University of Arkansas at Little Rock

Another school record came crashing down as Little Rock wrapped up its final Sun Belt Indoor Track and Field Championship Feb. 22 at the CrossPlex in Birmingham.

Eight members of the Little Rock swimming team were named to the 2022 Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) Scholar-Athlete Team, an honor that recognizes their efforts both in the pool and in the classroom.

Katja Mueller tied for the individual championship after 54 holes at the Tchefuncta Invitational, then fell on the sixth playoff hole in her quest for the outright title Feb. 22 at Tchefuncta Country Club.

Ryan Curington recorded the second-best long jump in school history and claimed the bronze medal Feb. 21, leading Little Rock on the first day of the Sun Belt Indoor Championships at the CrossPlex in Birmingham.

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock congratulates its fall 2021 graduates with multiple degrees.

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock announces its fall 2021 graduates.

Researchers at UA Little Rock's Collaboratorium for Social Media and Online Behavioral Studies (COSMOS) won the Best Paper Award for their paper studying the dynamics of COVID-19 misinformation themes using topic streams.

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock is proud to announce UA Little Rock students who have enrolled for the spring 2022 semester.

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).

UA Little Rock Student receives Best Paper Award with COSMOS Researchers for the paper, "Developing Situational Awareness from Blogosphere: An Australian Case Study," from the 11th International Conference on Social Media Technologies, Communication, and Informatics.

UA LITTLE RESEARCH STUDY FINDS HOW COLLABORATIVE NETWORKS IN ARKANSAS WORK TOGETHER TO HELP FOSTER CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

Reigning Sun Belt Pitcher of the Year Hayden Arnold has been named a preseason All-Sun Belt selection, voted on by the league's head coaches.

Azaria Robinson took advantage of a cold shooting night by both teams and broke a 41-year old UA Little Rock record as she hauled in 22 total rebounds in the Trojans' 56-49 win over Philander Smith on Feb. 8

The UA Little Rock women's swimming team has been selected by the College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) as a Scholar All-American Team. The program posted a GPA of 3.43 in the fall to earn the honor.

UA Little Rock announces its Fall 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.

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.

Cameron Jackson remains the fastest man in the Sun Belt. A year after being named the Sun Belt Freshman of the Year and claiming gold in the 60m, Jackson opened the 2021-22 indoor season in similar fashion with the league's best 60m dash time and third-ranking 200m mark.

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.

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.

Jaelle Carlson has been selected as the Missouri Valley Conference's Swimmer of the Week, announced the conference on Dec. 21. The freshman standout collected first-place finishes in both individual events as well as two relays at last week's dual against North Texas, earning her first league recognition of her career.

UA Little Rock's William H. Bowen School of Law chapter of the Black Law Students Association will be sending two trial teams to the national Constance Baker Motley Mock Trial Competition in early 2022. This is thanks to Rose Law Firm, who generously sponsored the entry fee for both teams.

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.

Acadia Roher is graduating this month with a master's degree in public history from UA Little Rock. After completing her thesis, "Urban Renewal in Little Rock's Dunbar Historic Neighborhood: A Walking Tour," the new graduate from New Orleans will begin her career as a historical research associate in Maryland.

Anitrea Graydon is a wife, mother of two, a student, a business owner, and community volunteer from Jacksonville, Arkansas. She will receive a Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice degree from UA Little Rock on Dec. 18. She is not only a dedicated community leader, but she worked consistently to maintain a 4.0 GPA throughout her academic career.

A UA Little Rock Student is graduating this fall with a master's degree in public history. Christy Hendricks, a native of Ward, Arkansas, will graduate Dec. 18. For her thesis, Hendricks made a comprehensive interpretation analysis of the Quapaw Native Americans and created fact sheets for the Arkansas Post National Memorial Visitors Center that would further the knowledge of Native American history in the area of Arkansas Post.

Joseph Sepulveda, of Cabot, Arkansas, is fulfilling his dream of making the world a better place by designing solar arrays at an up and coming Little Rock startup company. Sepulveda will graduate Dec. 18 with a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from UA Little Rock. Since May, Sepulveda has worked as a solar coordinator at Entegrity Energy Partners, where he is responsible for designing, constructing, and selling solar arrays.

Robert Alvarez, of Upper Marlboro, Maryland, has just completed his goal of finishing his bachelor's degree 25 years after he first attended the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. Alvarez will graduate Dec. 18 as the first graduate of UA Little Rock's new online degree program in political science with emphasis in international studies, as well as a minor in economics.

Whitney Gass, a native of Emerson, Arkansas, was never your average Ph.D. student. Unlike most of the members of her cohort who were full-time students with graduate assistantships, Gass balanced her part-time doctoral classes while being a wife, mother of two, and criminal justice professor at Southern Arkansas University. "Getting the degree is for my future and my family, but I felt selfish at moments for having children and working on the Ph.D," Gass said. "They didn't choose for me to work on this degree, so I made sure I didn't miss dance classes or t-ball games. That wouldn't be fair for them. Working on your degree with a newborn isn't always easy."