University of Arkansas at Little Rock

Fall commencement will be held on Thursday, December 17, 2009 at the Jack Stephens Center.

Finals for the Fall 2009 semester will begin on Tuesday, December 8th.

The last day to withdraw from the semester is Monday, December 7, 2009 by 5 p.m. To withdraw, contact the Office of Records and Registration at 501-569-3110.

The last day of classes for the Fall 2009 semester is Monday, December 7, 2009.

All classes will end at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, November 25, 2009.
The University will be closed for the Thanksgiving Holiday from Thursday, November 26, 2009 though Sunday, November 29, 2009.

Grad Fest will be held on October 8th and 9th from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on the lower level of the DSC. At Grad Fest students graduation can take care of the following graduation tasks:

• Order OFFICIAL UALR Personalized Graduation Announcements
• Purchase Cap and Gown
• Order OFFICIAL UALR Class Ring
• Get advice from the Office of Counseling and Career Planning (credentials service, labor market information and job search strategies)
• Chat with representatives from the Alumni Association (membership benefits, personalized brick and college license plate)
• Inquire about Graduate School(program and admission requirements)
• Visit with representatives from Office of Records and Registration (graduation application and general commencement information)
• Talk with representatives from Financial Aid (exit interview – mandatory with students with loans, loan indebtedness, debt management and lender information)

If you are planning to graduate during the Fall 2009 semester, you must complete and submit your graduation application by Friday, October 2, 2009 by 5 p.m.

If you are a graduate student and have questions regarding your graduation application, please contact Gwen Johnson at 501-683-7693 or via email at gjjohnson1@ualr.edu.

If you’ve been laid off and are having trouble finding another job you should consider applying to graduate school? This depends on several things, including your industry, your long-term career goals and your financial situation.

If a graduate degree makes sense generally for your career, this period of unemployment could be seen as a window of opportunity, said Jeffrey A. Heath, a managing director of the Landstone Group in Manhattan, an affiliate of the recruitment firm MRINetwork.

Read more details on the New York Times website.

supplied by The New York Times

UALR will be closed from Saturday, September 5, 2009 through Monday, September 7, 2009 for the Labor Day Holiday. We will re-open on Tuesday, September 8, 2009.

Graduate Travel Scholarship
The Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE) provides travel funds to four selected graduate students who have been accepted to present research or scholarly papers, symposia, roundtables, or posters at the ASHE annual meeting.

Travel Scholarship Information and Application