/news-archive/tag/att/ 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Tue, 09 Jul 2019 19:09:02 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 /news-archive/2019/07/09/rbg/ Tue, 09 Jul 2019 19:09:02 +0000 /news/?p=74712 ... Supreme Court Justice Ginsburg to speak at 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock]]> Ruth Bader Ginsburg, associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, will speak at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 3.听 The event is part of the Frank and Kula Kumpuris Distinguished Lecture Series, hosted by the Clinton Foundation and the Clinton School of Public Service. Ginsburg will discuss her 25-year history on the nation鈥檚 highest bench and historic legal career prior to being nominated by Pres. Bill Clinton to serve as the second female justice of the Supreme Court.听 The Kumpuris Distinguished Lecture Series was established with a gift from the Kumpuris Family in honor of their mother and in memory of their father. The Kumpuris Lecture Series is presented by the Clinton Foundation, Clinton School of Public Service, and AT&T. The program is free and open to the public, but reservations are required. Due to the high popularity of the event, those interested in attending can visit to join a wait list for reservations. Ginsburg has been a pioneer for gender equality throughout her distinguished career. She received her bachelor鈥檚 degree from Cornell University and attended Harvard Law School. One of only nine women at Harvard Law School in 1956, Ginsburg and her female classmates were asked by the dean why they were occupying seats that would otherwise be filled by men. Upon graduating from Columbia Law School in 1959, Ginsburg tied for first in her class. Ginsburg clerked for Judge Edmund Palmieri of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York from 1959 to 1961. She then joined Columbia Law School’s International Procedure Project, where she co-authored a book on Sweden’s legal system and translated Sweden’s Judicial Code into English. Continuing in academia, Ginsburg joined the faculty of Rutgers Law School in 1963, but her gender put her at a disadvantage. When she discovered that her salary was lower than that of her male colleagues, she joined an equal pay campaign with other women teaching at the university, which resulted in substantial increases for all the complainants. In 1971, Ginsburg co-founded the Women鈥檚 Rights Project of the American Civil Liberties Union, and served as the ACLU鈥檚 General Counsel from 1973-1980, and on the National Board of Directors from 1974-1980. She served on the board and Executive Committee of the American Bar Foundation from 1979-1989, on the Board of Editors of the American Bar Association Journal from 1972-1978, and on the Council of the American Law Institute from 1978-1993. She was appointed a judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in 1980. After receiving unanimous confirmation from the U.S. Senate, Ginsburg joined the Supreme Court on Aug. 10, 1993. ]]> /news-archive/2018/12/04/jimmy-johnson/ Tue, 04 Dec 2018 14:28:24 +0000 /news/?p=72864 ... Veteran earning degree online to provide a better future for his family]]> When Jimmy Johnson, 52, of Benton, was called in for a fifth and final interview for a vice president position a few years ago, he was certain that his life was about to change.听 鈥淚 just knew that my experience would finally pay off and move me out of the horizontal status that I seemed to be stuck in,鈥� Johnson said. 鈥淚 can鈥檛 tell you how excited I was when they requested this last interview. I just knew that my life was going to change.鈥� The interviewer asked Johnson one simple question. Do you have any college? He said no. 鈥淭hey had explained to me that they wanted me, but their policy was that individuals for these positions must have a college education,鈥� Johnson said. 鈥淭hey were going to waive their requirement for an actual degree for me, but because I had no college, they could not waive that. You just don鈥檛 understand the depression that set in for me. I knew at that point that I would always be in a horizontal status unless I do something about it. This is when I decided to obtain a college degree.鈥� Johnson, a veteran and father of six, always wanted to go to college, but circumstances in his life did not allow this after high school. At 18, married and with his first child, Johnson dropped out of high school to support his growing family. He spent a few years working as a cook at Shoney鈥檚. When his first wife became pregnant with his second child and Johnson without health insurance, he joined the U.S. Army in 1987 and completed the tactical satellite/microwave repairer course. He served in Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm. He credits the U.S. Army for providing him with the skills to get the professional job he needed. 鈥淚 owe the Army everything I have today. They gave me the experience that I needed to be in the profession that I am today,鈥� he said. After 10 years in the Army, Johnson worked a variety of positions with 30 years experience in the telecommunications industry. He has worked as a transport engineer at Alltel Wireless, as a realtor and consultant, and owned his own business as well. Johnson currently works as a professional vendor manager at AT&T in Little Rock. After being unable to advance further in his career without a college degree, Johnson joined 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock in 2016 to pursue a bachelor鈥檚 degree in applied science with minors in management and professional communications. 鈥淎t my age, I could have taken college anywhere, but I didn鈥檛 want that,鈥� Johnson said. 鈥淚 wanted a campus feel, even though my schedule does not accommodate that. 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock gave me that campus feel. When I graduate, I won鈥檛 feel like I went to an online school. I have made a point to meet every professor that I have had classes with face to face, even though they are online. Having access to the programs that 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock has to offer has benefitted me by allowing me to be a professional and a father. The services that 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock offers gives me the flexibility to work on my studies on a schedule that fits my lifestyle.鈥� He credits his wife Melissa and Kathy Oliverio, director of military student success at 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock, for encouraging him to complete his degree. 鈥淜athy Oliverio is the one who told me I could do it,鈥� Johnson said. 鈥淚 was a nervous wreck. She told me, 鈥楯immy, you can do this.鈥� She is the one who really motivated me to just go for it. I keep in touch with her all the time. My goal is to graduate with a 4.0. She said, 鈥榝or someone who is nervous, you have high goals.鈥� I said, 鈥業f I鈥檓 going to do this, I鈥檓 going to do this right.鈥� My wife, Melissa, is very supportive. She鈥檚 another one who told me, 鈥楯immy, go get your education.鈥欌�� His schedule as a student remains hectic. Johnson has five adult daughters who no longer live at home. He also has a 鈥渓ate in life blessing鈥� in the form of his 5-year-old son, Blake. After spending all day at work, Johnson is dedicated to spending as much time as possible with his son. 鈥淢y son is my pride and joy to me,鈥� he said. 鈥淔rom after work until he goes to bed, that time is his. Friday and Saturday are his. I start my schoolwork at 9 p.m. on Sunday and do school work until almost 2 a.m. every morning from Sunday through Thursday. This is Blake鈥檚 first year in kindergarten, and he didn鈥檛 like it as much. Hey, Daddy goes to school, too. It鈥檚 brought him around to saying that school is not so bad because Daddy鈥檚 doing it.鈥� Once he graduates in 2019, Johnson hopes to move into management and eventually land the coveted vice president position. 鈥淲ith the diploma from this university and the experience that I have, I am hoping that for once in my life 鈥� instead of opportunity always passing me by 鈥� I will have a chance to pass up opportunities.鈥� Johnson hopes that the lesson people take away from his story is to see the value of getting an education and to go for it. 鈥淚 just wish that everyone that reads this really considers getting their education,鈥� he said. 鈥淲ithout it, there is a good chance you will never achieve the goals that you are working for. Education is never ending. I have required training at AT&T. AT&T has a program called Workforce 2020 to make sure that their employees are keeping up with all the new changes in technology and education. Technology changes and management styles change. If you don鈥檛 keep up, you鈥檒l be left behind.鈥� In the upper right photo, online 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock student Jimmy Johnson does most of his school work by night so he can spend time with his 5-year-old son Blake. Photo by Ben Krain.听]]> /news-archive/2018/06/05/bill-clinton-james-patterson-talk/ Tue, 05 Jun 2018 16:36:40 +0000 /news/?p=70728 ... Bill Clinton, author James Patterson to discuss new novel at 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock]]> Former U.S. Pres. Bill Clinton and bestselling author James Patterson will discuss their new novel, 鈥淭he President is Missing,鈥� at 6 p.m. Saturday, June 9, at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock鈥檚 Jack Stephens Center.听 is part of the Frank and Kula Kumpuris Distinguished Lecture Series, hosted by the Clinton Foundation and the Clinton School of Public Service. Mary Steenburgen will moderate the discussion about the Clinton-Patterson collaboration, offering candid insights into their unique collaboration and research as well as the timely and alarming issues their novel raises about our world today. 鈥淭he President is Missing鈥� marks the first time a president has collaborated with a bestselling novelist on a work of fiction. The result is a powerful, one-of-a-kind thriller filled with details only a president could know and the kind of suspense only Patterson can deliver. The Kumpuris Distinguished Lecture Series was established with a gift from the Kumpuris Family in honor of their mother and in memory of their father. The Kumpuris Lecture Series is presented by the Clinton Foundation, Clinton School of Public Service, and AT&T. This program does not include a public signing. The event is free and open to the public, but reservations are required. Doors open at 5 p.m. Seats may be or by emailing听kumpurislecture@clintonschool.uasys.edu or calling 501-683-5239.]]>