Academic Affairs Division

The Division of Academic Affairs is responsible for providing centralized services in support of the education mission of the University. The Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs works as a partner with the Deans, other cabinet-level officials, and the Academic Senate to enrich the general intellectual environment of the campus. In addition, the Vice Chancellor is the campus' chief academic officer and represents UAMS' academic programs to accrediting organizations, regulatory agencies, and other campuses and research institutions. The Vice Chancellor provides oversight to education support and service units, including the UAMS Library, Office of Academic Services, Office of Educational Development, Student Financial Services (student financial aid), Student Activities and Housing and the Clinical Skills Center. Additional departments in the division include Partners for Inclusive Communities, Institutional Reporting, and the Arkansas Commission on Child Abuse, Rape and Domestic Violence.

Academic Affairs Web Sites

Commencement

UAMS' Higher Learning Commission Accreditation

Faculty Resource Web Site

Reports and Resources

• The 2010 Comprehensive Annual Report compiled by the Arkansas Department of Higher Education, on all public institutions of higher learning in the state.
• 2009-10 Annual Report of the Academic Affairs & Research Administration Division, UAMS.

• 2006-07 Higher Learning Commission (NCA) Self-study: UAMS : A Record of Progress; a Promise for Life

   

• Access to Success: Increasing Arkansas's College Graduates Promotes Economic Development. A Plan for Increasing the Number of Arkansans with Bachelor's Degrees, Arkansas Task Force on Higher Education Remediation, Retention and Graduation Rates, August, 2008

   

• 1996-97 NCA Accreditation Self-study: Obligations, Obstacles, and Opportunities: UAMS at the Turn of the Century

   

• Tenure Review Task Force: Report on Recommendations to the Chancellor's Cabinet

• University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service
• University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
• University of Arkansas at Little Rock - UALR
• University of  Arkansas System
• Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association
• National Science Foundation
• Arkansas Department of Higher Education
• Association of American Medical Colleges
• ARKNet
• Academic Senate

Contacts

Division of Academic Affairs
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
4301 W. Markham Street, Slot 541
Little Rock, AR 72205
Phone: (501) 686-5672
Fax: (501) 686-8137

Jeanne K. Heard, MD, PhD
Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
501-686-5672 /JKHeard@uams.edu

Elizabeth A. Bard
Director of Administration/VCA and Institutional Reporting
501-296-1275 / ebard@uams.edu

Toni L. Emerson
Director of Finance/VCA
501-686-5666 / emersontonil@uams.edu

Barbara Coker
Administrative Assistant
501-686-5672 /cokerbarbaral@uams.edu

Deneshia Morgan
Project/Program Specialist
501-686-8769 / morgandeneshiaj@uams.edu

For further information or to make comments about this page, please contact:  ebard@uams.edu

This site last modified 10/14/2011