/news-archive/tag/brenden-gammill/ 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Wed, 02 May 2018 14:18:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 /news-archive/2018/05/02/grants-study-arabic-morocco/ Wed, 02 May 2018 14:18:10 +0000 /news/?p=70365 ... 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock students receive grants to study Arabic in Morocco]]> Two University of Arkansas at Little Rock students have been awarded grants from the Middle Eastern Studies Program to study Arabic abroad this summer.聽 Brenden Gammill, senior history major from Little Rock, and Natalie Doris, senior double major in English and Spanish from Little Rock, will both study Arabic at Qalam wa Lawh in Rabat, Morocco. Doris received a $2,000 grant toward her one-month trip and is particularly interested in learning more about the language since she traveled to Morocco once before. 鈥淚 felt the language barrier between myself and the people I met when I traveled to Morocco with 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock’s Model Arab League a few semesters ago,鈥� Doris said. 鈥淓ven without being able to speak the language, I felt the generosity and beauty of the people who I encountered. From the experiences I had, I felt the desire to learn Arabic so that I could see more of the culture and reciprocate some of the kindness that was shown to me.鈥� Doris, who will begin law school in the fall, also plans to use her improved language skills to serve as a legal advocate for immigrants. 鈥淚 would love to be able to serve different communities as an attorney and an advocate,鈥� she said. 鈥淚 am from an Irish immigrant family, which has motivated me to explore immigration and human rights law. Learning Arabic would enable me to serve a larger immigrant community.鈥� Gammill, who received a $2,500 grant and will travel abroad for two months, said the experience will help prepare him for his future career in foreign service. 鈥淚鈥檝e focused much of my undergraduate career on learning about the Arab world and plan to work in foreign service someday,鈥� Gammill said. 鈥淎rabic is a language that particularly interests me but also is particularly valuable in getting work in the U.S. State Department.鈥�]]> /news-archive/2018/04/26/national-model-arab-league-2/ Thu, 26 Apr 2018 13:05:14 +0000 /news/?p=70273 ... 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock wins first ever award at National Model Arab League]]> Two University of Arkansas at Little Rock students received the Distinguished Delegation Award for their representation of Jordan at the National Model Arab League Conference April 4-9 at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C.聽 Leon Kockaya, senior political science major from Istanbul, Turkey, and Brenden Gammill, senior history major from Little Rock, won the award while serving on the Council of Environmental Affairs Ministers. This is the first time 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock has won an award from the National Model Arab League Conference. 鈥淲e discussed topics ranging from the obligations of the Paris Climate Accords to water scarcity and issues of waste disposal and recycling,鈥� Gammill said. 鈥淭hese topics are important everywhere in the world, but what is more important is gaining an understanding that even when facing something as ubiquitous as global climate change that all countries are unique and will be forced to make choices based on their own capacities, limitations, and conflicting goals.鈥� The Model Arab League is a student leadership development program created by the National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations. It is a simulation of an international organization, the League of Arab States, which represents 22 countries. Twenty 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock students attended the conference, including Abigail Resendiz of Bryant; Ashlyn Johnson of Pocahontas; Benjamin Bowers of Benton; Brenden Gammill, Colin Davies, Jonathan Nwosu, Julie O鈥橦ara, and Daniel Stuckey, all of Little Rock; Hedi Davis of Kake, Alaska; Jorge Luis Gonzales of Brownsville, Texas; Kevin Shatley of Hot Springs; Leon Kockaya of Istanbul, Turkey; Makell Swinney of Fort Smith; Mariam Bouzihay of Jonesboro; Maurico Bryant of Gurdon; Molly Edwards of Magnet Cove; Paige Topping of Pine Bluff; Ryan Bourgoin of Sherwood; Scott Foltz of Cabot; and Solane Nemera of Sherwood. The students also met with Anas Al Oran, consular general of the Embassy of Jordan, on April 5 to learn what it is like to represent the country or Jordan in international diplomacy. 鈥淚 am incredibly proud of our team. This conference represents a national stage and to see our students succeed here is really wonderful,鈥� said Dr. Rebecca Glazier, associate professor of public affairs and faculty advisor to the Model Arab League. 鈥淕etting to travel to Washington, D.C., work with students from around the country and the world, meet diplomats, and engage in simulated international negotiations is really a great opportunity for our students. This is exactly the kind of high-impact experience that sets 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock apart.鈥� For more information, contact Dr. Rebecca Glazier, raglazier@ualr.edu, or visit the website.]]>