| Individuals may become involved with the
activities of UAEDI at many levels to include any or all of the following:
Electronic Mailing List
UAEDI maintains two electronic mailing lists for individuals who want
to be kept aware of what is going on within UAEDI via email. One is for
University of Arkansas faculty, staff, students and administrators (referred
to as the “UAEDI Campus Mailing List”) and the other is for
individuals outside the University of Arkansas (referred to as the “UAEDI
Partners Mailing List”). There is no regularly scheduled mailing,
but the average number would be perhaps one to two per month. Contact
the UAEDI Director, preferably by
email (ojl@uark.edu), if you wish to
be on one of these lists as appropriate. Please include your name and
contact information to include email, affiliation, address, and phone
numbers including fax.
UAEDI Databases
UAEDI sponsors a number of databases to include the University
of Arkansas Capabilities Database, the Arkansas
Entrepreneurial Resource Database and the Arkansas Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) Resource
Database (not yet available to the public). Instructions for being included
as part of these databases is provided here. Please note that UAEDI uses
the “University of
Arkansas Capabilities Database” to inform
potential partners, both on an off campus, about the various faculty,
staff, student and administrative programs at the University of Arkansas
that relate to broad-based
development (economic, community, education and leadership). UAEDI strongly encourages the inclusion of as many University
of Arkansas programs as appropriate in this database.
Periodic
Meetings of UAEDI
UAEDI holds periodic general meetings during the academic year. In addition,
there will be a number of UAEDI Discussion Group and Special Initiative
Meetings held both on- and off-campus. Anyone with an interest in UAEDI
activities is invited to attend. Notification
of these meetings is through the UAEDI electronic mailing list, the University
of Arkansas Daily Headlines, and the “Announcements” section
of the UAEDI home page.
SEED (Students
Engaged in Economic Development) Program
UAEDI sponsors the SEED (Students Engaged in Economic Development) program
to encourage, facilitate, publicize and recognize individual and collective
student efforts in class projects that enhance broad-based
development (economic,
community, educational
and leadership) in
Arkansas. Depending upon the nature of the project, UAEDI publicizes
the project throughout Arkansas, but especially to the hometowns of the
students.
Direct community involvement in identifying and reviewing
SEED projects is encouraged. At the end of the class project, and upon
the recommendation of the class instructor, a student receives a letter
of appreciation from the Director of UAEDI and a formal UAEDI SEED Certificate
singed by the class instructor, the UAEDI Director, and the community
representative (if applicable).
Contact the Director
of UAEDI (ojl@uark.edu) if:
- You have a class that is involved in a broad-based
development project or would like to be.
- You are aware of a potential broad-based development
project and wish to determine if there is a faculty member who might
have an interest in discussing your idea.
- If you are a faculty
member with a strong interest in identifying these types of broad-based
development projects for your class, please submit your programmatic
interest into the University
of Arkansas Capabilities Database and contact the UAEDI
director.
Proposals Requiring Partnerships
One of the key activities of UAEDI is to help faculty write stronger
proposals in partnership with others having similar interests. UAEDI facilitates
this activity in the following ways:
- Encouraging University
of Arkansas faculty, staff, students and administrators to submit a
description of their respective programs, as appropriate, into the University
of Arkansas Capabilities Database. Data
Input Instructions
- Helping establish
communication between members of the University of Arkansas faculty,
staff, students and administrators and possible external partners
to
explore opportunities for submitting joint proposals, in part through
UAEDI sponsored databases.
- Providing a “sounding board” for those
interested in pursing joint proposals that involve the University of
Arkansas.
Ongoing Projects
co-sponsored by UAEDI
UAEDI has already had success in being part of funded projects related
to broad-based development (economic,
community, educational
and leadership).
It is UAEDI’s intent to build on these successes by working with
those involved in these projects, and expanding the opportunities for
others
to participate, as appropriate. For examples, see Partnerships.
Discussion Groups and Special Initiatives
UAEDI seeks to identify broad-based development topics (those that involve
some aspect of economic,
community, educational
and leadership development)
for which breakthrough solutions are needed. These topics may originate
from discussions at the University of Arkansas or from around the state.
Once a topic has been identified, UAEDI will attempt to facilitate the
creation of a Discussion Group that is open to anyone who wishes to
participate.. It is the expectation that open and honest dialog in a
Discussion Group will lead to one or more Special
Initiatives,
which may involve the writing of proposals to obtain the resources needed
to evaluate and implement a “breakthrough solution.” For
examples of this endeavor, see Partnerships.
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