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 […]
The aftermath of the Douglas High shooting
Though the U.S. has experienced a number of mass shootings in the past few years, none have had as strong an impact on legislation, activism, or public discourse as the one that occurred last month at Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. In response to the Stoneman Douglas shooting, President Trump has promised to […]
This week in SGA: March 3
Several members of the student government have either resigned or shifted positions, leaving two senate vacancies from the College of Business and a possible third from the College of Education and Health Professions. Former Secretary Chris Foy and Chief of Staff Mike Vick are no longer with the SGA; President Brian Gregory would not say […]
This Week in SGA: Feb. 19
SGA leadership encouraged members to take a bigger role in the campus community, prompted by Sen. Prince Beasley’s call to action. The weekly meeting had a slow start, with no official items on the agenda. When Vice President Faith Thomas asked the senate if there were any announcements for this week, Beasley, the senator from the […]