/news-archive/tag/adult-education/ 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Wed, 12 Apr 2017 13:37:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 /news-archive/2017/04/12/college-nontraditional-students/ Wed, 12 Apr 2017 13:37:54 +0000 /news/?p=66788 ... 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock ranked top college for nontraditional students]]> ranked 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock 13th on its list of the for the 2017-18 academic year. As more and more adults return to the classroom, it鈥檚 important for colleges to offer programs and services, such as online courses, an active veterans office, and accelerated programs geared toward nontraditional students who are often balancing full-time jobs and families. 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock was highlighted for its great online degree programs; the Student Experience Center, which offers numerous support programs, services, scholarships, and orientations for nontraditional students; and the Non-Traditional Student Program, designed to help adult students reach their educational goals. The article also notes the Office of Military Student Success, which assists active duty military members, veterans, and their families. 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock is a military friendly university, which opened the Military Student Success Center in December 2016, where military students can socialize, study, and get information about available resources. Great Value Colleges ranked the colleges and universities based on a point system utilizing a variety of factors, including affordability, online degree programs, graduate programs, programs and services geared toward nontraditional students, student retention, and student-to-faculty ratio.]]> /news-archive/2016/12/12/graduating-student/ Mon, 12 Dec 2016 18:48:25 +0000 /news/?p=65948 ... Graduating student: 鈥楨very struggle was worth it鈥�]]> For the past six years, Davis fought tirelessly to complete graduate school while her husband and son were incarcerated. 聽 During the Dec. 17 fall graduation ceremony, Davis expects to complete her journey of obtaining master鈥檚 degrees in adult education and rehabilitation counseling 鈥� with a 3.5 GPA. 鈥�I was told that I would never be able to accomplish this goal, especially while working full time and trying to maintain everything for myself,鈥� Davis said. In October 2014, Davis鈥� son was incarcerated, leaving her as the caretaker of his two children. While stepping in as a mother figure for her grandchildren, Davis also cared for her adult daughter, who has developmental disabilities. 聽 鈥淭his load seemed unbearable,鈥� Davis said. 鈥淚 felt like giving up. I just wanted to say I am never going to accomplish such an unreachable goal, but little did I know, God had a plan for me.鈥� Although she encountered setbacks, such as retaking courses, she did what was necessary to keep going. 鈥淚n May 2016, my husband was incarcerated,鈥� Davis said. 鈥淚 felt so alone and abandoned. My focus to study was nearly destroyed. I felt that I鈥檇 reached the point of no return where academics were concerned.鈥� Knowing that her end results would be greater than her circumstances, Davis kept at it. Thanks to the support of her family and the faculty and staff at the university, she made it through the fall semester, bringing her one step closer to walking across the commencement stage. 鈥淚 appreciate everyone who helped me in some way or another to achieve my goals,鈥� Davis said. 鈥淚 also appreciate those who never gave up on me and cheered me on even when I wanted to give up. Every struggle was worth it.鈥� With two degrees under her belt, Davis plans to become an educational trainer as well as a counselor and therapist. She also aspires to become a bestselling author and entrepreneur, traveling the world to help young children and families dealing with abandonment issues. 鈥淚 will take what I have been given and work hard to leave a legacy for not only my children and grandchildren, but others whose lives I will touch along the way.鈥�]]> /news-archive/2016/07/14/jennifer-holtz-director-school-counseling-human-performance-rehabilitation/ Thu, 14 Jul 2016 14:55:25 +0000 /news/?p=64742 ... Jennifer Holtz named director of School of Counseling, Human Performance and Rehabilitation]]> Jennifer Holtz has been named the new head of the School of Counseling, Human Performance, and Rehabilitation at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. As director, Holtz is in charge of the school鈥檚 nine graduate and undergraduate academic programs. She is also the coordinator of the 糖心Vlog传媒LR Master of Education in adult and professional learning program. While working as an assistant professor at DePaul University, Holtz began her 糖心Vlog传媒LR career as an adjunct faculty member in 2010. She was hired as an assistant professor in 2012 and promoted to associate professor in 2015. She has also worked as a clinical instructor at the University of Kansas School of Medicine and as a visiting scholar at Cincinnati Children鈥檚 Hospital. Holtz has a bachelor鈥檚 degree in biology from Newman University and a master鈥檚 degree in gerontology from Wichita State University. She received her doctoral degree in adult, continuing, and occupational education from Kansas State University in 2002. Hailing from Chicago, Holtz is an avid gardener and reader with an appreciation for French and German history and pre-Soviet Russian social history. She has two basset hounds, Miki and Ditka, who are named after retired professional athletes. Miki is named after Stan Mikita of the Chicago Blackhawks, and Ditka is named for Mike Ditka of the Chicago Bears. ]]>