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糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Names Dorn as Chancellor鈥檚 Chief of Staff

Photo of Alicia Dorn by Ben Krain.
Alicia Dorn
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock has named Alicia Dorn as the new chancellor鈥檚 chief of staff. Dorn, a native of Pine Bluff, serves as the primary liaison to the Office of the Chancellor and assists in areas of communication, planning and preparation, project management, and other administrative responsibilities. One of her first major projects will be to assist in the creation of the university鈥檚 new five-year strategic plan. 鈥淚 am extremely happy and excited that I was chosen as the chancellor鈥檚 chief of staff, which means they trust that I am very qualified to assist the chancellor in her vision for the university,鈥 Dorn said. 鈥淚鈥檓 so grateful to be a part of that. I鈥檓 looking forward to all that I will learn in this position and to contribute to the university community in a meaningful way.鈥 Prior to joining 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock, Dorn worked as the communications director in the School of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Human Sciences at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff where she supervised a staff of five to manage all communication functions for the school. 鈥淚 became interested in working in higher education because I know the impact that higher education had on my life as far as opening and expanding my mind and the wealth of opportunities that I wouldn鈥檛 have without higher education,鈥 Dorn said. 鈥淚 just want others to be able to experience that and know the power of furthering your education.鈥 She also previously served as the communications director and part-time deputy for the Jefferson County Sheriff鈥檚 Office. 鈥淚n order for me to be effective in my position and represent the sheriff鈥檚 office correctly, I felt I needed to understand from the deputy鈥檚 perspective, so I completed the part-time certification in conjunction with my full-time job as communications director.鈥 Dorn earned a bachelor鈥檚 degree in mass communication/broadcast journalism from the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff and a Master of Public Administration from 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock. She said she鈥檚 grateful for the opportunity to work for the alma mater that helped her so much. 鈥淚鈥檓 happy to be able to give back to the university that helped establish who I am today,鈥 Dorn said. 鈥淭hey invested in me as a student. I get the chance to come back to a place that helped enhance my skills, abilities, and talents. It鈥檚 an honor to give back to the university that gave so much to me.鈥