The University of Arkansas at Little Rock will host a lunch and panel discussion to honor local women who have spent their lives working in public service and government careers.
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Remaining African American History Month events include:
- Black Inventors/Student Invention Program: 7 to 9 p.m. Monday, Feb. 15, in Ledbetter A, B, C. This program highlights important contributions made by African American inventors. It is also a creative opportunity for UALR students to showcase their talents by competing in a student invention competition. Winning inventions will receive monetary awards. Contact the Office of Campus Life to sign up.
- “Black & Brown Lives: Justice Over Social Divides”: 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 25, at the Clinton School of Public Service Sturgis Hall. Speakers will draw on their own professional experiences as “teaching artists” and community organizers to discuss movements and initiatives that are local to both Chicago and the South.
- Excellence in Service Award Presentation: 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Feb. 27, in the Arkansas Capitol Building. Winthrop Rockefeller, Ozelle Sutton, and William Walker will be recognized for their contribution of service toward racial equity and unity. A student shuttle will be available.
For more information and to sign up for events, please contact the Office of Campus Life at 501.569.3308.
Little Rock-area residents have the opportunity to hear from one of the founders of an organization working to stop migrant suffering and death on the U.S.-Mexico border.
Continue reading “‘Human rights crisis’ community discussions open to public”
The Office of Campus Life at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock is sponsoring a Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration that will include a keynote address by diversity consultant, T. Leon Williams, at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 20, in the Donaghey Student Center, Ledbetter Room C. Continue reading “Speaker to discuss diversity at MLK celebration”
Goodwill representatives will be on campus in April during the annual Women’s Career Closet Clothing Drive. Continue reading “Career Closet Clothing Drive starts April 1”
The Pi Kappa Alpha magazine, Shield and Diamond, recently featured the selection of UALR student Trey Gibeault as a Supreme Council vice president for Pi Kappa Alpha. Continue reading “Student selected for national leadership position for Pi Kappa Alpha”
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock will again celebrate National Non-Traditional Student Week from Nov. 4 to 8, with fun events scheduled throughout the Donaghey Student Center and other campus locations to highlight the contributions of its non-trad students. Continue reading “UALR to celebrate Non-Traditional Student Week Nov. 4-8”
Some people greet the dawn like a steady friend they can’t wait to see again. I wake up at dawn ready to throttle the person who decided long ago that “normal working hours” should start so shortly after the sun has made his daily appearance to the east. Continue reading “Early days and working up to first 5K”
For the 15th consecutive year, the city of Little Rock will gather for the annual Cinco de Mayo festival. The League of United Latin American Citizens Council will host the event from noon to 8 p.m. Saturday, May 4, at the Clinton Presidential Center Park.
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