Campus Life

UALR’s Office of Campus Life, in partnership with the nonprofit organization Not For Sale, is sponsoring three programs Tuesday and Wednesday, Oct. 26 and 27, to raise awareness of human trafficking and modern-day slavery.

Shand Laughlin, regional recruiter for the Peace Corps, will be on campus to inform students about the organization and how to volunteer. The information session will be at 3 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 4, in the Leadership Lounge on the second floor of the Donaghey Student Center, across the hall from the Office of Campus Life.

Recognized as one of the world’s leading visionaries on Mexico’s political future, Enrique Krauze is one of Foreign Policy magazine’s top 100 public policy intellectuals of our time. His Winthrop Rockefeller Distinguish Lecture at UALR Oct. 27 is free and open to the public. For more information or to request tickets, call 501-569-3296.

Students planning on graduating this fall should stop by Fall Grad Fest from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, Oct. 13 and 14, in the lower concourse of the Donaghey Student Center.

American and international students are invited to the UALR International Mixer at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 20, to meet and greet each other in a  social venue. “We will be signing up students interested in joining a new UALR International Student Association, which is open to all UALR students,” said Dr. Jacek Lubecki, associate professor … Food, Fun on Tap at International Student Mixer

UALR organizations, departments, and offices are invited to compete in Third Annual Chili Cookoff from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday, Nov. 8, in Ledbetter Hall A, B, and C in the Donaghey Student Center. Entry fees are $10 for each four-person team. All proceeds benefiting the American Humanics Association.

A panel discussion on Arizona’s Senate Bill 1070, the state’s controversial new strict immigration law, and other states attempts to copy it is the final event in UALR’s Hispanic Heritage Month 2010 activities.

Paul Vitale, a nationally renowned author, speaker, and trainer, will speak from noon to 1 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 9, in Ledbetter Hall C in the Donaghey Student Center. It is part of The Office of Campus Life’s “Orientation Checkpoints:  Finding Your Way” 2010-2011 series. Admission is free, and box lunches will be available on a … Check out Sept. 9 ‘Checkpoints’ Event

Dr. Mohammed Moursi, a vascular surgeon at UAMS, will give a brief explanation of Ramadan, following an iftar, a traditional dinner that ends the day of fasting during Ramadan at UALR’s Think Fast: Interfaith Iftar and Food Drive beginning at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 2, in Ledbetter Hall in the Donaghey Student Center. During the … Learn About Ramadan at Thursday Meal

Congratulations are in order to several faculty and staff members who were named Student Favorites at the UALR Student Government Association’s annual banquet.