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Dr. Julien Mirivel and Dr. Avinash Thombre, professors of applied communication at UA Little Rock, will present “The 7 Elements of Personal Transformation: Key Lessons from Global Research in Nepal, India, Uganda, and Honduras” Tuesday, Oct. 17, at 6:30 p.m.

Leadership Lecture Series to Focus on Personal Transformation Learned Through Heifer International Research

October 12, 2023
Angelita Faller
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The first Leadership Lecture Series of the year will focus on lessons learned on personal transformation through a research partnership with Heifer International. Continue reading “Leadership Lecture Series to Focus on Personal Transformation Learned Through Heifer International Research” →

Professor Julien Mirivel attends the Heifer 12 Cornerstones training with alumnus Marc Gray and students Olivia Petrides and and Lizzy Petrides.

UA Little Rock Group Learn Power of Heifer International Training

Ever since Michelle Malone learned about Heifer International after moving to Arkansas in 2007, she has been interested in their philosophy of how “teaching a person to fish” will “feed them for a lifetime” and the work they were doing to assist those who were challenged. Continue reading “UA Little Rock Group Learn Power of Heifer International Training” →

An interdisciplinary research team from UA Little Rock is investigating the personal transformation effects of Heifer International's efforts to end poverty and build sustainable communities across the globe. The team includes, from left, Dr. Avinash Thombre, professor of applied communication, Dr. Julien Mirivel, professor of applied communication, , Dr. Tusty ten Bensel, director of the School of Criminal Justice and Criminology, and Dr. Kirk Leach, assistant professor of public affairs.

UA Little Rock Researchers Out to Uncover the Secrets of Personal Transformation Rooted in Heifer International’s Community-Building Efforts

An interdisciplinary research team from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock is investigating the personal transformation effects of Heifer International’s efforts to end hunger and poverty and build sustainable communities across the globe. Continue reading “UA Little Rock Researchers Out to Uncover the Secrets of Personal Transformation Rooted in Heifer International’s Community-Building Efforts” →

Heifer International CFO Bill Bloom, left, exchanges spinach grown in Heifer’s Urban Farm with UA Little Rock Chancellor Kristy Drale, right, for honey aquired by bees in the university’s Campus Garden after signing a partnership launching a pilot project to build awareness around regenerative agriculture and sustainable gardening practices. The project will allow the institutions to share resources (time, equipment, and volunteers) to educate students and the public on increasing accessibility to local, nutritious food for those in the community through the Trojan Food Pantry, community farm stand, and donations to local organizations, such as the Arkansas Hunger ReliefAlliance. The project will include workshops and workdays at Heifer’s Urban Farm, Ranch in Perryville, Ark., and UA Little Rock’s Campus Garden.

UA Little Rock, Heifer International launch partnership to promote sustainable agriculture, gardening practices

February 28, 2020
Angelita Faller
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The University of Arkansas at Little Rock and Heifer International have partnered to build awareness around regenerative agriculture and sustainable gardening practices in central Arkansas. Continue reading “UA Little Rock, Heifer International launch partnership to promote sustainable agriculture, gardening practices” →