Important Information for the UALR Community About Swine Flu

UALR is closely following the swine flu outbreak. and is taking steps to keep students, faculty, and staff aware of current information and educational resources that may be find helpful. Please watch your UALR email inbox and the UALR homepage for any campus updates from the Pandemic Planning Committee. The lastest information about the location of suspected cases can be found at www.cdc.gov/swineflu

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Earth Day Events a Success

Local media outlets focused their attention on the campus for Earth Day on April 22, a day when UALR showed how focused the campus is on sustainability and preserving natural resources for the future.

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University Honors Academic Achievements of Student-athletes

UALR’s University Assembly, comprised of the Faculty, Student, and Staff Senate, honored Athletic Director Chris Peterson at the end-of-the academic-year assembly for the successes – academically and athletically – of Trojan teams.

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Two Students Win American Humanics Academic Awards

Ninety students from across the United States applied for 20 scholarships awarded by the American Humanics Academic Award. Two of those scholarships went to UALR students – junior Lakresha Diaz and senior Roni Flakes, both of Little Rock.

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Graduating Senior Accepted to CalArts in Lighting Design

Ryan Bona, a UALR theater major graduating this month, was accepted into the California Institute of the Arts Master of Fine Arts program in lighting design – one of two students accepted this year in the exclusive program.

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Scholar Lands Motorola Foundation Internship

Shuja Ryaz, a second-year UALR Donaghey Scholar majoring in Physics, has received a Motorola Foundation Science, Technology and Society scholarship from The Washington Center for Internships and Academic Seminars.

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Two UALR Teams Win Governor’s Cup Prizes

Two teams of UALR graduate students took two of the three top awards Tuesday in the Donald W. Reynolds Governor’s Cup business plan competition designed to encourage students at Arkansas colleges and universities to act on their ideas and talents to create future businesses.

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Finance Students Join Delta Trust Executive at Buffett’s Meeting

Three of UALR’s top finance students will culminate their independent study programs with a trip sponsored by Delta Trust & Bank to the annual Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders meeting May 2 and hear from financial luminary Warren Buffett.

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Sales Program Listed in National Publication

For the second consecutive year, UALR’s Center for Professional Sales is listed in the University Sales Education Foundation’s annual Top University Sales Programs of 2009, a publication supplement of the Selling Power magazine.

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