University of Arkansas at Little Rock

Eight University of Arkansas at Little Rock students who won a Black History Month essay contest took a free trip to explore African-American history in New York City. Dr. John Kirk, director of the UA Little Rock Anderson Institute on Race and Ethnicity, led the trip July 9-16 in New York City.

Two University of Arkansas at Little Rock students were selected as finalists for a national legal writing competition held by the Academy for Legal Studies in Business. As finalists, Maddie Burke, junior international studies major, and Ian Wren, senior economics major, presented their papers at the academy's national conference Aug. 11-14 in Portland, Oregon.

Seven University of Arkansas at Little Rock students traveled to Germany this summer for a unique opportunity to experience the art and architecture of Germany. Dr. Lynne Larsen, assistant professor of art history, led the July 2-17 trip, where students studied Rococo, Neoclassical, modern, and contemporary styles of art and architecture.

Two University of Arkansas at Little Rock students finished in the Top 10 in a national social media challenge for Phi Beta Lambda, the college division of Future Business Leaders of America.

Six students at the UA Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law are among the 41 new students entering the Master of Public Service degree program this fall at the Clinton School of Public Service.

A group of University of Arkansas at Little Rock employees, students, and alumni who created a space-western storytelling card game - dubbed Galactic Scoundrels - have reached their online fundraising goal to raise enough money to have the game manufactured, breaking their fundraising goal by more than $10,000.

Little Rock senior Justin Warren had quite the impressive week in Western Canada, finishing fourth among a field of 246 golfers at the 2018 Canadian Men's Amateur Championship. Warren posted a 72-hole total of 11-under 273, finishing seven strokes off the lead.

Three members of the Trojan soccer team were named to the Sun Belt Preseason All-Conference team, while the soccer team was also picked to finish fourth in the conference standings. Due to their stellar seasons in 2017, senior forward Arola Aparicio Gili, senior defender Liesa Seifert and junior midfielder Doro Greulich earned recognition on the Sun Belt Preseason All-Conference team.

Little Rock sophomore guard Jaizec Lottie is one of 21 players at the Division I level selected to take part in a 2018 Global Sports Academy tour through Europe. The week-long tour, took place Aug. 10-17, will visit Brussels, Antwerp, Amsterdam and London.

UA Little Rock business students were semifinalists in an international marketing competition that drew 270 teams from around the globe.

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock baseball team has earned the Team Academic Excellence Award from the American Baseball Coaches Association. The Trojans were one of only 50 schools at the Division I level to earn the recognition and one of just two Sun Belt Conference programs among the list.

The UA Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law announces its appretices of the 2018-19 Little Rock Law Review.

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock announces its spring 2018 graduates.

The UA Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law has announced its new members and editorial board for the 2018-18 UA Little Rock Law Review.

UA Little Rock announces its spring 2018 Chancellor's List, recognizing students with superior academic performance in a semester. To be eligible for the Chancellor's List, students must be enrolled in at least nine credit hours and earn 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 announces students who have made the Dean's List for the spring 2018 semester, recognizing those 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 be enrolled in at least nine credit hours and earn 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 UA Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law has announced its members for the 2018-19 Law Review.

Seven students at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock's William H. Bowen School of Law have been elected to serve on the Student Bar Association Executive Board for the 2018-19 academic year.

UA Little Rock announces William H. Bowen School of Law students who have earned the Dean's Certificate of Distinguished Public Serivce for the 2017-18 school year. A student who completes 300 hours of public service during a 12-month period in which the student is in good standing at UA Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law will be awarded a Dean's Certificate of Service. The goal of the program is to make students more aware of community service opportunities and encourage students to make service a part of their professional lives.

UA Little Rock announces William H. Bowen School of Law students who have earned the Dean's Certificate of Public Serivce for the 2017-18 school year. A student who completes 100 hours of public service during a 12-month period in which the student is in good standing at UA Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law will be awarded a Dean's Certificate of Service. The goal of the program is to make students more aware of community service opportunities and encourage students to make service a part of their professional lives.

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock welcomes 25 new Donaghey Scholars for the 2018-2019 academic year.

A group of University of Arkansas at Little Rock students saw firsthand how the growing migrant crisis has changed Europe in recent years. Dr. Rebecca Glazier and Dr. Christopher Williams, professors in the UA Little Rock School of Public Affairs, led 10 students to Europe June 4-20, where they visited London, Paris, and Berlin to learn more about the challenges Europe faces in light of the migrant crisis.

For those who have seen Tony Stark effortlessly controlling virtual computer screens in the "Iron Man" and "Avengers" movies, you have seen Zack Bolt's vision for his research. Bolt, a graduate student in computer science at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, has developed a virtual computer monitor system that he hopes can eventually replace its physical counterparts.

Researchers at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock are studying how social bots influence the delivery of news via social media during major disasters. The study examines the role of social bots - automated Twitter accounts that attempt to affect or influence the behaviors of others - and their coordination and communication patterns with complex organizational structures to disseminate information during four natural disasters that occurred in 2017.

For the 13th time in program history, the University of Arkansas at Little Rock volleyball team has earned the American Volleyball Coaches Association's Team Academic Award for the 2017-18 academic year.

Little Rock juniors George Scanlon and Justin Warren have been named Division I Srixon/Cleveland Golf All-America Scholars for the 2017-18 season.

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock Human Resource Society has earned a Superior Merit Award designation highlighting the student chapter for providing superior growth and development opportunities for its members during the 2017-18 academic year.

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law announces its spring 2018 graduates.

A team of systems engineering students at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock has gone where no UA Little Rock students have gone before by participating in the Human Powered Vehicle Challenge. For their senior design and capstone project, Team Captain Hugh Benfer, Nathanael Menhinick, Cameron Palmer, Jason Reed, and Shelby Wingate designed and built the university's first human powered vehicle. Dr. Jin Lee, professor of systems engineering, and Dr. Samer Yahya, visiting scholar of systems engineering, served as the team's faculty advisors.

Erica Olson, of Gassville, Arkansas, received $2,500 from the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship program. She will use the money to study at the University of Granada: Center of Modern Languages in Spain during the fall semester.