How UAEDI benefits University of Arkansas faculty, staff, students and administrators:

If you are part of the faculty, staff, student body or administration of the University of Arkansas, you may receive a range of personal and profession benefits from being involved in UAEDI if you:

• Want to be part of a voluntary university-wide effort designed to enhance the lives of people through the building of good relationships and the creation of new and exciting “break-through solutions.”
• Have a strong interest in helping promote the economic and social well-being and prosperity of the people of Arkansas.
• Need more professional contacts, both in and outside of the University of Arkansas, for involvement in your teaching, research, and/or service programs.
• Seek greater opportunities to submit stronger proposals that lead to more or better funded projects.
• Desire greater programmatic visibility and awareness.
• Want to be part of a proactive group that helps shape the future of Arkansas.
• Enjoy interdisciplinary efforts that require creativity and offer intellectual stimulation and challenges.
• Would like to develop and promote class projects for students that are based on the “real world” needs of Arkansans and their communities and businesses.
• Want to see your research utilized directly by people that you know.
• Wish to transfer your knowledge to people who can use your expertise immediately.
• Desire to make a difference in the lives of the people of Arkansas by helping them in the development of leadership, education, communities, business and industry.
• Prefer what you do to be clearly relevant to the people in this state.
• Offer expertise, information, or other services that help people address issues related to their quality of life and economic competitiveness.
• Seek the satisfaction associated with helping people help themselves.
  

How UAEDI benefits the people of Arkansas, their communities and businesses:

Categorically, UAEDI offers the following benefits to its partners.

• UAEDI offers potential partners a means for accessing the various programs of the faculty, staff, students and administrators of the University of Arkansas.
• UAEDI helps partners to determine how best to work with and within the University of Arkansas and to align their expectations accordingly.
• UAEDI helps promote two-way communication by:
  • Conveying and/or representing the interests of the University of Arkansas to partners.
  • Conveying and/or representing the interests of partners to the University of Arkansas.
• UAEDI seeks to facilitate partnerships by working with potential partners to identify and pursue goals in which we share a common interest, often through preparation and implementation of joint proposals involving the University of Arkansas.
• UAEDI offers a willingness to work directly with potential partners to discuss their needs and concerns and to explore possibilities and ideas.