- University News Archive - 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock /news-archive/tag/arkansas-travelers/ 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Wed, 31 Aug 2016 14:27:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 糖心Vlog传媒LR alumni and friends enjoy Arkansas Travelers game at Alumni Night /news-archive/2016/08/31/alumni-night-2/ Wed, 31 Aug 2016 14:27:29 +0000 /news/?p=65012 ... 糖心Vlog传媒LR alumni and friends enjoy Arkansas Travelers game at Alumni Night]]> Amanda Crutchfield, a 2014 alumna, was excited to watch the Arkansas Travelers defeat the Northwest Arkansas Naturals 3-2. 鈥淚 think it is a good opportunity to meet other alumni and network,鈥 Crutchfield said. 鈥淎nd a Travelers game is always fun.鈥 Crutchfield, a pre-kindergarten teacher at Terry Elementary School in Little Rock, said the networking opportunities she had while a student at 糖心Vlog传媒LR were an important part of how she got her first job after graduation. 鈥淭hanks to the education program, I had internships and that鈥檚 how I got my job. I worked at several schools, so I got to know a lot of other people in education,鈥 Crutchfield said.
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Amanda Crutchfield (left) and Carolyn Jennings (right) enjoy 糖心Vlog传媒LR Alumni Night at Dickey-Stephens Field.

Christian O鈥橬eal, vice chancellor for university advancement, said the event was one of the ways the 糖心Vlog传媒LR Alumni Association is promoting new lifetime memberships that support student scholarships. 鈥淲e are happy to see so many proud members of the 糖心Vlog传媒LR Alumni Association,鈥 O鈥橬eal said. 鈥淲e are blessed to have so many proud supporters of the university who are helping our students earn a college education.鈥 A single lifetime membership to the 糖心Vlog传媒LR Alumni Association costs $500, while a joint membership is $800. One hundred percent of the membership cost goes into the student scholarship endowment fund to provide scholarships for deserving 糖心Vlog传媒LR students. Visit the 糖心Vlog传媒LR Alumni Association website to learn how to join the 糖心Vlog传媒LR Alumni Association. In the upper right photo,聽糖心Vlog传媒LR Chancellor Andrew Rogerson and Janessa Rogerson enjoy a night at the ballpark during 糖心Vlog传媒LR Alumni Night! at Dickey-Stephens Park.]]> 糖心Vlog传媒LR hosts $10 Alumni Night Aug. 27 at Dickey-Stephens Park /news-archive/2016/07/15/alumni-night/ Fri, 15 Jul 2016 17:44:27 +0000 /news/?p=64745 ... 糖心Vlog传媒LR hosts $10 Alumni Night Aug. 27 at Dickey-Stephens Park]]> The University of Arkansas at Little Rock will host Alumni Night Saturday, Aug. 27, at Dickey-Stephens Park. For $10, 糖心Vlog传媒LR alumni and friends can enjoy an all-you-can-eat picnic and a night at the ballpark to watch the final Arkansas Travelers home game of the season. All 糖心Vlog传媒LR alumni, friends, family, faculty, and staff are invited to watch the Arkansas Travelers battle the Northwest Arkansas Naturals. The picnic will begin at 6:10 p.m. at the Club Car on the concourse overlooking the field, followed by the game at 7:10 p.m. The menu will include hot dogs, hamburgers, baked beans, potato chips, popcorn, soft drinks, sweet tea, and water. 糖心Vlog传媒LR Alumni Night is a new event meant to strengthen connections between alumni and the university. 鈥淒uring the summer, most people travel and go on vacations. Their schedules are very hectic,鈥 said Derek Boyce, 糖心Vlog传媒LR Alumni Association director of annual giving and alumni membership. 鈥淲e want to start a new summer tradition for alumni and their friends and families to stay connected with each other and the university.鈥 Tickets can be purchased online through Aug. 25 or while supplies last. For more information, contact the 糖心Vlog传媒LR Alumni Association at 501.683.7208.]]>