UALR students Tyshani Bain, Katherine Ballard, Danielle de Preux, Jessica Perren, and Charlotte Williams joined more than 589 American Humanics students at faculty and more than 300 nonprofit and corporate leaders recently at the 2007 American Humanics Management Institute in Washington D.C for a unique opportunity to network, dialog and attend workshops led by national experts in nonprofit management.

The unique educational symposium is considered the capstone professional development experience for students enrolled in the American Humanics nonprofit management program. It is held annually during the first week in January and rotates to a different city each year. The event is designed to expose junior and senior students to experiences they will encounter as youth and human service agency professionals.

American Humanics is a national alliance of colleges, universities, and nonprofit organizations that prepares and certifies college students for professional careers in youth and human service agencies. The organization is affiliated with more than 75 colleges and universities nationwide including UALR and partners with more than 50 national nonprofit organizations including the YMCA, the March of Dimes, and Boy Scouts of America.