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- University News Archive - ��Vlog��ý Little Rock /news-archive/tag/aresh-assadi/ ��Vlog��ý Little Rock Fri, 04 Mar 2022 14:43:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 ��Vlog��ý Little Rock to Host Out of the Darkness Suicide Prevention Walk April 2 /news-archive/2022/03/04/out-darkness-suicide-prevention-walk/ Fri, 04 Mar 2022 14:43:43 +0000 /news/?p=81100 ...]]> ��Vlog��ý Little Rock Counseling Services is partnering with the Arkansas chapter of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention to hold the fourth annual Out of the Darkness Campus Walk for Suicide Prevention beginning at the Donaghey Student Center mall area. “Having the walk on campus will encourage people to have conversations about the serious issue of suicide,” said Dr. Mike Kirk, director of ��Vlog��ý Little Rock Counseling Services. “We also want to promote seeking help from a mental health professional as a positive behavior that healthy individuals participate in when appropriate.” Registration will begin at 11:30 a.m. with vendors, food, and music. The opening ceremony will begin at 1 p.m. followed by a one-mile walk around campus to promote suicide prevention. The event is open to ��Vlog��ý Little Rock students, faculty, staff, alumni, and members of the public. There is no cost to participate. Any participant who raises $100 will receive a T-shirt. Those who cannot attend the walk in person can also join as virtual walkers. All proceeds will go to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. About 1,100 college students die from suicide every year, according to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. In Arkansas, suicide is the third leading cause of death for those aged 15-24 and the 10th leading cause of death in the state. Suicide prevention is especially important on college campuses since suicide is the second leading cause of death in the world for those ages 15-29, according to the . Participants may register for the walk at . For more information, contact Aresh Assadi at 501-906-3185 or axassadi@ualr.edu.]]> Assadi Earns Doctorate at ��Vlog��ý Little Rock /news-archive/2021/12/14/assadi-commencement/ Tue, 14 Dec 2021 14:29:46 +0000 /news/?p=80560 ...]]> This month, Assadi, assistant director of counseling services at ��Vlog��ý Little Rock, will graduate with a Doctor of Education in Higher Education with a concentration in student affairs. “It really feels amazing to be graduating,” Assadi said. “It’s been a long process to see this day. I’ve been working on my dissertation for six years. People are calling me Dr. Assadi, and it’s still a shock to me.” Assadi joined ��Vlog��ý Little Rock in 2010 as a therapist and career counselor, and began working on his Ph.D. in 2013. “I always knew I wanted to get a doctorate. It’s something I knew from a very young age,” Assadi said. “My father was a big proponent of higher education. He was an immigrant. Due to not having a firm grasp of the English language, he was often passed over on promotions. He instilled in me a strong work ethic and a love of education.” Over the years, Assadi said he learned important skills that helped him excel in his career. “I just learned so much in that program,” Assadi said. “It’s one of the biggest reasons I got promoted to begin with because I learned so many things along the way. One example is fundraising. During Dr. Barrett’s class, Bob Denman came in and talked about fundraising. After that, we ended up raising $60,000 for mental health programs and scholarships on campus.” In February 2020, Assadi was promoted to assistant director of Counseling Services just one month before the COVID-19 pandemic closed schools down. “With classes being remote, you would think it would be less busy, but it was the opposite for Counseling Services,” Assadi said. “We were the busiest we have ever been in the past year. I think the pandemic shone a light on how important mental health is. People were dealing with isolation, hopelessness, depression, financial problems, health issues, and more. It was a scary time for people, and it made the stigma of going and getting counseling less severe.” Meanwhile, Assadi completed his dissertation exploring masculinity, mental health, and attitudes towards willingness to seek help among male college students. “This is a common phenomenon across campus colleges,” Assadi said. “There is a lot of stigma when it comes to mental health in general. Younger people and men have even more negative attitudes when it comes to seeking help for mental health. That is very bad considering the high rates of suicide among college students. Early detection and treatment is crucial to treating mental health disorders. Stigma delays the process a lot and results in horrible consequences.” His advice for college students is to take care of their mental health. Assadi said students can get tips on how to keep healthy minds and bodies by checking out the Wellness and Inclusion Instagram page. “I really encourage students to take care of their mental health and engage in self-care,” Assadi said. “College students shouldn’t be scared to ask for help. It doesn’t matter how big or small your problem is, there is someone on campus who can help you.”]]> Rotary Club donates $1,000 to Trojan Food Pantry /news-archive/2019/07/16/rotary-club-donation/ Tue, 16 Jul 2019 14:39:04 +0000 /news/?p=74735 ...]]> The ��Vlog��ý Little Rock’s Trojan Food Pantry will be better stocked this fall thanks to a $1,000 cash donation from the Rotary Club of Little Rock Midtowne chapter. Members of the Rotary Club of Little Rock Midtowne presented an oversized check on July 8 to Aresh Assadi, a counselor in ��Vlog��ý Little Rock’s Counseling Services and other university employees. The gift was one of the last donations made by the club as it merges with the West Little Rock Rotary Club, of which Assadi is a member. The donation was “a nice way to end an era and begin a new chapter,” the chapter announced on its Facebook page. “I know what it is like to try to feed yourself on a tight budget while in college, and that is why I have been helping the pantry any way I can since 2015-2016,” Assadi said. “The ��Vlog��ý Little Rock Food Pantry is actually one of our service projects. Rotary has given three checks and three carts to the pantry. My fellow Rotarians also provide weekly donations as well.” The Food Pantry also receives generous donations from Walmart, Kroger, Natural Grocers, Fresh Market, Target, PCSI, American Gold and Silver Exchange, Arkansas Family Dental, Altitude Trampoline Park, and many other organizations and individuals. The Trojan Food Pantry provides food to 200-250 ��Vlog��ý Little Rock students, staff, and faculty each month who experience food insecurity. The pantry operates your-round, and in the summer, it offers fresh vegetables and produce grown in the Campus Garden. “We thank the Midtown Rotary Club for their generous donation to the Trojan Food Pantry,” said Amber Wolf, coordinator of the Chancellor’s Leadership Corps, Trojan Marketplace Food Pantry and Career Closet. “With their donation, we will be able to keep our pantry stocked and continue the fight to end hunger on our campus.” The Trojan Pantry is located on the second floor of the Administration North building. Summer hours are 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Monday through Thursday. ]]> Faculty and staff lead in giving to ��Vlog��ý Little Rock /news-archive/2019/03/08/faculty-staff-giving/ Fri, 08 Mar 2019 20:22:33 +0000 /news/?p=73662 ...]]> Faculty and staff at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock have once again surpassed the national average for faculty and staff giving with the 2018 ALL IN Campus Campaign. Last year, more than 700 faculty and staff members – 46 percent of all employees – contributed to the campaign. Faculty and staff giving is important to the university’s overall fundraising efforts because foundations and corporations look for a high percentage of employee giving when making funding decisions. The national average for faculty and staff giving is 25 percent. “The level of support received from our faculty and staff members inspires,” said Christian O’Neal, vice chancellor for university advancement. “I cannot express how grateful I am to serve with faculty and staff members who show their support.” With the Campus Campaign, the emphasis is on participation rather than dollar amounts.

“Each gift, whether $1 or $1,000, is truly significant,” said Samantha Wiley, director of annual giving. Funds raised through the annual Campus Campaign provide funding for programs, department and scholarships. “As a faculty member and parent of a ��Vlog��ý Little Rock alum, I’ve witnessed the impact first-hand that these scholarships can have on a student’s success,” said Tom Clifton, chair of the Department of Art and Design and a Campus Campaign steering committee member. “I think it’s important that we commit to the university as we ask others to do so.” Aresh Assadi, another member of the Campus Campaign steering committee, said the level of faculty and staff participation is a point of pride for the university. “As a first-generation student who has benefited immensely from receiving a college education, I am happy to be a part of this steering committee,” he said. “I believe that we are raising money for a great cause, and it has been incredibly heartwarming to witness the commitment that our faculty and staff have for our students. The internal giving rate at this campus is much higher than most.” Recurring payroll deductions increased by 2 percent in 2018 over 2017. Additionally, the Office of Alumni and Development received several new planned giving commitments which will benefit students in perpetuity.

Campus Departments with 100 percent participation in the campaign received commemorative ��Vlog��ý Little Rock water bottles provided by the alumni association. They are as follows: Alumni and Development, Budget Office, Business Micro Computer Lab, College of Education and Health Professions Advising and Support Center, College of Arts Letters and Sciences Dean’s Office, College of Engineering and Information Technology Dean’s Office, Jodie Mahony Center for Gifted Education, Mail Services, Office of Military Student Success, Office of Title IX, Study Abroad, ��Vlog��ý Little Rock STEM Center, and University Affairs. Members of the Campus Campaign Steering Committee included JR Andrews, Aresh Assadi, Dr. Greg Barrett, Tyson Baldwin, Regina Wade-Carter, Tom Clifton, Shawana Diaz, Dr. Christina Drale, Cassie Gehring, Keli Jacobi, Joni Lee, Darrell Morrison, Ashley Nipp, Dr. Mary Parker, Michael Singleton, Linda Stipsky, and Samantha Wiley. Employees who work in the Jodie Mahoney Center for Gifted Education (top right), College of Engineering and Information Technology Dean’s Office (above left) , and Mail Services (bottom right) all have 100 percent participation in the 2018 Campus Campaign. ]]> ��Vlog��ý Little Rock professors to present research at renowned educational conference in New York /news-archive/2018/04/02/ua-little-rock-professors-present-research-educational-conference-new-york/ Mon, 02 Apr 2018 16:29:25 +0000 /news/?p=70006 ...]]> Sixteen professors from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock will present research at the 2018 American Educational Research Association (AERA) annual conference in New York, April 13-17. AERA is a national research society that seeks to improve the educational process by encouraging scholarly studies rooted in education and evaluation, and promoting the distribution and practical application of research results. There are more than 25,000 members associated with the renowned society, including university faculty, researchers, graduate students, and other distinguished professionals with rich and diverse expertise in education research. ��Vlog��ý Little Rock presenters and their research topics include:

“Analyzing Determinants and Outcomes of Teachers’ Professional Identity and Organizational Identification: Does School Context Matter?” by Ibrahim Duyar, assistant professor of education, Paul Crutcher, assistant professor of English, Andrew Hunt, education minor advisor, and Muhammed Bogrek, alumni
“Beyond ��Vlog��ý: Achievement Values Among Low-Socioeconomic Status African American and Latino Students” by Daryl Tate, assistant professor of education
“Effects of an Engineering and Science Intervention on the Science Achievement of Talented Elementary Students” by Ann Robinson, professor and director of the Jodie Mahony Center for Gifted Education, Kristy Kidd, program director of the Jodie Mahony Center for Gifted Education, and Keila Moreno Navarette, STEM Starters+ data specialist
“Investigating Wording Versus Construct Effects for a Modified Perceived Stress Scale” by Dent Gitchel, associate professor of rehabilitation and counseling
“Masculinity, Depression, and Attitudes on Willingness to Seek Help in Male College-Aged Students” by Aresh Assadi, counselor, and Jim Vander Putten, professor of education
“PUBLICizing Educational Research by Writing for Nonacademic Audiences: A Workshop for Justice-Oriented Scholars” by Daryl Tate, assistant professor of education
“Spotting Gaps: An Engineering Curriculum Platform for Advanced Learners From Culturally Diverse and/or Low-income Households” by Robinson, Monica Meadows, collaborative faculty of gifted education, and Christine Deitz, associate director of the Jodie Mahony Center
“Teachers’ Professional Identity and Organizational identification in High-Minority and Low-Socioeconomic Status Charter Schools” by Ibrahim Duyar, assistant professor of education, Carolyn Turturro, associate professor of social work, and Muhammed Bogrek, alumni
“Women Representation in Educational Psychology Journals: An Analysis of Authorship and Citations by Gender” by Amanda Nolen, assistant professor of education, Nancy Hamilton, associate professor of educational foundations
“Responses to Item Wording on Stress and Anxiety Scales for Adults with Disabilities” by Dent Gitchel, associate professor of rehabilitation and counseling

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