University of Arkansas at Little Rock

University of Arkansas at Little Rock junior catcher Kale Emshoff of Robstown, Texas, has been named the Sun Belt Conference Hitter of the Week, announced Feb.25 by the league office. It is the first conference weekly honor for Emshoff and the first for the Trojans in 2020. Emshoff had a strong week in helping lead Little Rock to a 4-1 record, going 9-for-17 for a .529 average with a pair of home runs and six RBI. The junior's week was highlighted by a 4-for-4 effort in in the win over Nicholls Friday night, belting a pair of home runs, including the game-winning two run blast in the top of the 10th. Emshoff's efforts over the past five games resulted in an .882 slugging percentage and a .636 on base percentage, drawing five walks.

Coming off his 32-point, 16-rebound performance in the win over Arkansas State on Feb. 29, University of Arkansas at Little Rock's Kamani Johnson of Brooklyn, New York, has been named the Sun Belt Conference's Player of the Week. It is Johnson's second conference accolade this season.

University of Arkansas at Little Rock junior Aaron Funk of Lawrence, Kansas, set a new Little Rock Trojans baseball program record and tied a Sun Belt record with 17 strikeouts March 1 at Gary Hogan Field.

Sixteen local game enthusiasts took part in Global Game Jam 2020 from Jan. 31 to Feb. 2 at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. In just 48 hours, they created seven new games for the world to enjoy.

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock announces students who have made the Dean's List for the fall 2019 semester, recognizing more than 1,500 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 grade point average. The student must not have any D, F, I, or "No Credit" grades on their semester grade report.

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock congratulates its fall 2019 graduates with multiple degrees.

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock announces its fall 2019 graduates.

UA Little Rock announces its fall 2019 Chancellor's List, recognizing more than 700 students with superior academic performance in the fall 2019 semester. To be eligible for the Chancellor's List, students must earn at least nine credit hours and at least a 3.9 grade point average. Students must not have D, F, I or "no credit" grades on their semester grade reports.

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock Campus Bookstore has awarded $10,000 in student scholarships for the spring 2020 semester. A total of 20 students representing law, graduate, and undergraduate students from across UA Little Rock's colleges have been awarded $500 each as part of the bookstore's 2020 Book Grant Awards.

The streak continues. University of Arkansas at Little Rock student-athletes have broken a school record in every indoor meet the Trojans have competed this season and the team's Feb. 1 trip to the Wendy's Pittsburg State Invitational was no exception. This time the records came in the men's high jump, women's pole vault, and women's 600m. Ariana Garcia ran 1:39.05 in the 600m to break a record originally set by Elisa Suarez in 1996.

The streak continues. University of Arkansas at Little Rock student-athletes have broken a school record in every indoor meet the Trojans have competed this season and the team's Feb. 1 trip to the Wendy's Pittsburg State Invitational was no exception. This time the records came in the men's high jump, women's pole vault, and women's 600m. Tricia Pierce's pole vault height of 12-2.75 (3.73m) broke her own school record by over seven inches.

The streak continues. University of Arkansas at Little Rock student-athletes have broken a school record in every indoor meet the Trojans have competed this season and the team's Feb. 1 trip to the Wendy's Pittsburg State Invitational was no exception. This time the records came in the men's high jump, women's pole vault, and women's 600m. Christian Matamoros topped a high jump record set 22 years ago. The freshman cleared a height of 6-9.5 (2.07m) on Feb. 1 to best a long-standing record originally set by James Lundberg in 1998 as he finished fourth in the event.

University of Arkansas at Little Rock redshirt junior catcher Kale Emshoff was named to the 2020 Preseason All-Sun Belt Conference Baseball Team, announced Jan. 30 by the league office.

University of Arkansas at Little Rock senior third baseman Garrett Scott was named to the 2020 Preseason All-Sun Belt Conference Baseball Team, announced Jan. 30 by the league office.

For the third time this season, Little Rock Trojan basketball guard Markquis Nowell was named the Sun Belt Conference's Co-Player of the Week Feb. 3, thanks to a pair of impressive performances over the week.

A University of Arkansas at Little Rock student has been selected as one of the 10 nationwide winners of a $5,000 scholarship from Acxiom's Diversity Scholarship Program.

It was a memorable day for the University of Arkansas at Little Rock's track and field program. Not only did the Trojans compete at a Razorback-hosted meet in Fayetteville on Jan. 17, 2020 for the first time, but freshman Mia Dunning broke a school record.

It was a memorable day for the University of Arkansas at Little Rock's track and field program. Not only did the Trojans compete at a Razorback-hosted meet in Fayetteville on Jan. 17, 2020 for the first time, but freshman Tricia Pierce broke a school record.

University of Arkansas at Little Rock criminal justice students presented their research on criminology topics at the American Society of Criminology conference Nov. 13-16, 2019, in San Francisco, California.

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock's commitment to Graduating Champions continued in the fall 2019 semester as Trojan student-athletes boasted a department grade point average of 3.281. It marks the 15th-straight semester Little Rock student-athletes have notched a GPA of 3.0 or better as eight programs accomplished the feat during their competition seasons.

Aisosa Osaretin, a first-year concurrent Juris Doctor student at the UA Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law and University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service, was crowned the winner of the Miss Nigeria International Pageant in Osseo, Minnesota, on Dec. 14.

University of Arkansas at Little Rock sophomore forward Kamani Johnson has been tabbed the Sun Belt Conference Co-Player of the Week on Jan. 6. Johnson becomes the second Trojan to earn the conference's weekly accolade, joining teammate Markquis Nowell, who has earned the honor twice in 2019-20.

Students from the UA Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law who are pursuing concurrent degrees with the University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service completed clerkships, fellowships, and externships with law firms and judges this fall.

In 2018, Mitchel Gundrum, a former executive information technology support specialist living in San Francisco, was ready for a career change.

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.

University of Arkansas at Little Rock doctoral student Zachary Stine has been accepted into a scholar program for students who are working at the intersection of technology and the arts, humanities, and sciences.

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock has selected nearly 125 students as recipients of 2019-20 Signature Experience grants. Since 2017, the program has provided UA Little Rock students with a grant of up to $1,000 to fund a signature experience, such as a research project, creative activity, or community project, to enrich the students' academic experience at UA Little Rock.

University of Arkansas at Little Rock graduate John "Chris" Short of Little Rock is continuing his education to become a social worker so that he can help other veterans who are facing recovery and mental health issues.

While growing up as a deaf child in an adopted family with hearing parents, Brandy Mimms felt conflicted about whether she belonged in the hearing world or the deaf world. Now a graduate of UA Little Rock's dance performance program, Mimms has opened a nonprofit modern dance troupe to bridge her two worlds. Mimms created the Listen With Your Eyes Dance Troupe to provide more opportunities for dance performers in Arkansas and to raise awareness about deaf and hard of hearing performers.

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock robotics team won the Design Award in the VEXU Robotics Competition held Dec. 7 at UA Little Rock.