Esther Mead

Graduate Spotlight on Esther Mead

Esther Mead is graduating from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock this month with a Ph.D. in integrated computing with an emphasis in information quality as well as post-doctoral research position to continue her research at UA Little Rock’s Collaboratorium for Social Media and Online Behavioral Studies (COSMOS). Continue reading “Graduate Spotlight on Esther Mead”

Daysia Klossner is graduating in December 2020 with a Construction Management degree. Klossner already has a job working in her field at Baldwin & Shell.

Graduate Spotlight on Daysia Klossner

Daysia Klossner is a first-generation student who will graduate with a Bachelor of Science degree in construction management this month from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. She is currently a project estimator at Baldwin & Shell construction company.  Continue reading “Graduate Spotlight on Daysia Klossner”

Pearle McCain

UA Little Rock grad Jason Littleton details heroic life of missionary Pearle McCain

A University of Arkansas at Little Rock student has detailed the life of Pearle McCain, a missionary from Arkansas who spent 40 years serving in Japan and China, in his graduate research.

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Roza Bost is graduating in December 2020 with an M.A. in Applied Communications.

Graduate Spotlight on Roza Bost

Roza Bost will graduate on Dec. 19 with a Master of Arts in applied communication. Her goal is to work at an international nonprofit organization because of her interest in multicultural issues.  Continue reading “Graduate Spotlight on Roza Bost”

Rodricka Blanks is graduating in December 2020 with her B.A. in Mass Communications. Blanks recently took a job at a television news station.

Graduate Spotlight on Rodricka Blanks

Rodricka Blanks will graduate on Dec. 19 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in mass communication with an emphasis in mass media. She considers herself a “super-transfer student” because of her college journey.

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Ingrid Safina will graduate UA Little Rock in December with a PhD in Applied Biosciences. Ingrid has been researching skin regeneration at the UA Little Rock Center for Integrative Nanotechnology Sciences (CINS) investigated new ways to use nanoscale materials to regenerate skin.

Nanotechnology research in skin generation lands UA Little Rock grad job at Columbia University

Ingrid Safina, an applied biosciences doctoral student, will graduate in December with a Ph.D. from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, multiple published papers, and a job offer from Columbia University.

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Cadence Baize

Earning bachelor’s degree puts UA Little Rock employee one step closer to fulfilling childhood dream

A University of Arkansas at Little Rock employee has completed her bachelor’s degree and is one step closer to fulfilling her childhood goal of becoming an advocate for the elderly.

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Lorien Dahl

Dahl gets second chance at finishing college 16 years after leaving

While 2020 has been a year of unprecedented challenges for many individuals, one woman took the opportunity to complete the college degree she started in 2002 at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.

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Valerie Plate

Graduating Student Spotlight on Valerie Plate

Valerie Plate, a business major from Little Rock, will graduate this semester with her bachelor’s degree about 14 years after first starting college.

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Kolton Rutherford

Graduating student journalist selected for internship with Arkansas Newspaper Foundation

A University of Arkansas at Little Rock spring graduate with a passion for storytelling has been selected for a competitive summer internship that will serve as the next step in his promising career as a journalist.  Continue reading “Graduating student journalist selected for internship with Arkansas Newspaper Foundation”