University of Arkansas at Little Rock

University of Arkansas at Little Rock forward Ronjanae DeGray, a two-time first team all-conference honoree, was named the Sun Belt Conference's 2018-19 Athlete of the Year. The Sun Belt Athlete of the Year award, which annually recognizes one female and one male student-athlete, is the highest individual honor given and based on athletic performance, academic success, outstanding leadership and character.

University of Arkansas at Little Rock student-athlete Logan Pate finished among the individual Top 10 at the competitive Trinity Forest Invitational held this fall in Dallas.

The newly elected student leaders of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock are ready to take charge. Kaitlin "Katie" Zakrzewski, a senior Donaghey Scholar studying criminal justice and anthropology, and Brittany Fugate, a senior history major, were announced last month as the new president and vice-president of the UA Little Rock Student Government Association.

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock has announced the newly elected members of the Student Government Association for the 2019-20 academic year.

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock has announced the student-athletes who will make up the inaugural wrestling team roster for the 2019-20 season. The wrestling team includes four Arkansans, seven wrestlers from previous collegiate teams across the nation, six freshmen from the southern region, and nine freshman from the midwestern region.

UA Little Rock announces its summer 2019 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 grade point average. Students must not have D, F, I or "no credit" grades on their semester grade reports.

Incoming students at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law began their first fall semester on Aug. 10 with a day of public service at Booker T. Washington Elementary School on South Main Street in Little Rock. After a welcome from law school administration, 161 students converged on Washington's campus in record-breaking rain. Little Rock received 3.87 inches of rain, beating a record that had stood since 1915. Through it all, the students, their group leaders, and Bowen Law School staff completed projects both inside and outside the elementary school.

Eleven students at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock have been awarded scholarships from the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) to continue their education this fall. UA Little Rock's students are among the 35 students from colleges and universities across the state selected for this year's awards. The 11 students are collectively receiving $10,000, with some matching funds from the university. All students were honored Sept. 13 at the LULAC Council 750 Little Rock Scholarship Gala beginning at 5:30 p.m. in the Great Hall of the William J. Clinton Presidential Center, 1200 President Clinton Ave. in Little Rock.

A University of Arkansas at Little Rock student has been selected out of thousands of students from across the globe to participate in the Forbes Under 30 Scholar Summit in October. Jared Stovall, a senior biology major from Cedar Hill, Texas, was thrilled to learn that he had been accepted to the prestigious program to attend the elite young entrepreneur conference.

wo University of Arkansas at Little Rock researchers have used a novel approach to quantitatively portray legislative change in Ukraine to provide a view into the larger political dynamics of the country.

A University of Arkansas at Little Rock student artist and her longtime family friend will display their unique art styles during a debut pop-up show.

A concurrent student from the UA Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law and the Clinton School of Public Service recently completed his International Public Service Project with African Prisons Project (APP), a nonprofit organization with the vision to empower changemakers within prisons by providing them with legal training and services.

Ryan Bourgoin, one of three UA Little Rock recipients of the U.S. Department of State's Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship, spent seven weeks this summer living with a host family in Vedado, a neighborhood in Havana's business district, through USAC's La Habana (Havana) study abroad program. He took courses at The Instituto de Filosofia and studied government and politics in Latin American and Latin American social revolutions.

University of Arkansas at Little Rock's Carol Barbosa was named to the Sun Belt Conference's 2019 Preseason All-Conference Volleyball Team.

Two University of Arkansas at Little Rock students are in awe over all the support shown for their dog rescue shelter simulation game, whose $16,000 fundraising campaign on Kickstarter was reached in just over 48 hours. "We have been totally blown away by the amount of support that we've received for this project," said Olivia Dunlap, one of the UA Little Rock graduate students who created "To The Rescue." "Locally and around the world, people have flocked to us because they believe in what we are trying to do, and it's an extraordinary feeling to see that reflected in our Kickstarter's success. We are so thankful to everyone that has supported us so far, and are really excited to see how far we can reach with To The Rescue!"

A recent graduate of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock has been accepted into a prestigious international teaching program and will spend the next year gaining valuable professional experience teaching in France. Emily Fendley, a Monticello native, graduated from UA Little Rock in May with a double major in French and anthropology and a minor in nonprofit leadership studies.

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.

Six University of Arkansas at Little Rock women's golf team members were named Women's Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) All-America Scholars for the 2018-19 season.

For the 12th consecutive semester, the University of Arkansas at Little Rock swimming and diving team has been recognized by the College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) for their academic success during the spring 2019 semester, receiving Scholar All-America Team Honors. The Scholar All-America Team award is presented twice annually to teams achieving a GPA of 3.0 or higher.

University of Arkansas at Little Rock golfer Justin Warren has been named a 2018-19 Srixon/Cleveland Golf Division I All-America Scholars by the Golf Coaches Association of America. To be eligible for Srixon/Cleveland Golf All-America Scholar status, an individual must be a junior or senior academically at the Division I level. In addition, they participate in 50 percent of his team's competitive rounds, have a stroke-average under 76.0 and maintain a minimum cumulative career grade-point average of 3.2. A recipient must also be of high moral character and be in good standing at his college or university.

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock's men's golf team has been recognized as a 2018-19 Outstanding Team Academic Award winner by the Golf Coaches Association of America.

University of Arkansas at Little Rock golfer Danial Durisic has been named a 2018-19 Srixon/Cleveland Golf Division I All-America Scholars by the Golf Coaches Association of America. To be eligible for Srixon/Cleveland Golf All-America Scholar status, an individual must be a junior or senior academically at the Division I level. In addition, they participate in 50 percent of his team's competitive rounds, have a stroke-average under 76.0 and maintain a minimum cumulative career grade-point average of 3.2. A recipient must also be of high moral character and be in good standing at his college or university.

For the 14th time in program history, Little Rock Volleyball has earned the American Volleyball Coaches Association's Team Academic Award the organization announced. The award, bestowed for the team's academic achievements during the 2018-19 academic year, marks the ninth time in 10 seasons the Trojans have claimed the award. Little Rock first earned the team honor for the 1997-98 academic year.

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock announces students who have made the Dean's List for the spring 2019 semester, recognizing more than 1,450 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 announces its spring 2019 graduates.

Researchers at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock have developed a new and inexpensive method to fabricate thin film electrode materials for supercapacitors that produce higher power at a lower cost.

Students from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock rode hundreds of miles in honor of a vice chancellor's brother who is battling cancer.

University of Arkansas at Little Rock basketball player Rayjon Tucker signed a free agent contract with the Milwaukee Bucks in conjunction with the 2019 NBA Draft. Tucker becomes the ninth player in program history to sign a deal with an NBA franchise and the first since Shane Edwards signed a mid-season deal with the Cleveland Cavaliers during the 2013-14 season. He will compete for Milwaukee during the NBA's Summer League in Las Vegas next month before taking part in the Bucks' training camp in late September.

University of Arkansas at Little Rock sophomore Anton Albers put together an impressive showing at the 2019 British Amateur, held in Dublin, Ireland, in June. Albers tied for sixth among 288 competitors in the two round stroke play, advancing to the match play championship where he fell in the round of 32. Albers started out strong in the opening round of stroke play, firing a 4-under 68 over the par-72 course at Portmarnock. Albers notched a 2-under 34 over both the front and back nine, including birdies on holes three, seven, 10 and 11, and was tied for third after round one just one shot off the pace of the tournament leader.

In the fall, Cash Jones will make his college debut as the University of Arkansas at Little Rock's first official member of the university's new NCAA Division I wrestling program. As one of the first members of UA Little Rock's debut wrestling cohort, the Bentonville native is coming off an impressive record at Bentonville High School and has plans to keep the momentum going at the college level. "I want to be a national champion, and I want to be a conference champion," Jones said. "I want to make my family proud of me, and I want to make Arkansas proud."