In 2006, Veronica Tess Myers, of Little Rock, made the difficult decision to leave college to ensure her son, Alexander, got the education he deserved. Myers promised herself that she would one day return to complete her college education. "I started my college journey at UA Little Rock in 2000, and then stopped out in 2006 due to the dynamics of being a single mother and to take care of my profoundly autistic son, Alexander," Myers said. Fifteen years later, Myers fulfilled her lifelong goal of completing college and graduated from UA Little Rock with a bachelor's degree in applied communication at the end of the fall 2021 semester.

Joseph Bianchi has been selected as the Pac-12 Wrestler of the Week, the first-ever weekly conference honor for the Little Rock wrestling program in just its third year competing. The Two Rivers, Wisconsin native earned a 5-0 decision as the Trojans battled #4 Oklahoma State at home this past weekend, bringing his record to 10-4 on the season.

The following people recently were initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines.

UA Little Rock student-athletes posted another superb semester in the classroom, posting a departmental 3.28 GPA during the fall 2021 semester. The cumulative department GPA for the Trojans is 3.39, setting another impressive record for Little Rock student-athletes. The performance extends the department's impressive streak of semesters above a 3.00 to 17-straight, continuing to showcase Little Rock's commitment to success in the classroom.

The Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center (ASBTDC), based at UA Little Rock, has created a Startup Team that is helping new entrepreneurs bring their business ideas to life. The Startup Team, which began this fall, specializes in assisting clients who have never been in business or had to learn about business before, including entrepreneurs who are turning a hobby into a business or creating a new business from scratch.

A University of Arkansas at Little Rock student spent his Thanksgiving break having an exciting and unforgettable experience.

A UA Little Rock student has been recognized as an outstanding college student and future human resources professional.

University of Arkansas at Little Rock has been awarded a federal grant worth more than $581,000 from the U.S. Department of Education that will help pay child care expenses for low-income students thanks to four graduate students and a professor.

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock welcomed a new member to the William G. Cooper Jr. Honors Program in English.

Many students from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law have been selected for the second class of the Public Service Academy.

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law has announced its first-year students entering law school for the 2021-22 school year.

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock is excited to welcome 25 new and talented students to the Donaghey Scholars Honors Program for the 2021-2022 academic year. Donaghey Scholars represent the best and brightest at UA Little Rock. They receive a financial package that includes full tuition and fees, a stipend, financial assistance to study abroad, a housing subsidy, and a new laptop. The program is run by Dr. Simon Hawkins, director, and Dr. Jessica Scott, associate director.

A University of Arkansas at Little Rock student has placed second in a national legal writing competition for her paper that explores the increasing complications of taxing professional athletes during the pandemic. Aleigha Smith, a senior accounting major and Donaghey Scholar from Cabot, received the second place award in legal writing from the Academy of Legal Studies in Business. Dr. Casey Carder Rockwell, assistant professor of marketing and advertising, mentored Smith.

A University of Arkansas at Little Rock public history student has begun a new career running a living history program at the National Museum of the Pacific War, which provides the nation's most comprehensive account of World War II in the Asiatic-Pacific theater. Aaron Shuman, a native of Graham, Washington, recently moved to Fredericksburg, Texas, to start his new job as the museum experience coordinator at the museum, which preserves and exhibits the material history of the war in the Pacific and Indo-China during World War II.

Esthela Criollo Ventres, a recent graduate of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, has been honored as Student of the Year in the Master of Public Administration program at UA Little Rock.

UA Little Rock baseball has been recognized for its work in the classroom, earning 2020-21 American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) Team Academic Excellence honors. It marks the fifth time in the past six years under head coach Chris Curry the Trojans have received the national recognition.

Jordan Hancock, a rising senior from Benton, is gaining some valuable professional experience by working as an intern at the Historic Arkansas Museum this summer.

In celebration of Internet Safety Month, UA Little Rock is profiling students researchers working in this area. Tell us about yourself? My name is Ethan O'Leske. I was born and raised in Little Rock, AR, and am currently pursuing a B.S. in Computer Science at UA Little Rock. From my early adolescence, I was drawn to technical skills like software development and programming, because it helped me understand the technology I interacted with everyday. As I reflect on my three years spent at UA Little Rock, I find that these skills have drawn me towards cybersecurity, in large part due to work at a research center on campus, the Emerging Analytics Center.

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock has announced the newly elected members of the Student Government Association for the coming 2021-22 academic year.

UA Little Rock announces its Spring 2021 Chancellor's List, recognizing students with superior academic performance in a semester. To be eligible for the Chancellor's List, students must earn at least nine credit hours and at least a 3.9 GPA.

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock announces students who have made the Dean's List for the fall 2020 semester, recognizing nearly 1,200 students whose academic performances have been superior at the end of each semester. To be on the Dean's List, UA Little Rock students must earn at least nine credit hours and maintain at least a 3.5 GPA.

First-generation student Mercades Parker plans to give back to the community through a career as a social worker.

The 17 University of Arkansas at Little Rock students who traveled abroad to Morocco returned with lifelong friendships, cultural and leadership experience, and memories that will last a lifetime.

UA Little Rock students participated in a study of island biogeography in the Bahamas during the summer of 2019. The students observed the island's many ecosystems and witnessed wildlife including sharks, sea turtles, and the critically endangered San Salvador rock iguana. The students kept field research journals and completed a research project on a topic of interest, which ranged from exploring the abundant life in the Bahamas' coral reef to biodiversity in the forests to the snails that lived in the island's tidepools.

A concurrent student from the UA Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law and the Clinton School of Public Service recently completed his International Public Service Project with African Prisons Project (APP), a nonprofit organization with the vision to empower changemakers within prisons by providing them with legal training and services.

The Theta Eta chapter of the Kappa Sigma fraternity at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock led all Arkansas chapters in scholarship fundraising this year, raking in $2,383.

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock has announced its Dean's List, recognizing students' superior academic performance during the fall 2017 semester. To be included, students must have at least nine credit hours with a grade of A, B, C, or "credit" and at least a 3.5 GPA. Students must not have D, F, I, or "no credit" grades on the semester grade report to be eligible.

University of Arkansas at Little Rock Campus Living selected more than 30 students from a competitive pool of applicants for the honor of becoming resident assistants. The students serve as mentors and leaders at one of five residential housing options that serve UA Little Rock students across the campus.