/news-archive/tag/betsy-hart/ 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Thu, 17 Aug 2017 17:13:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 /news-archive/2017/08/17/tavin-leggate-food-pantry/ Thu, 17 Aug 2017 17:13:52 +0000 /news/?p=67647 ... 8-year-old who wants to end hunger hosts food drive for Trojan Food Pantry]]> For the past four years, Tavin, an 8-year-old Springhill Elementary School student and Alexander native, has been making the world a better place by hosting food drives in the summer and coat and blanket drives during the winter. This summer, Tavin held a July 29-30 food drive on behalf of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock Trojan Food Pantry. Tavin brought in a vehicle full of donations Aug. 8 with help from his mother, Shana Leggate, who is pursuing a master鈥檚 degree in school counseling at 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock, and Stephanie Futch-James, a family friend and sociology major at 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock. After they dropped off the donation, Tavin was so elated he wanted to clap his hands and sing Pharrell Williams鈥� song 鈥淗appy.鈥� 鈥淚 want to end homelessness and hunger, because I don鈥檛 like it. It鈥檚 rude,鈥� he said. 鈥淧eople need to donate to help the hungry, so they won鈥檛 be hungry anymore.鈥� Tavin received donations from his swim team, neighbors, and even strangers who showed up at his house after seeing the food drive on social media. The donated items included canned vegetables, peanut butter, grape and strawberry jelly, canned meat, rice mixes, spaghetti, tomato sauce, chicken noodle and tomato soups, mixed fruits, and cereal. 鈥淲e greatly appreciate Tavin for donating to the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Trojan Food Pantry for the second year in a row,鈥� said Betsy Hart, assistant director of the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Community Connection Center. 鈥淚t’s so great to see someone so young give back to the community. His donation will serve many students and staff who utilize the services of the pantry every week. He is a great kid and already has the heart of a Trojan.鈥� Shana Leggate said Tavin has held food drives ever since seeing families who needed help after the 2014 tornado in Mayflower, Arkansas. 鈥淗e鈥檚 always had a big heart, and he wants to help people,鈥� Shana Leggate said. 鈥淗e saw that the food pantry needed donations and asked how he could help.鈥� Tavin was previously a finalist in and appeared on the Today Show. In the upper right photo,聽Tavin Leggate unloads donations he collected for the Trojan Food Pantry. Photo by Lonnie Timmons III/糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Communications.]]> /news-archive/2017/03/14/ua-little-rock-service-learning-academy/ Tue, 14 Mar 2017 16:24:29 +0000 /news/?p=66587 ... 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock accepting applications for Service-Learning Academy]]> The University of Arkansas at Little Rock Community Connection Center will hold a Service-Learning Academy for 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock faculty members and instructors interested in integrating service learning into their courses.聽 Service learning is a teaching strategy that combines community service with classroom instruction. Service learning teaches students civic responsibility and provides a practical application of the skills learned in the classroom. The workshop will run from 9 to 11 a.m. Monday through Thursday June 5-8, in the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock University District Building. Full-time faculty members and instructors will have the chance to earn a $1,000 stipend for successful completion of the workshop and a service-learning course. Led by Dr. Kristen McIntyre, director of the Communication Skill Center, the academy will cover all aspects of adapting a class into a service-learning course, including learning outcomes and assessment, relationships with community partners, reflection activities, and liability and access issues. Dr. Laura Barrio-Vilar, assistant professor of English and graduate of the academy, said the academy is a must for those interested in service learning. 鈥淣ot only will you learn the theoretical and practical approaches to service learning, but you will enjoy being part of a community of individuals with a passion for teaching and learning,鈥� Barrio-Vilar said. 鈥淭he most enriching aspects of the academy are interacting with members of other disciplines, and learning best practices from the experts.” Full-time faculty and instructors who participate in all academy sessions and complete a course syllabus and teaching plan will receive a $500 stipend. They will be given an additional $500 stipend after teaching a service-learning course and providing feedback. Applications are due Monday, March 27. Fill out the to apply for the Service-Learning Academy. For more information, contact Betsy Hart at edhart@ualr.edu or 501.569.3424. In the upper right photo is聽Dr. Kristen McIntyre. Photo by Lonnie Timmons III/糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Communications.聽]]>