With more than 9,000 students and 100 programs, UA Little Rock offers learning, research, service, social and career opportunities that can only be found at a metropolitan university located in Arkansas' capital city.
(see more)With more than 9,000 students and 100 programs, UA Little Rock offers learning, research, service, social and career opportunities that can only be found at a metropolitan university located in Arkansas' capital city.
Garuba earns 2018 Kevin Crass Heart of a Trojan Award
Little Rock soccer senior Fali Garuba was awarded the second annual Kevin A. Crass Heart of a Trojan award at the Trojans' Senior Honors Luncheon on Tuesday, May 1.

Sports -
2018 May 7
College of Engineering and Information Technology announces award winners
The George W. Donaghey College of Engineering and Information Technology at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock honored nearly 100 awards winners during the college's annual awards ceremony on April 27.

Academic Award -
2018 May 4
Applied Communication Department honors top students, alumni, and community partners
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock Department of Applied Communication honored its top students during the department's annual awards ceremony on April 19.

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2018 May 4

School of Mass Communication honors award-winning students
The UA Little Rock School of Mass Communication recognized its top students during the 18th annual awards ceremony on April 12.

Academic Award -
2018 May 4
UA Little Rock business students win first place in Florida business competition
Three students enrolled in the Master of Business Administration program at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock won first place and a $4,000 prize in the Business Case Competition held April 13-14 at the University of West Florida.

Student Competition -
2018 May 4

UA Little Rock students receive grants to study Arabic in Morocco
Two University of Arkansas at Little Rock students have been awarded grants from the Middle Eastern Studies Program to study Arabic abroad this summer.

Research / Grant -
2018 May 4
UA Little Rock announces Fall 2017 graduates
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock congratulates more than 700 students who received their academic degrees on Dec. 16, 2017.

Graduation -
2018 May 2
Forum reporters win awards from Arkansas College Media Association
Staff members of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock's newspaper The Forum took home nine awards from the Arkansas College Media Association's annual conference April 6 at Henderson State University.

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2018 May 2

UA Little Rock students create new inventory management system for Maumelle business through Real World Classroom Program
A team of students from Dr. Vess Johnson's Information Systems Development Project course developed a customized inventory management system for Splashwear Aquatics during the fall 2017 term. The course is the capstone for business information systems majors.

Work Experience -
2018 Apr 27
UA Little Rock students win Alabama hackathon with cryptocurrency prototype app
Two University of Arkansas at Little Rock students took home a big win as first place winners of CrimsonHacks, a Major League Hacking event held April 14-15 at the University of Alabama.

Student Competition -
2018 Apr 25

UA Little Rock wins award at National Model Arab League
Two University of Arkansas at Little Rock students received the Distinguished Delegation Award for their representation of Jordan at the National Model Arab League Conference April 4-9 at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C.

Student Competition -
2018 Apr 25
UA Little Rock first-generation college student builds legacy through education
Nora Bouzihay, a doctoral student of education at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, was the first female in her family to graduate from high school, attend college, obtain a bachelor's degree, master's degree, and pursue a doctorate degree.

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2018 Apr 20
UA Little Rock students attend National Model Arab League Conference in Washington, D. C.
A group of 20 students from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock to attend the National Model Arab League Conference April 4-9 at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C.

Club or Organization -
2018 Apr 25
Math Department announces Calculus Bowl winners
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock Mathematics and Statistics Department recently announced the individual winners of its Calculus Bowl.

Student Competition -
2018 Apr 20
UA Little Rock alumnus named 2018 Arkansas Community Service award honoree
Corrigan Revels, a University of Arkansas at Little Rock alumnus, will be recognized as one of 11 Arkansas Community Service Award honorees on Friday, April 20, for his dedication and commitment to students participating in UA Little Rock's Children International program.

Community Service -
2018 Apr 20
UA Little Rock student awarded prestigious National Science Foundation fellowship
John Siratt, a graduate student studying mathematics at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, was recently named as a recipient of the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship.

Academic Award -
2018 Apr 20

UA Little Rock students participate in Calculus Bowl
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock Department of Mathematic and Statistics had 45 UA Little Rock students to participate in its Calculus Bowl on April 6.

Club or Organization -
2018 Apr 20
UA Little Rock student uses Signature Experience Award to conduct research in Bahamas
Rebecca Bishop, a Donaghey Scholar whose research interests lie in the health of diseased coral reef, will use her Signature Experience Award funds this summer to travel to San Salvador, an island in the Bahamas, to collect and analyze coral reef samples at the Gerace Research Centre.

Research / Grant -
2018 Apr 10
Signature Experience Award funds study of Argentina films and their role in LGBTQ rights
Dylan Wright, a University of Arkansas at Little Rock Spanish and political science double major, is using his Signature Experience Award to examine Argentina's films and determine the role they play in citizens' LGBTQ rights.

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2018 Apr 10

UA Little Rock Trojan Pep Band travels to NCAA Tournament
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock Trojan Pep Band travelled to Tallahassee, Florida with the women's basketball team for the NCAA tournament, helping the Trojans to feel at home.

Sports -
2018 Apr 10

UA Little Rock women's basketball team earns No. 14 in NCAA tournament
Little Rock women's basketball team earned a No. 14 seed in the 2018 NCAA Tournament and ended their season against the number three seed, Florida State, on Saturday, March 17, in Tallahassee, Florida.

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2018 Apr 10

Signature Experience Award to fund student's travel to conference in Philadelphia
Thanks to her Signature Experience Award, Nicole Ursin, a junior double majoring in history and anthropology, will present her research at the Society for Applied Anthropology Conference in Philadelphia, April 3-7.

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2018 Apr 10
UA Little Rock announces student competitive art award winners
University of Arkansas at Little Rock art and design students showed off their best work during the Annual Student Competitive art show in the Brad Cushman Gallery in the Windgate Center of Art + Design from March 26 to April 15. The winners of the competition were announced during an awards reception Tuesday, March 27.

Student Competition -
2018 Apr 4
UA Little Rock students present research at Art History Symposium
Three University of Arkansas at Little Rock students presented research at the 28th annual Arkansas College Art History Symposium March 8-9 at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville.

Achievement (Other) -
2018 Mar 30

UA Little Rock students take third place in heavy civil engineering competition
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock construction engineering team took third place at the TEXO/Associated Schools of Construction Region 5 competition on Feb. 19 in Dallas.

Student Competition -
2018 Mar 29

UA Little Rock students advance to semi-finals during the National Association of Teachers of Singing conference
Four University of Arkansas at Little Rock Department of Music students advanced to the semi-finals during the 2018 spring conference of the National Association of Teachers of Singing on February 23-24 at the University of Central Arkansas.

Academic competition -
2018 Mar 19

UA Little Rock students participate in National Association of Teachers of Singing Spring Conference
Six University of Arkansas at Little Rock Department of Music students participated in the National Association of Teachers of Singing 2018 spring conference on February 23-24 at the University of Central Arkansas.

Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement -
2018 Mar 19
UA Little Rock students take first place in National Association of Teachers of Singing conference
Two University of Arkansas at Little Rock Department of Music students took home first place in their respective categories during the final competition round of the National Association of Teachers of Singing 2018 spring conference on February 23-24 at the University of Central Arkansas.

Student Competition -
2018 Mar 19
UA Little Rock Kappa Sigma chapter leads all Arkansas chapters in scholarship fundraising
The Theta Eta chapter of the Kappa Sigma fraternity at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock led all Arkansas chapters in scholarship fundraising this year, raking in $2,383.

Greek Organizations -
2018 Mar 15

Kappa Sigma chapter president named as fifth highest-raising undergraduate in the nation
Chris Stephens, the chapter president of the Kappa Sigma fraternity at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, was named by the national organization as the fifth highest scholarship raising undergraduate this year.

Greek Organizations -
2018 Mar 15