Dr. Sean Hurt of National Park College’s (NPC) Math and Sciences Division spoke on Carbonatites last week as part of the American Chemical Society’s (ACS) guest speaker series. Hurt’s research focus was on igneous petrology, specifically on thermodynamic modeling of carbonate melts.
National Park College’s (NPC) Math and Sciences Division hosted the April Lunch and Lecture series last week featuring Dianna Varady, the head of the Arkansas Autism Resource and Outreach Center in Little Rock.
National Park College (NPC) students from Dr. George Maxey’s Geology class gather data from Bull Bayou Creek into Lake Hamilton last week.
The National Park College (NPC) First Friday Lunch and Lecture Series featured LifeNet’s Tina Bell, Director of Marketing and Communications, and Jason Castleberry, flight medic and a flight nurse last Friday.
Fredrick Kolp is currently working as an HVAC engineer at Sanders Supply in Hot Springs. He is a 2016 graduate of National Park College (NPC) where he studied engineering.
Kelly Pickett, Life Science Instructor for the Math/Science Division attended the 10th Annual Teaching with Technology Symposium July 21-22, 2016 at UAMS. This state-wide symposium is offered to educators, administrators, librarians, instructional and curriculum designers, and others using technology in higher education. “This symposium was a great opportunity to see how other colleges are implementing innovative technology in order to engage students,” stated Kelly Pickett. “I look forward to incorporating what I learned about team based learning, collaboration, and instructional technology to my online and traditional classes at National Park College.” Kelly teaches online Anatomy and Physiology courses at National Park College and is currently working on Quality Matters certification for her courses.
Rebekah Robinette has received Quality Matters (QM) recognition for her online BIOL 2244, Microbiology, course. Rebekah has the distinction of being one of only two faculty member to ever receive QM recognition at NPC. This accomplishment shows Rebekah has spent a lot of time and thought in developing a strong course. Quality Matters focuses on course design—making sure learning objectives, assessments and measures, and instructional materials are all in alignment while designing an interactive/engaging course for students using the appropriate technology. Achieving recognition means she has accomplished this and students can take her course with confidence that the stated learning objectives will be taught. Congratulations, Rebekah
Hot Springs, Arkansas – National Park College (NPC) will host a Million Women Mentors event Wednesday, August 24 at 10 a.m. in the Eisele Auditorium of the Frederick M. Dierks Center for Nursing and Health Sciences at National Park College. Lt. Governor, Tim Griffin will give a keynote address about the importance of mentoring. The event is free and open to the public. Million Women Mentors is a nationwide movement to support the engagement of 1 million STEM mentors, both male and female, to mentor girls from school age to work age and help encourage them to persist and succeed in STEM programs and careers by the year 2019. Walmart is partnering with STEMConnector® and Lt. Governor, Tim Griffin, to launch the initiative in Arkansas.
