The Blue & You Foundation for a Healthier Arkansas has awarded the University of Arkansas at Little Rock $605,000 to create an endowment that will provide funding for graduate students in the School of Social Work. Continue reading “Blue & You Foundation Awards UA Little Rock $605,000 Gift for Master of Social Work Students”
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock and East Arkansas Community College are teaming up to provide undergraduate students with an easy path to earn a Bachelor of Social Work at UA Little Rock. Continue reading “UA Little Rock, EACC offers 2+2 social work program”
Two University of Arkansas at Little Rock graduate programs have been named to U.S. News & World Report’s 2020 list of Best Graduate Schools for Health. Continue reading “UA Little Rock’s rehabilitation counseling, social work graduate programs named to Best Graduate Schools for Health”
UA Little Rock graduate Mandy Davis had never worked with people experiencing homelessness before she took a job in 2015 as a social worker at Jericho Way Resource Center, which runs Little Rock’s only day resource center for the homeless. However, she quickly found ways to serve and has become an outspoken advocate for one of the city’s most at-risk populations. Continue reading “UA Little Rock alum named ‘Arkansas Social Worker of the Year’”
For the past four months, Cynthia McLellan has logged 230 miles on her Mustang each Thursday on her weekly drive from Mena to UA Little Rock and back home. The trip takes six hours round-trip, but McLellan doesn’t mind too much. Every mile puts her closer to her goal to completing her college degree. Continue reading “On the road to success”
Every Thursday, Cynthia McLellan logs 230 miles on her Mustang on her weekly drive from Mena to UA Little Rock and back home. It’s six hours round-trip, but McLellan doesn’t mind too much. Every mile puts her closer to her goal to competing her college degree. Continue reading “On the road to success”
The College of Education and Health Professions welcomes Dr. Stephen Kapp, who has been hired as director of the School of Social Work. He starts July 1. Continue reading “UA Little Rock hires new director for School of Social Work”