UA Little Rock Alumni Association hosts the annual BBQ at Baileys event. The university tradition celebrates the return of students to campus with free food and fun at the Bailey Alumni and Friends Center.

BBQ at Bailey Returns to UA Little Rock Oct. 12

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock will celebrate the start of the fall semester and welcome the return of students and employees to campus with BBQ at Bailey Tuesday, Oct. 12. Continue reading “BBQ at Bailey Returns to UA Little Rock Oct. 12”

UA Little Rock graduate Freddie Epperson celebrates his graduations from UA Little Rock and Webster University.

UA Little Rock Grad Starts Nonprofit to Encourage People to Fight Limitations

Freddie Epperson, a native of North Little Rock, was born with cerebral palsy, but he’s never let that limitation keep him from living his life to the fullest and getting the education he wanted. Continue reading “UA Little Rock Grad Starts Nonprofit to Encourage People to Fight Limitations”

Dr. Dary Tate

Arkansas Department of Education Awards UA Little Rock $175K Grant to Create Online Teaching Academy for K-12 Teachers

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock has received a $175,000 grant from the Arkansas Department of Education that will provide funding for a new online teacher academy for K-12 teachers in Arkansas.  Continue reading “Arkansas Department of Education Awards UA Little Rock $175K Grant to Create Online Teaching Academy for K-12 Teachers”

Faculty Excellence nominee David Briscoe. Photo by Ben Krain.

Briscoe Receives Chapel of Four Chaplains Legion of Honor Bronze Medallion

Dr. David Briscoe, a university professor of sociology at UA Little Rock, has recently been awarded the Legion of Honor Bronze Medallion by the Chapel of Four Chaplains for his humanitarian efforts. Continue reading “Briscoe Receives Chapel of Four Chaplains Legion of Honor Bronze Medallion”

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”

UA Little Rock Alum Julie McCallister Shows Passion for Science and Business as Leader of ECCI

While Julie McCallister was finishing up her master’s degree at UA Little Rock in 2007, she had no idea that her part-time internship would turn into an opportunity with such enormous growth potential. Continue reading “UA Little Rock Alum Julie McCallister Shows Passion for Science and Business as Leader of ECCI”

Wendell Scales Jr.

Scales Leads New Social Justice Initiative for Arkansas Lighthouse Academies

Wendell Scales Jr., a 2019 graduate of UA Little Rock, is leading a first-of-its-kind initiative to bring social justice courses to the Arkansas Lighthouse Academies’ five charter schools.  Continue reading “Scales Leads New Social Justice Initiative for Arkansas Lighthouse Academies”

Members of 100 Black Men of Greater Little Rock, UA Little Rock, Leadership Greater Little Rock Class XXXV, Ambitious Girls, Inc., Central Arkansas Water, and the Arkansas National Guard meet with students participating in the H20 Leadership Institute during a July 16 mentoring lunch at the Jack Stephens Center at UA Little Rock.

UA Little Rock Partners with 100 Black Men of Greater Little Rock and Community Partners for Summer STEM Program for Teens

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock partnered with 100 Black Men of Greater Little Rock, Ambitious Girls, Inc., Central Arkansas Water, and the Arkansas National Guard to host a weeklong summer environmental STEM (Summer, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) program for teens. Continue reading “UA Little Rock Partners with 100 Black Men of Greater Little Rock and Community Partners for Summer STEM Program for Teens”