UALR Donaghey Scholars

In 2011, Kari Payton arrived at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock as a decorated athlete with a bright college basketball career ahead of her.

A Donaghey Scholar who taught women in Nicaragua how to support themselves by making metal jewelry and selling their creations online is the recipient of the 2016 Edward L. Whitbeck Memorial Award.

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock is holding a bone marrow donor registration drive from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday, March 30, in the Donaghey Student Center Fitness Center basketball courts.

This was going to be a special night for Everett Elam.

Those who caught this year’s MTV Video Music Awards — or, more specifically, who were plugged into its social media feeds — just might have recognized the work of a talented local artist.

Looking for something to do on campus? Alec Crow of Donaldson is so good at helping students track upcoming events at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock that he won a national competition.

Alex Leme, a UALR alumnus and former Donaghey Scholar, recently opened his new show, “Small Town: Portraits of a Disappearing America” at the Oklahoma Contemporary Arts Center in Oklahoma City, Okla. The exhibit is open through May 2. Leme’s haunting photographs capture the mood of Cotton Plant, a once thriving small town in rural northeast … Former Donaghey Scholar opens photo exhibit in Oklahoma

UALR alumna Lenka Horakova was recently recognized as the Honorary Consul for the Czech Republic in Arkansas during a ceremony at the Governor’s Mansion in Little Rock.

Dominik Mjartan, a 2002 alumnus of UALR, has been named chief executive officer of Southern Bancorp Community Partners, a development finance partner organization of Southern Bancorp Inc.

Under the leadership of Donaghey Scholar, Vivien-Sara Fechner, the International Club has increased its membership from approximately 100 to almost 300 students since August…