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UALR degree programs available at Texarkana campus

Texarkana, Ark. — This fall, Texarkana-area residents can start earning a University of Arkansas at Little Rock bachelor’s degree at a campus close to home.

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Hearing instrument donation to benefit students, patients

The Department of Audiology and Speech Pathology at UALR and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences will soon receive a new hearing instrument fitting system critical to achieving long-term benefits and satisfaction for hearing instrument wearers. Continue reading “Hearing instrument donation to benefit students, patients”

Jewish Guys Return for Holiday ‘Shtick’

Little Rock attorney Phil Kaplan and adman Leslie Singer will team up with KUAR FM 89.1 to present the 12th annual “Jewish Guys Chanukah Special” at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 27, at the Clinton Presidential Center. The show will be recorded before a live audience and broadcast on FM 89.1 on Monday, Dec. 10, at 7 p.m. and on Christmas Day at 1 p.m.

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Communicator Applauded at Penn State

Tonya Oaks Smith, director of communications at the UALR William H. Bowen School of Law, delivered a presentation on communicating during a crisis, “We’re Going to Need a Bigger Boat,” to a standing room only crowd at Penn State University June 12.

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Dean Heads to Western Carolina

Angela Laird Brenton, UALR’s dean of the College of Professional Studies who has been at the university for the past 29 years, has accepted a new position as provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs at Western Carolina University.
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Criminology Theorist Felson to Lecture Feb. 6

Dr. Marcus Felson, co-creator of the criminological theory of routine activities, will inaugurate the UALR Department of Criminal Justice Sheriff Orval Walker Lecture Series from 3 to 5 p.m. Monday, Feb. 6, in Arkla Room 116 in Ross Hall.

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UALR Senior Wins National PR Awards

UALR Senior Gabriella Corriere, a strategic communication major with a minor in advertising, won the national Public Relations Society of America’s Silverman Award and the group’s Yoshimura Scholarship at the association’s annual conference in Orlando.

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MidSOUTH Offers Motivation, Inspiration

Clifton Taulbert, author of “Eight Habits of the Heart,” will kick off a week of motivation and inspiration to promote healthy lifestyles at the 38th annual MidSOUTH Summer School June 5 to 10 on the UALR campus.

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Jazz, Juleps to Benefit Eaton Scholarship Fund

UALR’s Department of Audiology and Speech Pathology will mark the springtime tradition of the Kentucky Derby at the second annual “Jazz and Juleps” reception from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 24, at the Arkansas Governor’s Mansion, 1800 Center St.

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Chastain to be Celebrated at Governor’s Mansion May 17

Members of the law enforcement community will join students, faculty, and colleagues of Dr. Charles Chastain for a reception and dinner at the Arkansas Governor’s Mansion May 17 to celebrate the UALR professor of criminal justice, who has been a guiding force in the department since the program was established 1973.

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