The reaction to last month’s student walkout, organized as a memorial for those killed in the Parkland shooting and as a protest for stricter gun laws, was mixed among Arkansas schools. While administrators at eStem and Hall High organized the event on their respective campuses, the Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences, and the Arts’ director, […]
The best of courses, the worst of courses
What is the best class you have ever taken at this university? What about the worst? Associate Professor of Political Science Rebecca Glazier and Associate Professor of Rhetoric and Writing Heidi Harris want to know. This Thursday, April 19, the two UA Little Rock professors will be sending out a pair of surveys to the […]
This week in SGA: April 16
The SGA came to a decision on two of its Student Choice Awards nominees, and also nominated its members for the separate but similarly-named SGA Awards. For Administrator of the Year, the SGA selected Associate Dean of Students Richard Harper, while School of Public Affairs Interim Chair Joseph Giammo took the award for Faculty Member […]
School of Mass Communication delivers awards for outstanding students
The School of Mass Communication recognized outstanding achievements from students and faculty alike during the 2017-2018 school year at its annual awards banquet in Ledbetter Hall. Among those recognized was alumnus Patrick Rhode, who served as special assistant to President George W. Bush. Rhode left the School with only three credit hours left to complete […]
This week in SGA: April 9
Members of the senate and executive team opened up the floor for SGA Student Choice Awards nominations, a yearly tradition dating back to 2004. The SGA gives out three awards: Faculty Member of the Year, Administrator of the Year, and Staff Member of the Year. Last year’s winners were Associate Professor of Political Science Rebecca […]
SGA Elections: Who’s running?
Students at UA Little Rock will have the chance to vote for their 2018-19 SGA representatives on April 9 and 10 in the Donaghey Student Center. Polls will be open on both days from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., and again from 4 to 7 p.m., in front of the SGA Office (See map). All enrolled […]
This week in SGA: April 2
Chancellor Andrew Rogerson paid a visit to the SGA, touching base on a number of issues from new features for students to relations with eStem. Rogerson did not spend much time on issues related to eStem, citing a lack of good data. While he acknowledged that there is tension on campus with the high school […]
This week in SGA: March 26
Ian Hadden, director of Energy Management Services on campus, discussed the details of an ongoing lighting project with the SGA during this week’s meeting. The multi-phase plan is designed to increase campus safety by replacing high-pressure sodium lamps outside with lights better suited for nighttime vision. His department is open to student suggestions about where […]
This week in SGA: March 12
Rather than facing a vote for removal on the senate floor, Deangela Horton resigned from her position, leaving a vacancy in the College of Education and Health Professions. Due to circumstances which the student government would not comment on, there is also a new vacancy in the College of Engineering and Information Technology. Other news: […]
EStem walks out in memory of Parkland shooting victims
Students of eStem High School joined students across the country in an organized walkout Wednesday morning, honoring the victims of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High shooting in Parkland, Fla. and protesting for stricter gun laws in the U.S. At 10 a.m., eStem students and teachers walked across UA Little Rock’s campus, returning to classrooms by 10:17–a minute […]