Announcements

November 12, 2020

New All Hazards Plan and Quick Reference Flip Charts

Yavonda Chase

Effective December 1, the new comprehensive UAMS All Hazards Emergency Operations Plan and plain language alert procedures will be implemented. UAMS will no longer use emergency color codes for hazards or incidents.

November 10, 2020

Outreach Grows Minority Student Representation in College of Pharmacy

Spencer Watson

Benefitting from specific recruitment programs, the UAMS College of Pharmacy Class of 2024, pictured here celebrating its white coat ceremony, represents the most diverse class of pharmacy students currently enrolled.

The percentage of minority students in this fall’s incoming class at the UAMS College of Pharmacy is nearly double the percentage of the class that will graduate this coming spring. “This year, in the class of 2024, we have 19% underrepresented minority students,” said Lanita White, Pharm.D., assistant dean for student affairs. “In the class…

Barton Bridge Now Closed

Yavonda Chase

Effective Nov. 23, the Barton Bridge, which connects the Barton Building to Biomed I, will be closed for 45 days.

November 5, 2020

November MVP — Keira Webb

Yavonda Chase

Keira Webb is the November MVP of the Month.

Congratulations to Keira Webb, our November MVP of the Month!
Webb works as a Campus Environmental Services housekeeper, a position she has only held for a few months. In that time, she has impressed her co-workers with her diligence and attention to detail.

November 4, 2020

UAMS Meets State Goal, Buys 20% of Food from Arkansas Sources

Yavonda Chase

UAMS purchases 20% of its food from local sources, including fruits, vegetables, poultry, rice, dairy, bread and coffee.

For the second year, UAMS purchased 20% of its food from local sources, meeting a requirement set by the Arkansas Legislature.

November 3, 2020

October Town Hall Focuses on Employee Wellness

Yavonda Chase

Chancellor Cam Patterson, M.D., MBA, introduces a full panel of speakers during the Oct. 28 Town Hall.

Chancellor Cam Patterson, M.D., MBA, and other UAMS leaders urged employees to take time for themselves during an Oct. 28 Town Hall.

Stocked & Reddie Needs Boxes

Yavonda Chase

Stocked & Reddie needs boxes with lids (copy paper sized) for delivering food to Team UAMS members who are quarantined at home.

October 29, 2020

Implicit Bias Training

Yavonda Chase

The Division for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DDEI) is excited to announce the launch of a momentous initiative for UAMS. Per the Vision 2029 strategic plan, UAMS will require completion of a cultural humility/implicit bias workshop, on an annual basis, for all UAMS faculty and staff state-wide beginning in November 2020.

October 28, 2020

Student Leaders Recruit Colleagues to Sign Diversity Pledge

Spencer Watson

Students from the colleges of Public Health and Health Professions sign the diversity pledge banner, while faculty and staff greet them and help disinfect pens and markers.

Three students simultaneously crouched over a vinyl banner signing their names with Sharpie markers: a Black female, an Asian female and a white male. It was a moment encapsulating the pledge on the banner itself, a resolve to create a community in which “each person’s unique voice is heard and can contribute to the overall…

October 26, 2020

Program Highlights Managers Leading Engaged Teams

Yavonda Chase

“Right now, UAMS is really focusing on increasing employee engagement, which can sometimes be difficult for managers to really understand and implement,” said Shelby Fray, senior OD consultant. “The idea behind this interview series is to listen to managers who are already engaging their employees and find out how they’re doing it.”

The Organizational Development Department in the UAMS Office of Human Resources is highlighting managers at UAMS who are leading highly engaged teams.


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