

Emogene Fox, Chair
Phone: 450-3194
E-mail: emogenef@uca.edu

Ellen Edmonds, Graduate Coordinator
Phone: 852-2681
E-mail: eedmonds@uca.edu

History

Ken Barnes, Chair
Phone: 450-3158
E-mail: kennethb@uca.edu

Wendy Castro, Graduate Coordinator
Phone: 450-3158
E-mail: wendyc@uca.edu

Instructional Technology

Terry James, Chair, Leadership Studies
Phone: 450-3282
E-mail: terryj@uca.edu

Stephanie Huffman, Graduate Coordinator
Phone: 450-3282
E-mail: steph@uca.edu

Kinesiology and Physical Education

Deborah Howell-Creswell, Chair
Phone: 450-3148
E-mail: debbieh@uca.edu

Leadership Studies

Elaine McNiece, EdD,  Associate Provost and Dean of the Graduate School
Phone: 450-3124
E-mail: elainem@uca.edu

Libary Media/Information Technologies

Terry James, Chair, Leadership Studies

Phone: 450-3282

E-mail: terryj@uca.edu

Stephanie Huffman, Graduate Coordinator

Phone: 450-3282

E-mail: steph@uca.edu

Master of Arts in Teaching

Cheryl Wiedmaier, Chair, Teaching and Learning
Phone: 852-5151
E-mail: cherylw@uca.edu

Tammy Benson, Program Director

Phone: 852-2965

E-mail: tammyb@uca.edu

Mathematics

Ramesh Garimella, Chair, Graduate Coordinator for Applied Math
Phone: 450-3147
E-mail: rameshg@uca.edu

Donna Foss, Graduate Coordinator for Math Education
Phone: 450-5668
E-mail: donnaf@uca.edu

Music

Jeff Jarvis, Chair
Phone: 450-3163
E-mail: jarvisj@uca.edu

Jane Dahlenburg, Graduate Coordinator
Phone: 450-3301
E-mail: dahlen@uca.edu

Nursing

Barbara Williams, Chair
Phone: 450-3119
E-mail: barbaraw@uca.edu

Nelda New, Graduate Coordinator
Phone: 450-5520
E-mail: neldan@uca.edu

Occupational Therapy

Linda Musselman, Chair
Phone: 450-3192
E-mail: lindas@uca.edu

Physical Therapy

Nancy Reese, Chair
Phone: 450-5548
E-mail: nancyr@uca.edu

Psychology and Counseling

David Skotko, Chair
Phone: 450-5401
E-mail: davids@uca.edu

Reading

Kathleen Atkins, Chair
Phone: 450-3169  
E-mail:  katkins@uca.edu

Mary Mosley, Program Coordinator
Phone: 450-5461
E-mail: marym@uca.edu

School Leadership

Terry James, Chair, Leadership Studies
Phone: 450-3282
E-mail: terryj@uca.edu

Special Education

Kathleen Atkins, Chair
Phone: 450-3169
E-mail: katkins@uca.edu

Patty Kohler-Evans, Graduate Coordinator
Phone: 450-5538
E-mail: pattyk@uca.edu

Speech-Language Pathology

John Lowe, Chair
Phone: 450-5479
E-mail: jlowe@uca.edu

Sharon Ross, Graduate Advisor
Phone: 450-3176
E-mail: sharonr@uca.edu

World Languages--Spanish

Phillip Bailey, Chair
Phone: 450-3168
E-mail: phillipb@uca.edu

Jennifer Parrack, Graduate Coordinator
Phone: 450-5697
E-mail: jparrack@uca.edu

[4.2] Other Important Phone Numbers

Academic Outreach/Extended Programs

Leonard Seawood, Dean
Phone: 450-5266
E-mail: lseawood@uca.edu

Admission to Graduate Studies

Graduate Office
Phone: 450-3124

Bookstore

Rick Burton, Manager
Phone: 450-3166
E-mail: bksuca@bncollege.com

Graduate Bulletin

Web site: http://www.uca.edu/gbulletin/

Business Office, Fee Payment

Rick McCollum
Phone: 450-5016
E-mail: rickm@uca.edu

Lynette Martin
Phone: 450-5019
E-mail: lynettem@uca.edu

Candidacy

Graduate Office
Phone: 450-3124

Counseling Center

Ernest Ness, Director
Phone: 450-3138
E-mail: eness@uca.edu

Course Schedule

Web site: https://ssprd.uca.edu

Financial Aid Office

Cheryl Lyons, Director
Phone: 450-3140
E-mail: clyons@uca.edu

Graduate Assistantships

Graduate Office
Phone: 852-2431

Graduate Record Examinations

Graduate Office
Phone: 450-3124

Graduation

Graduate Office
Phone: 450-3124

Health Services

Candace Welcher, Director
Phone: 450-3136

Housing

Rick McCollum, Interim Director

Phone: 450-5190

E-mail: rickm@uca.edu

International Programs

Jim Brosam, Director
Phone: 450-3262
E-mail: jbrosam@uca.edu

Library

Art Lichtenstein, Director
Phone: 450-5202
E-mail: artl@uca.edu

Minority Services

web site http://www.uca.edu/minorityservices/
Phone: 852-2975

Registrar

Anthony Sitz
Phone: 450-5200
E-mail: asitz@uca.edu

Student Activities

Kendra Regehr, Director
Phone: 450-3235
E-mail: kendrap@uca.edu

Student Support Services for Disabled Students

Crystal Hill, Director
Phone: 450-3135
E-mail: crystalh@uca.edu

University Testing Services

Brian Corbin, Director
Phone: 450-3209
E-mail: bcorbin@uca.edu