Grad2017

Meet Jordan Thomas, a central Arkansas native who graduated May 2017 from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock with a degree in biology and minors in information technology and music.

Neden Yacine is a Science Scholar who graduated May 2017 from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock with a bachelor’s degree in chemistry and a minor in biology. After taking a gap year, she plans to attend medical school.

In 2008, Jennifer Goodwin seemed to have it all. 

Melissa Sample is the first in her family to earn a college degree. 

Jyothsna Lankireddy wants to make health care more accessible and easier to understand. 

At the age of 13, Tori Main began volunteering to help animals and dreamed of becoming a veterinarian. After her University of Arkansas at Little Rock commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 13, she will be one step closer to that dream.

For Franklin Bick, a college degree seemed out of reach. 

Meet Jeannie Kuang-Nguyen, Donaghey scholar and science scholar who’s a pre-med student set to graduate with a degree in chemistry. The University of Arkansas at Little Rock will celebrate the graduation of Kuang-Nguyen and hundreds of other students during commencement ceremonies Saturday, May, 13, at the Jack Stephens Center.

For A.J. Walker-Carter, finding the right college, the right major, and the right career seemed like a journey that would never end. 

At the age of 17, Nicole Paladino knew her only way to a better life was through education.