A University of Arkansas at Little Rock professor has been selected to teach in a prestigious international college exchange program in South Korea. Continue reading “Wiebelhaus-Brahm to teach at international summer program in South Korea”
A University of Arkansas at Little Rock professor visited Syrian refugees and activists in Turkey and Lebanon in May in the last of four trips to war-affected countries by an 18-member international research team investigating how peace can be achieved in societies emerging from conflict. Continue reading “UA Little Rock professor investigates Syrians’ pursuit of peace and justice in the midst of war”
Two University of Arkansas at Little Rock students received the Distinguished Delegation Award for their representation of Jordan at the National Model Arab League Conference April 4-9 at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. Continue reading “UA Little Rock wins first ever award at National Model Arab League”
Lynn Foster, Rebecca Glazier, and Glenn Anderson have been selected as the 2018 winners of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock Faculty Excellence Awards. Continue reading “Foster, Glazier, and Anderson named Faculty Excellence Award winners”
A University of Arkansas at Little Rock professor traveled to Sri Lanka as part of an 18-member international research team investigating how peace can be achieved in a post-conflict region. Continue reading “UA Little Rock professor investigates effects of Sri Lankan civil war”
More than 150 Arkansas high school students will participate in an annual international leadership program that gives students a taste of life as an international diplomat. Continue reading “High school students to participate in Model Arab League”
A University of Arkansas at Little Rock professor is part of an 18-person international research network visiting Sri Lanka in January to investigate how peace can be achieved in a post-conflict region. Continue reading “UA Little Rock professor headed to Sri Lanka to investigate justice and economic development”
Nearly 50 people earned graduate certificates in public management, city planning, and volunteer management from the Arkansas Public Administration Consortium at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.
A cooperative program of UA Little Rock, Arkansas State University, and the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, the consortium has successfully trained and educated managers and leaders from the public and nonprofit sectors since 1984.
The graduates were recognized during a May 17 ceremony at the Arkansas Governor’s Mansion. John Thurston, commissioner of state lands, gave a keynote address titled “Leading with Purpose.”
The Certified Public Manager program awarded Grant Tomlin, program coordinator for the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, the Best Project Plan and Askew awards. His project was titled “Arkansas Game and Fish Commission Northwest Arkansas Shooting Sports Complex at Wedington Wildlife Management Area.”
The consortium’s certificate programs include Certified Public Manager, Arkansas Governmental Manager, Certified Volunteer Manager, and Certified Arkansas Planning Official.
Fourteen people received the Arkansas Governmental Manager graduate certificate, including:
- Veronica Alexander, Arkansas Department of Labor, Little Rock
- Darla Brooks, Arkansas Natural Resources Commission, Little Rock
- TyJunia Clark, Arkansas Community Correction, Little Rock
- Mark Cutrer, Arkansas Forestry Commission, Little Rock
- Maria Elena de Avila, SEARK Education Services, Little Rock
- Tim Harrison, Little Rock Wastewater, Little Rock
- Justin Homan, Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, Brinkley
- Lisa Mayers, Pulaski County Assessor’s Office, Little Rock
- Joshua Middleton, Disability Determination Services, Little Rock
- Briana Miller-Zuber, Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, Little Rock
- Mikel Murders, Little Rock Wastewater, Little Rock
- Jimmy Powell, Pulaski County Assessor’s Office, Little Rock
- Leonard Smith, Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport, Little Rock
- Shelle Stormoe, Arkansas Public Administration Consortium, Little Rock
Another 10 earned the Certified Public Manager certificate, including:
- Joe Allen, Arkansas Department of Workforce Services, Little Rock
- Rhonda Barfield, Arkansas Department of Workforce Services, Little Rock
- Shalon Bogard, Arkansas Department of Workforce Services, Little Rock
- Betty Bryant, Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, Little Rock
- Rebecca Edwards, Arkansas Department of Workforce Services, Little Rock
- Leah Moseley, Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, Little Rock
- Kelly Mulvihill, Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, Fort Smith
- Susan Porter, Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, Little Rock
- Shelle Stormoe, Arkansas Public Administration Consortium, Little Rock
- Grant Tomlin, Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, Conway
An additional 20 people graduated from the Certified Volunteer Management program, including:
- Hannah Barnett, Crowley’s Ridge Development Council, Jonesboro
- Shaneice Batton, Central Arkansas Development Council, Arkadelphia
- Logan Michael Camporeale, Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture, Spokane, Washington
- Teresa Carlisle, Central Arkansas Library System, Little Rock
- Neta Davis, Central Arkansas Development Council, Little Rock
- Sonya Davis, Arkansas Department of Health, Little Rock
- Ashley Doty, Hope Cancer Resources, Springdale
- Laura Hendrix, University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture Coop Extension Service, Little Rock
- Paulette Hogan, Arkansas Insurance Department, Little Rock
- Jennifer Huie, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock
- Kaylah Jackson, Little Rock Zoo, Little Rock
- Erika Jernigan, Branson Chamber of Commerce, Branson, Missouri
- Janice Mooney, Saline County Memorial Hospice, Little Rock
- Beth Moore, Arkansas Insurance Department, Little Rock
- Ashley Moses, Arkansas Department of Human Services, Little Rock
- Cindy Rhodes, Central Arkansas Development Council, Arkadelphia
- Jannette Sanders, Central Arkansas Development Council, Benton
- Elise Stuart, Alzheimer’s Arkansas, Little Rock
- Rob Toonkel, Arnot Ogden Medical Center, Elmira, New York
- Mary Vickers, Central Arkansas Development Council, Benton
- Amy Webb, Arkansas Department of Human Services, Little Rock
In the Certified Arkansas Planning Official program, five Arkansas city employees earned the graduate certificate, including:
- Thomas Brown, City of Fayetteville
- Mayor Bill Edwards, City of Centerton
- Charles Smith, City of Hot Springs
- Joe Waggoner, City of Cherokee Village
- Larry Wilms, City of Centerton
Eighteen students from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock got a taste of life as international diplomats during a trip to Washington, D.C., to participate in the National Model Arab League Conference. Continue reading “UA Little Rock students represent Somalia in National Model Arab League”
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock will host the 14th annual Racial Attitudes in Pulaski County Conference on Thursday, April 13.
Continue reading “Racial Attitudes in Pulaski County Conference to focus on race, ethnicity, religion”