Finalists for Staff Achievement Awards announced The University of Arkansas at Little Rock Staff Senate has announced the finalists for the 2018 Staff Achievement Awards. A $1,000 cash award is given to the top employee in each of three categories: Ben Fry Service to UA Little Rock, community service, and personal growth. The winners will be announced at the Staff Awards Ceremony at 10 a.m. Friday, April 20, in the Engineering and Information Technology Building Auditorium. “The staff members are a vital part of the success of UA Little Rock,” said Staff Senate President Richard Harper. “The Staff Achievement Award winners underscore UA Little Rock’s commitment to serving the university and community through hard work. Our staff’s dedication to these principles continues to amaze me.” The winners of the Staff Senate Scholarship and Jerry Crittenden Employee Book Scholarship will also be announced. Staff members who are celebrating work anniversaries, have graduated in the past year, and retiring will also be recognized. Members of the university and community are encouraged to attend the awards ceremony and reception to celebrate the achievements of UA Little Rock staff members and to wear UA Little Rock colors and apparel to show school spirit. For more information, contact Angie Faller at 501-907-9320 or amfaller@ualr.edu. The finalists include: Ben fry Service to UA Little Rock • Tom Coffin, senior visualization and operations manager, Emerging Analytics Center • Terry Harrison, higher education program coordinator, William H. Bowen School of Law • William Wagner, operations manager, KLRE/KUAR Community Service • Tiffani McAdoo, grant implementation specialist, School of Social Work/MidSOUTH • Melody Muldrow, research associate, Graduate Institute of Technology • Virginia Oswalt, administrative specialist, Department of Earth Sciences Personal Growth • Erin Fehr, archivist, Sequoyah National Research Center • Marty Mayfield, fiscal support analyst, TRIO Student Support Services • Pamala Stanley, administrative assistant, Department of Systems Engineering

UA Little Rock features work of graduating art students

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock will display the final artwork submitted by 11 of the university’s graduating art students from Nov. 22 to Dec. 10 in the Windgate Center of Art and Design Small Gallery. Continue reading “UA Little Rock features work of graduating art students”

UA Little Rock grad helps veterans through VA fellowship

Ever since Robbin Cochran decided to become a social worker, she hoped to use her skills to help veterans as a tribute to her many relatives who have served this country.  Continue reading “UA Little Rock grad helps veterans through VA fellowship”

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock Department of Music will present a benefit concert for the Trojan Food Pantry at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 19, in the Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall in the Fine Arts Building. Canned goods and monetary donations will be accepted. The free event is open to the public.

UA Little Rock benefit concert Nov. 19 invites food pantry donations

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock Department of Music will present a benefit concert for the Trojan Food Pantry at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 19, in the Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall in the Fine Arts Building. Canned goods and monetary donations will be accepted. The free event is open to the public. Continue reading “UA Little Rock benefit concert Nov. 19 invites food pantry donations”

The Department of Theatre Arts and Dance presents "Dance Harvest 2019," the work of our BFA student choreographers and the introduction of our freshman Dance majors. Publicity image courtesy Melissa Dooley Photography.

Dance Harvest to showcase UA Little Rock student choreography Nov. 14-17

The UA Little Rock Department of Theatre Arts and Dance will feature student choreography and performances in its “Dance Harvest” to be held nightly at 7:30 p.m. Nov 14-16 and again 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 17, at University Theater.  Continue reading “Dance Harvest to showcase UA Little Rock student choreography Nov. 14-17”

The UA Little Rock Interpreter Education Program will present “See-a-Song,” an interpreted musical performance 6 p.m. Nov. 16, in the Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall in the Fine Arts Building. The free event is open to the public and family friendly.

UA Little Rock celebrates 40 years of interpreter education with ‘See-a-Song’ Nov. 16

The UA Little Rock Interpreter Education Program will present “See-a-Song,” an interpreted musical performance 6 p.m. Nov. 16, in the Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall in the Fine Arts Building. The free event is open to the public and family friendly. Continue reading “UA Little Rock celebrates 40 years of interpreter education with ‘See-a-Song’ Nov. 16”

International Celebration Week

UA Little Rock to hold International Celebration Week

UA Little Rock will celebrate the benefits of a diverse, international population on campus and promote exchange and international education with a week of on-campus events from Nov. 18-21.  Continue reading “UA Little Rock to hold International Celebration Week”

Alumna Myriam Saavedra works on jewlery at the annual Department of Art Holiday Sale will feature truly unique work by UA Little Rock art students, alumni, and faculty.

UA Little Rock’s Annual Holiday Art Sale to be held Nov. 14-15

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock and Friends of the Arts will host its annual Student and Faculty Holiday Art Sale Nov. 14-15 at the Windgate Center of Art and Design.  Continue reading “UA Little Rock’s Annual Holiday Art Sale to be held Nov. 14-15”

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UA Little Rock Percussion Ensemble to host Nov. 12 concert

The UA Little Rock Percussion Ensemble will present a dynamic concert including historical, contemporary, and traditional percussion music at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 12. Continue reading “UA Little Rock Percussion Ensemble to host Nov. 12 concert”

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UA Little Rock to celebrate stories of first-generation students Nov. 8

Disha Patel, an accounting major planning to graduate from UA Little Rock in 2022, knows how hard it is to be a first-generation college student. Continue reading “UA Little Rock to celebrate stories of first-generation students Nov. 8”