- University News Archive - 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock /news-archive/tag/affirmative-risk-management/ 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Tue, 20 Feb 2018 21:04:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 CRE8 event showcases new Windgate Center, raises scholarship money /news-archive/2018/02/20/cre8-2/ Tue, 20 Feb 2018 21:04:34 +0000 /news/?p=69489 ... CRE8 event showcases new Windgate Center, raises scholarship money]]> The Windgate聽Foundation gave $20.3 million to build the center, which houses all of the university鈥檚 art and design programs. More recently, the foundation gave an additional $603,000 of which $425,000 will be used to endow the Windgate Professorship in Art and Design, a permanent, tenure track position. Of the remaining money, $103,000 will support a visiting artist-in-residence for two years in contemporary crafts, and $75,000 is dedicated for gallery program and support. CRE8, presented by , drew more than 350 people and raised more than $92,000 with proceeds earmarked for scholarships for art and design students. 鈥淭his gift is not just a building.聽It is an opportunity for us to make a huge difference in the lives of our students,鈥 Tom Clifton, interim dean of the College of Arts, Letters, and Sciences told the crowd. 鈥淚t is a chance to give them pathways they wouldn鈥檛 otherwise have and change their lives and their futures.鈥 CRE8 also showcased the many types of creative work taking place daily in the center, from ceramics and 3D design to furniture design. In the yard foundry, Sculpture Art Professor Michael Warrick demonstrated a bronze pour twice during the evening. Visitors saw woodworking, metalsmithing, blacksmithing, jewelry making and ceramics, while other faculty conducted demonstrations in photography, portrait lighting, 3D prints and laser, character animation, graphic design and painting. Visitors explored the center鈥檚 two galleries that house works from 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Permanent Collection and the visiting exhibit “.” While most visitors expected to see lots of art, they didn鈥檛 expect to take home a piece of art. 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock sculpture art professor Michael Warrick and other art faculty and students created more than 200 鈥渟pirit houses鈥 for their guests.
Michael Warrick individually numbers the wooden "spirit houses" for CRE8.

Michael Warrick individually numbers the wooden “spirit houses” for CRE8.

The wooden houses came boxed with a simple explanation: 鈥淓ach unique house is given as an expression of appreciation for the special and kind gesture of supporting the creative spirit.鈥 Warrick has made hundreds of the houses over the past 20 years to give friends and family as a thank-you of sorts. The project started when his wife had serious complications during childbirth. To thank the many friends and family who helped them, he gave a simple wooden house he crafted. He thought the spirit houses would be a perfect way to say thanks to the university supporters who attended Friday night鈥檚 ticketed event. Using scraps of hardwood, faculty members Peter Scheidt and Julia Baugh helped Warrick cut, sand, and glue the wood pieces. Graphic design professor Kevin Cates designed the Windgate Center for Art聽+ Design logo. Andy Huss, a local sculptor, volunteered time sanding and clear coating the pieces. Graphic design student Chassidy Siratt laser-cut a Windgate Center logo on the bottom of each house, and Warrick individually numbered the houses – like art collector pieces. In photo top right: Former and current chairs of the Department of Art from the past 30 years attended CRE8 on Feb. 16 to celebrate the Windgate Center for Design + Art. From left: Don Van Horn (1988-93), Floyd Martin (1994-95), Jane Brown (1996-98), Win Bruhl (1998-2013), Tom Clifton (2013-2016), Mia Hall (2016-2017), and Carey Roberson (2017-present).  ]]> 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock to celebrate new Windgate Center of Art + Design with scholarship fundraiser /news-archive/2018/01/23/cre8/ Tue, 23 Jan 2018 17:39:33 +0000 /news/?p=69073 ... 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock to celebrate new Windgate Center of Art + Design with scholarship fundraiser]]> The event begins at 7 p.m. and honors the Windgate Charitable Foundation for its generosity in making the new visual arts facility possible and its ongoing support of 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock鈥檚 Department of Art and Design. 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock students and faculty members will conduct art demonstrations throughout the evening, and libations and hors d鈥檕euvres, sponsored by Trio鈥檚 and ROXOR Artisan Gin, will be located throughout the building to encourage exploration. Tickets are $100 for general admission, $50 for lifetime members of the Alumni Association and 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock employees, and may be purchased at ualr.at/cre8. A VIP reception for sponsors will take place from 6-7 p.m. The 65,000-square-foot center brings all programs in 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock鈥檚 Department of Art and Design under one roof. The department currently has the broadest art and design course offerings in Arkansas, including the only programs in furniture design and metalsmithing. All proceeds from sponsorships and ticket sales will go toward the $3 million goal to endow art student scholarships. 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock has raised more than $1 million for endowed scholarship funds for art and design students since 2016, said Tom Clifton, interim dean of the College of Arts, Letters, and Sciences. Scholarship funds raised will substantially enhance the 10 existing scholarships dedicated to art and design students. The increased scholarship opportunities are expected to help attract the most talented and promising art students to 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock. 鈥淭he Windgate Center for Art + Design scholarship initiative is an incredibly worthy endeavor, and all Little Rock citizens have an opportunity to be part of this legacy by helping students achieve success and by helping the university gain national attention as a great art center,鈥 said Mark L. Pollack, a 1988 graduate of 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock and founder of Affirmative Risk Management. 鈥淕iving back to those who have helped my wife Patricia and me reach our goals in life is one of the most rewarding things we鈥檝e had the honor of doing,鈥 Pollack continued. 鈥溙切腣log传媒 Little Rock has provided us the underpinning that enabled us to reach a point in our lives where we are able to give back and help other students reach their goals through higher education.鈥 Other event sponsors include Mark and Patricia Pollack, Thompson Electric, Arvest, BK Moulding & Mainframe Artworks, Glass Erectors, Anne Mourning, LaRand Thomas, Hogan Taylor CPA鈥檚 + Advisors, and WER Architects/Planners. For sponsorship information, contact Joseph Lampo, director of development for the arts, at 501-569-8326 or email jwlampo@ualr.edu.]]> 糖心Vlog传媒LR College of Business honors distinguished alumni /news-archive/2016/10/24/ualr-college-of-business-honors-distinguished-alumni/ Mon, 24 Oct 2016 16:58:57 +0000 /news/?p=65592 ... 糖心Vlog传媒LR College of Business honors distinguished alumni]]> The University of Arkansas at Little Rock College of Business honored Mark Pollack as the 2016 Distinguished Alumni of the Year during an Oct. 19 award luncheon at the downtown Little Rock Marriott. Pollack, president of , is a former member of the 糖心Vlog传媒LR College of Business Advisory Council, a current member of the 糖心Vlog传媒LR Foundation Fund Board, and a longtime supporter of the university. More than 375 business professionals attended the event, which also recognized Thomas Dickinson, general manager of , as this year鈥檚 winner of the Dean鈥檚 Award for Excellence. Dickinson, a 2007 graduate of the 糖心Vlog传媒LR Executive MBA program, is a former member of the 糖心Vlog传媒LR Alumni Board, a current member of Rotary Club 99, a board member of the Boys and Girls Club of Central Arkansas, the treasurer and vice president of the Arkansas Chapter of the Associated General Contractors, and a board member of the 糖心Vlog传媒LR Board of Visitors.

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Stephen Harrow Smith Dean of Business Jane Wayland announced the creation of the College of Business Alumni Board. Members of the board were recognized during the luncheon and include Brittney Allen, Whitney Campbell, Robert Grasby, Kyle Houston, Ivan Hudson, Gus Leeper, Rebecca McEachern, Mario Montenegro, Glen Ritta, Christa Rowland, Charley Swann, Abbey Vibhakar, Andrijana Vukovich, and J.C. Keeton. Lynn Hamilton, president and general manager of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, served as the master of ceremonies. 糖心Vlog传媒LR College of Business Student Ambassador Kiauna Rome gave an inspiring talk about why she chose 糖心Vlog传媒LR and the impact the experience has had on her life. In the upper right photo,聽糖心Vlog传媒LR Chancellor Andrew Rogerson (center) congratulates award recipients Thomas Dickinson (left) and Mark Pollack (right) during the College of Business Distinguished Alumni Luncheon.聽]]>