University of Arkansas at Little Rock

Ginger Johnson, a May graduate of the Master of Social Work program at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, has been named a recipient of the 2025 Love of Learning Award from The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society.

A University of Arkansas at Little Rock graduate student has been recognized nationally for her academic excellence and commitment to lifelong learning. Michelle Keithley, a graduate student in the Professional and Technical Writing program, has been awarded a 2025 Love of Learning Award from the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi. Keithley, a native of Springfield, Missouri, is one of only 155 recipients nationwide to receive the $1,000 award this year.

Four UA Little Rock students in the Department of Applied Communication recently received recognition for their work and significant contributions to the community.

The UA Little Rock School of Mass Communication celebrated its outstanding students during an awards ceremony on April 13.

Ayonna Preston, a senior elementary education major from Little Rock, has been recognized for her inspirational speech about the importance of pursuing a career in education.

The UA Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law has announced the members of the 2022-23 trial team.

More than 50 University of Arkansas at Little Rock student-athletes finished the spring 2022 semester with a perfect 4.0 GPA. UA Little Rock student-athletes posted another stellar semester in the classroom, accumulating a departmental 3.268 GPA during the Spring 2022 semester. The cumulative GPA for the Trojans is 3.358, extending the department's streak. An impressive 70.97 percent of Little Rock's 248 student-athletes finished the spring 2021 semester with a 3.0 GPA or higher with 54 achieving a perfect 4.0 GPA. Additionally, 10 of Little Rock's 15 programs finished with a team GPA of 3.00 this past spring, six of which were during the heart of their competition seasons.

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.

UA Little Rock's Volleyball program was honored by the American Volleyball Coaches Association with its 16th AVCA Team Academic Award. The Trojans were further honored by being named to the AVCA's Team Academic Honor Roll.

More than 50 University of Arkansas at Little Rock student-athletes finished the spring 2021 semester with a perfect 4.0 GPA. It was another impressive performance in the classroom for UA Little Rock student-athletes over the last four months, finishing the spring 2021 term with a department GPA of 3.17. It extends the Trojans' impressive streak of semesters above a 3.0 GPA to 18-straight as the department boasts an overall GPA of 3.31. An impressive 70.97 percent of Little Rock's 248 student-athletes finished the spring 2021 semester with a 3.0 GPA or higher with 54 achieving a perfect 4.0 GPA. Additionally, 10 of Little Rock's 15 programs finished with a team GPA of 3.00 this past spring, six of which were during the heart of their competition seasons.

The UA Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law is pleased to introduce the members of their 2020-21 trial team.

Little Rock's efforts in the classroom have paid off once again as the Trojans have been named to the 2019-20 Women's Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) All-Scholar Team, consisting of the top-25 teams with the highest cumulative team GPA. Little Rock's team GPA of 3.890 ranks fifth nationally and the highest in the Sun Belt Conference.

After just one match in a Trojan uniform, Maher was named the Sun Belt Conference's Defensive Player of the Week after registering a career-high 21 digs against Missouri State Sunday afternoon.

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law recently announced its Dean's Fellows for the 2020-21 academic year. Dean's Fellows are an integral part of the Bowen Student Success Program. They are competitively chosen from their peers to lead, mentor, and teach expert learning skills to first-year law students during the fall semester. Dean's Fellows are selected based on their demonstrated leadership skills, excellence in academic performance, professionalism, and a desire to lead and care for their fellow students.

The president of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock Student Government Association is getting some valuable political experience both in and out of the classroom.

Karen Watts DiCicco, a doctoral student in computer and information science from Bryant, recently won an Award for Innovation at the National Extension Technology Community (NETC) 2020 Conference.

Little Rock soccer's Hilma Svalander has received the EIT Outstanding Junior award, an academic honor presented by the Information Science Department of the EIT College for her perfect 4.0 GPA as well as her independent study project during the spring semester.

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock has announced the winners of the 2020 Student Research and Creative Works Expo held virtually during April. Students presented more than 150 research and creative works during the premiere student research event. Student projects were judged on the novelty and clarity of their research, the soundness of their methodology, the potential application of their findings, and the student's ability to explain their project to an expert and lay audience.

The Top Paper award recognizes the highest class grade for the semester at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock Bowen School of Law.

A University of Arkansas at Little Rock doctoral student has been recruited to begin a new career in engineering and operations at Linkedin. Adewale Obadimu will graduate with a Ph.D. in computer science at the end of the summer, when he will begin a new position as a site reliability engineer at Linkedin in Sunnyvale, California. Site reliability engineers create a bridge between development and operations by applying a software engineering mindset to system administration topics.

The Top Paper award recognizes the highest class grade for the summer 2019 semester at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law.

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law recently announced its Dean's Fellow of the Year for 2020.

University of Arkansas at Little Rock wrestler Conner Ward was named to the Pac-12 Winter Academic Honor Roll on March 31. Ward is a freshman Applied Communications major with a cumulative grade-point-average of 3.362.

Achievement is no stranger to University of Arkansas at Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law summa cum laude graduate Cara Tomlinson Butler. Making the highest score among all statewide participants on the Arkansas Bar Examination in July 2019 was just one of her many accomplishments.

University of Arkansas at Little Rock wrestler Jose Champagne was named to the Pac-12 Winter Academic Honor Roll on March 31. Champagne is a junior World Languages major with a cumulative grade-point-average of 3.667.

Nine members of the niversity of Arkansas at Little Rock swimming and diving team were named to the 2020 Missouri Valley Conference Scholar-Athlete Team in recognition of their efforts both in the pool and in the classroom, as announced by the league on Feb. 27.

Samantha Rolka has been selected as a 2019 CoSIDA (College Sports Information Directors of America) Academic All-District First Team member, a recognition only awarded to the nation's top student-athletes in each respective sport. The senior soccer player earned the honors due to both her academic and athletic performances.

The winners of the 2019 Student Research and Creative Works Expo at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock were announced during an awards ceremony May 2 in the Student Services Center. Students presented more than 150 research and creative works April 18 in the Jack Stephens Center during the premiere student research event. Student projects were judged on the novelty and clarity of their research, the soundness of their methodology, the potential application of their findings, and the student's ability to explain their project to an expert and lay audience. "This year's expo was bigger and better than ever before, and was part of the first ever Research and Creativity in the Rock (RCR)," said Dr. Abhijit Bhattacharyya, interim vice provost for research and dean of the Graduate School. "The RCR was an ensemble of four different college events and the expo. The presentations - posters, demonstrations and performance - were spectacular. Faculty, family, and friends turned out to celebrate the undergraduate and graduate winners of the expo in a wonderful ceremony on May 2."

The Top Paper award recognizes the highest class grade for the semester at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock Bowen School of Law.

The Top Paper award recognizes the highest class grade for the fall 2018 semester at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law.