University of Arkansas at Little Rock

Six University of Arkansas at Little Rock students are making an impact for their fellow students through a new student ambassador program in the College of Humanities, Arts, Social Sciences, and Education (CHASSE).

During the first week after the end of the spring semester, most people might assume that busy college professors would be relaxing, celebrating, or taking a vacation

A group of UA Little Rock students are stepping up as leaders and supporters for their fellow students in the School of Business by serving as student ambassadors.

Adria Waters, who is earning a Ph.D. in Reading from the School of Education and is an assistant professor of education at Lincoln University, is one of eight higher education professors in Missouri who have been selected to participate in the Early Literacy Fellow program.

More than 25 UA Little Rock faculty members and graduate students learned valuable teaching skills in active learning through the 2022 Mobile Institute on Scientific Teaching (MIST).

Five University of Arkansas at Little Rock students are making an impact for their fellow students through a new student ambassador program in the College of Humanities, Arts, Social Sciences, and Education (CHASSE).

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.

Malik Williams, a native of Waldo, Arkansas (pop. 1,283), graduated this December with a bachelor's degree in business information systems. The University of Arkansas at Little Rock celebrated the graduation of Williams along with hundreds of other students during a commencement ceremony on Saturday, Dec. 14, at the Jack Stephens Center.

Two University of Arkansas at Little Rock students took home awards for their diplomatic efforts at the International Model Arab League.

A University of Arkansas at Little Rock student with a passion for history has received a $5,000 scholarship from the Department of History for her inspirational civil rights research. Nancy Tell-Hall, a graduate student in public history, received the department's Little Rock Nine Endowed Scholarship, which is awarded to a graduate student focused on race relations and community development.

Little Rock senior Ronjanae DeGray has been named one of 10 selections to the Division I-AAA Athletic Director's Association (ADA) 17th annual Scholar-Athlete team. DeGray, the 2018-19 Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year, played a pivotal role in helping Little Rock to a share of the conference regular season title with a 15-3 mark in Sun Belt play as well as leading the Trojans to the Sun Belt tournament title and the program's sixth NCAA tournament appearance.

More than 20 University of Arkansas at Little Rock students participated in the Bilateral Model Arab League Conference Feb. 15-17 in Houston. The Model Arab League is a student leadership development program created by the National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations. It is a simulation of an international organization, the League of Arab States, which has 22 member countries. Students met with the Egyptian Consulate to help them prepare to represent Egypt during the conference. UA Little Rock students also represented Kuwait and Morocco.

Two University of Arkansas at Little Rock art history students are spotlighting the talent of up and coming artists in central Arkansas by curating a debut pop-up show at South Main Creative from March 1 to April 30.

Three University of Arkansas at Little Rock students won awards during the Bilateral Model Arab League Conference Feb. 15-17 in Houston. The Model Arab League is a student leadership development program created by the National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations. It is a simulation of an international organization, the League of Arab States, which has 22 member countries. Julie O'Hara, senior political science major, won the Outstanding Delegation Award, while Solane Nemera, senior political science major, and Sydney Brazil, junior philosophy major, won the Distinguished Delegation Award.

When Austin Waters began law school at UA Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law, she joked she would be a space lawyer. She soon found, to her surprise, that space attorneys are a real thing. "That's just everything I wanted in life," she said. "I had a telescope when I was little, and I'd stare at the sky. I wanted to be an astronomer or astrophysicist, but I'm very bad at math, so that didn't work out so well."

The Legionnaires are the official student ambassadors of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. Their mission is to provide hospitality and make visitors feel welcome at UALR.

UALR has named several students from a competitive pool of applicants for the honor of becoming resident assistants. The students serve as mentors and leaders at one of four residential housing options that serve UALR students across the campus.