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- University News Archive - ��Vlog��ý Little Rock /news-archive/tag/arkansas-heart-hospital/ ��Vlog��ý Little Rock Fri, 12 Apr 2019 22:15:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Taste of Little Rock draws record crowd, raises $100,000 /news-archive/2019/04/12/taste-of-little-rock-2/ Fri, 12 Apr 2019 22:15:18 +0000 /news/?p=74039 ...]]> Taste of Little Rock set new records this year, with nearly 800 people attending and more than $100,000 raised for student scholarships. Visitors were treated to tamales from , perfectly plated beef medallions with mashed potato from Arthur’s, melt-in-your-mouth sweets from , frozen treats from and many other cuisines provided by this year’s 33 vendors. served a seafood pasta that won over the crowd and earned the restaurant the “Best of Taste” designation for the second year in a row. “This was by far the most highly attended Taste of Little Rock yet,” said Ryan Miller, director of the ��Vlog��ý Little Rock Alumni Association. “We are excited that this event continues to grow and have an impact on student scholarships.” The event raised just over $100,000 for student scholarships.

“This event wouldn’t happen without our volunteers,” Miller said. “Mauri Douglass has been the longtime chair of this event, and we wouldn’t be successful without her guidance. Stephanie Caruthers stepped in to serve as co-chair, and we look forward to her leadership in the coming year. Additionally, the Alumni Board and Taste of Little Rock committee put in countless hours securing sponsors and restaurants to make the event a success, and we had more than 75 student volunteers.” This year’s Taste of Little Rock paid tribute to Arkansas Heart Hospital CEO Bruce Murphy for his longtime support of ��Vlog��ý Little Rock and his work to impact the health of Arkansans. Murphy, who graduated from ��Vlog��ý Little Rock in 1975 with a Bachelor of Science, has been a longtime supporter of ��Vlog��ý Little Rock. Last year, he gave $800,000 to the College of Education and Health Professions. That gift helps support the Student Success Initiatives Fund, which provides academic tutoring and mentoring to students as well as a full-time social worker to assist students. On April 3, the night before Taste of the Little Rock, ��Vlog��ý Little Rock hosted a small reception honoring Dr. Murphy. Sloan Davidson, director of the nursing department, told Dr. Murphy that her students have benefited tremendously from having access to a social worker. Nursing is ��Vlog��ý Little Rock’s largest major, with more than 400 students enrolled in associate degree programs and another 400 in the Bachelor of Science in Nursing program. “Many students have life issues, and their financial need is tremendous,” she said. “A majority are first-generation, and oftentimes they work multiple jobs to get through school to better themselves and their families.” Davidson has had students who have dealt with the death of a spouse and a child. “Having resources to help them get through that and have access to mental health care makes all the difference,” she said. “This gift has been a godsend for our program and our students.” The Student Success Initiatives fund includes emergency funds that have been used to help students in desperate situations. “We’ve been able to help students renew their electricity and prevent them from being evicted. We’ve had homeless students we’ve been able to get housing for. It’s just been more than we could ever ask for, and we so appreciate it,” Davidson told Dr. Murphy. Those kinds of resources often mean the difference between students dropping out of school or finishing a degree that will help them get a job with which they can support themselves and their families. ‘“It’s also adding a nurse to our community, where we currently have a nursing shortage,” Davidson said. Murphy said he felt honored by his alma mater. “I believe that I have a debt to pay to for where I am,” he said. “My expectation when I began this was not that I’d be where I am today. I know it is because I was blessed by my Lord, blessed by the education I got, and I was very blessed by the people who helped me and became role models for me, who were the motivators and molders that gave me the opportunity to stay on the road and not the shoulder.” Top right photo: A Taste of Little Rock attendee samples edamame quinoa salad preapred by Arkansas Heart Hospital. Above left: ��Vlog��ý Little Rock student volunteers sample frozen treats from LePop, one of this year’s vendors at Taste of Little Rock. Photos by Benjamin Krain ]]> Taste of Little Rock to honor Dr. Bruce Murphy /news-archive/2019/01/22/taste-of-little-rock/ Tue, 22 Jan 2019 22:17:46 +0000 /news/?p=73185 ...]]> The 16th annual Taste of Little Rock will introduce guests to some of the best food from the finest restaurants in central Arkansas while honoring Arkansas Heart Hospital CEO Bruce Murphy for his longtime support of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock and his work to impact the health of Arkansans. The event will be on Thursday, April 4, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Jack Stephens Center at ��Vlog��ý Little Rock. Proceeds benefit the ��Vlog��ý Little Rock Alumni Association Scholarship Fund. Mauri Douglas (Class of ’74 and ’86) is co-chairing the event for the fifth year along with Stephanie Caruthers, a managing partner at Trios restaurant. “I have helped interview students who have applied for scholarships,” Douglas said. “ I’ve heard their stories. I know what these scholarships mean to our students.” The event honors Dr. Murphy, a longtime Little Rock cardiologist, who graduated in 1975 summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Science from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. In 2011, he became the CEO of Arkansas Heart Hospital. “We are excited to honor Dr. Murphy for his passion to impact the lives of Arkansans through education and creating a healthy lifestyle,” said Ryan Miller, director of the ��Vlog��ý Little Rock Alumni Association. “He is passionate about moving the city of Little Rock forward in collaboration with the university. When I first met him, he said he wanted to make Little Rock more of a college town – and I believe this effort will have a lasting impact on our ��ǳ��ܲԾ��ٲ�.” A longtime supporter of ��Vlog��ý Little Rock, Murphy gave $800,000 last year to the ��Vlog��ý Little Rock College of Education and Health Professions. His gift helps support the Student Success Initiatives Fund, which provides academic tutoring and mentoring to students as well as a full-time social worker to assist students. Murphy said he hopes the gift will help equip students with the resources they need to overcome obstacles that might prevent them from getting a college education. “Dr. Murphy understands the role ��Vlog��ý Little Rock plays in this city and is willing to support programs that promote student success while helping the economy of the region,” ��Vlog��ý Little Rock Chancellor Andrew Rogerson said. Murphy has also been instrumental in creating new and innovative ways to impact the health of Arkansans. His vision of exercise and food as medicine can be seen in a variety of initiatives. The is the largest intensive cardiac rehabilitation facility in the state and the only unit in central Arkansas. There, patients are treated through diet, exercise, and lifestyle education to help them live their best lives. His work is also reflected in the mission of the Arkansas Heart Hospital Foundation, now known as Champions for Health, which focuses on helping Arkansas youth learn how to plan for health. According to Murphy, “To be a transformative organization, you have to be disruptive.” This year’s Taste of Little Rock will feature more than 40 restaurants. Several restaurants from years past will be participating along with some new eateries. “I’ve had many attendees tell me that Taste of Little Rock is their favorite event,” Douglas said. “Once people come, they want to come back again and again.” Tickets are $75 each, or $35 for lifetime alumni members, and can be ]]> Gift of $800,000 to benefit ��Vlog��ý Little Rock education, health professions students /news-archive/2018/04/25/murphy-gift/ Wed, 25 Apr 2018 21:28:01 +0000 /news/?p=70315 ...]]> The University of Arkansas at Little Rock has received an $800,000 gift from Dr. Bruce Murphy, president and chief executive officer of the , that will benefit students in the College of Education and Health Professions. Murphy’s gift supports the Student Success Initiatives Fund within the college. Funding will be used to employ a full-time social worker and provide emergency funds for student support services such as expanded academic support through tutoring and mentoring programs, career development and financial management workshops, emergency student assistance funds, and scholarships. “Dr. Murphy understands the role ��Vlog��ý Little Rock plays in this city and is willing to support programs that promote student success while helping the economy of the region,” said ��Vlog��ý Little Rock Chancellor Andrew Rogerson. “His generous giving to the College of Education and Health Professions to help in the retention and timely graduation of our nursing, social work, and education students clearly serves our students and central Arkansas. I thank him sincerely for his ongoing faith in this university and his commitment to continue to move ��Vlog��ý Little Rock forward in the coming years.” Murphy, a longtime Little Rock cardiologist, graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Science from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. He said he hopes the gift will help equip students with the resources they need to overcome obstacles that might prevent them from getting a college education. “One future Little Rock must face and meet is the hope these kids have to get a college degree,” Murphy said. “This generation needs family-like resources, and we are planning this effort to supply resources to those in need.” About 2,500 students are now enrolled in programs within the College of Education and Health Professions, which includes the ; the School of Counseling, Human Performance and Rehabilitation; the School of Education; Department of Nursing; and School of Social Work. “Students across all of our disciplines have benefited from the availability of these services,” said Dr. Ann B. Bain, dean of the College of Education and Health Professions. “This is a model of support for students that makes a difference in student success. I cannot thank Dr. Murphy enough for his support.” Dr. Bruce Murphy is shown in the photo at top right.]]> On the road to success: Joseph Eggburn /news-archive/2017/12/13/joseph-eggburn-graduation/ Wed, 13 Dec 2017 22:42:41 +0000 /news/?p=68819 ...]]> At just 22, Joseph Eggburn, of Sheridan, has already worked on important construction projects familiar to residents of central Arkansas – the Outlets of Little Rock off I-30 and the recently completed on-ramp from Cantrell Road to I-430 in west Little Rock. Eggburn will graduate Saturday, Dec. 16, with the University of Arkansas at Little Rock Fall Class of 2017 in Jack Stephens Center, earning a Bachelor of Science in Construction Management as well as a new job. In January, Eggburn heads to Memphis, Tennessee, to work as a field engineer with Kiewit Infrastructure South Co., after having interned with the company over the summer in Nashville, Tennessee. Eggburn continued to work with Kiewit this fall on the Cantrell Road on-ramp project, which. The new on-ramp allows motorists on Cantrell Road, also called Arkansas 10, to go north on I-430 without having to make a left turn through traffic. “I came in when they were about 60 percent through on the project,” he said. “We had to cut out the side of a hill at the intersection of I-430 and Cantrell Road. The biggest part of the job was two large retaining walls ranging anywhere from 15 to 40 feet tall.” Before working at Kiewit, Eggburn had earned plenty of construction management experience through the 2 ½ years he spent interning at in Little Rock after meeting company representatives at the College of Engineering and Information Technology Career Fair. Through CDI, he gained valuable work experience as a closeout specialist and estimator. He also worked as a project administrator on the Outlets of Little Rock and Malvern National Bank off south I-30. In 2014, Eggburn came to ��Vlog��ý Little Rock on the advice of a friend. “I heard some very good things about the Construction Management program, and I had a family friend who came to the program,” he said. “Unfortunately, he had an accident and passed away in college. But all he could talk about was the college and how great the program was.” On campus, Eggburn has been an active member of Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity and served as president of the Associated General Contractors (AGC) student chapter. In November, Eggburn received the inaugural AGC Student Chapter Member of the Year award and won a trip to the AGC of America Construction Leadership Conference in Los Angeles. He has participated in the university’s Heavy Civil Competition Team, where teams of six are given a construction project and 16 hours to complete a bid and schedule the project. The team went to Dallas and presented to the competition judges. ��Vlog��ý Little Rock Heavy Civil Competition team placed second in 2016 and third in 2017. Looking back on his ��Vlog��ý Little Rock career, Eggburn advised fellow students that getting involved in student organizations, competition, and networking will put them on the path to success. “I would tell them to get involved in student organizations and any programs that become available that have networking opportunities,” he said. “The more people you know and hands you shake, the better chance you have of getting an internship and landing a full-time job before you are out of college. I would also advise to become a part of a competition team because it is as close to a real-life situation as you will come in college.”]]> Arkansas Heart Hospital to lead diabetes education class /news-archive/2017/03/29/arkansas-heart-hospital-to-lead-diabetes-education-class/ Wed, 29 Mar 2017 20:21:36 +0000 /news/?p=66699 ...]]> Sheron Wiess, a certified diabetes educator from the Arkansas Heart Hospital, will lead the class from noon to 1 p.m. Thursday, April 13, in the Leadership Lounge on the second floor of Donaghey Student Center. Lunch will be provided. The class is limited to 25 participants. Fill out the to register. For more information, contact Employee Wellness Coordinator Karl Lenser at kjlenser@ualr.edu or 501.907.8974. ]]> Arkansas Heart Hospital cardiologist to speak on women and heart disease /news-archive/2017/01/30/arkansas-heart-hospital-heart-disease/ Mon, 30 Jan 2017 15:06:55 +0000 /news/?p=66155 ...]]> will discuss women and heart disease, including symptom recognition, risk factor awareness, and lifestyle modification plans, during a Lunch and Learn event on Tuesday, Feb. 14, in the Student Government Association Leadership Lounge on the second floor of the Donaghey Student Center. The free event, which was open to 25 University of Arkansas at Little Rock faculty and staff, filled up within two hours of its announcement. Lo graduated with honors from Rice University. She then received her medical degree at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, where she was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society. She stayed at UT Southwestern to complete her internal medicine residency and fellowships in cardiology and clinical cardiac electrophysiology. She is board certified in internal medicine, cardiovascular disease, and clinical cardiac electrophysiology. Lo was awarded the American Heart Association Women in Cardiology Trainee Award for Excellence. She specializes in the electrical conduction of the heart and treats patients with a variety of heart rhythm disturbances. Additionally, Lo is an active member of the American College of Cardiology and the Heart Rhythm Society and has given several talks at the national meetings. She is a peer reviewer for scientific journals, including American Journal of Cardiology and Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. For more information, contact Karl Lenser, ��Vlog��ý Little Rock employee wellness coordinator, at 501.907.8974 or kjlenser@ualr.edu. ]]>