University Days 2011 Puts out Call for Presentations
Faculty, staff and graduate students at the University of Arkansas are invited to showcase their departments, laboratories and resources with hands-on activities during University Days 2011 on Feb. 17 (kindergarten-sixth grades) and Feb. 18 (seventh-12th grades) on the campus in Fayetteville.
University personnel present hands-on science, math, engineering and technology sessions for K-12 students and teachers attending this program, coordinated by the Center for Mathematics and Science Education at the University of Arkansas. To learn more about University Days or to arrange one or more sessions, contact director Lynne Hehr at lhehr@uark.edu.
Contacts
Heidi Wells, director of communications
College of Education and Health Professions
479-575-3138,
heidisw@uark.edu
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