Free Memberships and Journals

The University of Arkansas provides faculty with free access to professional development workshops, webinars, teaching certifications, journals and an institutional repository of research, scholarship and creative work conducted at the university.

NCFDD

As part of the university's institutional membership, faculty, postdocs and graduate assistants can sign up for a free account with NCFDD to access  a suite of professional development webinars, courses and mentoring tools that focus on strategic planning, productivity, work-life balance and more.

Activate your free membership today and access workshops that are designed to support faculty at any stage in their career.

ACUE Microcredentials and Certifications in Teaching

To further enhance their teaching, faculty can earn microcredentials and certification from the Association of College and University Educators (ACUE). The association provides the only nationally recognized teaching credential program in higher education and is endorsed by the American Council on Education.

Faculty can enroll in ACUE courses through a partnership with the University of Arkansas or individually online. For more information on ACUE microcredentials, visit acue.org.

Free Journal Subscription

Access the university's group subscription to The Teaching Professor. This subscription is co-funded by the Teaching and Faculty Support Center, the Office of Faculty Affairs, and the University Libraries.

ScholarWorks@UARK

ScholarWorks@UARK is the institutional repository for the University of Arkansas.  This repository contains research, scholarship, and creative work produced by the university’s academic departments, research centers, faculty, staff, researchers, and students. Much of the content is open access, meaning that it is offered to users worldwide for the purpose of furthering research, scholarship, and education.  ScholarWorks@UARK was developed in partership between the University Libraries and the Division of Research and Innovation.

Benefits of Participating:

  • Fulfillment of open access  requirements for research sponsored by organizations and government agencies
  • Support for the University of Arkansas Open Access Policy (Academic Policy 1220.00)
  • Instantaneous measures of impact (hits and downloads, with geographic locations)