Bryan Day

Day’s Donation to Provide Scholarships for Master of Public Administration Students at UA Little Rock

A University of Arkansas at Little Rock alumnus who said he owes the success of his career to the education he received at UA Little Rock is giving back by creating an endowed scholarship for Master of Public Administration (MPA) students. Continue reading “Day’s Donation to Provide Scholarships for Master of Public Administration Students at UA Little Rock”

Amelia Loken

GRADUATING STUDENT SPOTLIGHT: AMELIA LOKEN

Award-winning speaker and disability rights advocate Amelia Loken will graduated this month with a Master of Public Administration degree. Prior to this, she received her undergraduate degree at UA Little Rock in Interpretation: ASL/English in 2017. Continue reading “GRADUATING STUDENT SPOTLIGHT: AMELIA LOKEN”

Jack Meriwether

Meriwether Scholarship Will Support UA Little Rock MPA Students

A new endowed scholarship has been created to help public administration students at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock in memory of John (Jack) T. Meriwether, a former Little Rock city manager and higher education advocate for Arkansas. Continue reading “Meriwether Scholarship Will Support UA Little Rock MPA Students”

Kristi Smith

Smith Selected for Leadership Greater Little Rock XXXVI

Kristi Smith, senior director of alumni and development at UA Little Rock, has been selected for the 36th Class of Leadership Greater Little Rock.

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UA Little Rock has been awarded a federal grant worth more than $581,000 from the U.S. Department of Education that will help pay child care expenses for low-income students. Pictured, from left to right, are three of the UA Little Rock employees responsible for researching and writing the Child Care Access Means Parents in School grant: Heather Reed, Dr. Daryl Rice, and Cassie Jo Gehring. Photo by Angie Faller.

U.S. Department of Education Awards UA Little Rock $581K Grant to Provide Child Care Funding for Low-Income Students

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock has been awarded a federal grant worth more than $581,000 from the U.S. Department of Education that will help pay child care expenses for low-income students to help them complete their college education. Continue reading “U.S. Department of Education Awards UA Little Rock $581K Grant to Provide Child Care Funding for Low-Income Students”

Esthela Criollo Ventres is the MPA Student of the Year. She also volunteers at El Zocalo by helping them get health care services and as a translator at several local clinics. Photo by Ben Krain.

Criollo Ventres Named Master of Public Administration Student of the Year

Esthela Criollo Ventres, a recent graduate of UA Little Rock, has been honored as Student of the Year in the Master of Public Administration program at UA Little Rock. Continue reading “Criollo Ventres Named Master of Public Administration Student of the Year”

Cassie Gehring. Photo by Ben Krain.

First-Generation Graduate Cassie Gehring is Giving Back to the Community

Graduate Cassie Gehring is ending the spring semester on several high notes. Not only is she the first person in her family to earn a graduate degree, but Gehring has recently been promoted and is writing a grant proposal that could help single parents at UA Little Rock afford childcare.  Continue reading “First-Generation Graduate Cassie Gehring is Giving Back to the Community”