Richard B. Dixon, a legendary professor who joined Little Rock Junior College in 1953, died Monday, Oct. 29. He was 86.
UALR is throwing a birthday party for Trojan women sports pioneer and 2010 Alumni Association Presidents Award winner Betty Jo Stephens at 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 15. The party will be held before home game between the Trojans, the 2012 Sun Belt Conference Champion, and the Missouri State Lady Bears at Jack Stephens Center.
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A free lunchtime seminar on estate planning for UALR friends and alumni will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, Nov. 2, at the UALR Bailey Alumni Center.
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The national Association of Small Business Development Centers honored Nancy Knighten, a business consultant at UALR’s Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center, at the group’s 32nd annual conference in New Orleans on Sept. 11.
UALR’s marketing campaign for 2012-13 will launch next week with new storytelling about UALR graduates and their careers. The multi-media campaign, UALR Grads @ Work, will include television, newspaper, magazine, radio, outdoor billboards, and digital advertising.
A memorial service is scheduled for 2 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 30, for Carolyn Larson Harman, the 85-year-old daughter of John A. Larson, the founder and first president of Little Rock Junior College, UALR’s predecessor institution.
June Nordman Mashburn saw a lot of “firsts” in her 103 years of living. One of the most significant “firsts” was being a member of the first graduating class of the institution that became the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.
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All members of the UALR campus community are invited to gather Wednesday, Sept. 5, for Burgers @ Bailey, the fall tradition where students, faculty, staff, and alumni gather to kick off the new academic year.
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Brigadier General Patricia Anslow, a 1997 graduate of UALR, has earned a promotion making her the first female general officer in the Arkansas National Guard.
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UALR will kick off the fall semester next week with block parties, cook-outs, mixers, and student success workshops to welcome freshmen, greet on-campus residents and returning upperclassmen, and reconnect with alumni.
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