University of Arkansas at Little Rock

Uchenna "Uche" Umoga graduated this spring with a master's degree in computer science. He worked with Dr. Nitin Agarwal in COSMOS (Collaboration for Social Media and Online Behavioral Studies).

Graduate Cassie Gehring is ending the spring semester on several high notes. Not only is she the first person in her family to earn a graduate degree, but Gehring has recently been promoted and is writing a grant proposal that could help single parents at UA Little Rock afford childcare. Gehring, a native of Helena who now lives in Searcy, is has graduated from UA Little Rock with a Master of Public Administration degree and a graduate certificate in nonprofit management.

Ten Little Rock wrestlers were placed on the Pac-12 Winter Academic Honor Roll, as announced by the league office this Wednesday. Out of the wrestling schools that compete in the conference, the Trojans had the second-highest number of student-athletes that made the list.

Little Rock wrestling's Paul Bianchi was honored as a 2021 DI Scholar All-American by the National Wrestling Coaches Association, topping off his esteemed career as a Trojan.

Hayden Arnold, a senior at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, has been named the Sun Belt Pitcher of the Year.

Little Rock junior Anton Albers has been named a 2021 Division I PING All-Central Region selection, announced today by the Golf Coaches Association of America. Albers was one of two Sun Belt players named All-Region, earning the first national accolade of his career.

Aaron Barkley, a member of the baseball team at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, was named a second team all-league honoree.

Tricia Pierce receives All-Conference Honors.

Little Rock's Ryan Curington and Tricia Pierce were recognized Wednesday as the Sun Belt Conference announced its outdoor track and field all-conference honors.

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.

After traveling from Nigeria to earn a graduate degree at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Oluwaseun "Seun" Johnson is graduating this month with a master's degree in information science and a new career at Intuit, Inc.

After a 20-year career with the U.S. Marine Corps, Kevin Barnes, a native of Bauxite who now lives in Jacksonville, returned to Arkansas to pursue a nursing career.

After just three years at UA Little Rock, Landon DeKay, of Maumelle, has completed his studies one year ahead of schedule and will graduate with a bachelor's degree in political science this month.

Freshman Breya Clark cleared 5-5 (1.65m), finishing eighth with the fourth-best mark in school history at the Maroon and White Invitational hosted by Mississippi State April 30. Clark then broke the triple jump record as Little Rock saw two school records fall on the final day of the Maroon and White Invitational May 1.

Junior Ka'Neisha Jackson from Elk City, Oklahoma topped her own school record in the 400m hurdles by 0.03 seconds on the final day of the Maroon and White Invitational hosted by Mississippi State May 1. She placed third in the race.

UA Little Rock golfer Logan Pate earned third team All-Sun Belt Conference honors, announced May 6 by the league office.

Little Rock senior pitcher Aaron Funk has been named the Sun Belt Pitcher of the Week, announced April 27 by the league office. The honor is the third of Funk's Trojan career as Little Rock has now tallied Pitcher of the Week honors in back-to-back weeks.

Junior Helensia Green added her name to the Little Rock record books on the final day of the Maroon and White Invitational May 1.

Freshman Alison Stephens from Chatham, Ontario, Canada, smashed her own school record in the discus by over seven feet as action opened up April 30 at the Maroon and White Invitational hosted by Mississippi State.

UA Little Rock junior golfer Anton Albers earned All-Sun Belt Conference honors, announced May 6 by the league office. Albers is a first team all-conference selection.

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock has selected the winners of the 2021 Student Research and Creative Works Expo. The annual event features the latest innovative research, service or professional work, and creative projects by the student researchers at UA Little Rock. The winners were announced at a virtual ceremony on May 3.

One University of Arkansas at Little Rock student is diving deeper into the results from the 2020 Little Rock Congregations Study (LRCS) to investigate the influence of income, politics, and religion on how people prioritize important community issues. Landon DeKay, a senior political science major from Maumelle, received a Signature Research Grant from UA Little Rock to examine how LRCS study participants prioritize healthcare, race relations, and income equality.

A rising star in student journalism at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock has been awarded a $1,000 scholarship from Arkansas Press Women's annual scholarship contest. Alexandria Brown, a junior mass communication major with a concentration in journalism from England, Arkansas, has aspirations to work as a broadcast reporter after her graduation from UA Little Rock in 2022.

Five members of the Little Rock swimming and diving team were placed on the 2021 Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) Scholar-Athlete Team in recognition of their efforts both in the pool and in the classroom, as announced by the league April 29. The Trojans honored by the league include senior Palmer Ristroph, junior Lea Zengerling, and sophomores Fernanda Gamez, Annya Grom, and Brianna Ridings.

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock announced the winners of the 2021 Annual Student Competitive Friday, April 9. This year's competition featured 41 works of art by UA Little Rock students involving drawing, paintings, prints, graphic design, photography, illustrations, textiles, metals, sculptures, ceramics, and furniture. Melissa Wilkinson, associate professor of art and painting at Arkansas State University, served as the juror/curator for the 2021 Student Competitive exhibition.

UA Little Rock's chapter of Beta Alpha Psi (BAP) won first place in the BAP Southwest Regional Best Practices competition and will present at BAP's annual meeting for a chance to receive an additional monetary reward. Aleigha Smith, the president of the chapter, and Stephen Malec, vice president, represented the chapter by creating and submitting the winning presentation.

When Morgan Smocovich arrived at UA Little Rock in 2017, she was an active student who liked to volunteer through the Chancellor's Leadership Corps and as a successful member of the soccer team, but she wasn't sure what she wanted to do with her life. "I really enjoy helping people, and I'm a very much a people person," she said. "It all goes together. Honestly, I remember one day sitting in my English class talking with my friends and deciding that I wanted to be a nurse." Smocovich, a senior nursing major from Frisco, Texas, is graduating this month with a bachelor's degree in nursing and a minor in business administration. She will be moving to Mississippi to work in a medical surgical unit at a hospital.

Caleb LeFevre, a junior studio art major from Little Rock, has been awarded the first scholarship from the Linda Blaine Flake Endowed Art Scholarship.

Heather Reed, director of student retention initiatives at UA Little Rock, is one of four Phi Kappa Phi volunteers across the nation who was highlighted in celebration of National Volunteer Week.

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock Staff Senate has recognized two staff members who are pursuing degrees while working full-time at UA Little Rock by presenting them with the Jerry Crittenden Employee Book Scholarship. The winners include Constance Williams, positive parenting program practitioner at MidSouth, and Alyssa Hall, an admissions specialist in the Office of Admissions.