Finalists for Staff Achievement Awards announced The University of Arkansas at Little Rock Staff Senate has announced the finalists for the 2018 Staff Achievement Awards. A $1,000 cash award is given to the top employee in each of three categories: Ben Fry Service to UA Little Rock, community service, and personal growth. The winners will be announced at the Staff Awards Ceremony at 10 a.m. Friday, April 20, in the Engineering and Information Technology Building Auditorium. “The staff members are a vital part of the success of UA Little Rock,” said Staff Senate President Richard Harper. “The Staff Achievement Award winners underscore UA Little Rock’s commitment to serving the university and community through hard work. Our staff’s dedication to these principles continues to amaze me.” The winners of the Staff Senate Scholarship and Jerry Crittenden Employee Book Scholarship will also be announced. Staff members who are celebrating work anniversaries, have graduated in the past year, and retiring will also be recognized. Members of the university and community are encouraged to attend the awards ceremony and reception to celebrate the achievements of UA Little Rock staff members and to wear UA Little Rock colors and apparel to show school spirit. For more information, contact Angie Faller at 501-907-9320 or amfaller@ualr.edu. The finalists include: Ben fry Service to UA Little Rock • Tom Coffin, senior visualization and operations manager, Emerging Analytics Center • Terry Harrison, higher education program coordinator, William H. Bowen School of Law • William Wagner, operations manager, KLRE/KUAR Community Service • Tiffani McAdoo, grant implementation specialist, School of Social Work/MidSOUTH • Melody Muldrow, research associate, Graduate Institute of Technology • Virginia Oswalt, administrative specialist, Department of Earth Sciences Personal Growth • Erin Fehr, archivist, Sequoyah National Research Center • Marty Mayfield, fiscal support analyst, TRIO Student Support Services • Pamala Stanley, administrative assistant, Department of Systems Engineering

Windgate Center subject of Architecture and Design Network lecture

The design of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock’s new Windgate Center of Art and Design will be the subject of an April 10 lecture by the Architecture and Design Network.  Continue reading “Windgate Center subject of Architecture and Design Network lecture”

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UA Little Rock to celebrate new Windgate Center of Art + Design with scholarship fundraiser

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock will celebrate the opening of the Windgate Center of Art + Design on Friday, Feb. 16, with a signature scholarship fundraiser for art and design students presented by Affirmative Risk Management. Continue reading “UA Little Rock to celebrate new Windgate Center of Art + Design with scholarship fundraiser”

Through the Trees, oil on canvas by Kate Freeman Clark

Windgate Center to debut new gallery spaces

The Windgate Center of Art and Design opens this month, and with it come two new gallery spaces that will feature works from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock’s Permanent Collection as well as temporary exhibits. Continue reading “Windgate Center to debut new gallery spaces”

Donors, art faculty, and administrators sign the beam that marks the highest point of the Windgate Center. Pictured, from left to right, are Win Bruhl, Deborah Baldwing, Belinda Schultz, Janessa Rogerson, and Anne Mourning.

Donors pledge nearly $500k for art and design scholarships

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock has raised nearly $500,000 for endowed scholarship funds for art and design students.  Continue reading “Donors pledge nearly $500k for art and design scholarships”

UA Little Rock to announce scholarships for art and design students

Feb. 23 topping out ceremony will be broadcast on Facebook Live

Next week, the University of Arkansas at Little Rock will announce a significant total of donations raised for endowed scholarship funds that will make quality art and design education attainable for more UA Little Rock students.  Continue reading “UA Little Rock to announce scholarships for art and design students”

Artist rendering of the new UALR Windgate Center of Art and Design

UALR to break ground on new visual arts building

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock will break ground on a new visual arts building funded by a $20.3 million grant from the Windgate Charitable Foundation on Tuesday, Oct. 11.  Continue reading “UALR to break ground on new visual arts building”