October 14, 2023

UAMS Welcomes New Faculty with Reception

Provost Stephanie Gardner, Pharm.D., Ed.D., speaks to new UAMS faculty members during the Sept. 26 New Faculty Reception, hosted by the Center for Faculty Excellence.

Provost Stephanie Gardner, Pharm.D., Ed.D., speaks to new UAMS faculty members during the Sept. 26 New Faculty Reception, hosted by the Center for Faculty Excellence.

The Center for Faculty Excellence hosted a Sept. 26 reception for new faculty at UAMS on the 12th floor of the Stephens Spine & Neurosciences Institute building.

Amit Tiwari, Ph.D., who recently joined UAMS as the associate dean of research and graduate studies in the College of Pharmacy, visits during the New Faculty Reception.

Amit Tiwari, Ph.D., who recently joined UAMS as the associate dean of research and graduate studies in the College of Pharmacy, visits during the New Faculty Reception.

The event offered an official welcome to new UAMS faculty with an event that included UAMS leaders from across the institution. The event also provided an opportunity to tell faculty about some of the resources available to help them succeed, both within the institution and in the community.

In her welcome to the new faculty members, Stephanie Gardner, Pharm.D., Ed.D., provost and chief strategy officer, noted that she arrived at UAMS as a new faculty member in 1991.

“I feel fortunate to have found my professional home at UAMS,” she said. “I developed lifelong friendships both on this campus and in the community. I hope you find UAMS a place to thrive, personally and professionally.”