[{"id":95036,"date":"2026-10-20T10:50:54","date_gmt":"2026-10-20T15:50:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/?p=95036"},"modified":"2026-10-20T10:50:55","modified_gmt":"2026-10-20T15:50:55","slug":"ua-little-rock-team-a-finalist-for-national-marketing-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/20\/ua-little-rock-team-a-finalist-for-national-marketing-award\/","title":{"rendered":"UA Little Rock Team a Finalist for National Marketing Award"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock is one of three finalists for the AMA (American Marketing Association) Foundation Higher Education Marketing Team of the Year Award.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Additionally, Dr. Carrie Phillips, UA Little Rock’s chief communications and marketing officer, is one of three finalists for the AMA Foundation Higher Education Marketer of the Year Award.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The University of Oregon and Montclair State University in New Jersey join UA Little Rock as finalists, while the University of Arizona’s Christie Harper and the University of South Carolina’s Anne Peters are finalists along with Phillips. Winners for these awards, and others, will be announced during the AMA Symposium for the Marketing of Higher Education Nov. 8-11 in Aurora, Colorado.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cToday\u2019s higher education marketing requires an unparalleled mix of empathy, agility, and strategic foresight,\u201d AMA CEO Bennie F. Johnson noted in an AMA news release. \u201cThis year\u2019s finalists represent the absolute gold standard of our field, demonstrating how visionary storytelling and data-driven strategy can transform institutional reach and impact.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The team award honors a high-performing marketing team or department whose collaborative work, campaign performance, and problem-solving have set new standards for institutional impact, according to the AMA. The Higher Education Marketer of the Year award recognizes an individual higher education marketing leader who has demonstrated exceptional vision, transformed their institution\u2019s market position, and advanced the overall field through strategic excellence.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I\u2019m incredibly proud of this team — to be one of three finalists nationally says a lot about the work happening at UA Little Rock and the people behind it — what makes me especially proud is that we haven\u2019t been afraid to change things, even when they were working,” Phillips said. “We\u2019ve looked at the research, adjusted our strategy, changed how we work as a team, and kept looking for ways to get better. That\u2019s not always easy to do.”\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rather than resting on its laurels, UA Little Rock’s Marketing and Communications (MarComm) team challenged assumptions in the past year and emphasized the high quality of UA Little Rock education — and the outcomes of graduates — in addition to affordability, a message that translated to more engagement, applications, and enrollment. Freshman enrollment increased<\/a> for a fourth-consecutive year, and is up roughly 70% from four years ago.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I think we\u2019ve gotten really good at connecting the work to where the university is trying to go,” Phillips said. “We\u2019ve evolved our brand strategy, restructured our team, and built much stronger partnerships across campus. And we\u2019re seeing results.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

MarComm now joins campus conversations earlier, shaping messaging for best results, and the department re-organized for a stronger layer of leadership, creating clearer ownership across the team, more opportunities for mentorship and advancement, and more room at the senior level for strategy. Among MarComm’s innovations is MarComm Academy, which attracted approximately 75 faculty and staff participants for practical training directly from team members in their areas of expertise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“We know our team can\u2019t tell the UA Little Rock story alone, so we\u2019ve spent a lot of time building relationships, sharing tools, and helping more people across the university become better marketers and communicators,” Phillips said. “We\u2019ve done a good job getting the affordability message into the market — people know UA Little Rock is affordable — now we have an opportunity to keep building the quality and reputation side of that story: the experiences our students have here, the outcomes they\u2019re seeing and the value of a UA Little Rock degree.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For Phillips, the positive gains of the past year reflected her broader leadership philosophy: \u201cI don’t think past success is a good enough reason to stop asking whether there is a better way.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

She brought that same commitment to continuous improvement from campus to her role as CASE (Council for Advancement and Support of Education) IV chair. Under her leadership<\/a>, CASE IV recorded 1,545 engagements against an annual goal of 748 \u2014 207% of its target \u2014 and exceeded its goal every quarter. The impact extended beyond the region, as CASE adopted the full structure across its districts nationwide. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

She’s emphasized professional development within MarComm, with members now regularly presenting at national conferences, and gaining the confidence to lead on campus and beyond. Phillips is also deeply involved with usage of Artificial Intelligence — a campus priority — including several MarComm-specific tools.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Higher Ed marketing has given me the chance to do work that matters, and I\u2019ve gotten to do it alongside some really smart people who have made me better along the way,” she said. “I’m also very aware that nobody gets recognized for this work alone. I have an incredibly talented team, and we have colleagues across UA Little Rock who trust us enough to try new things with us.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“To be recognized alongside some of the best higher ed marketers in the country is incredibly meaningful,” added Phillips. “It\u2019s a good reminder of something I believe pretty strongly: what we do matters. It matters to our students, our institutions, and our communities.”\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The leading global professional marketing association, the AMA has almost 70 chapters and a presence on 350 college campuses across North America, according to the AMA. It’s home to five premier scholarly journals, and the association\u2019s philanthropic arm, the AMA Foundation, strengthens and elevates the marketing profession by advancing knowledge, building a global community of marketing leaders, and supporting marketing initiatives that drive innovation and societal impact.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMarComm has helped bring greater focus and consistency to how we tell the UA Little Rock story; they\u2019ve built strong partnerships across campus, created more opportunities for others to be part of that work, and kept the university\u2019s larger goals at the center,” said Christian O’Neal, vice chancellor for University Advancement. “Being named one of three finalists nationally is a tremendous recognition of the entire team.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThere is a lot of momentum at UA Little Rock right now, and telling that story well matters,” added O’Neal. “This team has helped more people see the quality of this university, the opportunities available to our students and the value of a UA Little Rock degree. It\u2019s exciting to see that work recognized on a national level.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock is one of three finalists for the AMA (American Marketing Association) Foundation Higher Education Marketing Team of the Year Award. Additionally, Dr. Carrie Phillips, UA Little Rock’s chief communications and marketing officer, is one of three finalists for the AMA Foundation Higher Education Marketer of the Year Award. … UA Little Rock Team a Finalist for National Marketing Award<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3905,"featured_media":95039,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1926],"tags":[32961,3203,35636,35495],"class_list":["post-95036","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","tag-carrie-phillips","tag-communications-and-marketing","tag-enrollment","tag-innovation"],"yoast_head":"\nUA Little Rock Team a Finalist for National Marketing Award - News - UA Little Rock<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/20\/ua-little-rock-team-a-finalist-for-national-marketing-award\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"UA Little Rock Team a Finalist for National Marketing Award\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The University of Arkansas at Little Rock is one of three finalists for the AMA (American Marketing Association) Foundation Higher Education Marketing Team of the Year Award. Additionally, Dr. Carrie Phillips, UA Little Rock’s chief communications and marketing officer, is one of three finalists for the AMA Foundation Higher Education Marketer of the Year Award. ... UA Little Rock Team a Finalist for National Marketing Award\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/20\/ua-little-rock-team-a-finalist-for-national-marketing-award\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/UALittleRock\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-10-20T15:50:54+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-10-20T15:50:55+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/240\/2026\/10\/MarCom-group-2026_1.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"835\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Ryan Anderson\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Ryan Anderson\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"5 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/20\\\/ua-little-rock-team-a-finalist-for-national-marketing-award\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/20\\\/ua-little-rock-team-a-finalist-for-national-marketing-award\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Ryan Anderson\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/46d1747780eb1bb0a9a9ec5ad3609279\"},\"headline\":\"UA Little Rock Team a Finalist for National Marketing Award\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-10-20T15:50:54+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-10-20T15:50:55+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/20\\\/ua-little-rock-team-a-finalist-for-national-marketing-award\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":1052,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/20\\\/ua-little-rock-team-a-finalist-for-national-marketing-award\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/240\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/MarCom-group-2026_1.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Carrie Phillips\",\"Communications and Marketing\",\"Enrollment\",\"Innovation\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Featured\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/20\\\/ua-little-rock-team-a-finalist-for-national-marketing-award\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/20\\\/ua-little-rock-team-a-finalist-for-national-marketing-award\\\/\",\"name\":\"UA Little Rock Team a Finalist for National Marketing Award - News - UA Little Rock\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/20\\\/ua-little-rock-team-a-finalist-for-national-marketing-award\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/20\\\/ua-little-rock-team-a-finalist-for-national-marketing-award\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/240\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/MarCom-group-2026_1.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-10-20T15:50:54+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-10-20T15:50:55+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/20\\\/ua-little-rock-team-a-finalist-for-national-marketing-award\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/20\\\/ua-little-rock-team-a-finalist-for-national-marketing-award\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/20\\\/ua-little-rock-team-a-finalist-for-national-marketing-award\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/240\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/MarCom-group-2026_1.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/240\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/MarCom-group-2026_1.jpg\",\"width\":1200,\"height\":835,\"caption\":\"The University of Arkansas at Little Rock Marketing and Communications team is one of three finalists for the AMA (American Marketing Association) Foundation Higher Education Marketing Team of the Year Award. Photo by Benjamin Krain\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/20\\\/ua-little-rock-team-a-finalist-for-national-marketing-award\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"UA Little Rock Team a Finalist for National Marketing Award\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/\",\"name\":\"News\",\"description\":\"UA Little Rock\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"UA Little Rock\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/240\\\/2024\\\/12\\\/ua-little-rock-logo-yoast.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/240\\\/2024\\\/12\\\/ua-little-rock-logo-yoast.png\",\"width\":696,\"height\":696,\"caption\":\"UA Little Rock\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/UALittleRock\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/user\\\/ualrvideo\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.linkedin.com\\\/school\\\/university-of-arkansas-at-little-rock\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/ualr\\\/\"],\"description\":\"The University of Arkansas at Little Rock is a metropolitan research university that provides an accessible, quality education through flexible learning and unparalleled internship opportunities.\",\"email\":\"ask@ualr.edu\",\"telephone\":\"501-916-3000\",\"legalName\":\"UA Little Rock\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/46d1747780eb1bb0a9a9ec5ad3609279\",\"name\":\"Ryan Anderson\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/4ecdcfedb6cda11caa64f62a455980d8a1e4b7bb0cc6805819588986842da52e?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/4ecdcfedb6cda11caa64f62a455980d8a1e4b7bb0cc6805819588986842da52e?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/4ecdcfedb6cda11caa64f62a455980d8a1e4b7bb0cc6805819588986842da52e?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Ryan Anderson\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/author\\\/randerson2\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"UA Little Rock Team a Finalist for National Marketing Award - News - UA Little Rock","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/20\/ua-little-rock-team-a-finalist-for-national-marketing-award\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"UA Little Rock Team a Finalist for National Marketing Award","og_description":"The University of Arkansas at Little Rock is one of three finalists for the AMA (American Marketing Association) Foundation Higher Education Marketing Team of the Year Award. Additionally, Dr. Carrie Phillips, UA Little Rock’s chief communications and marketing officer, is one of three finalists for the AMA Foundation Higher Education Marketer of the Year Award. ... UA Little Rock Team a Finalist for National Marketing Award","og_url":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/20\/ua-little-rock-team-a-finalist-for-national-marketing-award\/","og_site_name":"News","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/UALittleRock\/","article_published_time":"2026-10-20T15:50:54+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-10-20T15:50:55+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1200,"height":835,"url":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/240\/2026\/10\/MarCom-group-2026_1.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Ryan Anderson","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Ryan Anderson","Est. reading time":"5 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/20\/ua-little-rock-team-a-finalist-for-national-marketing-award\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/20\/ua-little-rock-team-a-finalist-for-national-marketing-award\/"},"author":{"name":"Ryan Anderson","@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/46d1747780eb1bb0a9a9ec5ad3609279"},"headline":"UA Little Rock Team a Finalist for National Marketing Award","datePublished":"2026-10-20T15:50:54+00:00","dateModified":"2026-10-20T15:50:55+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/20\/ua-little-rock-team-a-finalist-for-national-marketing-award\/"},"wordCount":1052,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/20\/ua-little-rock-team-a-finalist-for-national-marketing-award\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/240\/2026\/10\/MarCom-group-2026_1.jpg","keywords":["Carrie Phillips","Communications and Marketing","Enrollment","Innovation"],"articleSection":["Featured"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/20\/ua-little-rock-team-a-finalist-for-national-marketing-award\/","url":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/20\/ua-little-rock-team-a-finalist-for-national-marketing-award\/","name":"UA Little Rock Team a Finalist for National Marketing Award - News - UA Little Rock","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/20\/ua-little-rock-team-a-finalist-for-national-marketing-award\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/20\/ua-little-rock-team-a-finalist-for-national-marketing-award\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/240\/2026\/10\/MarCom-group-2026_1.jpg","datePublished":"2026-10-20T15:50:54+00:00","dateModified":"2026-10-20T15:50:55+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/20\/ua-little-rock-team-a-finalist-for-national-marketing-award\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/20\/ua-little-rock-team-a-finalist-for-national-marketing-award\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/20\/ua-little-rock-team-a-finalist-for-national-marketing-award\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/240\/2026\/10\/MarCom-group-2026_1.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/240\/2026\/10\/MarCom-group-2026_1.jpg","width":1200,"height":835,"caption":"The University of Arkansas at Little Rock Marketing and Communications team is one of three finalists for the AMA (American Marketing Association) Foundation Higher Education Marketing Team of the Year Award. Photo by Benjamin Krain"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/20\/ua-little-rock-team-a-finalist-for-national-marketing-award\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"UA Little Rock Team a Finalist for National Marketing Award"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/#website","url":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/","name":"News","description":"UA Little Rock","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/#organization","name":"UA Little Rock","url":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/240\/2024\/12\/ua-little-rock-logo-yoast.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/240\/2024\/12\/ua-little-rock-logo-yoast.png","width":696,"height":696,"caption":"UA Little Rock"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/UALittleRock\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/ualrvideo","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/school\/university-of-arkansas-at-little-rock\/","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ualr\/"],"description":"The University of Arkansas at Little Rock is a metropolitan research university that provides an accessible, quality education through flexible learning and unparalleled internship opportunities.","email":"ask@ualr.edu","telephone":"501-916-3000","legalName":"UA Little Rock"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/46d1747780eb1bb0a9a9ec5ad3609279","name":"Ryan Anderson","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4ecdcfedb6cda11caa64f62a455980d8a1e4b7bb0cc6805819588986842da52e?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4ecdcfedb6cda11caa64f62a455980d8a1e4b7bb0cc6805819588986842da52e?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4ecdcfedb6cda11caa64f62a455980d8a1e4b7bb0cc6805819588986842da52e?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Ryan Anderson"},"url":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/author\/randerson2\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95036","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3905"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=95036"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95036\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":95038,"href":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95036\/revisions\/95038"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/95039"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=95036"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=95036"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=95036"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":95024,"date":"2026-10-19T11:05:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-19T16:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/?p=95024"},"modified":"2026-10-19T11:13:36","modified_gmt":"2026-10-19T16:13:36","slug":"little-rock-announces-contract-extension-for-vice-chancellor-and-director-of-athletics-frank-cuervo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/19\/little-rock-announces-contract-extension-for-vice-chancellor-and-director-of-athletics-frank-cuervo\/","title":{"rendered":"Little Rock Announces Contract Extension for Vice Chancellor and Director of Athletics Frank Cuervo"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Frank M. Cuervo has agreed to a four-year contract extension to continue serving as Vice Chancellor and Director of Athletics at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, securing his leadership of the Trojans through the 2029-30 academic year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2024\/03\/25\/athletics-director\/\">Since arriving at Little Rock<\/a> in 2024, Cuervo has helped elevate Trojan Athletics across the department’s three pillars of success \u2014 <strong>Classroom, Community and Competition<\/strong> \u2014 while positioning the program for continued growth and long-term success. His tenure has been marked by record-setting academic achievement, enhanced community engagement, competitive excellence, expanded fundraising and revenue generation, and strategic planning to strengthen the department’s future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">“Frank has brought tremendous leadership, energy and vision to Trojan Athletics,” said UA Little Rock Chancellor Christina Drale. “His commitment to our student-athletes, coaches, staff, and the greater Little Rock community has helped move our department forward in meaningful ways. Frank and his team have established a strong foundation for continued growth. We are excited about what lies ahead for the Trojans under his leadership.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Under Cuervo’s direction, Little Rock Athletics has embraced a new era of competition as a founding member of the United Athletic Conference, creating new opportunities for the department’s 15 intercollegiate programs. The department has also strengthened its coaching leadership, hiring new head coaches in men’s basketball (Travis Ford), volleyball (Aubrey Becker), cross country (Jordyn Naylon), and women’s basketball (Steve Wiedower), while securing contract extensions for several of its most successful head coaches, including baseball (Chris Curry), wrestling (Neil Erisman), women’s golf (Jenna Birch) and men’s golf (Austin Eoff) \u2014 all recognized as conference Coach of the Year honorees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The department’s commitment to excellence has been reflected across all three pillars of the Trojan Athletics experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Classroom:<\/strong> Student-athletes continue to excel academically, highlighted by a department-wide grade-point average of 3.55 for the 2025-26 academic year, with all 15 programs achieving a 3.0+ GPA.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Community:<\/strong> Remaining deeply connected to Central Arkansas, the Trojans have contributed more than 6,000 hours of community service annually. Through outreach, service initiatives and engagement, the department continues to strengthen its role as a source of pride.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Competition:<\/strong> Little Rock has captured 12 conference championships during Cuervo’s tenure, claiming the league\u2019s overall Conference Cup championship in 2024 before finishing as runners-up in 2025 and 2026, demonstrating the department’s broad-based competitive success across its programs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cuervo has also prioritized strengthening the department’s financial foundation and relationships with its supporters. Through increased engagement with donors, fans and corporate partners throughout Arkansas, Trojan Athletics has generated growth in fundraising, ticket sales and corporate sponsorships. At the same time, Cuervo has spearheaded departmental operational planning and facility master-planning efforts designed to align resources, improve operations and support long-term needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI am incredibly grateful to Chancellor Drale, (University of Arkansas System) President (Jay B.) Silveria, the UA System Board of Trustees, and the UA Little Rock Board of Visitors for their continued trust and confidence in my leadership of Trojan Athletics. It is a privilege to serve this institution,\u201d said Cuervo. \u201cI am equally proud to work alongside our outstanding coaches and staff in supporting the student-athletes who represent the State of Arkansas, the Capital City and the Trojans with pride and distinction.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe\u2019ve made significant progress together, reflecting the collective commitment of so many who believe in the future of Trojan Athletics. Our focus remains on strengthening relationships, generating new resources and building the championship culture necessary to compete at the highest level while providing an outstanding experience for our student-athletes,” added Cuervo. “I look forward to continuing this work alongside University leadership, alumni, donors, fans, and the entire Trojan Family as we build on that progress and move forward together.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A former student-athlete, Cuervo brought 27 years of collegiate athletics administration experience to Little Rock. Prior to his appointment, he held senior administrative and fundraising positions at the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC), University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), Indiana University, and the University of Missouri, in addition to leadership roles with Van Wagner, a leading, full-service sports advertising and entertainment agency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His background as both a student-athlete and athletics administrator has shaped a leadership approach centered on competitive excellence, accountability, relationship-building, and the overall development of student-athletes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cuervo and the Trojan Athletics leadership team will continue to focus on building upon the department’s academic and competitive accomplishments, expanding financial resources, enhancing the student-athlete experience, and strengthening Little Rock’s connection with the Trojan Family throughout Arkansas.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Frank M. Cuervo has agreed to a four-year contract extension to continue serving as Vice Chancellor and Director of Athletics at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, securing his leadership of the Trojans through the 2029-30 academic year. Since arriving at Little Rock in 2024, Cuervo has helped elevate Trojan Athletics across the department’s <a href=\"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/19\/little-rock-announces-contract-extension-for-vice-chancellor-and-director-of-athletics-frank-cuervo\/\" class=\"more-link\">…<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> Little Rock Announces Contract Extension for Vice Chancellor and Director of Athletics Frank Cuervo<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":95027,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1926],"tags":[35200,3272,2276],"class_list":["post-95024","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","tag-frank-m-cuervo","tag-little-rock-athletics","tag-little-rock-trojans"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v28.7 (Yoast SEO v28.7) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Little Rock Announces Contract Extension for Vice Chancellor and Director of Athletics Frank Cuervo - News - UA Little Rock<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/19\/little-rock-announces-contract-extension-for-vice-chancellor-and-director-of-athletics-frank-cuervo\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Little Rock Announces Contract Extension for Vice Chancellor and Director of Athletics Frank Cuervo\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Frank M. Cuervo has agreed to a four-year contract extension to continue serving as Vice Chancellor and Director of Athletics at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, securing his leadership of the Trojans through the 2029-30 academic year. Since arriving at Little Rock in 2024, Cuervo has helped elevate Trojan Athletics across the department’s ... Little Rock Announces Contract Extension for Vice Chancellor and Director of Athletics Frank Cuervo\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/19\/little-rock-announces-contract-extension-for-vice-chancellor-and-director-of-athletics-frank-cuervo\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/UALittleRock\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-10-19T16:05:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-10-19T16:13:36+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/240\/2026\/10\/FMC-PROFILE-PICTURE-10-2026.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"736\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"416\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"UA Little Rock\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"UA Little Rock\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/19\\\/little-rock-announces-contract-extension-for-vice-chancellor-and-director-of-athletics-frank-cuervo\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/19\\\/little-rock-announces-contract-extension-for-vice-chancellor-and-director-of-athletics-frank-cuervo\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"UA Little Rock\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/118d9dad53dc7664e827a431ab55e91a\"},\"headline\":\"Little Rock Announces Contract Extension for Vice Chancellor and Director of Athletics Frank Cuervo\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-10-19T16:05:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-10-19T16:13:36+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/19\\\/little-rock-announces-contract-extension-for-vice-chancellor-and-director-of-athletics-frank-cuervo\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":750,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/19\\\/little-rock-announces-contract-extension-for-vice-chancellor-and-director-of-athletics-frank-cuervo\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/240\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/FMC-PROFILE-PICTURE-10-2026.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Frank M. Cuervo\",\"Little Rock Athletics\",\"Little Rock Trojans\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Featured\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/19\\\/little-rock-announces-contract-extension-for-vice-chancellor-and-director-of-athletics-frank-cuervo\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/19\\\/little-rock-announces-contract-extension-for-vice-chancellor-and-director-of-athletics-frank-cuervo\\\/\",\"name\":\"Little Rock Announces Contract Extension for Vice Chancellor and Director of Athletics Frank Cuervo - News - UA Little Rock\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/19\\\/little-rock-announces-contract-extension-for-vice-chancellor-and-director-of-athletics-frank-cuervo\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/19\\\/little-rock-announces-contract-extension-for-vice-chancellor-and-director-of-athletics-frank-cuervo\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/240\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/FMC-PROFILE-PICTURE-10-2026.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-10-19T16:05:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-10-19T16:13:36+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/19\\\/little-rock-announces-contract-extension-for-vice-chancellor-and-director-of-athletics-frank-cuervo\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/19\\\/little-rock-announces-contract-extension-for-vice-chancellor-and-director-of-athletics-frank-cuervo\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/19\\\/little-rock-announces-contract-extension-for-vice-chancellor-and-director-of-athletics-frank-cuervo\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/240\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/FMC-PROFILE-PICTURE-10-2026.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/240\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/FMC-PROFILE-PICTURE-10-2026.jpg\",\"width\":736,\"height\":416,\"caption\":\"Frank M. Cuervo has agreed to a four-year contract extension to continue serving as Vice Chancellor and Director of Athletics at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, securing his leadership of the Trojans through the 2029-30 academic year.\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/19\\\/little-rock-announces-contract-extension-for-vice-chancellor-and-director-of-athletics-frank-cuervo\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Little Rock Announces Contract Extension for Vice Chancellor and Director of Athletics Frank Cuervo\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/\",\"name\":\"News\",\"description\":\"UA Little Rock\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"UA Little Rock\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/240\\\/2024\\\/12\\\/ua-little-rock-logo-yoast.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/240\\\/2024\\\/12\\\/ua-little-rock-logo-yoast.png\",\"width\":696,\"height\":696,\"caption\":\"UA Little Rock\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/UALittleRock\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/user\\\/ualrvideo\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.linkedin.com\\\/school\\\/university-of-arkansas-at-little-rock\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/ualr\\\/\"],\"description\":\"The University of Arkansas at Little Rock is a metropolitan research university that provides an accessible, quality education through flexible learning and unparalleled internship opportunities.\",\"email\":\"ask@ualr.edu\",\"telephone\":\"501-916-3000\",\"legalName\":\"UA Little Rock\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/118d9dad53dc7664e827a431ab55e91a\",\"name\":\"UA Little Rock\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/1c41d6db803ac229bd6efa630cecf87fd2fa2c4e21272b5560ee4672f1e160d4?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/1c41d6db803ac229bd6efa630cecf87fd2fa2c4e21272b5560ee4672f1e160d4?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/1c41d6db803ac229bd6efa630cecf87fd2fa2c4e21272b5560ee4672f1e160d4?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"UA Little Rock\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/author\\\/ualr\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Little Rock Announces Contract Extension for Vice Chancellor and Director of Athletics Frank Cuervo - News - UA Little Rock","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/19\/little-rock-announces-contract-extension-for-vice-chancellor-and-director-of-athletics-frank-cuervo\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Little Rock Announces Contract Extension for Vice Chancellor and Director of Athletics Frank Cuervo","og_description":"Frank M. Cuervo has agreed to a four-year contract extension to continue serving as Vice Chancellor and Director of Athletics at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, securing his leadership of the Trojans through the 2029-30 academic year. Since arriving at Little Rock in 2024, Cuervo has helped elevate Trojan Athletics across the department’s ... Little Rock Announces Contract Extension for Vice Chancellor and Director of Athletics Frank Cuervo","og_url":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/19\/little-rock-announces-contract-extension-for-vice-chancellor-and-director-of-athletics-frank-cuervo\/","og_site_name":"News","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/UALittleRock\/","article_published_time":"2026-10-19T16:05:00+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-10-19T16:13:36+00:00","og_image":[{"width":736,"height":416,"url":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/240\/2026\/10\/FMC-PROFILE-PICTURE-10-2026.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"UA Little Rock","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"UA Little Rock","Est. reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/19\/little-rock-announces-contract-extension-for-vice-chancellor-and-director-of-athletics-frank-cuervo\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/19\/little-rock-announces-contract-extension-for-vice-chancellor-and-director-of-athletics-frank-cuervo\/"},"author":{"name":"UA Little Rock","@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/118d9dad53dc7664e827a431ab55e91a"},"headline":"Little Rock Announces Contract Extension for Vice Chancellor and Director of Athletics Frank Cuervo","datePublished":"2026-10-19T16:05:00+00:00","dateModified":"2026-10-19T16:13:36+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/19\/little-rock-announces-contract-extension-for-vice-chancellor-and-director-of-athletics-frank-cuervo\/"},"wordCount":750,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/19\/little-rock-announces-contract-extension-for-vice-chancellor-and-director-of-athletics-frank-cuervo\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/240\/2026\/10\/FMC-PROFILE-PICTURE-10-2026.jpg","keywords":["Frank M. Cuervo","Little Rock Athletics","Little Rock Trojans"],"articleSection":["Featured"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/19\/little-rock-announces-contract-extension-for-vice-chancellor-and-director-of-athletics-frank-cuervo\/","url":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/19\/little-rock-announces-contract-extension-for-vice-chancellor-and-director-of-athletics-frank-cuervo\/","name":"Little Rock Announces Contract Extension for Vice Chancellor and Director of Athletics Frank Cuervo - News - UA Little Rock","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/19\/little-rock-announces-contract-extension-for-vice-chancellor-and-director-of-athletics-frank-cuervo\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/19\/little-rock-announces-contract-extension-for-vice-chancellor-and-director-of-athletics-frank-cuervo\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/240\/2026\/10\/FMC-PROFILE-PICTURE-10-2026.jpg","datePublished":"2026-10-19T16:05:00+00:00","dateModified":"2026-10-19T16:13:36+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/19\/little-rock-announces-contract-extension-for-vice-chancellor-and-director-of-athletics-frank-cuervo\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/19\/little-rock-announces-contract-extension-for-vice-chancellor-and-director-of-athletics-frank-cuervo\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/19\/little-rock-announces-contract-extension-for-vice-chancellor-and-director-of-athletics-frank-cuervo\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/240\/2026\/10\/FMC-PROFILE-PICTURE-10-2026.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/240\/2026\/10\/FMC-PROFILE-PICTURE-10-2026.jpg","width":736,"height":416,"caption":"Frank M. Cuervo has agreed to a four-year contract extension to continue serving as Vice Chancellor and Director of Athletics at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, securing his leadership of the Trojans through the 2029-30 academic year."},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/19\/little-rock-announces-contract-extension-for-vice-chancellor-and-director-of-athletics-frank-cuervo\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Little Rock Announces Contract Extension for Vice Chancellor and Director of Athletics Frank Cuervo"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/#website","url":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/","name":"News","description":"UA Little Rock","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/#organization","name":"UA Little Rock","url":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/240\/2024\/12\/ua-little-rock-logo-yoast.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/240\/2024\/12\/ua-little-rock-logo-yoast.png","width":696,"height":696,"caption":"UA Little Rock"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/UALittleRock\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/ualrvideo","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/school\/university-of-arkansas-at-little-rock\/","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ualr\/"],"description":"The University of Arkansas at Little Rock is a metropolitan research university that provides an accessible, quality education through flexible learning and unparalleled internship opportunities.","email":"ask@ualr.edu","telephone":"501-916-3000","legalName":"UA Little Rock"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/118d9dad53dc7664e827a431ab55e91a","name":"UA Little Rock","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/1c41d6db803ac229bd6efa630cecf87fd2fa2c4e21272b5560ee4672f1e160d4?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/1c41d6db803ac229bd6efa630cecf87fd2fa2c4e21272b5560ee4672f1e160d4?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/1c41d6db803ac229bd6efa630cecf87fd2fa2c4e21272b5560ee4672f1e160d4?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"UA Little Rock"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/ualr.edu"],"url":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/author\/ualr\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95024","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=95024"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95024\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":95031,"href":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95024\/revisions\/95031"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/95027"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=95024"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=95024"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=95024"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":95011,"date":"2026-10-16T15:43:16","date_gmt":"2026-10-16T20:43:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/?p=95011"},"modified":"2026-10-16T16:41:35","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T21:41:35","slug":"meet-lucy-arkansas-state-police-evidence-dog-to-visit-ua-little-rock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/16\/meet-lucy-arkansas-state-police-evidence-dog-to-visit-ua-little-rock\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet Lucy: Arkansas State Police Evidence Dog to Visit UA Little Rock"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A specially trained Labrador with a nose for digital evidence is coming to the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, offering students a closer look at how K-9s help investigators uncover evidence hidden in electronic devices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The UA Little Rock Cybersecurity Club will welcome Lucy, an electronic storage detection K-9 with the Arkansas State Police, and her handler, Special Agent Amber Kalmer, from 4:30 to 5:45 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 20, in Room 422 of the Engineering and Information Technology Building.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lucy is one of approximately 100 electronic storage detection K-9s in the world and the only one in Arkansas. Although she might look like any other dog, Lucy is trained to detect chemical compounds found in electronic storage devices, including thumb drives and cellphones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A former Little Rock Police Department K-9, Lucy joined the Arkansas State Police Special Investigations Division in February 2023 with her handler, Kalmer. She assists investigators during search warrants to locate devices that may contain critical evidence and serves as a companion dog for victims during her downtime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/240\/2026\/10\/Cyber-dog-2025_113.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"722\" src=\"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/240\/2026\/10\/Cyber-dog-2025_113-1024x722.jpg\" alt=\"Lucy, police dog\" class=\"wp-image-95012\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/240\/2026\/10\/Cyber-dog-2025_113-1024x722.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/240\/2026\/10\/Cyber-dog-2025_113-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/240\/2026\/10\/Cyber-dog-2025_113.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Lucy, an electronic storage detection K-9, demonstrates how she sniffs out digital media storage devices during a Cyber Trojans Guest Speaker Series event. <br>Photo by Benjamin Krain<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During the visit, students will learn how Lucy is trained, how she works alongside investigators, and how specialized K-9s contribute to cases involving technology and digital evidence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The event is open to all UA Little Rock students, regardless of major. Learn more about Lucy\u2019s visit to UA Little Rock <a href=\"https:\/\/events.ualr.edu\/event\/21716-meet-lucy-arkansas-state-police-evidence-dog\">online<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A specially trained Labrador with a nose for digital evidence is coming to the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, offering students a closer look at how K-9s help investigators uncover evidence hidden in electronic devices. The UA Little Rock Cybersecurity Club will welcome Lucy, an electronic storage detection K-9 with the Arkansas State Police, <a href=\"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/16\/meet-lucy-arkansas-state-police-evidence-dog-to-visit-ua-little-rock\/\" class=\"more-link\">…<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> Meet Lucy: Arkansas State Police Evidence Dog to Visit UA Little Rock<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2906,"featured_media":95014,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1926],"tags":[2290,35967],"class_list":["post-95011","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","tag-cybersecurity","tag-cybersecurity-club"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v28.7 (Yoast SEO v28.7) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Meet Lucy: Arkansas State Police Evidence Dog to Visit UA Little Rock - News - UA Little Rock<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/16\/meet-lucy-arkansas-state-police-evidence-dog-to-visit-ua-little-rock\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Meet Lucy: Arkansas State Police Evidence Dog to Visit UA Little Rock\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A specially trained Labrador with a nose for digital evidence is coming to the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, offering students a closer look at how K-9s help investigators uncover evidence hidden in electronic devices. The UA Little Rock Cybersecurity Club will welcome Lucy, an electronic storage detection K-9 with the Arkansas State Police, ... Meet Lucy: Arkansas State Police Evidence Dog to Visit UA Little Rock\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/16\/meet-lucy-arkansas-state-police-evidence-dog-to-visit-ua-little-rock\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/UALittleRock\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-10-16T20:43:16+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-10-16T21:41:35+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/240\/2026\/10\/Cyber-dog-2025_122.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"902\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Samantha Koros\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Samantha Koros\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/16\\\/meet-lucy-arkansas-state-police-evidence-dog-to-visit-ua-little-rock\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/16\\\/meet-lucy-arkansas-state-police-evidence-dog-to-visit-ua-little-rock\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Samantha Koros\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/6df42d63c06e8d4e9ad71207dbe43cb8\"},\"headline\":\"Meet Lucy: Arkansas State Police Evidence Dog to Visit UA Little Rock\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-10-16T20:43:16+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-10-16T21:41:35+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/16\\\/meet-lucy-arkansas-state-police-evidence-dog-to-visit-ua-little-rock\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":260,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/16\\\/meet-lucy-arkansas-state-police-evidence-dog-to-visit-ua-little-rock\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/240\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/Cyber-dog-2025_122.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Cybersecurity\",\"Cybersecurity Club\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Featured\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/16\\\/meet-lucy-arkansas-state-police-evidence-dog-to-visit-ua-little-rock\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/16\\\/meet-lucy-arkansas-state-police-evidence-dog-to-visit-ua-little-rock\\\/\",\"name\":\"Meet Lucy: Arkansas State Police Evidence Dog to Visit UA Little Rock - News - UA Little Rock\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/16\\\/meet-lucy-arkansas-state-police-evidence-dog-to-visit-ua-little-rock\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/16\\\/meet-lucy-arkansas-state-police-evidence-dog-to-visit-ua-little-rock\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/240\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/Cyber-dog-2025_122.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-10-16T20:43:16+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-10-16T21:41:35+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/16\\\/meet-lucy-arkansas-state-police-evidence-dog-to-visit-ua-little-rock\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/16\\\/meet-lucy-arkansas-state-police-evidence-dog-to-visit-ua-little-rock\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/16\\\/meet-lucy-arkansas-state-police-evidence-dog-to-visit-ua-little-rock\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/240\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/Cyber-dog-2025_122.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/240\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/Cyber-dog-2025_122.jpg\",\"width\":1200,\"height\":902,\"caption\":\"Lucy, one of approximately 100 electronic storage detection K-9s in the world -- and the only one in Arkansas -- will visit the campus of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock to demonstrate her abilities Oct. 20. Photo by Benjamin Krain\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/16\\\/meet-lucy-arkansas-state-police-evidence-dog-to-visit-ua-little-rock\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Meet Lucy: Arkansas State Police Evidence Dog to Visit UA Little Rock\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/\",\"name\":\"News\",\"description\":\"UA Little Rock\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"UA Little Rock\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/240\\\/2024\\\/12\\\/ua-little-rock-logo-yoast.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/240\\\/2024\\\/12\\\/ua-little-rock-logo-yoast.png\",\"width\":696,\"height\":696,\"caption\":\"UA Little Rock\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/UALittleRock\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/user\\\/ualrvideo\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.linkedin.com\\\/school\\\/university-of-arkansas-at-little-rock\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/ualr\\\/\"],\"description\":\"The University of Arkansas at Little Rock is a metropolitan research university that provides an accessible, quality education through flexible learning and unparalleled internship opportunities.\",\"email\":\"ask@ualr.edu\",\"telephone\":\"501-916-3000\",\"legalName\":\"UA Little Rock\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/6df42d63c06e8d4e9ad71207dbe43cb8\",\"name\":\"Samantha Koros\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/43fc0575707bd2562cfafa14c6272ed1fb5a02915def80a826f51f931c5ed4be?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/43fc0575707bd2562cfafa14c6272ed1fb5a02915def80a826f51f931c5ed4be?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/43fc0575707bd2562cfafa14c6272ed1fb5a02915def80a826f51f931c5ed4be?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Samantha Koros\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/author\\\/skoros1\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Meet Lucy: Arkansas State Police Evidence Dog to Visit UA Little Rock - News - UA Little Rock","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/16\/meet-lucy-arkansas-state-police-evidence-dog-to-visit-ua-little-rock\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Meet Lucy: Arkansas State Police Evidence Dog to Visit UA Little Rock","og_description":"A specially trained Labrador with a nose for digital evidence is coming to the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, offering students a closer look at how K-9s help investigators uncover evidence hidden in electronic devices. The UA Little Rock Cybersecurity Club will welcome Lucy, an electronic storage detection K-9 with the Arkansas State Police, ... Meet Lucy: Arkansas State Police Evidence Dog to Visit UA Little Rock","og_url":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/16\/meet-lucy-arkansas-state-police-evidence-dog-to-visit-ua-little-rock\/","og_site_name":"News","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/UALittleRock\/","article_published_time":"2026-10-16T20:43:16+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-10-16T21:41:35+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1200,"height":902,"url":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/240\/2026\/10\/Cyber-dog-2025_122.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Samantha Koros","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Samantha Koros","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/16\/meet-lucy-arkansas-state-police-evidence-dog-to-visit-ua-little-rock\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/16\/meet-lucy-arkansas-state-police-evidence-dog-to-visit-ua-little-rock\/"},"author":{"name":"Samantha Koros","@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/6df42d63c06e8d4e9ad71207dbe43cb8"},"headline":"Meet Lucy: Arkansas State Police Evidence Dog to Visit UA Little Rock","datePublished":"2026-10-16T20:43:16+00:00","dateModified":"2026-10-16T21:41:35+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/16\/meet-lucy-arkansas-state-police-evidence-dog-to-visit-ua-little-rock\/"},"wordCount":260,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/16\/meet-lucy-arkansas-state-police-evidence-dog-to-visit-ua-little-rock\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/240\/2026\/10\/Cyber-dog-2025_122.jpg","keywords":["Cybersecurity","Cybersecurity Club"],"articleSection":["Featured"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/16\/meet-lucy-arkansas-state-police-evidence-dog-to-visit-ua-little-rock\/","url":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/16\/meet-lucy-arkansas-state-police-evidence-dog-to-visit-ua-little-rock\/","name":"Meet Lucy: Arkansas State Police Evidence Dog to Visit UA Little Rock - News - UA Little Rock","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/16\/meet-lucy-arkansas-state-police-evidence-dog-to-visit-ua-little-rock\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/16\/meet-lucy-arkansas-state-police-evidence-dog-to-visit-ua-little-rock\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/240\/2026\/10\/Cyber-dog-2025_122.jpg","datePublished":"2026-10-16T20:43:16+00:00","dateModified":"2026-10-16T21:41:35+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/16\/meet-lucy-arkansas-state-police-evidence-dog-to-visit-ua-little-rock\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/16\/meet-lucy-arkansas-state-police-evidence-dog-to-visit-ua-little-rock\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/16\/meet-lucy-arkansas-state-police-evidence-dog-to-visit-ua-little-rock\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/240\/2026\/10\/Cyber-dog-2025_122.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/240\/2026\/10\/Cyber-dog-2025_122.jpg","width":1200,"height":902,"caption":"Lucy, one of approximately 100 electronic storage detection K-9s in the world -- and the only one in Arkansas -- will visit the campus of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock to demonstrate her abilities Oct. 20. Photo by Benjamin Krain"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/16\/meet-lucy-arkansas-state-police-evidence-dog-to-visit-ua-little-rock\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Meet Lucy: Arkansas State Police Evidence Dog to Visit UA Little Rock"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/#website","url":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/","name":"News","description":"UA Little Rock","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/#organization","name":"UA Little Rock","url":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/240\/2024\/12\/ua-little-rock-logo-yoast.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/240\/2024\/12\/ua-little-rock-logo-yoast.png","width":696,"height":696,"caption":"UA Little Rock"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/UALittleRock\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/ualrvideo","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/school\/university-of-arkansas-at-little-rock\/","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ualr\/"],"description":"The University of Arkansas at Little Rock is a metropolitan research university that provides an accessible, quality education through flexible learning and unparalleled internship opportunities.","email":"ask@ualr.edu","telephone":"501-916-3000","legalName":"UA Little Rock"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/6df42d63c06e8d4e9ad71207dbe43cb8","name":"Samantha Koros","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/43fc0575707bd2562cfafa14c6272ed1fb5a02915def80a826f51f931c5ed4be?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/43fc0575707bd2562cfafa14c6272ed1fb5a02915def80a826f51f931c5ed4be?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/43fc0575707bd2562cfafa14c6272ed1fb5a02915def80a826f51f931c5ed4be?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Samantha Koros"},"url":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/author\/skoros1\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95011","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2906"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=95011"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95011\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":95022,"href":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95011\/revisions\/95022"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/95014"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=95011"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=95011"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=95011"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":95000,"date":"2026-10-16T10:36:37","date_gmt":"2026-10-16T15:36:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/?p=95000"},"modified":"2026-10-16T10:36:38","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T15:36:38","slug":"ua-little-rocks-nitin-agarwal-shares-expertise-on-how-social-media-shapes-what-we-believe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/16\/ua-little-rocks-nitin-agarwal-shares-expertise-on-how-social-media-shapes-what-we-believe\/","title":{"rendered":"UA Little Rock\u2019s Nitin Agarwal Shares Expertise on how Social Media Shapes What We Believe"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Every time someone likes a post, watches a video, or scrolls through social media, they are providing information that helps artificial intelligence algorithms determine what they see next.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While these personalized recommendations can make social media more engaging, they can also create opportunities for manipulation, according to Dr. Nitin Agarwal, a University of Arkansas at Little Rock researcher studying the intersection of artificial intelligence, human behavior, and online influence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Agarwal, founding director of UA Little Rock\u2019s Collaboratorium for Social Media and Online Behavioral Studies (<a href=\"https:\/\/cosmos.ualr.edu\/\">COSMOS<\/a>) Research Center, recently shared his expertise with <a href=\"https:\/\/apprenticely.org\/about-your-social-media-addiction\/\">Apprenticely<\/a> — formerly the Arkansas Center for Data Sciences — following a landmark court ruling involving Meta and YouTube.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Agarwal, who also serves as Maulden-Entergy Chair and Donaghey Distinguished Professor of Information Science, discussed social media addiction, algorithmic recommendations, and their broader societal implications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The conversation explored how social media platforms are designed to capture users\u2019 attention and how those same technologies can potentially be exploited to influence what people believe and how they behave.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI felt it was an important conversation because the case raises questions that go well beyond how much time we spend on our phones,\u201d Agarwal said. \u201cIt gets to the fundamental issue of how AI-powered platforms are engineered to capture and retain human attention and what happens when those same mechanisms influence what people see, believe, and ultimately do.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At COSMOS, Agarwal and his team have spent years examining the relationship between artificial intelligence, social networks, and human behavior. Their research focuses on understanding how information spreads online, how algorithms shape what users encounter, and how malicious actors can exploit those systems to manipulate public perception.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to Agarwal, social media recommendation systems operate through a continuous feedback loop. As users interact with content, algorithms learn what captures their attention and use that information to personalize future recommendations. Those recommendations, in turn, influence how users engage with the platform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While this process can help people discover relevant content, it can also expose them to increasingly narrow information environments and reinforce particular narratives or beliefs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe same AI infrastructure that can keep someone scrolling can potentially be exploited to keep someone inside a particular narrative or worldview,\u201d Agarwal said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This potential for manipulation is one of the central concerns driving COSMOS research in cognitive security, a field examining how information and technology can be used to influence human perceptions, beliefs, and behavior.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Agarwal explained that malicious actors do not necessarily need to compromise a computer system or take control of a social media platform to influence its users. Instead, they can exploit human psychology and the algorithms themselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One way malicious actors can exploit these systems is by making certain posts appear more popular than they actually are. Through networks of automated or coordinated accounts, they can artificially boost engagement, potentially increasing the likelihood that a platform recommends the material to a wider audience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThat is why our research approaches cognitive security as a socio-computational problem,\u201d Agarwal said. \u201cYou cannot adequately understand the threat by studying human behavior or artificial intelligence independently. You have to understand the interaction between them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At COSMOS, researchers are using artificial intelligence and advanced data analysis to investigate suspicious online activity and uncover patterns that may indicate organized manipulation. Their work also examines how influence campaigns develop, spread across platforms, and adapt over time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">COSMOS has received more than $30 million in research support from federal agencies, including the U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, and National Science Foundation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Its research has also attracted interest from NATO and defense communities in Europe, Australia, and Singapore, reflecting the growing international importance of protecting information environments from manipulation. Tools developed by Agarwal to mitigate cognitive threats have been recognized by NATO\u2019s innovation hub as among the top 10 globally for countering cognitive warfare.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">UA Little Rock students also contribute directly to federally funded COSMOS projects addressing issues involving artificial intelligence, misinformation, and national security.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Working alongside faculty, students analyze information gathered from social media platforms and gain practical experience with technologies such as machine learning, data analytics, and large language models.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cStudents are integral to virtually everything we do at COSMOS,\u201d he said. \u201cThey are not simply observing research. They are actively participating in federally funded projects addressing real-world problems of national and international importance.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Beyond identifying threats, Agarwal believes researchers have an important responsibility to help make artificial intelligence and social media technologies safer, more transparent, and more resilient to exploitation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Through his participation in the Governor\u2019s AI Center of Excellence Task Force, Agarwal has also contributed research perspectives to discussions about responsible AI adoption, government effectiveness, safety, and public trust in Arkansas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He emphasized that addressing the risks associated with artificial intelligence requires a shared commitment from technology companies, researchers, policymakers, and the people who use these platforms. For everyday social media users, he encourages greater awareness of how online content is recommended and how it influences their emotions and decisions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe should periodically ask ourselves: \u2018Why am I seeing this? Why does this content make me angry, anxious, or excited? Did I choose to spend this much time here, or did the system successfully keep me engaged?\u2019\u201d Agarwal said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For Agarwal, understanding the influence of artificial intelligence is an important step toward ensuring these technologies are developed and used responsibly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAI is extraordinarily powerful, but ultimately, we determine the values and objectives around which these systems are designed,\u201d Agarwal said. \u201cAI doesn\u2019t define us, it reflects us.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every time someone likes a post, watches a video, or scrolls through social media, they are providing information that helps artificial intelligence algorithms determine what they see next. While these personalized recommendations can make social media more engaging, they can also create opportunities for manipulation, according to Dr. Nitin Agarwal, a University of Arkansas at <a href=\"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/16\/ua-little-rocks-nitin-agarwal-shares-expertise-on-how-social-media-shapes-what-we-believe\/\" class=\"more-link\">…<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> UA Little Rock\u2019s Nitin Agarwal Shares Expertise on how Social Media Shapes What We Believe<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2764,"featured_media":95004,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1926,1922],"tags":[35714,2837,25799,35495,2687],"class_list":["post-95000","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-research","tag-artificial-intelligence","tag-cosmos","tag-donaghey-college-of-stem","tag-innovation","tag-nitin-agarwal"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v28.7 (Yoast SEO v28.7) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>UA Little Rock\u2019s Nitin Agarwal Shares Expertise on how Social Media Shapes What We Believe - News - UA Little Rock<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/16\/ua-little-rocks-nitin-agarwal-shares-expertise-on-how-social-media-shapes-what-we-believe\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"UA Little Rock\u2019s Nitin Agarwal Shares Expertise on how Social Media Shapes What We Believe\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Every time someone likes a post, watches a video, or scrolls through social media, they are providing information that helps artificial intelligence algorithms determine what they see next. While these personalized recommendations can make social media more engaging, they can also create opportunities for manipulation, according to Dr. Nitin Agarwal, a University of Arkansas at ... UA Little Rock\u2019s Nitin Agarwal Shares Expertise on how Social Media Shapes What We Believe\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/16\/ua-little-rocks-nitin-agarwal-shares-expertise-on-how-social-media-shapes-what-we-believe\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/UALittleRock\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-10-16T15:36:37+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-10-16T15:36:38+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/240\/2026\/10\/NitinAgarwal.jpeg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"920\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Molly Coleman\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Molly Coleman\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"5 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/16\\\/ua-little-rocks-nitin-agarwal-shares-expertise-on-how-social-media-shapes-what-we-believe\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/16\\\/ua-little-rocks-nitin-agarwal-shares-expertise-on-how-social-media-shapes-what-we-believe\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Molly Coleman\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/33af8c06812ac996edc07a2ac8c0688c\"},\"headline\":\"UA Little Rock\u2019s Nitin Agarwal Shares Expertise on how Social Media Shapes What We Believe\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-10-16T15:36:37+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-10-16T15:36:38+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/16\\\/ua-little-rocks-nitin-agarwal-shares-expertise-on-how-social-media-shapes-what-we-believe\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":932,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/16\\\/ua-little-rocks-nitin-agarwal-shares-expertise-on-how-social-media-shapes-what-we-believe\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/240\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/NitinAgarwal.jpeg\",\"keywords\":[\"Artificial Intelligence\",\"COSMOS\",\"Donaghey College of STEM\",\"Innovation\",\"Nitin Agarwal\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Featured\",\"Research\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/16\\\/ua-little-rocks-nitin-agarwal-shares-expertise-on-how-social-media-shapes-what-we-believe\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/16\\\/ua-little-rocks-nitin-agarwal-shares-expertise-on-how-social-media-shapes-what-we-believe\\\/\",\"name\":\"UA Little Rock\u2019s Nitin Agarwal Shares Expertise on how Social Media Shapes What We Believe - News - UA Little Rock\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/16\\\/ua-little-rocks-nitin-agarwal-shares-expertise-on-how-social-media-shapes-what-we-believe\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/16\\\/ua-little-rocks-nitin-agarwal-shares-expertise-on-how-social-media-shapes-what-we-believe\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/240\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/NitinAgarwal.jpeg\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-10-16T15:36:37+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-10-16T15:36:38+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/16\\\/ua-little-rocks-nitin-agarwal-shares-expertise-on-how-social-media-shapes-what-we-believe\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/16\\\/ua-little-rocks-nitin-agarwal-shares-expertise-on-how-social-media-shapes-what-we-believe\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/16\\\/ua-little-rocks-nitin-agarwal-shares-expertise-on-how-social-media-shapes-what-we-believe\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/240\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/NitinAgarwal.jpeg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/240\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/NitinAgarwal.jpeg\",\"width\":1200,\"height\":920,\"caption\":\"Dr. Nitin Agarwal, a University of Arkansas at Little Rock researcher studying the intersection of artificial intelligence, human behavior, and online influence, recently shared his perspective on social media addiction, algorithmic recommendations, and their broader societal implications with Apprenticely.\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/16\\\/ua-little-rocks-nitin-agarwal-shares-expertise-on-how-social-media-shapes-what-we-believe\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"UA Little Rock\u2019s Nitin Agarwal Shares Expertise on how Social Media Shapes What We Believe\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/\",\"name\":\"News\",\"description\":\"UA Little Rock\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"UA Little Rock\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/240\\\/2024\\\/12\\\/ua-little-rock-logo-yoast.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/240\\\/2024\\\/12\\\/ua-little-rock-logo-yoast.png\",\"width\":696,\"height\":696,\"caption\":\"UA Little Rock\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/UALittleRock\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/user\\\/ualrvideo\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.linkedin.com\\\/school\\\/university-of-arkansas-at-little-rock\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/ualr\\\/\"],\"description\":\"The University of Arkansas at Little Rock is a metropolitan research university that provides an accessible, quality education through flexible learning and unparalleled internship opportunities.\",\"email\":\"ask@ualr.edu\",\"telephone\":\"501-916-3000\",\"legalName\":\"UA Little Rock\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/33af8c06812ac996edc07a2ac8c0688c\",\"name\":\"Molly Coleman\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/957d030cd74975ecef323bee4cc5c61b8ce91b52459d38d169b7115d03dfeaed?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/957d030cd74975ecef323bee4cc5c61b8ce91b52459d38d169b7115d03dfeaed?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/957d030cd74975ecef323bee4cc5c61b8ce91b52459d38d169b7115d03dfeaed?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Molly Coleman\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/author\\\/mcoleman4\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"UA Little Rock\u2019s Nitin Agarwal Shares Expertise on how Social Media Shapes What We Believe - News - UA Little Rock","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/16\/ua-little-rocks-nitin-agarwal-shares-expertise-on-how-social-media-shapes-what-we-believe\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"UA Little Rock\u2019s Nitin Agarwal Shares Expertise on how Social Media Shapes What We Believe","og_description":"Every time someone likes a post, watches a video, or scrolls through social media, they are providing information that helps artificial intelligence algorithms determine what they see next. While these personalized recommendations can make social media more engaging, they can also create opportunities for manipulation, according to Dr. Nitin Agarwal, a University of Arkansas at ... UA Little Rock\u2019s Nitin Agarwal Shares Expertise on how Social Media Shapes What We Believe","og_url":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/16\/ua-little-rocks-nitin-agarwal-shares-expertise-on-how-social-media-shapes-what-we-believe\/","og_site_name":"News","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/UALittleRock\/","article_published_time":"2026-10-16T15:36:37+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-10-16T15:36:38+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1200,"height":920,"url":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/240\/2026\/10\/NitinAgarwal.jpeg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Molly Coleman","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Molly Coleman","Est. reading time":"5 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/16\/ua-little-rocks-nitin-agarwal-shares-expertise-on-how-social-media-shapes-what-we-believe\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/16\/ua-little-rocks-nitin-agarwal-shares-expertise-on-how-social-media-shapes-what-we-believe\/"},"author":{"name":"Molly Coleman","@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/33af8c06812ac996edc07a2ac8c0688c"},"headline":"UA Little Rock\u2019s Nitin Agarwal Shares Expertise on how Social Media Shapes What We Believe","datePublished":"2026-10-16T15:36:37+00:00","dateModified":"2026-10-16T15:36:38+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/16\/ua-little-rocks-nitin-agarwal-shares-expertise-on-how-social-media-shapes-what-we-believe\/"},"wordCount":932,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/16\/ua-little-rocks-nitin-agarwal-shares-expertise-on-how-social-media-shapes-what-we-believe\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/240\/2026\/10\/NitinAgarwal.jpeg","keywords":["Artificial Intelligence","COSMOS","Donaghey College of STEM","Innovation","Nitin Agarwal"],"articleSection":["Featured","Research"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/16\/ua-little-rocks-nitin-agarwal-shares-expertise-on-how-social-media-shapes-what-we-believe\/","url":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/16\/ua-little-rocks-nitin-agarwal-shares-expertise-on-how-social-media-shapes-what-we-believe\/","name":"UA Little Rock\u2019s Nitin Agarwal Shares Expertise on how Social Media Shapes What We Believe - News - UA Little Rock","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/16\/ua-little-rocks-nitin-agarwal-shares-expertise-on-how-social-media-shapes-what-we-believe\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/16\/ua-little-rocks-nitin-agarwal-shares-expertise-on-how-social-media-shapes-what-we-believe\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/240\/2026\/10\/NitinAgarwal.jpeg","datePublished":"2026-10-16T15:36:37+00:00","dateModified":"2026-10-16T15:36:38+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/16\/ua-little-rocks-nitin-agarwal-shares-expertise-on-how-social-media-shapes-what-we-believe\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/16\/ua-little-rocks-nitin-agarwal-shares-expertise-on-how-social-media-shapes-what-we-believe\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/16\/ua-little-rocks-nitin-agarwal-shares-expertise-on-how-social-media-shapes-what-we-believe\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/240\/2026\/10\/NitinAgarwal.jpeg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/240\/2026\/10\/NitinAgarwal.jpeg","width":1200,"height":920,"caption":"Dr. Nitin Agarwal, a University of Arkansas at Little Rock researcher studying the intersection of artificial intelligence, human behavior, and online influence, recently shared his perspective on social media addiction, algorithmic recommendations, and their broader societal implications with Apprenticely."},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/16\/ua-little-rocks-nitin-agarwal-shares-expertise-on-how-social-media-shapes-what-we-believe\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"UA Little Rock\u2019s Nitin Agarwal Shares Expertise on how Social Media Shapes What We Believe"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/#website","url":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/","name":"News","description":"UA Little Rock","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/#organization","name":"UA Little Rock","url":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/240\/2024\/12\/ua-little-rock-logo-yoast.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/240\/2024\/12\/ua-little-rock-logo-yoast.png","width":696,"height":696,"caption":"UA Little Rock"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/UALittleRock\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/ualrvideo","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/school\/university-of-arkansas-at-little-rock\/","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ualr\/"],"description":"The University of Arkansas at Little Rock is a metropolitan research university that provides an accessible, quality education through flexible learning and unparalleled internship opportunities.","email":"ask@ualr.edu","telephone":"501-916-3000","legalName":"UA Little Rock"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/33af8c06812ac996edc07a2ac8c0688c","name":"Molly Coleman","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/957d030cd74975ecef323bee4cc5c61b8ce91b52459d38d169b7115d03dfeaed?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/957d030cd74975ecef323bee4cc5c61b8ce91b52459d38d169b7115d03dfeaed?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/957d030cd74975ecef323bee4cc5c61b8ce91b52459d38d169b7115d03dfeaed?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Molly Coleman"},"url":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/author\/mcoleman4\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95000","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2764"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=95000"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95000\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":95003,"href":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95000\/revisions\/95003"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/95004"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=95000"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=95000"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=95000"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":94992,"date":"2026-10-15T12:28:09","date_gmt":"2026-10-15T17:28:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/?p=94992"},"modified":"2026-10-15T14:22:54","modified_gmt":"2026-10-15T19:22:54","slug":"pianist-kwan-yi-to-perform-liszts-masterpiece-at-ua-little-rock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/15\/pianist-kwan-yi-to-perform-liszts-masterpiece-at-ua-little-rock\/","title":{"rendered":"Pianist Kwan Yi to Perform Liszt\u2019s Masterpiece at UA Little Rock"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Audiences can embark on a musical journey through Italy when pianist Dr. Kwan Yi visits the University of Arkansas at Little Rock on Tuesday, Oct. 27, for <em>Virtuoso Piano: Years of Pilgrimage<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hosted by Linda Holzer, University Professor of Music, the recital will feature Franz Liszt\u2019s masterpiece \u201cAnn\u00e9es de p\u00e8lerinage, Deuxi\u00e8me ann\u00e9e: Italie,\u201d a collection of piano works inspired by the poetry of Francesco Petrarch, the writings of Dante Alighieri, and the art of Raphael and Michelangelo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The program includes Liszt\u2019s \u201cApr\u00e8s une lecture de Dante,\u201d also known as the Dante Sonata, which draws on the dramatic imagery of Dante Alighieri\u2019s \u201cInferno,\u201d the first part of \u201cThe Divine Comedy\u201d narrative poem. Through the music, audiences will experience a range of expression, from the intimacy of love poetry to the intensity of Dante\u2019s vision of the afterlife.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cCome hear one of the greatest piano works of the Romantic era performed live and experience a musical journey,\u201d Holzer said. \u201cPrepare to be transported as Liszt transforms the art and literature of Italy into some of the most expressive and technically demanding music ever composed for piano.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yi, an associate professor of piano at the East Carolina University School of Music, last performed at UA Little Rock in 2018 and has built a career that includes appearances as a soloist with the Russian National Orchestra and Houston Symphony Orchestra, along with performances at venues like Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, and the Kennedy Center. He’s been featured in the Carnegie Hall Presents and Peoples\u2019 Symphony Concert series. In addition to performing, he has released a solo album and chamber music albums.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Floyd Martin, professor emeritus of art history, will present a pre-concert lecture titled \u201cThe Art Behind Liszt\u2019s \u2018Ann\u00e9es de p\u00e8lerinage, BK. 2\u2019\u201d at 7 p.m. in the Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall. The lecture will explore the 19th-century European pilgrimage to Italy and how the paintings and frescoes Liszt encountered during his travels inspired the music he composed. Yi\u2019s recital will follow at 7:30 p.m. in the same venue. Both events are free and open to the public.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Audiences can embark on a musical journey through Italy when pianist Dr. Kwan Yi visits the University of Arkansas at Little Rock on Tuesday, Oct. 27, for Virtuoso Piano: Years of Pilgrimage. Hosted by Linda Holzer, University Professor of Music, the recital will feature Franz Liszt\u2019s masterpiece \u201cAnn\u00e9es de p\u00e8lerinage, Deuxi\u00e8me ann\u00e9e: Italie,\u201d a collection <a href=\"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/15\/pianist-kwan-yi-to-perform-liszts-masterpiece-at-ua-little-rock\/\" class=\"more-link\">…<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> Pianist Kwan Yi to Perform Liszt\u2019s Masterpiece at UA Little Rock<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2906,"featured_media":94994,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1923,1925,1926],"tags":[28389],"class_list":["post-94992","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-arts-culture","category-community","category-featured","tag-college-of-humanities-arts-social-sciences-and-education-chasse"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v28.7 (Yoast SEO v28.7) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Pianist Kwan Yi to Perform Liszt\u2019s Masterpiece at UA Little Rock - News - UA Little Rock<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/15\/pianist-kwan-yi-to-perform-liszts-masterpiece-at-ua-little-rock\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Pianist Kwan Yi to Perform Liszt\u2019s Masterpiece at UA Little Rock\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Audiences can embark on a musical journey through Italy when pianist Dr. Kwan Yi visits the University of Arkansas at Little Rock on Tuesday, Oct. 27, for Virtuoso Piano: Years of Pilgrimage. Hosted by Linda Holzer, University Professor of Music, the recital will feature Franz Liszt\u2019s masterpiece \u201cAnn\u00e9es de p\u00e8lerinage, Deuxi\u00e8me ann\u00e9e: Italie,\u201d a collection ... Pianist Kwan Yi to Perform Liszt\u2019s Masterpiece at UA Little Rock\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/15\/pianist-kwan-yi-to-perform-liszts-masterpiece-at-ua-little-rock\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/UALittleRock\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-10-15T17:28:09+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-10-15T19:22:54+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/240\/2026\/10\/KWAN_YI-9441.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"800\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Samantha Koros\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Samantha Koros\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/15\\\/pianist-kwan-yi-to-perform-liszts-masterpiece-at-ua-little-rock\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/15\\\/pianist-kwan-yi-to-perform-liszts-masterpiece-at-ua-little-rock\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Samantha Koros\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/6df42d63c06e8d4e9ad71207dbe43cb8\"},\"headline\":\"Pianist Kwan Yi to Perform Liszt\u2019s Masterpiece at UA Little Rock\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-10-15T17:28:09+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-10-15T19:22:54+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/15\\\/pianist-kwan-yi-to-perform-liszts-masterpiece-at-ua-little-rock\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":368,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/15\\\/pianist-kwan-yi-to-perform-liszts-masterpiece-at-ua-little-rock\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/240\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/KWAN_YI-9441.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"College of Humanities, Arts, Social Sciences, and Education (CHASSE)\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Arts & Culture\",\"Community\",\"Featured\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/15\\\/pianist-kwan-yi-to-perform-liszts-masterpiece-at-ua-little-rock\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/15\\\/pianist-kwan-yi-to-perform-liszts-masterpiece-at-ua-little-rock\\\/\",\"name\":\"Pianist Kwan Yi to Perform Liszt\u2019s Masterpiece at UA Little Rock - News - UA Little Rock\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/15\\\/pianist-kwan-yi-to-perform-liszts-masterpiece-at-ua-little-rock\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/15\\\/pianist-kwan-yi-to-perform-liszts-masterpiece-at-ua-little-rock\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/240\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/KWAN_YI-9441.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-10-15T17:28:09+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-10-15T19:22:54+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/15\\\/pianist-kwan-yi-to-perform-liszts-masterpiece-at-ua-little-rock\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/15\\\/pianist-kwan-yi-to-perform-liszts-masterpiece-at-ua-little-rock\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/15\\\/pianist-kwan-yi-to-perform-liszts-masterpiece-at-ua-little-rock\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/240\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/KWAN_YI-9441.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/240\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/KWAN_YI-9441.jpg\",\"width\":1200,\"height\":800,\"caption\":\"Pianist Dr. Kwan Yi will visit the University of Arkansas at Little Rock Tuesday, Oct. 27, for a recital. Yi, an associate professor of piano at the East Carolina University School of Music, last performed at UA Little Rock in 2018 and has built a career that includes appearances as a soloist with the Russian National Orchestra and Houston Symphony Orchestra, along with performing at venues like Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, and the Kennedy Center. Submitted photo\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/15\\\/pianist-kwan-yi-to-perform-liszts-masterpiece-at-ua-little-rock\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Pianist Kwan Yi to Perform Liszt\u2019s Masterpiece at UA Little Rock\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/\",\"name\":\"News\",\"description\":\"UA Little Rock\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"UA Little Rock\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/240\\\/2024\\\/12\\\/ua-little-rock-logo-yoast.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/240\\\/2024\\\/12\\\/ua-little-rock-logo-yoast.png\",\"width\":696,\"height\":696,\"caption\":\"UA Little Rock\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/UALittleRock\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/user\\\/ualrvideo\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.linkedin.com\\\/school\\\/university-of-arkansas-at-little-rock\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/ualr\\\/\"],\"description\":\"The University of Arkansas at Little Rock is a metropolitan research university that provides an accessible, quality education through flexible learning and unparalleled internship opportunities.\",\"email\":\"ask@ualr.edu\",\"telephone\":\"501-916-3000\",\"legalName\":\"UA Little Rock\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/6df42d63c06e8d4e9ad71207dbe43cb8\",\"name\":\"Samantha Koros\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/43fc0575707bd2562cfafa14c6272ed1fb5a02915def80a826f51f931c5ed4be?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/43fc0575707bd2562cfafa14c6272ed1fb5a02915def80a826f51f931c5ed4be?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/43fc0575707bd2562cfafa14c6272ed1fb5a02915def80a826f51f931c5ed4be?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Samantha Koros\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/author\\\/skoros1\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Pianist Kwan Yi to Perform Liszt\u2019s Masterpiece at UA Little Rock - News - UA Little Rock","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/15\/pianist-kwan-yi-to-perform-liszts-masterpiece-at-ua-little-rock\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Pianist Kwan Yi to Perform Liszt\u2019s Masterpiece at UA Little Rock","og_description":"Audiences can embark on a musical journey through Italy when pianist Dr. Kwan Yi visits the University of Arkansas at Little Rock on Tuesday, Oct. 27, for Virtuoso Piano: Years of Pilgrimage. Hosted by Linda Holzer, University Professor of Music, the recital will feature Franz Liszt\u2019s masterpiece \u201cAnn\u00e9es de p\u00e8lerinage, Deuxi\u00e8me ann\u00e9e: Italie,\u201d a collection ... Pianist Kwan Yi to Perform Liszt\u2019s Masterpiece at UA Little Rock","og_url":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/15\/pianist-kwan-yi-to-perform-liszts-masterpiece-at-ua-little-rock\/","og_site_name":"News","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/UALittleRock\/","article_published_time":"2026-10-15T17:28:09+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-10-15T19:22:54+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1200,"height":800,"url":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/240\/2026\/10\/KWAN_YI-9441.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Samantha Koros","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Samantha Koros","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/15\/pianist-kwan-yi-to-perform-liszts-masterpiece-at-ua-little-rock\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/15\/pianist-kwan-yi-to-perform-liszts-masterpiece-at-ua-little-rock\/"},"author":{"name":"Samantha Koros","@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/6df42d63c06e8d4e9ad71207dbe43cb8"},"headline":"Pianist Kwan Yi to Perform Liszt\u2019s Masterpiece at UA Little Rock","datePublished":"2026-10-15T17:28:09+00:00","dateModified":"2026-10-15T19:22:54+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/15\/pianist-kwan-yi-to-perform-liszts-masterpiece-at-ua-little-rock\/"},"wordCount":368,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/15\/pianist-kwan-yi-to-perform-liszts-masterpiece-at-ua-little-rock\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/240\/2026\/10\/KWAN_YI-9441.jpg","keywords":["College of Humanities, Arts, Social Sciences, and Education (CHASSE)"],"articleSection":["Arts & Culture","Community","Featured"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/15\/pianist-kwan-yi-to-perform-liszts-masterpiece-at-ua-little-rock\/","url":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/15\/pianist-kwan-yi-to-perform-liszts-masterpiece-at-ua-little-rock\/","name":"Pianist Kwan Yi to Perform Liszt\u2019s Masterpiece at UA Little Rock - News - UA Little Rock","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/15\/pianist-kwan-yi-to-perform-liszts-masterpiece-at-ua-little-rock\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/15\/pianist-kwan-yi-to-perform-liszts-masterpiece-at-ua-little-rock\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/240\/2026\/10\/KWAN_YI-9441.jpg","datePublished":"2026-10-15T17:28:09+00:00","dateModified":"2026-10-15T19:22:54+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/15\/pianist-kwan-yi-to-perform-liszts-masterpiece-at-ua-little-rock\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/15\/pianist-kwan-yi-to-perform-liszts-masterpiece-at-ua-little-rock\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/15\/pianist-kwan-yi-to-perform-liszts-masterpiece-at-ua-little-rock\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/240\/2026\/10\/KWAN_YI-9441.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/240\/2026\/10\/KWAN_YI-9441.jpg","width":1200,"height":800,"caption":"Pianist Dr. Kwan Yi will visit the University of Arkansas at Little Rock Tuesday, Oct. 27, for a recital. Yi, an associate professor of piano at the East Carolina University School of Music, last performed at UA Little Rock in 2018 and has built a career that includes appearances as a soloist with the Russian National Orchestra and Houston Symphony Orchestra, along with performing at venues like Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, and the Kennedy Center. Submitted photo"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/15\/pianist-kwan-yi-to-perform-liszts-masterpiece-at-ua-little-rock\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Pianist Kwan Yi to Perform Liszt\u2019s Masterpiece at UA Little Rock"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/#website","url":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/","name":"News","description":"UA Little Rock","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/#organization","name":"UA Little Rock","url":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/240\/2024\/12\/ua-little-rock-logo-yoast.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/240\/2024\/12\/ua-little-rock-logo-yoast.png","width":696,"height":696,"caption":"UA Little Rock"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/UALittleRock\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/ualrvideo","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/school\/university-of-arkansas-at-little-rock\/","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ualr\/"],"description":"The University of Arkansas at Little Rock is a metropolitan research university that provides an accessible, quality education through flexible learning and unparalleled internship opportunities.","email":"ask@ualr.edu","telephone":"501-916-3000","legalName":"UA Little Rock"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/6df42d63c06e8d4e9ad71207dbe43cb8","name":"Samantha Koros","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/43fc0575707bd2562cfafa14c6272ed1fb5a02915def80a826f51f931c5ed4be?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/43fc0575707bd2562cfafa14c6272ed1fb5a02915def80a826f51f931c5ed4be?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/43fc0575707bd2562cfafa14c6272ed1fb5a02915def80a826f51f931c5ed4be?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Samantha Koros"},"url":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/author\/skoros1\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94992","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2906"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=94992"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94992\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":94999,"href":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94992\/revisions\/94999"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/94994"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=94992"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=94992"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=94992"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":94985,"date":"2026-10-15T08:24:25","date_gmt":"2026-10-15T13:24:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/?p=94985"},"modified":"2026-10-16T10:34:49","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T15:34:49","slug":"ua-little-rock-winter-fest-returns-nov-17","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/15\/ua-little-rock-winter-fest-returns-nov-17\/","title":{"rendered":"UA Little Rock Winter Fest Returns Nov. 17"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Central Arkansas community members can kick off their holiday season with a night of festive fun for the entire family at Winter Fest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hosted by the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, the second edition of Winter Fest will be Nov. 17 from 5-7:30 p.m. Admission, parking, and activities are all free. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As one of the first holiday events of the season, Winter Fest satisfies a thirst for a communal holiday gathering in a “safe, vibrant place (where) there’s truly something for everyone,” said Emily Cox, vice chancellor for university affairs. “We want our students, faculty, and staff to enjoy the event, but it’s also a showcase of the university to the community.” <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dazzling light displays along Trojan Way — the main thoroughfare through campus — live music by The Rodney Block Collective, a caricature artist, ice rink (skates provided), crafts, storytelling, and a holiday movie for children, create-your-own-gift-wrap at Trojan Forge inside Ottenheimer Library, a <a href=\"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/planetarium\/\">Shellam Flake Planetarium<\/a> sneak peek, Ugly Sweater Contest, free hot cocoa, cookies, and cider are among the highlights. In addition, Starbucks and a variety of local food trucks will be open for snacks and beverages. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Festive displays provide an ideal backdrop for photos, including selfies, Cox noted, recalling that last year\u2019s light arch drew a line that seemed \u201ca mile long,\u201d and several attendees told her it was the most beautiful they had ever seen campus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt was wonderful to see so many people turn out for our first Winter Fest last year, and I\u2019m delighted to welcome everyone back to join the excitement as this new tradition continues to grow,\u201d said Chancellor Christina S. Drale. \u201cUA Little Rock is a place where our students, alumni, friends, and neighbors can come together and feel a real sense of community. I hope families from across Central Arkansas will join us on Trojan Way for an evening of holiday fun and experience the warmth and spirit of our university.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An inflatable snow globe that served as a photo booth was one of the most popular attractions last year, so a second has been added this year to meet demand, Cox said. Trojan Forge, <a href=\"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/04\/13\/students-lead-creation-of-new-trojan-forge-makerspace-at-ua-little-rock\/\">which opened in August<\/a> inside the library, will offer crafting paper so guests can add some Trojans flair to their gift wrapping this season. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/240\/2026\/10\/winterfest-2025_152.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"711\" src=\"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/240\/2026\/10\/winterfest-2025_152-1024x711.jpg\" alt=\"UA Little Rock Winter Fest snow globe\/photo booth\" class=\"wp-image-94987\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/240\/2026\/10\/winterfest-2025_152-1024x711.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/240\/2026\/10\/winterfest-2025_152-300x208.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/240\/2026\/10\/winterfest-2025_152.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A snow globe\/photo booth was among the most popular draws at 2025’s Winter Fest, so the University of Arkansas at Little Rock is adding a second for this year’s festival, scheduled for Nov. 17. <br>Photo by Benjamin Krain<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Winter Fest was actually born out of a Chancellor’s Cabinet Retreat in the summer of 2025, when cabinet members were invited to pitch various ideas — “Shark Tank” style — for potential funding, and Cox wanted her idea to draw the community to campus, particularly to experience the newly completed <a href=\"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2024\/10\/14\/trojan-way-dedication-2\/\">Trojan Way<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Encouraged by her family, Cox proposed an event that could become an annual tradition for the campus and surrounding community. Winter Fest was among several initiatives selected for funding through the competition, along with the creation of an on-campus <a href=\"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/08\/11\/new-natural-history-museum-at-ua-little-rock-will-be-scientific-outreach-to-community\/\">Museum of Natural History<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/13\/ua-little-rock-launches-new-virtual-campus-tour\/\">virtual campus tours<\/a> for prospective students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Planning and hosting an event of this scale requires a university-wide effort, with Facilities and Marketing and Communications both playing key roles, Cox said. School of Education students help bring holiday stories to life for children, while student-athletes volunteer throughout the event — members of the Dance Team, for example, will line Trojan Way to greet attendees as they arrive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Free parking is available at the Jack Stephens Center, 2801 S. University Ave. Follow the signs and lights to get to Trojan Way in the center of campus. Those planning to attend are encouraged to <a href=\"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/winterfest\/\">register online<\/a> and complete waivers in advance so their children can participate in all activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Central Arkansas community members can kick off their holiday season with a night of festive fun for the entire family at Winter Fest. Hosted by the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, the second edition of Winter Fest will be Nov. 17 from 5-7:30 p.m. Admission, parking, and activities are all free.  As one of <a href=\"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/15\/ua-little-rock-winter-fest-returns-nov-17\/\" class=\"more-link\">…<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> UA Little Rock Winter Fest Returns Nov. 17<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3905,"featured_media":94990,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1923,1925,1926],"tags":[35323,33398,36025],"class_list":["post-94985","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-arts-culture","category-community","category-featured","tag-leaders-in-the-classroom-and-communities","tag-trojan-way","tag-winter-fest"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v28.7 (Yoast SEO v28.7) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>UA Little Rock Winter Fest Returns Nov. 17 - News - UA Little Rock<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/15\/ua-little-rock-winter-fest-returns-nov-17\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"UA Little Rock Winter Fest Returns Nov. 17\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Central Arkansas community members can kick off their holiday season with a night of festive fun for the entire family at Winter Fest. Hosted by the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, the second edition of Winter Fest will be Nov. 17 from 5-7:30 p.m. Admission, parking, and activities are all free.  As one of ... UA Little Rock Winter Fest Returns Nov. 17\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/15\/ua-little-rock-winter-fest-returns-nov-17\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/UALittleRock\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-10-15T13:24:25+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-10-16T15:34:49+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/240\/2026\/10\/winterfest-2025_101.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"800\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Ryan Anderson\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Ryan Anderson\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/15\\\/ua-little-rock-winter-fest-returns-nov-17\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/15\\\/ua-little-rock-winter-fest-returns-nov-17\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Ryan Anderson\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/46d1747780eb1bb0a9a9ec5ad3609279\"},\"headline\":\"UA Little Rock Winter Fest Returns Nov. 17\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-10-15T13:24:25+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-10-16T15:34:49+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/15\\\/ua-little-rock-winter-fest-returns-nov-17\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":647,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/15\\\/ua-little-rock-winter-fest-returns-nov-17\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/240\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/winterfest-2025_101.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Leaders in the Classroom and Communities\",\"Trojan Way\",\"Winter Fest\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Arts & Culture\",\"Community\",\"Featured\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/15\\\/ua-little-rock-winter-fest-returns-nov-17\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/15\\\/ua-little-rock-winter-fest-returns-nov-17\\\/\",\"name\":\"UA Little Rock Winter Fest Returns Nov. 17 - News - UA Little Rock\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/15\\\/ua-little-rock-winter-fest-returns-nov-17\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/15\\\/ua-little-rock-winter-fest-returns-nov-17\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/240\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/winterfest-2025_101.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-10-15T13:24:25+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-10-16T15:34:49+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/15\\\/ua-little-rock-winter-fest-returns-nov-17\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/15\\\/ua-little-rock-winter-fest-returns-nov-17\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/15\\\/ua-little-rock-winter-fest-returns-nov-17\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/240\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/winterfest-2025_101.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/240\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/winterfest-2025_101.jpg\",\"width\":1200,\"height\":800,\"caption\":\"The University of Arkansas at Little Rock's Winter Fest, which returns Nov. 17, features numerous dazzling displays perfect for holiday photos, including a popular light arch. Photo by Benjamin Krain\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/15\\\/ua-little-rock-winter-fest-returns-nov-17\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"UA Little Rock Winter Fest Returns Nov. 17\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/\",\"name\":\"News\",\"description\":\"UA Little Rock\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"UA Little Rock\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/240\\\/2024\\\/12\\\/ua-little-rock-logo-yoast.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/240\\\/2024\\\/12\\\/ua-little-rock-logo-yoast.png\",\"width\":696,\"height\":696,\"caption\":\"UA Little Rock\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/UALittleRock\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/user\\\/ualrvideo\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.linkedin.com\\\/school\\\/university-of-arkansas-at-little-rock\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/ualr\\\/\"],\"description\":\"The University of Arkansas at Little Rock is a metropolitan research university that provides an accessible, quality education through flexible learning and unparalleled internship opportunities.\",\"email\":\"ask@ualr.edu\",\"telephone\":\"501-916-3000\",\"legalName\":\"UA Little Rock\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/46d1747780eb1bb0a9a9ec5ad3609279\",\"name\":\"Ryan Anderson\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/4ecdcfedb6cda11caa64f62a455980d8a1e4b7bb0cc6805819588986842da52e?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/4ecdcfedb6cda11caa64f62a455980d8a1e4b7bb0cc6805819588986842da52e?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/4ecdcfedb6cda11caa64f62a455980d8a1e4b7bb0cc6805819588986842da52e?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Ryan Anderson\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/author\\\/randerson2\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"UA Little Rock Winter Fest Returns Nov. 17 - News - UA Little Rock","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/15\/ua-little-rock-winter-fest-returns-nov-17\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"UA Little Rock Winter Fest Returns Nov. 17","og_description":"Central Arkansas community members can kick off their holiday season with a night of festive fun for the entire family at Winter Fest. Hosted by the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, the second edition of Winter Fest will be Nov. 17 from 5-7:30 p.m. Admission, parking, and activities are all free.  As one of ... UA Little Rock Winter Fest Returns Nov. 17","og_url":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/15\/ua-little-rock-winter-fest-returns-nov-17\/","og_site_name":"News","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/UALittleRock\/","article_published_time":"2026-10-15T13:24:25+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-10-16T15:34:49+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1200,"height":800,"url":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/240\/2026\/10\/winterfest-2025_101.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Ryan Anderson","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Ryan Anderson","Est. reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/15\/ua-little-rock-winter-fest-returns-nov-17\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/15\/ua-little-rock-winter-fest-returns-nov-17\/"},"author":{"name":"Ryan Anderson","@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/46d1747780eb1bb0a9a9ec5ad3609279"},"headline":"UA Little Rock Winter Fest Returns Nov. 17","datePublished":"2026-10-15T13:24:25+00:00","dateModified":"2026-10-16T15:34:49+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/15\/ua-little-rock-winter-fest-returns-nov-17\/"},"wordCount":647,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/15\/ua-little-rock-winter-fest-returns-nov-17\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/240\/2026\/10\/winterfest-2025_101.jpg","keywords":["Leaders in the Classroom and Communities","Trojan Way","Winter Fest"],"articleSection":["Arts & Culture","Community","Featured"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/15\/ua-little-rock-winter-fest-returns-nov-17\/","url":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/15\/ua-little-rock-winter-fest-returns-nov-17\/","name":"UA Little Rock Winter Fest Returns Nov. 17 - News - UA Little Rock","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/15\/ua-little-rock-winter-fest-returns-nov-17\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/15\/ua-little-rock-winter-fest-returns-nov-17\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/240\/2026\/10\/winterfest-2025_101.jpg","datePublished":"2026-10-15T13:24:25+00:00","dateModified":"2026-10-16T15:34:49+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/15\/ua-little-rock-winter-fest-returns-nov-17\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/15\/ua-little-rock-winter-fest-returns-nov-17\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/15\/ua-little-rock-winter-fest-returns-nov-17\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/240\/2026\/10\/winterfest-2025_101.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/240\/2026\/10\/winterfest-2025_101.jpg","width":1200,"height":800,"caption":"The University of Arkansas at Little Rock's Winter Fest, which returns Nov. 17, features numerous dazzling displays perfect for holiday photos, including a popular light arch. Photo by Benjamin Krain"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/15\/ua-little-rock-winter-fest-returns-nov-17\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"UA Little Rock Winter Fest Returns Nov. 17"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/#website","url":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/","name":"News","description":"UA Little Rock","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/#organization","name":"UA Little Rock","url":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/240\/2024\/12\/ua-little-rock-logo-yoast.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/240\/2024\/12\/ua-little-rock-logo-yoast.png","width":696,"height":696,"caption":"UA Little Rock"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/UALittleRock\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/ualrvideo","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/school\/university-of-arkansas-at-little-rock\/","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ualr\/"],"description":"The University of Arkansas at Little Rock is a metropolitan research university that provides an accessible, quality education through flexible learning and unparalleled internship opportunities.","email":"ask@ualr.edu","telephone":"501-916-3000","legalName":"UA Little Rock"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/46d1747780eb1bb0a9a9ec5ad3609279","name":"Ryan Anderson","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4ecdcfedb6cda11caa64f62a455980d8a1e4b7bb0cc6805819588986842da52e?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4ecdcfedb6cda11caa64f62a455980d8a1e4b7bb0cc6805819588986842da52e?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4ecdcfedb6cda11caa64f62a455980d8a1e4b7bb0cc6805819588986842da52e?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Ryan Anderson"},"url":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/author\/randerson2\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94985","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3905"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=94985"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94985\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":95006,"href":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94985\/revisions\/95006"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/94990"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=94985"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=94985"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=94985"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":94981,"date":"2026-10-14T10:03:28","date_gmt":"2026-10-14T15:03:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/?p=94981"},"modified":"2026-10-19T15:25:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-19T20:25:00","slug":"ua-little-rock-student-groups-to-clean-campus-creek","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/14\/ua-little-rock-student-groups-to-clean-campus-creek\/","title":{"rendered":"UA Little Rock Student Groups to Clean Campus Creek"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Several University of Arkansas at Little Rock students are participating in the Great Arkansas Cleanup on a hyperlocal level: cleaning the creek that runs through their campus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC) will clean <a href=\"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/facilities\/construction\/project-archive\/coleman-creek-greenway\/\">Coleman Creek<\/a> from 12-5 p.m. Friday, October 16, while\u00a0UA Little Rock\u2019s Theta Eta Chapter of Kappa Sigma Fraternity and several partners will do their cleaning beginning at 5 p.m. Oct. 21.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">“I love that we can contribute to the school, create stronger bonds between us, and help our community,” said Michael Watts, Kappa Sigma treasurer in charge of philanthropy and charity. “I love volunteering, and it has helped — the creek is cleaner than it used to be.” <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now a junior majoring in business management, Watts began volunteering with creek cleanup as a freshman, and Kappa Sigma has been involved with creek cleanup for several years. They clean in fall and spring, and Watts — along with others — is actually hoping to expand their cleaning this fall or spring to other spots in Little Rock. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The cleanup began as a way for Kappa Sigma to contribute to the campus community while caring for a treasured campus resource, Coleman Creek, that all Trojans can take pride in, said Adam Wilson, a catalyst for the cleanup effort as a student who has remained involved as a graduate student and alumni adviser for Kappa Sigma. “We’re fortunate to have a waterway running through our campus, both for the natural beauty it brings and for the opportunities it offers for education.” <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The creek cleanup is a hands-on way to take responsibility for a shared resource and provides volunteers a chance to see how much difference they can make in just an hour or two “while building a habit of service I hope stays with them beyond college,” Wilson said. “As a geologist, I also appreciate that a creek connects what happens on campus to the environment beyond it.” <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">“Seeing my brothers, fellow students, and members of the wider community continue to show up and take pride in caring for Coleman Creek means a lot to me,” added Wilson. “My hope is this remains a lasting tradition for our chapter and the campus community.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The NPHC chose the creek cleanup as one of its service projects in order to give back to the university and surrounding community, said Sydni Hood, vice president of programs for NPHC at UA Little Rock. “Through this initiative, we hope to promote environmental responsibility, encourage community engagement, and demonstrate the Divine Nine\u2019s commitment to service beyond the campus.” <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The NPHC has organized a similar cleanup in the past, and, despite rainy conditions, volunteers persevered, a spirit of service Hood hopes carries through this year’s effort.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">“We anticipate participation from All NPHC organizations and around 25 other volunteers who are interested in supporting the effort,” Hood said. “We look forward to bringing members of the campus community together to make a positive impact on our environment and continue the NPHC\u2019s tradition of community service.” <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">co-hosts the cleanup with the geology and natural sciences club. Other partners include the <a href=\"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/sustainability\/the-sustainability-club\/\">Sustainability Club<\/a>, Sigma Gamma Epsilon, Keep Little Rock Beautiful, the Friends of Fourche Creek, and faculty members Dr. Heather Black and Reed Green. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">“People need to think about their trash, because they’d be surprised where it goes,” harming not only the creek itself, but wildlife, Watts said. “We’ve collected a lot of strange things (from the creek, including) a car tire and pipes.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Volunteers in every Arkansas county are teaming up to clean the state through the end of this month, an effort that started Sept. 12. The Great Arkansas Cleanup is an initiative from Keep Arkansas Beautiful, a community-driven effort to preserve and restore Arkansas\u2019 natural beauty through eco-restoration, education, volunteerism, cleanups, recycling, coalition-building, and advocacy<strong>. <\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Several University of Arkansas at Little Rock students are participating in the Great Arkansas Cleanup on a hyperlocal level: cleaning the creek that runs through their campus. The National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC) will clean Coleman Creek from 12-5 p.m. Friday, October 16, while\u00a0UA Little Rock\u2019s Theta Eta Chapter of Kappa Sigma Fraternity and several partners <a href=\"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/14\/ua-little-rock-student-groups-to-clean-campus-creek\/\" class=\"more-link\">…<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> UA Little Rock Student Groups to Clean Campus Creek<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3905,"featured_media":94984,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1925,1926],"tags":[112,35665,35323,2620],"class_list":["post-94981","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community","category-featured","tag-alumni-association","tag-coleman-creek","tag-leaders-in-the-classroom-and-communities","tag-sustainability-committee"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v28.7 (Yoast SEO v28.7) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>UA Little Rock Student Groups to Clean Campus Creek - News - UA Little Rock<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/14\/ua-little-rock-student-groups-to-clean-campus-creek\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"UA Little Rock Student Groups to Clean Campus Creek\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Several University of Arkansas at Little Rock students are participating in the Great Arkansas Cleanup on a hyperlocal level: cleaning the creek that runs through their campus. The National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC) will clean Coleman Creek from 12-5 p.m. Friday, October 16, while\u00a0UA Little Rock\u2019s Theta Eta Chapter of Kappa Sigma Fraternity and several partners ... UA Little Rock Student Groups to Clean Campus Creek\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/14\/ua-little-rock-student-groups-to-clean-campus-creek\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/UALittleRock\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-10-14T15:03:28+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-10-19T20:25:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/240\/2026\/10\/coleman-creek-cleanup.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"800\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Ryan Anderson\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Ryan Anderson\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/14\\\/ua-little-rock-student-groups-to-clean-campus-creek\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/14\\\/ua-little-rock-student-groups-to-clean-campus-creek\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Ryan Anderson\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/46d1747780eb1bb0a9a9ec5ad3609279\"},\"headline\":\"UA Little Rock Student Groups to Clean Campus Creek\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-10-14T15:03:28+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-10-19T20:25:00+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/14\\\/ua-little-rock-student-groups-to-clean-campus-creek\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":655,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/14\\\/ua-little-rock-student-groups-to-clean-campus-creek\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/240\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/coleman-creek-cleanup.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Alumni Association\",\"Coleman Creek\",\"Leaders in the Classroom and Communities\",\"Sustainability Committee\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Community\",\"Featured\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/14\\\/ua-little-rock-student-groups-to-clean-campus-creek\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/14\\\/ua-little-rock-student-groups-to-clean-campus-creek\\\/\",\"name\":\"UA Little Rock Student Groups to Clean Campus Creek - News - UA Little Rock\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/14\\\/ua-little-rock-student-groups-to-clean-campus-creek\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/14\\\/ua-little-rock-student-groups-to-clean-campus-creek\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/240\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/coleman-creek-cleanup.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-10-14T15:03:28+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-10-19T20:25:00+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/14\\\/ua-little-rock-student-groups-to-clean-campus-creek\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/14\\\/ua-little-rock-student-groups-to-clean-campus-creek\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/14\\\/ua-little-rock-student-groups-to-clean-campus-creek\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/240\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/coleman-creek-cleanup.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/240\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/coleman-creek-cleanup.jpg\",\"width\":1200,\"height\":800,\"caption\":\"University of Arkansas at Little Rock students have long made cleaning up Coleman Creek on campus a priority, and several student groups will do so again in October as part of the Great Arkansas Cleanup. Photo by Benjamin Krain\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/14\\\/ua-little-rock-student-groups-to-clean-campus-creek\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"UA Little Rock Student Groups to Clean Campus Creek\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/\",\"name\":\"News\",\"description\":\"UA Little Rock\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"UA Little Rock\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/240\\\/2024\\\/12\\\/ua-little-rock-logo-yoast.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/240\\\/2024\\\/12\\\/ua-little-rock-logo-yoast.png\",\"width\":696,\"height\":696,\"caption\":\"UA Little Rock\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/UALittleRock\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/user\\\/ualrvideo\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.linkedin.com\\\/school\\\/university-of-arkansas-at-little-rock\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/ualr\\\/\"],\"description\":\"The University of Arkansas at Little Rock is a metropolitan research university that provides an accessible, quality education through flexible learning and unparalleled internship opportunities.\",\"email\":\"ask@ualr.edu\",\"telephone\":\"501-916-3000\",\"legalName\":\"UA Little Rock\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/46d1747780eb1bb0a9a9ec5ad3609279\",\"name\":\"Ryan Anderson\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/4ecdcfedb6cda11caa64f62a455980d8a1e4b7bb0cc6805819588986842da52e?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/4ecdcfedb6cda11caa64f62a455980d8a1e4b7bb0cc6805819588986842da52e?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/4ecdcfedb6cda11caa64f62a455980d8a1e4b7bb0cc6805819588986842da52e?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Ryan Anderson\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/author\\\/randerson2\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"UA Little Rock Student Groups to Clean Campus Creek - News - UA Little Rock","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/14\/ua-little-rock-student-groups-to-clean-campus-creek\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"UA Little Rock Student Groups to Clean Campus Creek","og_description":"Several University of Arkansas at Little Rock students are participating in the Great Arkansas Cleanup on a hyperlocal level: cleaning the creek that runs through their campus. The National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC) will clean Coleman Creek from 12-5 p.m. Friday, October 16, while\u00a0UA Little Rock\u2019s Theta Eta Chapter of Kappa Sigma Fraternity and several partners ... UA Little Rock Student Groups to Clean Campus Creek","og_url":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/14\/ua-little-rock-student-groups-to-clean-campus-creek\/","og_site_name":"News","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/UALittleRock\/","article_published_time":"2026-10-14T15:03:28+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-10-19T20:25:00+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1200,"height":800,"url":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/240\/2026\/10\/coleman-creek-cleanup.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Ryan Anderson","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Ryan Anderson","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/14\/ua-little-rock-student-groups-to-clean-campus-creek\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/14\/ua-little-rock-student-groups-to-clean-campus-creek\/"},"author":{"name":"Ryan Anderson","@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/46d1747780eb1bb0a9a9ec5ad3609279"},"headline":"UA Little Rock Student Groups to Clean Campus Creek","datePublished":"2026-10-14T15:03:28+00:00","dateModified":"2026-10-19T20:25:00+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/14\/ua-little-rock-student-groups-to-clean-campus-creek\/"},"wordCount":655,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/14\/ua-little-rock-student-groups-to-clean-campus-creek\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/240\/2026\/10\/coleman-creek-cleanup.jpg","keywords":["Alumni Association","Coleman Creek","Leaders in the Classroom and Communities","Sustainability Committee"],"articleSection":["Community","Featured"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/14\/ua-little-rock-student-groups-to-clean-campus-creek\/","url":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/14\/ua-little-rock-student-groups-to-clean-campus-creek\/","name":"UA Little Rock Student Groups to Clean Campus Creek - News - UA Little Rock","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/14\/ua-little-rock-student-groups-to-clean-campus-creek\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/14\/ua-little-rock-student-groups-to-clean-campus-creek\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/240\/2026\/10\/coleman-creek-cleanup.jpg","datePublished":"2026-10-14T15:03:28+00:00","dateModified":"2026-10-19T20:25:00+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/14\/ua-little-rock-student-groups-to-clean-campus-creek\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/14\/ua-little-rock-student-groups-to-clean-campus-creek\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/14\/ua-little-rock-student-groups-to-clean-campus-creek\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/240\/2026\/10\/coleman-creek-cleanup.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/240\/2026\/10\/coleman-creek-cleanup.jpg","width":1200,"height":800,"caption":"University of Arkansas at Little Rock students have long made cleaning up Coleman Creek on campus a priority, and several student groups will do so again in October as part of the Great Arkansas Cleanup. Photo by Benjamin Krain"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/14\/ua-little-rock-student-groups-to-clean-campus-creek\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"UA Little Rock Student Groups to Clean Campus Creek"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/#website","url":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/","name":"News","description":"UA Little Rock","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/#organization","name":"UA Little Rock","url":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/240\/2024\/12\/ua-little-rock-logo-yoast.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/240\/2024\/12\/ua-little-rock-logo-yoast.png","width":696,"height":696,"caption":"UA Little Rock"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/UALittleRock\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/ualrvideo","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/school\/university-of-arkansas-at-little-rock\/","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ualr\/"],"description":"The University of Arkansas at Little Rock is a metropolitan research university that provides an accessible, quality education through flexible learning and unparalleled internship opportunities.","email":"ask@ualr.edu","telephone":"501-916-3000","legalName":"UA Little Rock"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/46d1747780eb1bb0a9a9ec5ad3609279","name":"Ryan Anderson","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4ecdcfedb6cda11caa64f62a455980d8a1e4b7bb0cc6805819588986842da52e?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4ecdcfedb6cda11caa64f62a455980d8a1e4b7bb0cc6805819588986842da52e?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4ecdcfedb6cda11caa64f62a455980d8a1e4b7bb0cc6805819588986842da52e?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Ryan Anderson"},"url":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/author\/randerson2\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94981","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3905"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=94981"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94981\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":95035,"href":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94981\/revisions\/95035"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/94984"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=94981"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=94981"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=94981"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":94969,"date":"2026-10-13T14:16:55","date_gmt":"2026-10-13T19:16:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/?p=94969"},"modified":"2026-10-16T11:11:37","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T16:11:37","slug":"ua-little-rocks-drale-and-meadors-among-top-100-arkansas-women","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/13\/ua-little-rocks-drale-and-meadors-among-top-100-arkansas-women\/","title":{"rendered":"UA Little Rock’s Drale and Meadors among Top 100 Arkansas Women"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">University of Arkansas at Little Rock Chancellor Christina S. Drale and Dr. Constance Meadors, director of the Arkansas Space Grant Consortium and NASA Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) program, are two of the Top 100 Women of Arkansas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Little Rock Soir\u00e9e magazine and the <a href=\"https:\/\/womensfoundationarkansas.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Women\u2019s Foundation of Arkansas<\/a> announced the list Oct. 1, the result of months of vetting to highlight some of Arkansas\u2019s most exceptional leaders in their professions, industries, and communities. The list was categorized by industry rather than region and set to release in a dedicated print publication and digital feature in December.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe Top 100 Women of Arkansas is more than a recognition, it is a powerful reflection of the leadership, vision, and service shaping our state\u2019s future,\u201d Mandy Richardson \u2013 Little Rock Soir\u00e9e publisher, Arkansas Business Publishing Group consumer division president, and Soir\u00e9e Women\u2019s Leadership Symposium founder — said in a news release announcing the list. \u201cLittle Rock Soir\u00e9e is honored to partner with the WFA to celebrate women whose professional accomplishments are matched by their meaningful investments in their communities. As we publish this triennial project, we are proud to help preserve their stories, amplify their impact and inspire the next generation of Arkansas women to lead boldly.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As chancellor, Drale has prioritized affordability and accessibility, introducing both the <a href=\"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/scholarships\/50scholarship\/\">Half-Off Scholarship<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/scholarships\/trojan-guarantee\/\">Trojan Guarantee<\/a>, reducing tuition costs by more than $3.8 million for Arkansas students. <a href=\"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/09\/09\/ua-little-rock-begins-second-century-with-continued-enrollment-growth\/\">Enrollment has also rebounded<\/a> under her leadership, with student headcount and credit hours both up again this fall, and freshmen enrollment has increased roughly 70% from four years ago. She’s also helped lead the <a href=\"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/tag\/centennial-campaign\/page\/2\/\">Centennial Campaign<\/a> — a project to raise $250 million — which officially concludes later this fall as the university celebrates its <a href=\"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/centennial\/\">centennial year<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThere is something especially meaningful about receiving this recognition during UA Little Rock\u2019s centennial year,” Drale said. “For 100 years, this university has been a place of opportunity where people come to imagine something more for themselves. I feel incredibly fortunate to help carry that legacy forward and to help shape what opportunity will look like for the next generation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Drale, appointed UA Little Rock chancellor in 2019, is the recipient of the E. Joseph Savoie Chief Executive Leadership Award, a <a href=\"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2025\/04\/10\/drale-case-award\/\">prestigious honor <\/a>recognizing transformational leadership in higher education. The E. Joseph Savoie Leadership Award honors a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.case.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Council for Advancement and Support of Education<\/a> (CASE) District IV president or chancellor who has demonstrated exceptional commitment to advancement, collaboration, and innovation within their institution. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI\u2019m honored to be recognized alongside so many remarkable women whose work is making a difference across Arkansas, (and) I have always believed that the most meaningful measure of leadership is the impact we have on others,” Drale said. “For me, that means expanding access to education, helping students connect their talents to meaningful careers and building partnerships that strengthen the communities we serve. When we create opportunities for others to thrive, the impact reaches far beyond any one person or institution.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Drale joined UA Little Rock in 2006 as associate dean of the College of Professional Studies, then served as associate vice chancellor for Academic Affairs and interim executive vice chancellor and provost before being appointed chancellor. A California native, Drale, who plans to retire June 30, 2027, earned a Ph.D. in sociology, a Master of Arts in sociology, and a Bachelor of Arts in communications, all from the University of California, San Diego, and she took her first academic position at Missouri State University in 1986, where she stayed for nearly 20 years, serving as associate professor of media, journalism and film, and associate dean of the College of Arts and Letters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meadors, the first African American and first female space grant director for the state of Arkansas, as well as the first African American female space grant director in the United States, joined UA Little Rock in 2023 as the associate director of ASGC. In the Office of STEM Engagement, she served as the first Minority Serving Institution (MSI) STEM Engagement Liaison-Faculty Fellow for NASA Intergovernmental Personnel Assignees (IPA), and she was the first African American and female to teach mechanical engineering at Harding University. The NASA EPSCoR advisory council was established and led by her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Her academic experiences include K-12, community college, private, and public institutions. She has served as associate dean of arts and sciences, dean of applied science technology, chair of electronics, director of electronics engineering technology, and held many STEM teaching positions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI am humbled and honored to be recognized among such an accomplished and esteemed group of women from across Arkansas,” said Meadors. “I am grateful for this recognition, and it is my prayer that the work I do has a profound and lasting impact that not only lives up to this honor but also helps create opportunities and open doors for those who will come after me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/240\/2026\/10\/constance-meadors-headshot-2025_2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"963\" src=\"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/240\/2026\/10\/constance-meadors-headshot-2025_2-1024x963.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Constance Meadors, UA Little Rock\" class=\"wp-image-94971\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/240\/2026\/10\/constance-meadors-headshot-2025_2-1024x963.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/240\/2026\/10\/constance-meadors-headshot-2025_2-300x282.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/240\/2026\/10\/constance-meadors-headshot-2025_2.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">UA Little Rock Associate Professor Dr. Constance Meadors is the director of the Arkansas Space Grant Consortium (ASGC) and NASA Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) program.\nPhoto by Benjamin Krain<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meadors earned a bachelor\u2019s degree in physics from Grambling State University as well as a Master of Science in applied science with a focus on instrumentation and a Ph.D. in applied science with an emphasis in engineering science and systems from UA Little Rock.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWomen are not simply participating in Arkansas\u2019s economy and communities, they are shaping them,\u201d WFA CEO Anna Beth Gorman stated in the <em>Little Rock Soiree<\/em> news release. \u201cThe Top 100 Women of Arkansas gives us an opportunity to recognize the women whose leadership, ideas and influence are moving our state forward, often while creating opportunities for others along the way.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAt the Women\u2019s Foundation of Arkansas, we believe visibility matters. When we name and celebrate women\u2019s impact, we help change the perception of who holds influence, who leads and who belongs at the tables where decisions are made,” added Gorman. “We are proud to partner with ABPG to tell these stories and to recognize 100 women who represent the extraordinary depth of women\u2019s leadership across our state.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More information, and the full list, can be found at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.littlerocksoiree.com\/womens-foundation-of-arkansas-little-rock-soiree-announce-2026-top-100-women-of-arkansas\/\">Women’s Foundation of Arkansas, Little Rock Soir\u00e9e Announce 2026 Top 100 Women of Arkansas<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>University of Arkansas at Little Rock Chancellor Christina S. Drale and Dr. Constance Meadors, director of the Arkansas Space Grant Consortium and NASA Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) program, are two of the Top 100 Women of Arkansas. Little Rock Soir\u00e9e magazine and the Women\u2019s Foundation of Arkansas announced the list Oct. 1, <a href=\"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/13\/ua-little-rocks-drale-and-meadors-among-top-100-arkansas-women\/\" class=\"more-link\">…<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> UA Little Rock’s Drale and Meadors among Top 100 Arkansas Women<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3905,"featured_media":94974,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1926],"tags":[112,33343,6730,34178,35636,3332,34599],"class_list":["post-94969","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","tag-alumni-association","tag-centennial-campaign","tag-christina-drale","tag-constance-meadors","tag-enrollment","tag-stem-education","tag-trojan-guarantee"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v28.7 (Yoast SEO v28.7) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>UA Little Rock's Drale and Meadors among Top 100 Arkansas Women - News - UA Little Rock<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/13\/ua-little-rocks-drale-and-meadors-among-top-100-arkansas-women\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"UA Little Rock's Drale and Meadors among Top 100 Arkansas Women\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"University of Arkansas at Little Rock Chancellor Christina S. Drale and Dr. Constance Meadors, director of the Arkansas Space Grant Consortium and NASA Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) program, are two of the Top 100 Women of Arkansas. Little Rock Soir\u00e9e magazine and the Women\u2019s Foundation of Arkansas announced the list Oct. 1, ... UA Little Rock’s Drale and Meadors among Top 100 Arkansas Women\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/13\/ua-little-rocks-drale-and-meadors-among-top-100-arkansas-women\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/UALittleRock\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-10-13T19:16:55+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-10-16T16:11:37+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/240\/2026\/10\/image002.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"901\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Ryan Anderson\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Ryan Anderson\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"5 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/13\\\/ua-little-rocks-drale-and-meadors-among-top-100-arkansas-women\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/13\\\/ua-little-rocks-drale-and-meadors-among-top-100-arkansas-women\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Ryan Anderson\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/46d1747780eb1bb0a9a9ec5ad3609279\"},\"headline\":\"UA Little Rock’s Drale and Meadors among Top 100 Arkansas Women\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-10-13T19:16:55+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-10-16T16:11:37+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/13\\\/ua-little-rocks-drale-and-meadors-among-top-100-arkansas-women\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":1050,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/13\\\/ua-little-rocks-drale-and-meadors-among-top-100-arkansas-women\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/240\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/image002.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Alumni Association\",\"Centennial Campaign\",\"Christina Drale\",\"Constance Meadors\",\"Enrollment\",\"STEM education\",\"Trojan Guarantee\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Featured\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/13\\\/ua-little-rocks-drale-and-meadors-among-top-100-arkansas-women\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/13\\\/ua-little-rocks-drale-and-meadors-among-top-100-arkansas-women\\\/\",\"name\":\"UA Little Rock's Drale and Meadors among Top 100 Arkansas Women - News - UA Little Rock\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/13\\\/ua-little-rocks-drale-and-meadors-among-top-100-arkansas-women\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/13\\\/ua-little-rocks-drale-and-meadors-among-top-100-arkansas-women\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/240\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/image002.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-10-13T19:16:55+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-10-16T16:11:37+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/13\\\/ua-little-rocks-drale-and-meadors-among-top-100-arkansas-women\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/13\\\/ua-little-rocks-drale-and-meadors-among-top-100-arkansas-women\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/13\\\/ua-little-rocks-drale-and-meadors-among-top-100-arkansas-women\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/240\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/image002.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/240\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/image002.jpg\",\"width\":1200,\"height\":901,\"caption\":\"University of Arkansas at Little Rock Chancellor Christina S. Drale is one of the Top 100 Women in Arkansas, according to a list released Oct. 1 by Little Rock Soir\u00e9e magazine and the Women\u2019s Foundation of Arkansas. Photo by Benjamin Krain.\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/13\\\/ua-little-rocks-drale-and-meadors-among-top-100-arkansas-women\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"UA Little Rock’s Drale and Meadors among Top 100 Arkansas Women\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/\",\"name\":\"News\",\"description\":\"UA Little Rock\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"UA Little Rock\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/240\\\/2024\\\/12\\\/ua-little-rock-logo-yoast.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/240\\\/2024\\\/12\\\/ua-little-rock-logo-yoast.png\",\"width\":696,\"height\":696,\"caption\":\"UA Little Rock\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/UALittleRock\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/user\\\/ualrvideo\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.linkedin.com\\\/school\\\/university-of-arkansas-at-little-rock\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/ualr\\\/\"],\"description\":\"The University of Arkansas at Little Rock is a metropolitan research university that provides an accessible, quality education through flexible learning and unparalleled internship opportunities.\",\"email\":\"ask@ualr.edu\",\"telephone\":\"501-916-3000\",\"legalName\":\"UA Little Rock\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/46d1747780eb1bb0a9a9ec5ad3609279\",\"name\":\"Ryan Anderson\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/4ecdcfedb6cda11caa64f62a455980d8a1e4b7bb0cc6805819588986842da52e?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/4ecdcfedb6cda11caa64f62a455980d8a1e4b7bb0cc6805819588986842da52e?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/4ecdcfedb6cda11caa64f62a455980d8a1e4b7bb0cc6805819588986842da52e?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Ryan Anderson\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/author\\\/randerson2\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"UA Little Rock's Drale and Meadors among Top 100 Arkansas Women - News - UA Little Rock","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/13\/ua-little-rocks-drale-and-meadors-among-top-100-arkansas-women\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"UA Little Rock's Drale and Meadors among Top 100 Arkansas Women","og_description":"University of Arkansas at Little Rock Chancellor Christina S. Drale and Dr. Constance Meadors, director of the Arkansas Space Grant Consortium and NASA Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) program, are two of the Top 100 Women of Arkansas. Little Rock Soir\u00e9e magazine and the Women\u2019s Foundation of Arkansas announced the list Oct. 1, ... UA Little Rock’s Drale and Meadors among Top 100 Arkansas Women","og_url":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/13\/ua-little-rocks-drale-and-meadors-among-top-100-arkansas-women\/","og_site_name":"News","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/UALittleRock\/","article_published_time":"2026-10-13T19:16:55+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-10-16T16:11:37+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1200,"height":901,"url":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/240\/2026\/10\/image002.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Ryan Anderson","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Ryan Anderson","Est. reading time":"5 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/13\/ua-little-rocks-drale-and-meadors-among-top-100-arkansas-women\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/13\/ua-little-rocks-drale-and-meadors-among-top-100-arkansas-women\/"},"author":{"name":"Ryan Anderson","@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/46d1747780eb1bb0a9a9ec5ad3609279"},"headline":"UA Little Rock’s Drale and Meadors among Top 100 Arkansas Women","datePublished":"2026-10-13T19:16:55+00:00","dateModified":"2026-10-16T16:11:37+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/13\/ua-little-rocks-drale-and-meadors-among-top-100-arkansas-women\/"},"wordCount":1050,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/13\/ua-little-rocks-drale-and-meadors-among-top-100-arkansas-women\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/240\/2026\/10\/image002.jpg","keywords":["Alumni Association","Centennial Campaign","Christina Drale","Constance Meadors","Enrollment","STEM education","Trojan Guarantee"],"articleSection":["Featured"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/13\/ua-little-rocks-drale-and-meadors-among-top-100-arkansas-women\/","url":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/13\/ua-little-rocks-drale-and-meadors-among-top-100-arkansas-women\/","name":"UA Little Rock's Drale and Meadors among Top 100 Arkansas Women - News - UA Little Rock","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/13\/ua-little-rocks-drale-and-meadors-among-top-100-arkansas-women\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/13\/ua-little-rocks-drale-and-meadors-among-top-100-arkansas-women\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/240\/2026\/10\/image002.jpg","datePublished":"2026-10-13T19:16:55+00:00","dateModified":"2026-10-16T16:11:37+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/13\/ua-little-rocks-drale-and-meadors-among-top-100-arkansas-women\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/13\/ua-little-rocks-drale-and-meadors-among-top-100-arkansas-women\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/13\/ua-little-rocks-drale-and-meadors-among-top-100-arkansas-women\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/240\/2026\/10\/image002.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/240\/2026\/10\/image002.jpg","width":1200,"height":901,"caption":"University of Arkansas at Little Rock Chancellor Christina S. Drale is one of the Top 100 Women in Arkansas, according to a list released Oct. 1 by Little Rock Soir\u00e9e magazine and the Women\u2019s Foundation of Arkansas. Photo by Benjamin Krain."},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/13\/ua-little-rocks-drale-and-meadors-among-top-100-arkansas-women\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"UA Little Rock’s Drale and Meadors among Top 100 Arkansas Women"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/#website","url":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/","name":"News","description":"UA Little Rock","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/#organization","name":"UA Little Rock","url":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/240\/2024\/12\/ua-little-rock-logo-yoast.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/240\/2024\/12\/ua-little-rock-logo-yoast.png","width":696,"height":696,"caption":"UA Little Rock"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/UALittleRock\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/ualrvideo","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/school\/university-of-arkansas-at-little-rock\/","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ualr\/"],"description":"The University of Arkansas at Little Rock is a metropolitan research university that provides an accessible, quality education through flexible learning and unparalleled internship opportunities.","email":"ask@ualr.edu","telephone":"501-916-3000","legalName":"UA Little Rock"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/46d1747780eb1bb0a9a9ec5ad3609279","name":"Ryan Anderson","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4ecdcfedb6cda11caa64f62a455980d8a1e4b7bb0cc6805819588986842da52e?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4ecdcfedb6cda11caa64f62a455980d8a1e4b7bb0cc6805819588986842da52e?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4ecdcfedb6cda11caa64f62a455980d8a1e4b7bb0cc6805819588986842da52e?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Ryan Anderson"},"url":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/author\/randerson2\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94969","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3905"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=94969"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94969\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":95009,"href":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94969\/revisions\/95009"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/94974"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=94969"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=94969"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=94969"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":94959,"date":"2026-10-13T08:50:05","date_gmt":"2026-10-13T13:50:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/?p=94959"},"modified":"2026-10-15T08:05:48","modified_gmt":"2026-10-15T13:05:48","slug":"ua-little-rock-launches-new-virtual-campus-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/13\/ua-little-rock-launches-new-virtual-campus-tour\/","title":{"rendered":"UA Little Rock Launches New Virtual Campus Tour"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The University of Arkansas at Little Rock has launched a new interactive virtual tour that gives prospective students and their families a chance to explore campus from anywhere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Created through Circuit Tours, the new experience includes more than 100 stops across UA Little Rock\u2019s campus, featuring 360-degree photography, photos, video links, and content available in multiple languages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Visitors can explore the full campus or customize their experience based on what they want to see, including housing, academics and other areas of campus life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe know not every student who is considering UA Little Rock can immediately make a trip to campus,\u201d said Dr. Cody Decker, vice chancellor for student affairs and chief data officer. \u201cThis gives students and families another way to experience what is happening here, picture themselves as part of our campus and begin to see the opportunities available to them. There is tremendous momentum at UA Little Rock, and we want students to be able to experience that no matter where they are.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The virtual tour was led by UA Little Rock\u2019s Division of Student Affairs, with support from departments across campus, to showcase academic programs, student life, housing, and the university\u2019s newest and recently renovated spaces. It\u2019s part of a VIBE effort focused on helping students visit, immerse, belong, and enroll at UA Little Rock.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For prospective students who may be early in their college search, the tour provides an easy way to begin exploring UA Little Rock before scheduling a campus visit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cStudents don\u2019t all begin their college search in the same place,\u201d said Jonathan Coleman, assistant vice chancellor for enrollment management. \u201cSome are ready to visit campus, while others may just be starting to explore their options. This tour lets them discover UA Little Rock on their own time and focus on the parts of the college experience that matter most to them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The launch comes during UA Little Rock\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/centennial\/\">centennial year<\/a>, as the university <a href=\"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/07\/01\/ua-little-rock-to-celebrate-100-years-of-impact-during-centennial-year\/\">celebrates its history<\/a> while looking ahead to its next century. It also gives alumni and friends a chance to see just how much campus has changed. From the <a href=\"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2024\/10\/14\/trojan-way-dedication-2\/\">reimagined Trojan Way<\/a> to upgraded academic spaces across campus, UA Little Rock has made significant investments in the places where students learn, connect and spend their time. For alumni who haven\u2019t been back to campus recently, the virtual tour offers a chance to see that transformation for themselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The virtual tour is now available through the UA Little Rock website. Prospective students and families are encouraged to explore campus virtually and then schedule an in-person visit to experience UA Little Rock for themselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Explore the <a href=\"http:\/\/ualr.edu\/virtualtour\">virtual tour<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/admissions\/visit\/\">schedule a campus visit<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The University of Arkansas at Little Rock has launched a new interactive virtual tour that gives prospective students and their families a chance to explore campus from anywhere. Created through Circuit Tours, the new experience includes more than 100 stops across UA Little Rock\u2019s campus, featuring 360-degree photography, photos, video links, and content available in <a href=\"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/13\/ua-little-rock-launches-new-virtual-campus-tour\/\" class=\"more-link\">…<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> UA Little Rock Launches New Virtual Campus Tour<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":94962,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1925,1926],"tags":[4310,23107,35495,33398],"class_list":["post-94959","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community","category-featured","tag-admissions","tag-cody-decker","tag-innovation","tag-trojan-way"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v28.7 (Yoast SEO v28.7) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>UA Little Rock Launches New Virtual Campus Tour - News - UA Little Rock<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/13\/ua-little-rock-launches-new-virtual-campus-tour\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"UA Little Rock Launches New Virtual Campus Tour\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The University of Arkansas at Little Rock has launched a new interactive virtual tour that gives prospective students and their families a chance to explore campus from anywhere. Created through Circuit Tours, the new experience includes more than 100 stops across UA Little Rock\u2019s campus, featuring 360-degree photography, photos, video links, and content available in ... UA Little Rock Launches New Virtual Campus Tour\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/13\/ua-little-rock-launches-new-virtual-campus-tour\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/UALittleRock\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-10-13T13:50:05+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-10-15T13:05:48+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/240\/2026\/10\/Trojan-Pathway-setups-2024_898.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"824\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"UA Little Rock\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"UA Little Rock\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/13\\\/ua-little-rock-launches-new-virtual-campus-tour\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/13\\\/ua-little-rock-launches-new-virtual-campus-tour\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"UA Little Rock\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/118d9dad53dc7664e827a431ab55e91a\"},\"headline\":\"UA Little Rock Launches New Virtual Campus Tour\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-10-13T13:50:05+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-10-15T13:05:48+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/13\\\/ua-little-rock-launches-new-virtual-campus-tour\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":455,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/13\\\/ua-little-rock-launches-new-virtual-campus-tour\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/240\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/Trojan-Pathway-setups-2024_898.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Admissions\",\"Cody Decker\",\"Innovation\",\"Trojan Way\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Community\",\"Featured\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/13\\\/ua-little-rock-launches-new-virtual-campus-tour\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/13\\\/ua-little-rock-launches-new-virtual-campus-tour\\\/\",\"name\":\"UA Little Rock Launches New Virtual Campus Tour - News - UA Little Rock\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/13\\\/ua-little-rock-launches-new-virtual-campus-tour\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/13\\\/ua-little-rock-launches-new-virtual-campus-tour\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/240\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/Trojan-Pathway-setups-2024_898.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-10-13T13:50:05+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-10-15T13:05:48+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/13\\\/ua-little-rock-launches-new-virtual-campus-tour\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/13\\\/ua-little-rock-launches-new-virtual-campus-tour\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/13\\\/ua-little-rock-launches-new-virtual-campus-tour\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/240\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/Trojan-Pathway-setups-2024_898.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/240\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/Trojan-Pathway-setups-2024_898.jpg\",\"width\":1200,\"height\":824,\"caption\":\"From the reimagined Trojan Way (pictured) to upgraded academic spaces across campus, the University of Arkansas at Little Rock has made significant investments in the places where students learn, connect and spend their time. Prospective students and their families can now explore those spaces from anywhere through a new virtual campus tour that includes more than 100 stops across campus, featuring 360-degree photography, photos, video links, and content available in multiple languages. Photo by Benjamin Krain\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/13\\\/ua-little-rock-launches-new-virtual-campus-tour\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"UA Little Rock Launches New Virtual Campus Tour\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/\",\"name\":\"News\",\"description\":\"UA Little Rock\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"UA Little Rock\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/240\\\/2024\\\/12\\\/ua-little-rock-logo-yoast.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/240\\\/2024\\\/12\\\/ua-little-rock-logo-yoast.png\",\"width\":696,\"height\":696,\"caption\":\"UA Little Rock\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/UALittleRock\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/user\\\/ualrvideo\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.linkedin.com\\\/school\\\/university-of-arkansas-at-little-rock\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/ualr\\\/\"],\"description\":\"The University of Arkansas at Little Rock is a metropolitan research university that provides an accessible, quality education through flexible learning and unparalleled internship opportunities.\",\"email\":\"ask@ualr.edu\",\"telephone\":\"501-916-3000\",\"legalName\":\"UA Little Rock\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/118d9dad53dc7664e827a431ab55e91a\",\"name\":\"UA Little Rock\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/1c41d6db803ac229bd6efa630cecf87fd2fa2c4e21272b5560ee4672f1e160d4?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/1c41d6db803ac229bd6efa630cecf87fd2fa2c4e21272b5560ee4672f1e160d4?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/1c41d6db803ac229bd6efa630cecf87fd2fa2c4e21272b5560ee4672f1e160d4?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"UA Little Rock\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/author\\\/ualr\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"UA Little Rock Launches New Virtual Campus Tour - News - UA Little Rock","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/13\/ua-little-rock-launches-new-virtual-campus-tour\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"UA Little Rock Launches New Virtual Campus Tour","og_description":"The University of Arkansas at Little Rock has launched a new interactive virtual tour that gives prospective students and their families a chance to explore campus from anywhere. Created through Circuit Tours, the new experience includes more than 100 stops across UA Little Rock\u2019s campus, featuring 360-degree photography, photos, video links, and content available in ... UA Little Rock Launches New Virtual Campus Tour","og_url":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/13\/ua-little-rock-launches-new-virtual-campus-tour\/","og_site_name":"News","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/UALittleRock\/","article_published_time":"2026-10-13T13:50:05+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-10-15T13:05:48+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1200,"height":824,"url":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/240\/2026\/10\/Trojan-Pathway-setups-2024_898.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"UA Little Rock","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"UA Little Rock","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/13\/ua-little-rock-launches-new-virtual-campus-tour\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/13\/ua-little-rock-launches-new-virtual-campus-tour\/"},"author":{"name":"UA Little Rock","@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/118d9dad53dc7664e827a431ab55e91a"},"headline":"UA Little Rock Launches New Virtual Campus Tour","datePublished":"2026-10-13T13:50:05+00:00","dateModified":"2026-10-15T13:05:48+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/13\/ua-little-rock-launches-new-virtual-campus-tour\/"},"wordCount":455,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/13\/ua-little-rock-launches-new-virtual-campus-tour\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/240\/2026\/10\/Trojan-Pathway-setups-2024_898.jpg","keywords":["Admissions","Cody Decker","Innovation","Trojan Way"],"articleSection":["Community","Featured"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/13\/ua-little-rock-launches-new-virtual-campus-tour\/","url":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/13\/ua-little-rock-launches-new-virtual-campus-tour\/","name":"UA Little Rock Launches New Virtual Campus Tour - News - UA Little Rock","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/13\/ua-little-rock-launches-new-virtual-campus-tour\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/13\/ua-little-rock-launches-new-virtual-campus-tour\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/240\/2026\/10\/Trojan-Pathway-setups-2024_898.jpg","datePublished":"2026-10-13T13:50:05+00:00","dateModified":"2026-10-15T13:05:48+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/13\/ua-little-rock-launches-new-virtual-campus-tour\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/13\/ua-little-rock-launches-new-virtual-campus-tour\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/13\/ua-little-rock-launches-new-virtual-campus-tour\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/240\/2026\/10\/Trojan-Pathway-setups-2024_898.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/240\/2026\/10\/Trojan-Pathway-setups-2024_898.jpg","width":1200,"height":824,"caption":"From the reimagined Trojan Way (pictured) to upgraded academic spaces across campus, the University of Arkansas at Little Rock has made significant investments in the places where students learn, connect and spend their time. Prospective students and their families can now explore those spaces from anywhere through a new virtual campus tour that includes more than 100 stops across campus, featuring 360-degree photography, photos, video links, and content available in multiple languages. Photo by Benjamin Krain"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/13\/ua-little-rock-launches-new-virtual-campus-tour\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"UA Little Rock Launches New Virtual Campus Tour"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/#website","url":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/","name":"News","description":"UA Little Rock","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/#organization","name":"UA Little Rock","url":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/240\/2024\/12\/ua-little-rock-logo-yoast.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/240\/2024\/12\/ua-little-rock-logo-yoast.png","width":696,"height":696,"caption":"UA Little Rock"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/UALittleRock\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/ualrvideo","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/school\/university-of-arkansas-at-little-rock\/","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ualr\/"],"description":"The University of Arkansas at Little Rock is a metropolitan research university that provides an accessible, quality education through flexible learning and unparalleled internship opportunities.","email":"ask@ualr.edu","telephone":"501-916-3000","legalName":"UA Little Rock"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/118d9dad53dc7664e827a431ab55e91a","name":"UA Little Rock","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/1c41d6db803ac229bd6efa630cecf87fd2fa2c4e21272b5560ee4672f1e160d4?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/1c41d6db803ac229bd6efa630cecf87fd2fa2c4e21272b5560ee4672f1e160d4?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/1c41d6db803ac229bd6efa630cecf87fd2fa2c4e21272b5560ee4672f1e160d4?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"UA Little Rock"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/ualr.edu"],"url":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/author\/ualr\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94959","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=94959"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94959\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":94960,"href":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94959\/revisions\/94960"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/94962"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=94959"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=94959"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=94959"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":94947,"date":"2026-10-12T13:12:02","date_gmt":"2026-10-12T18:12:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/?p=94947"},"modified":"2026-10-12T13:12:03","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T18:12:03","slug":"survey-research-center-ready-to-serve-on-and-beyond-ua-little-rock-campus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/12\/survey-research-center-ready-to-serve-on-and-beyond-ua-little-rock-campus\/","title":{"rendered":"Survey Research Center Ready to Serve On and Beyond UA Little Rock Campus"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The University of Arkansas at Little Rock Survey Research Center is launching a new writing group for faculty, among other efforts that demonstrate the center is ready to support a wide variety of stakeholders with any of their needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Independent evaluation of federally funded programs on campus is another growing area for the SRC, which can also fill research gaps for faculty while acting as a resource beyond campus, said Dr. David White, director of the SRC. “When people have important questions that require solid answers, I want them to know the SRC is there to give them the support they need.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Research and Writing Group will meet at noon on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month, beginning Oct. 13, in Ross Hall 404. Open to all faculty interested in publishing in peer-reviewed journals, the group offers opportunities to connect with writing colleagues and helps experienced researchers boost productivity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">“The best part of the writing group is that we can tailor information to meet the group’s needs,” White said. “Depending on where they are in their journey, they may need support developing and refining their ideas, establishing their methodology, conducting\u00a0their research, analyzing and organizing their findings, or even choosing which journals provide them with the best publication opportunities.”\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">“A vital aspect of the SRC\u2019s mission is to provide a collaborative campus hub where we help researchers turn questions and ideas into research that results in publication, presentations, posters, and other scholarly works,” added White. “We have proudly served as Arkansas\u2019s only academic survey research center for more than 40 years, supporting government, nonprofits, the business community, and academic researchers.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The SRC is a felicitous fit for program evaluation because of its regular work collecting and analyzing data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">“We can work with administrative units and project teams to determine what outcomes need to be measured and develop a data collection and evaluation plan,” White said. “We can develop tools including surveys, interviews, focus groups — as well as provide analysis of existing data — we compile all of an organization’s data into\u00a0clear, actionable\u00a0reports that help our\u00a0partners identify trends and make decisions.”\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The development phase is the best time to incorporate the SRC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">“By integrating evaluation from the beginning, we help researchers design their work around clear, measurable metrics that go beyond simply meeting a reporting requirement,” White noted. “Our goal is to give people the information they need to get things done.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While some faculty members have grants, etc., allowing them to hire graduate assistants or other support team members, the SRC can be a resource for those who don’t, helping them design projects, seek funding, collect data, and analyze results. Experience, expertise,\u00a0solid methodology, scientific sampling, and reliable data analysis offer faculty confidence that their work will withstand the rigor of peer review.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As the state’s only\u00a0academic survey research center, the SRC can support faculty and administrators throughout the University of Arkansas System’s campuses and across Arkansas; however, the work isn’t limited to higher education institutions, White said. “Arkansas is seeing major investment in areas such as technology, data infrastructure, and mineral extraction; as those industries grow, companies and policymakers will need reliable information about Arkansas’s communities, the workforce, and the effects of that growth.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">“Good decisions depend on good data,” added White. “The SRC can gather that data using research methods that give decision-makers confidence in the results.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nonprofits serving Arkansas should consider the SRC, which can help them show what their work is accomplishing, White noted. “Through needs assessments, grant evaluations, and impact studies, we can help them use their data to tell their story and demonstrate the value that makes a strong case for funding.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The SRC is community-focused and centered, working with organizations like the Venture Center and the Rally Point Nonprofit Center of Excellence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">“Our goal is to provide data that drives decisions and builds opportunities for the people of Arkansas,” White said.\u00a0Helping people work through research plans and processes “is at the heart of everything we do.”\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The SRC can be reached by email at <a href=\"mailto:SRC@ualr.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SRC@ualr.edu<\/a>, on the <a href=\"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/publicaffairs\/survey-research-center\/\">web<\/a>, or in person (Ross Hall, Room 404). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The University of Arkansas at Little Rock Survey Research Center is launching a new writing group for faculty, among other efforts that demonstrate the center is ready to support a wide variety of stakeholders with any of their needs. Independent evaluation of federally funded programs on campus is another growing area for the SRC, which <a href=\"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/12\/survey-research-center-ready-to-serve-on-and-beyond-ua-little-rock-campus\/\" class=\"more-link\">…<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> Survey Research Center Ready to Serve On and Beyond UA Little Rock Campus<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3905,"featured_media":94958,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1925,1926,1922],"tags":[28389,2227,36056],"class_list":["post-94947","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community","category-featured","category-research","tag-college-of-humanities-arts-social-sciences-and-education-chasse","tag-school-of-public-affairs","tag-survey-research-center"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v28.7 (Yoast SEO v28.7) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Survey Research Center Ready to Serve On and Beyond UA Little Rock Campus - News - UA Little Rock<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/12\/survey-research-center-ready-to-serve-on-and-beyond-ua-little-rock-campus\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Survey Research Center Ready to Serve On and Beyond UA Little Rock Campus\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The University of Arkansas at Little Rock Survey Research Center is launching a new writing group for faculty, among other efforts that demonstrate the center is ready to support a wide variety of stakeholders with any of their needs. Independent evaluation of federally funded programs on campus is another growing area for the SRC, which ... Survey Research Center Ready to Serve On and Beyond UA Little Rock Campus\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/12\/survey-research-center-ready-to-serve-on-and-beyond-ua-little-rock-campus\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/UALittleRock\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-10-12T18:12:02+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-10-12T18:12:03+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/240\/2026\/10\/headshot.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"630\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Ryan Anderson\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Ryan Anderson\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/12\\\/survey-research-center-ready-to-serve-on-and-beyond-ua-little-rock-campus\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/12\\\/survey-research-center-ready-to-serve-on-and-beyond-ua-little-rock-campus\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Ryan Anderson\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/46d1747780eb1bb0a9a9ec5ad3609279\"},\"headline\":\"Survey Research Center Ready to Serve On and Beyond UA Little Rock Campus\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-10-12T18:12:02+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-10-12T18:12:03+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/12\\\/survey-research-center-ready-to-serve-on-and-beyond-ua-little-rock-campus\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":711,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/12\\\/survey-research-center-ready-to-serve-on-and-beyond-ua-little-rock-campus\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/240\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/headshot.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"College of Humanities, Arts, Social Sciences, and Education (CHASSE)\",\"School of Public Affairs\",\"Survey Research Center\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Community\",\"Featured\",\"Research\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/12\\\/survey-research-center-ready-to-serve-on-and-beyond-ua-little-rock-campus\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/12\\\/survey-research-center-ready-to-serve-on-and-beyond-ua-little-rock-campus\\\/\",\"name\":\"Survey Research Center Ready to Serve On and Beyond UA Little Rock Campus - News - UA Little Rock\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/12\\\/survey-research-center-ready-to-serve-on-and-beyond-ua-little-rock-campus\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/12\\\/survey-research-center-ready-to-serve-on-and-beyond-ua-little-rock-campus\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/240\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/headshot.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-10-12T18:12:02+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-10-12T18:12:03+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/12\\\/survey-research-center-ready-to-serve-on-and-beyond-ua-little-rock-campus\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/12\\\/survey-research-center-ready-to-serve-on-and-beyond-ua-little-rock-campus\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/12\\\/survey-research-center-ready-to-serve-on-and-beyond-ua-little-rock-campus\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/240\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/headshot.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/240\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/headshot.jpg\",\"width\":1200,\"height\":630,\"caption\":\"Independent evaluation of federally funded programs on campus is among the growing areas for the University of Arkansas at Little Rock Survey Research Center, which can also fill research gaps for faculty while acting as a resource beyond campus, said Dr. David White, director of the SRC. \\\"When people have important questions that require solid answers, I want them to know the SRC is there to give them the support they need.\\\" Submitted photo\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/12\\\/survey-research-center-ready-to-serve-on-and-beyond-ua-little-rock-campus\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Survey Research Center Ready to Serve On and Beyond UA Little Rock Campus\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/\",\"name\":\"News\",\"description\":\"UA Little Rock\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"UA Little Rock\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/240\\\/2024\\\/12\\\/ua-little-rock-logo-yoast.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/240\\\/2024\\\/12\\\/ua-little-rock-logo-yoast.png\",\"width\":696,\"height\":696,\"caption\":\"UA Little Rock\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/UALittleRock\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/user\\\/ualrvideo\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.linkedin.com\\\/school\\\/university-of-arkansas-at-little-rock\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/ualr\\\/\"],\"description\":\"The University of Arkansas at Little Rock is a metropolitan research university that provides an accessible, quality education through flexible learning and unparalleled internship opportunities.\",\"email\":\"ask@ualr.edu\",\"telephone\":\"501-916-3000\",\"legalName\":\"UA Little Rock\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/46d1747780eb1bb0a9a9ec5ad3609279\",\"name\":\"Ryan Anderson\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/4ecdcfedb6cda11caa64f62a455980d8a1e4b7bb0cc6805819588986842da52e?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/4ecdcfedb6cda11caa64f62a455980d8a1e4b7bb0cc6805819588986842da52e?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/4ecdcfedb6cda11caa64f62a455980d8a1e4b7bb0cc6805819588986842da52e?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Ryan Anderson\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ualr.edu\\\/news\\\/author\\\/randerson2\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Survey Research Center Ready to Serve On and Beyond UA Little Rock Campus - News - UA Little Rock","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/12\/survey-research-center-ready-to-serve-on-and-beyond-ua-little-rock-campus\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Survey Research Center Ready to Serve On and Beyond UA Little Rock Campus","og_description":"The University of Arkansas at Little Rock Survey Research Center is launching a new writing group for faculty, among other efforts that demonstrate the center is ready to support a wide variety of stakeholders with any of their needs. Independent evaluation of federally funded programs on campus is another growing area for the SRC, which ... Survey Research Center Ready to Serve On and Beyond UA Little Rock Campus","og_url":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/12\/survey-research-center-ready-to-serve-on-and-beyond-ua-little-rock-campus\/","og_site_name":"News","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/UALittleRock\/","article_published_time":"2026-10-12T18:12:02+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-10-12T18:12:03+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1200,"height":630,"url":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/240\/2026\/10\/headshot.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Ryan Anderson","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Ryan Anderson","Est. reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/12\/survey-research-center-ready-to-serve-on-and-beyond-ua-little-rock-campus\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/12\/survey-research-center-ready-to-serve-on-and-beyond-ua-little-rock-campus\/"},"author":{"name":"Ryan Anderson","@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/46d1747780eb1bb0a9a9ec5ad3609279"},"headline":"Survey Research Center Ready to Serve On and Beyond UA Little Rock Campus","datePublished":"2026-10-12T18:12:02+00:00","dateModified":"2026-10-12T18:12:03+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/12\/survey-research-center-ready-to-serve-on-and-beyond-ua-little-rock-campus\/"},"wordCount":711,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/12\/survey-research-center-ready-to-serve-on-and-beyond-ua-little-rock-campus\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/240\/2026\/10\/headshot.jpg","keywords":["College of Humanities, Arts, Social Sciences, and Education (CHASSE)","School of Public Affairs","Survey Research Center"],"articleSection":["Community","Featured","Research"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/12\/survey-research-center-ready-to-serve-on-and-beyond-ua-little-rock-campus\/","url":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/12\/survey-research-center-ready-to-serve-on-and-beyond-ua-little-rock-campus\/","name":"Survey Research Center Ready to Serve On and Beyond UA Little Rock Campus - News - UA Little Rock","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/12\/survey-research-center-ready-to-serve-on-and-beyond-ua-little-rock-campus\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/12\/survey-research-center-ready-to-serve-on-and-beyond-ua-little-rock-campus\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/240\/2026\/10\/headshot.jpg","datePublished":"2026-10-12T18:12:02+00:00","dateModified":"2026-10-12T18:12:03+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/12\/survey-research-center-ready-to-serve-on-and-beyond-ua-little-rock-campus\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/12\/survey-research-center-ready-to-serve-on-and-beyond-ua-little-rock-campus\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/12\/survey-research-center-ready-to-serve-on-and-beyond-ua-little-rock-campus\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/240\/2026\/10\/headshot.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/240\/2026\/10\/headshot.jpg","width":1200,"height":630,"caption":"Independent evaluation of federally funded programs on campus is among the growing areas for the University of Arkansas at Little Rock Survey Research Center, which can also fill research gaps for faculty while acting as a resource beyond campus, said Dr. David White, director of the SRC. \"When people have important questions that require solid answers, I want them to know the SRC is there to give them the support they need.\" Submitted photo"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/12\/survey-research-center-ready-to-serve-on-and-beyond-ua-little-rock-campus\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Survey Research Center Ready to Serve On and Beyond UA Little Rock Campus"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/#website","url":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/","name":"News","description":"UA Little Rock","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/#organization","name":"UA Little Rock","url":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/240\/2024\/12\/ua-little-rock-logo-yoast.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/240\/2024\/12\/ua-little-rock-logo-yoast.png","width":696,"height":696,"caption":"UA Little Rock"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/UALittleRock\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/ualrvideo","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/school\/university-of-arkansas-at-little-rock\/","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ualr\/"],"description":"The University of Arkansas at Little Rock is a metropolitan research university that provides an accessible, quality education through flexible learning and unparalleled internship opportunities.","email":"ask@ualr.edu","telephone":"501-916-3000","legalName":"UA Little Rock"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/46d1747780eb1bb0a9a9ec5ad3609279","name":"Ryan Anderson","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4ecdcfedb6cda11caa64f62a455980d8a1e4b7bb0cc6805819588986842da52e?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4ecdcfedb6cda11caa64f62a455980d8a1e4b7bb0cc6805819588986842da52e?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4ecdcfedb6cda11caa64f62a455980d8a1e4b7bb0cc6805819588986842da52e?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Ryan Anderson"},"url":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/author\/randerson2\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94947","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3905"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=94947"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94947\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":94951,"href":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94947\/revisions\/94951"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/94958"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=94947"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=94947"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ualr.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=94947"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}]