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- University News Archive - UA ��Ƶlogo /news-archive/tag/professional-studies/ UA ��Ƶlogo Fri, 17 Jul 2015 16:14:11 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 UALR degree programs available at Texarkana campus /news-archive/2015/07/17/ualr-bachelors-degree-programs-texarkana-campus/ Fri, 17 Jul 2015 16:14:11 +0000 /news/?p=62091 ...]]> UALR faculty will teach courses for bachelor’s degrees at the as part of a partnership between the two higher education institutions. Through the program, students can pursue a degree at the community college and then transfer to UALR while remaining in Texarkana. Those interested might want to take note: A UALR-Texarkana onsite admissions, advising, and registration event is set to run from 4 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 5, at the community college campus, 3501 U of A Way, Texarkana. Attendees have a chance to win an iPad Mini. UALR will offer the following degree programs in Texarkana this fall:

Bachelor of Applied Science
Bachelor of Professional Studies
Bachelor of Business Administration in general business
Bachelor of Science in construction management

Fall classes begin Aug. 17. UALR will charge an admissions application fee of $40. For more information, contact UALR-Texarkana coordinator Lisa Davis at 501-516-2160 or at lhdavis@ualr.edu. Information also is available at ualr.edu/texarkana.]]> Former UALR dean honored by local nonprofit /news-archive/2014/02/20/former-ualr-dean-has-conference-room-named-in-her-memory/ /news-archive/2014/02/20/former-ualr-dean-has-conference-room-named-in-her-memory/#respond Thu, 20 Feb 2014 15:28:54 +0000 /news/?p=50708 ...]]>

The conference room will be used for collaborative gatherings, which is one of the reasons why they chose to name the space after Dr. Brenton, according to City Connections President Jeff Spry. “In her life, Angi modeled a grace and warmth about her that was endearing,” Spry said. “She especially understood the importance of building collaborative efforts when it came to working on social issues that were going to require a united effort.” On display in the conference room is a commemorative plaque that reads, “In tribute to the life and work of Dr. Angi Brenton, ‘An exemplary educator… A peacemaker.'” Brenton enjoyed a long and prolific career in higher education before her death in May 2013 at age 60. In August 2012, she left UALR to accept a position at Western Carolina University as provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs. AngiBrenton

Committed to racial and ethnic justice, Dr. Brenton was a founding member of the Chancellor’s Committee on Race and Ethnicity. She played a key leadership role in the Institute of Government Survey Research Center’s annual racial attitudes surveys and conferences. She was central to the launch of the university’s Institute on Race and Ethnicity and also established a graduate certificate in conflict mediation at UALR in cooperation with the William H. Bowen School of Law. She was an inaugural faculty member for the , where she taught a class on communication conflict management. Brenton received a doctorate in communication studies from the University of Kansas, a master’s degree in communication from the University of Oklahoma, and bachelor’s degrees in mass communication and speech communication from Oklahoma Christian College.]]> /news-archive/2014/02/20/former-ualr-dean-has-conference-room-named-in-her-memory/feed/ 0 Bacot to Lead Institute of Government /news-archive/2011/08/11/bacot-to-lead-institute-of-government/ /news-archive/2011/08/11/bacot-to-lead-institute-of-government/#respond Thu, 11 Aug 2011 14:16:53 +0000 https://ualrprd.wpengine.com/news-archive/?p=26110 ...]]> Institute of Government, Dr. Angi Brenton, dean of the College of Professional Studies, has announced.

Bacot succeeds Dr. Roby Robertson, who served as director of IOG for 18 years before returning to the UALR faculty this summer. Bacot comes to UALR from Elon University in North Carolina, where he served as director of the Elon University Poll, recognized as the “poll of record in North Carolina.” He previously taught public administration at the University of North Carolina in Charlotte, Valdosta State University in Georgia, and the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. He earned his Ph.D. in political science from the University of Tennessee and his masters of public administration at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. His special academic focus is environmental policy issues. “Dr. Roby Robertson is a hard act to follow after his many years of service as the founding director of the Institute of Government,” Brenton said. “We are confident that we have found a dynamic leader with an ambitious vision for the future in Hunter Bacot and are eager to welcome him to Arkansas.” In a profile published by the , Bacot, 49, attributes his interest in politics to a heavily political family. His grandfather was sheriff of Mecklenburg County from the 1940s to the 1960s, and his father and brother ran for Charlotte City Council.]]> /news-archive/2011/08/11/bacot-to-lead-institute-of-government/feed/ 0 Jazz, Juleps to Benefit Eaton Scholarship Fund /news-archive/2011/05/11/jazz-juleps-to-benefit-eaton-scholarship-fund/ /news-archive/2011/05/11/jazz-juleps-to-benefit-eaton-scholarship-fund/#respond Wed, 11 May 2011 14:41:19 +0000 https://ualrprd.wpengine.com/news-archive/?p=24270 ...]]>

The event in May – which is Better Hearing and Speech Month – will feature hors d’oeuvres, cocktails, a live auction with Craig O’Neill, and musical entertainment provided by Bishop, Davies, Jackson, and Winter. Loris Fullerton is the event chair. Tickets are $50 and benefit the the Beth Butler Eaton Student Scholarship Fund for the Audiology and Speech Pathology Department. For reservations and more information, contact Angela Elizandro at 501-683-7501 or ajelzando@ualr.edu. “Beth Eaton has been a guiding force in providing services for families of children with language development delays,” said Dr. Angela Brenton, dean of the UALR College of Professional Studies. “She was instrumental in establishing a preschool for children, and for forming a partnership with the Scottish Rite Masons to provide scholarships for children in the program.” Over the years, hundreds of children have been helped in the program, and hundreds of graduate students have had the opportunity to learn the latest techniques of working with language development in children. “Over the years, Beth Eaton has shaped the department through her dedication to educating students, her curiosity in seeking to understand communication disorders, and her loyalty to the department and to her profession,” said Dr. Thomas Guyette, chair of the Department of Audiology and Speech Pathology. “Beth is someone all our students seek to emulate.”]]> /news-archive/2011/05/11/jazz-juleps-to-benefit-eaton-scholarship-fund/feed/ 0 KUAR/KLRE Offers Fun, Fellowship Sept. 16 /news-archive/2010/09/08/kuarklre-offers-fun-fellowship-sept-16/ /news-archive/2010/09/08/kuarklre-offers-fun-fellowship-sept-16/#respond Wed, 08 Sep 2010 17:15:47 +0000 https://ualrprd.wpengine.com/news-archive/?p=18533

Highlighting the reception will be a performance by the , a ��Ƶlogo indie-folk-rock hybrid. Catered by and , the annual gathering will be an opportunity for listeners to visit with the staff members and independent producers who contribute to UALR Public Radio. The business agenda of the meeting will include a station update by General Manager Ben Fry, election of Friends of KLRE/KUAR board members, and the presentation of the Beverly Ann Lacefield Award for Outstanding Service. Admission is free, but reservations are required. Call 501-569-8485 or email reservations@kuar.org.]]> /news-archive/2010/09/08/kuarklre-offers-fun-fellowship-sept-16/feed/ 0 Mass Comm Grad Student Publishes Article /news-archive/2010/08/17/mass-comm-grad-student-publishes-article/ /news-archive/2010/08/17/mass-comm-grad-student-publishes-article/#respond Tue, 17 Aug 2010 17:20:07 +0000 https://ualrprd.wpengine.com/news-archive/?p=18018 ...]]> Southwestern Mass Communication Journal. The article was based on a paper she produced for a class taught by Dr. Dale Zacher, assistant professor in the school.]]> /news-archive/2010/08/17/mass-comm-grad-student-publishes-article/feed/ 0 Jordan Elected to ABFM Board /news-archive/2010/08/17/jordan-elected-to-abfm-board/ /news-archive/2010/08/17/jordan-elected-to-abfm-board/#respond Tue, 17 Aug 2010 17:10:18 +0000 https://ualrprd.wpengine.com/news-archive/?p=18011 ...]]> Her three-year term begins Jan. 1, but Jordan will participate in the upcoming committee meeting at the group’s annual conference in Omaha, Neb., in October.]]> /news-archive/2010/08/17/jordan-elected-to-abfm-board/feed/ 0 KUAR, CALS Host ‘Book Guy’ for Book Appraisal Evening July 8 /news-archive/2010/06/29/kuar-cals-host-book-guy-for-book-appraisal-evening-july-8/ /news-archive/2010/06/29/kuar-cals-host-book-guy-for-book-appraisal-evening-july-8/#respond Tue, 29 Jun 2010 21:44:50 +0000 https://ualrprd.wpengine.com/news-archive/?p=10410 ...]]> Stypeck, president of Second Story Books in Washington, D.C., and a senior member of the American Society of Appraisers, will evaluate books, prints, graphics, and maps from central Arkansas bibliophiles. “The Book Guys,” a syndicated public radio show on NPR about book collecting, left the air at the end of February. Joining Stypeck as co-host for the Book Appraisal Evening will be Leslie Singer of ��Ƶlogo, one of KUAR FM 89’s “Jewish Guys.” The Book Appraisal Evening will be recorded for future broadcast on FM 89, and all are invited to bring their treasured volumes for possible evaluation. A reception will follow, and reservations are recommended. RSVP to lblackwell@cals.org or 501-918-3029.]]> /news-archive/2010/06/29/kuar-cals-host-book-guy-for-book-appraisal-evening-july-8/feed/ 0 ‘Jazz, Juleps’ to Benefit Nan Ellen East Scholarship May 25 /news-archive/2010/05/04/%e2%80%98jazz-juleps%e2%80%99-to-benefit-nan-ellen-east-scholarship-may-25/ /news-archive/2010/05/04/%e2%80%98jazz-juleps%e2%80%99-to-benefit-nan-ellen-east-scholarship-may-25/#respond Tue, 04 May 2010 19:38:02 +0000 https://ualrprd.wpengine.com/news-archive/?p=7037 ...]]> Jazz

��’s will celebrate the springtime tradition of the Kentucky Derby with “Jazz and Juleps” from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, May 25, at the Arkansas Governor’s Mansion, located at 1800 Center Street. Tickets are $50 and benefit for the Nan Ellen Dickinson East Student Scholarship Fund. For reservations and more information, contact Angela Elizandro at 501-683-7501 or ajelizandro@ualr.edu. Craig O’Neill of KTHV will preside over the live auction while guests enjoy cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, and music provided by Bishop, Davies, Jackson and Stone. Attire is business casual. “We are thrilled to start a scholarship fund in Audiology and Speech Pathology honoring Nan Ellen East,” said Dr. Angie Brenton, dean of the College of Professional Studies. “Nan Ellen has a distinguished record over her lifetime of advocating for children with disabilities.” East, the daughter of UALR patron H. Tyndall Dickinson and the sister of Haskell Dickinson, is the executive director of the Disability Rights Center, the Arkansas protection and advocacy system for people with disabilities. “The state of Arkansas has advanced resources and policies because of her tireless work,” Brenton said. “She has been an inspiration to our students and faculty and a driving force behind our Community Development Council, which she has chaired for the past five years.”]]> /news-archive/2010/05/04/%e2%80%98jazz-juleps%e2%80%99-to-benefit-nan-ellen-east-scholarship-may-25/feed/ 0 Fourth Edition of ‘The Arkansas Flyer’ Moves to Wildwood /news-archive/2010/05/04/fourth-edition-of-%e2%80%98the-arkansas-flyer%e2%80%99-moves-to-wildwood/ /news-archive/2010/05/04/fourth-edition-of-%e2%80%98the-arkansas-flyer%e2%80%99-moves-to-wildwood/#respond Tue, 04 May 2010 17:50:14 +0000 https://ualrprd.wpengine.com/news-archive/?p=7016 ...]]> Hosting the festivities will be singer-songwriter Amy Garland, an Arkansas favorite. Featured acts will be the Salty Dogs and Arkansas bluesman John “JC” Craig. The Invisible Radio Theater returns with old-fashioned radio skits. “I played the Flyer last year, and it’s such a great time for both the artists and the audience,” said Garland. “I can’t to see what Bob Hulsey has up his sleeve for the Invisible Radio Theater. If you’re a local politician or pundit, watch out!” “’The Arkansas Flyer’ is KUAR’s way of sharing Arkansas music and culture with our audience,” said UALR Public Radio General Manger Ben Fry. “We partner with the Department of Arkansas Heritage and adopt the theme for each year’s Arkansas Heritage Month.” The 2010 Arkansas Heritage Month theme is “Roads Less Traveled: The Enduring Heritage of Rural Arkansas,” and “The Arkansas Flyer” will feature music and skits that focus on Arkansas’ rural heritage. New this year, “The Arkansas Flyer” moves to Wildwood Park for the Arts, a woodland garden featuring a covered pavilion and the 625-seat Lucy Lockett Cabe Theatre in west Little Rock. “We’re excited about the move to Wildwood because now we’ll be able to serve food and drinks,” says Fry. “We’re hosting a barbecue, so come early.” Tickets for “The Arkansas Flyer” cost $20 ($10 for ages 12 and younger) and include a barbecue dinner at 6 p.m. For more information and ticket purchases, visit or call 501-569-8485. “The Arkansas Flyer” is made possible by an Arkansas Heritage Month grant from the Department of Arkansas Heritage, funded by the 1/8 cent conservation tax, Amendment 75.]]> /news-archive/2010/05/04/fourth-edition-of-%e2%80%98the-arkansas-flyer%e2%80%99-moves-to-wildwood/feed/ 0