This Is News To Me - February 25, 2022

Please join us for the 2^nd annual UPIKE Symposium on Friday, April 8^th!

The registration portal is open and available to everyone in the UPIKE community. The deadline for registering is the end of the day on Friday, March 18th. Please be sure to indicate your meal plans and needs on the form to help us plan accordingly. 

Don't forget that Symposium proposals are due on or by Friday, March 4th! This year we are pleased to welcome proposals for both investigative inquiry and creative expression. Students, faculty, staff, residents, and interns from all disciplines at our university are invited to submit proposals.

All Symposium activities will take place on HPE 6 and 7.

If you have any questions, please contact

Dr. Kartick Pramanik of KYCOM (kartickpramanik@upike.edu),
Dr. Jesson Martin of KYCO (jessonmartin@upike.edu), or
Dr. Ella Smith-Justice of CAS (ellasmithjustice@upike.edu).

Best regards,

Dr. Pramanik
UPIKE Symposium Committee Member

4th Meal @ POD

Do you enjoy some late-night bites? Looking for a 4th meal that you don't have to pay for? Join us in the POD (HPE 6th Floor) between 8 PM - 10 PM, where you can use a swipe to get the 4th meal, Sunday through Thursday!

Meals will typically include the main component (a sandwich or a salad), a drink, and either a bag of chips or a piece of fruit.

Beginning Monday, February 28, the 4th meal is only available from 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM. 

The individual sale of the items can be purchased separately using BearBucks, Cash, or Credit Cards.

Walker Award Nomination Form

The University of Pikeville Faculty Honors Committee solicits the help of the undergraduate student body in identifying full-time College of Arts & Sciences (CAS), Coleman College of Business (CCOB), College of Nursing and Human Services (CNHS), and Patton College of Education (PCOE) undergraduate faculty members who merit consideration for the Teaching Excellence Award.  The faculty members we seek to honor should demonstrate mastery of their subject matter; sensitivity to the interests, needs, and concerns of students; and the ability to broaden the students' perspectives.  We are looking for teachers who effectively and enthusiastically communicate the value and importance, as well as the substance, of their discipline to their students.  If you know a member of the teaching community who fits the above criteria and requirements, we urge you to nominate that individual for a teaching award.

To nominate a faculty member: 

1. Complete the Walker Award Form.  Please click the link https://forms.gle/HNdV4GK2Sr2gpLMQA and fill out the form.
2. Only one nomination per student will be accepted.
3. The awards are open to all full-time undergraduate CAS, CCOB, & ESON faculty members in their second year and after.
4. The awards are given based on the strength of the nominations received during the current year.  Nominations from previous years are not used. 
5. Faculty members are discouraged from announcing or discussing the awards in their classes or in actively soliciting nominations for themselves or others.
6. All nominations need to be submitted by Friday, April 1, 2022.
7. Awards will be announced at Commencement. 

The plaque listing recipients is located in the Administration Building on the first floor.  Recipients of the Walker Teaching Excellence Award for the past 10 years include:

2012    Howard Roberts & Robert Chamblin

2013    Robert Musick & James Browning

2014    Karen Damron & Chandra Massner

2015    David Snow & Mathys Meyer

2016    Dwyna Dean & Benjamin Clayton

2017    Eric Primm & Deborah Atkinson

2018    Mary Rado Simpson & Rachel Little

2019    David Slone & Bethany Sullivan

2020    Theresa Dawahare & Timothy Whittier

2021    Mary Rado Simpson & Michael Holcomb

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