Little Rock Mayor Frank Scott Jr. presents Geneva Galloway with a certificate during her graduation from R.O.C.K. Academy.

Galloway Graduates from City of Little Rock’s R.O.C.K. Academy

Geneva Galloway, administrative specialist for the Donaghey Scholars Honors Program, is one of the first graduates of the City of Little Rock’s new R.O.C.K. (Residents Obtaining Community Knowledge) Academy. Continue reading “Galloway Graduates from City of Little Rock’s R.O.C.K. Academy”

UA Little Rock graduates are honored during a 2021 Spring Hybrid Commencement Ceremony

UA Little Rock Launches Hybrid Commencement Video

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock will celebrated its nearly 1,300 spring 2021 graduates with the launch of the hybrid commencement ceremony on the Commencement website.   Continue reading “UA Little Rock Launches Hybrid Commencement Video”

Registration opens for Summer Laureate University for Youth program

UA Little Rock’s Summer Laureate University for Youth (SLUFY) program is accepting applications for this upcoming summer. Their virtual classes will take place June 21-25 for students who have completed kindergarten and grades fifth through sixth, and July 19-23 for students who have completed grades one through four.  Continue reading “Registration opens for Summer Laureate University for Youth program”

Chance Melby recently won second place in the university’s Student Research and Creative Works Expo for one of the educational projects he’s developed for the Cyber Arena, “UA Little Rock Classified: An Intentionally Vulnerable Web Application Focused on Teaching K-12 and Undergraduate Students about Web Application Security.”

Graduate Chance Melby Has Provided Cybersecurity Education for Hundreds of Arkansas Students

Chance Melby, a Donaghey Scholar from Cabot, first got hooked on cybersecurity when he interned with the Cabot Public School District Technology Department during high school.  Continue reading “Graduate Chance Melby Has Provided Cybersecurity Education for Hundreds of Arkansas Students”

Little Rock Congregations Study Dialogue Reveals How Congregations, Nonprofits Can Work Together to Address Community Issues

The Little Rock Congregations Study (LRCS) research team at UA Little Rock worked with a team of students from the UA-Clinton School of Public Service to host a series of community dialogue discussions during the spring semester to explore how congregations and nonprofits in Little Rock can come together to make an impact on important community issues. Continue reading “Little Rock Congregations Study Dialogue Reveals How Congregations, Nonprofits Can Work Together to Address Community Issues”

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”

Navigators Focus on Delta Businesses’ Pandemic Recovery

The Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center is pleased to announce its first four Recovery Navigators partners: Continue reading “Navigators Focus on Delta Businesses’ Pandemic Recovery”

Charles W. Donaldson Student Services Center and Donaghey Student Center

UA Little Rock to keep tuition and fees flat for 2021-22 school year

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock has received approval by the Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas to hold tuition and fees flat for the second year in a row.  Continue reading “UA Little Rock to keep tuition and fees flat for 2021-22 school year”

UA Little Rock hosts 2021 summer camps

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock is hosting a variety of summer camps in writing, cybersecurity, and athletics, as well as the 42nd anniversary of the Summer Laureate University for Youth (SLUFY) for gifted and talented students, which will be held virtually this year.
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