/news-archive/tag/zulma-toro/ UA 糖心视频logo Thu, 19 Jan 2017 17:43:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 /news-archive/2017/01/19/ualr-farewell-zulma-toro/ Thu, 19 Jan 2017 17:43:25 +0000 /news/?p=66114 ... UALR bids farewell to Zulma Toro]]> During her time as the UALR鈥檚 second in command, she has been responsible for overseeing more than 500 faculty members and about 12,000 students and establishing relationships in industry, government, and alumni for the university. Toro arrived at UALR on Jan. 7, 2013, with a desire to help the university鈥檚 diverse student population. 鈥淚 wanted to join UALR because of the potential UALR has and the student population that the institution serves,鈥� Toro said. 鈥淚t is a mix of nontraditional and traditional, but mainly students who have not been afforded college education when they were college age. I wanted to make UALR successful in serving those students, the students that needed help the most.鈥� During her time at UALR, Toro was instrumental in establishing key partnerships, including the building of an eSTEM Public Charter Schools high school on UALR鈥檚 campus and the development of UALR鈥檚 Community Connection Center, which serves as an outreach office for campus and community partnerships. 鈥淎s provost, Dr. Toro has worked tirelessly to head up academic affairs and maintain high standards at this university,鈥� UALR Chancellor Andrew Rogerson said. 鈥淪he has been a strong champion of student success and student-centered policies. She has also led efforts to establish quality educational opportunities for students in the P-16 pipeline (the education experience for students from preschool through college). We wish Dr. Toro well in the next step in her career.鈥� She tackled long-term goals of raising the university鈥檚 graduation rate and establishing key initiatives for the university. “She will leave a positive imprint on multiple places on campus, some with significant payoff in the future,鈥� said UALR Chancellor Emeritus Joel Anderson, who worked closely with Toro until his retirement in June 2016. 鈥淎nother example, under her leadership, UALR has been included in the multi-year, multi-institution initiative of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities, 鈥楻eimagine the First Year Experience,鈥� which will benefit the institution as the state’s new funding approach is implemented.” Toro鈥檚 favorite part of her job was working with teams to establish initiatives that improved the student experience and provided professional development opportunities for faculty and staff. 鈥淢y greatest accomplishment was the life I was able to impact on students, faculty, and staff,鈥� she said. 鈥淚 think making people understand better their roles in student success and how everyone impacts what we do for students was my main accomplishment. Now everyone talks about student success, and they didn鈥檛 when I arrived at UALR. 聽That is a cultural change that has long-lasting impact on UALR.鈥�]]> /news-archive/2016/12/14/deborah-baldwin-interim-provost-ualr/ Wed, 14 Dec 2016 23:21:42 +0000 /news/?p=65985 ... Deborah Baldwin will serve as interim provost of UALR]]> Center for Arkansas History and Culture, has been named the interim provost and vice chancellor of academic affairs for the University of Arkansas at 糖心视频logo. Baldwin will serve as the interim provost for the spring 2017 semester, following the departure of UALR Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic and Student Affairs and Provost聽Dr. Zulma Toro, who聽will begin聽her tenure as president of Central Connecticut State University on Jan. 3. The university will conduct a search for a permanent provost with an anticipated start date of July 1, 2017. Baldwin has served the university in a number of positions, including six years as the chair of the Department of History and nearly 20 years as the dean of the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences. Throughout her years of administrative service, Baldwin has continued to teach in the public history program and has overseen graduate student work with community organizations. Deborah holds a Ph.D. in history from the University of Chicago.]]>