/news-archive/tag/bruce-trimble/ 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Thu, 01 Nov 2018 13:05:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 /news-archive/2018/11/01/the-bridgeway-scholarship/ Thu, 01 Nov 2018 13:05:25 +0000 /news/?p=72508 ... The BridgeWay starts scholarship/internship program at 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock]]> , a mental health and substance abuse facility in North Little Rock, is partnering with the University of Arkansas at Little Rock to provide students in the Department of Applied Communication with a unique opportunity to receive a scholarship and gain professional experience at the same time.聽 The BridgeWay will donate $2,500 a year to 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock to sponsor a scholarship and internship program for applied communication students in the College of Social Sciences and Communication. Beginning in January 2019, one student will be selected per year to receive a $2,500 scholarship and an internship at The Bridgeway. Bruce Trimble, director of business development for The BridgeWay and a passionate advocate for mental health in Arkansas, graduated from 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock in 2006 with a Master of Arts in applied communication. 鈥淲hen I graduated, I wanted to do anything to help with the applied communication program because I got so much out of it,鈥� Trimble said. 鈥淭his is another way to honor the program and give students an opportunity for a great scholarship and internship experience.鈥� The students selected for the scholarship will assist Trimble in developing communication strategies and messages targeted at combatting the stigma surrounding mental health and expanding The BridgeWay鈥檚 services. 鈥淥ne of the things I鈥檝e learned over the years is the stigma that surrounds mental health can largely be combatted by communication,鈥� Trimble said. 鈥淭he interns will be assisting with messaging around mental health and helping me identify targets and barriers to expand our services within the state of Arkansas. This internship is a way to give back and expose this area of communication to young leaders.鈥� The BridgeWay provides inpatient mental health services, outpatient care, and counseling to Arkansans. Now celebrating its 35th anniversary, the hospital is the largest freestanding psychiatric facility in the state and serves nearly 5,000 people a year. In 2014, Trimble experienced a paradigm shift when he realized that Arkansas was a leading state for suicide. Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson appointed Trimble to the Arkansas Suicide Prevention Council. This involved building connections to hospitals and treatment centers, challenging the stigma associated with mental health, and educating the populace about resources in the state, particularly for people who are struggling with depression or thoughts of suicide. Trimble has also been instrumental in establishing a call center in Arkansas for the Suicide Prevention Hotline, which opened in December 2017. 聽 鈥淪tatistically, Arkansas is eleventh in the nation for suicides, and that is definitely something we could reduce if more people got help,鈥� Trimble said. 鈥淓very day is a wakeup call. Each number is a person, and we need to reverse that trend.鈥� Trimble received the 2018 Alumni Making a Difference Award, which recognizes 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock alumni for being instrumental in their community to foster the co-creation of better social worlds through positive communication. Receiving the award was a highlight for Trimble, who was happy to share the experience with his proud father, 90-year-old Robert Trimble. He also serves on the Advisory Board for the Department of Applied Communication which helps connect community businesses, nonprofits, and alumni with the university. Trimble is one of the featured speakers in the 2018-19 Leadership Lecture Series. On Nov. 1, he will deliver his lecture, 鈥淟anguage Matters: Our Role in Destigmatizing Mental Health Issues.鈥� In the upper right photo,聽Bruce Trimble (left) celebrates with his father, Robert Trimble, after receiving the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock 2018 Alumni Making a Difference Award.]]> /news-archive/2018/10/11/leadership-lecture-series-trimble/ Thu, 11 Oct 2018 13:00:30 +0000 /news/?p=72182 ... Leadership Lecture Series continues Nov. 1]]> The University of Arkansas at Little Rock Department of Applied Communication will continue its third annual Leadership Lecture Series at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 1. in the Donaghey Student Center, Ledbetter A. Bruce Trimble, director of business development for The BridgeWay Hospital, will deliver his lecture, 鈥淟anguage Matters: Our Role in Destigmatizing Mental Health Issues.鈥� Trimble is a specialist in suicide prevention and mental healthcare has served on the Arkansas Suicide Prevention Council since 2015. He received a master鈥檚 degree in interpersonal and organizational communication from 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock. The lecture will provide attendees with a better understanding of mental health conditions and available treatment options, as well as the challenge to reframe mental healthcare as a key aspect of overall healthcare. Trimble will bring his 25 years of experience in strategic communication to further explore the role that language plays in the stigma that mental health has gained in modern American society. To register and purchase tickets, visit ualr.at/leaderlectures.]]> /news-archive/2018/09/24/leadership-lecture-series-2/ Mon, 24 Sep 2018 15:29:43 +0000 /news/?p=71959 ... Third annual Leadership Lecture Series to begin this fall]]> 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock鈥檚 Department of Applied Communication will host its third annual Leadership Lecture Series beginning Thursday, Sept. 27, and continuing through the rest of the academic year on select Thursdays. The first lecture, titled 鈥淓mbracing Super Hybridity: Implications for a Positive World,鈥� will be presented by Dr. Avinash Thombre, professor in the Department of Applied Communication, at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 27. The lecture will explore current research on hybrid cultures and make a case for embracing larger models of diversity in order to create a better social world through positive communication. Bruce Trimble will present 鈥淟anguage Matters: Our Role in Destigmatizing Health Issues鈥� on Thursday, Nov. 1. The lecture will provide attendees with a better understanding of mental health conditions and available treatment options, as well as a challenge to reframe mental health care as healthcare. Trimble is the director of business development for The BridgeWay Hospital and has served on the Arkansas Suicide Prevention Council since 2015. He received a master鈥檚 degree in interpersonal and organizational communication from 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock. Tamidra Marable will present 鈥淟eading Transformational Change鈥� on Thursday, Feb. 7. The session will explore transformational change through practical examples that focus on skills needed and tools that support leading transformational change initiatives. Marable is the performance initiatives leader for Heifer International and received a master鈥檚 degree in applied communication from 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock. The final lecture of this year鈥檚 series will be presented by Tonya Oaks Smith on Thursday, May 9. In this lecture, listeners will unpack their perceptions and learn to hold public communication to a higher standard. Smith is the executive director of university communications and marketing at Louisiana Tech University. She has previously served as executive director of marketing and communications at Henderson State University and director of communications at 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock鈥檚 William H. Bowen School of Law. She received a master鈥檚 degree in applied communication from 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock. All lectures will be held at 7 p.m. in the Donaghey Student Center Ledbetter A. To register and purchase tickets, visit the .  ]]> /news-archive/2018/05/02/applied-communication/ Wed, 02 May 2018 13:49:53 +0000 /news/?p=70359 ... Applied Communication Department honors top students, alumni, and community partners]]> The University of Arkansas at Little Rock Department of Applied Communications honored its top students during the department鈥檚 annual awards ceremony on April 19.聽 The award winners include Desiree Doyle and Sayra Crandall as winners of the Distinguished Student Scholar Award. This annual award honors a graduating senior and a graduating master鈥檚 student in the department who have reached the level of distinguished student scholar in applied communication by participating in applied scholarship or creative work, which fosters the co-creation of better social worlds through positive communication. 聽 Lauren Sanders and Krista Woods Calvin received the Student Making a Difference Award, which recognizes undergraduate and graduate students who have made a difference in their community in the area of applied communication. Derrick Newby received a $1,000 scholarship from the Angela Laird Brenton Endowed Memorial Scholarship. The scholarship was started in 2015 in memory of Dr. Angie Laird Brenton, who was a faculty member in the Department of Applied Communications as well as a former dean of the College of Professional Studies. Additionally, Bruce Trimble, director of business development at BridgeWay Hospital in North Little Rock, was honored with the Alumni Making a Difference Award, which recognizes the outstanding contributions of an alumnus who has been instrumental in their community to foster the co-creation of better social worlds through positive communication. The department also recognized the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (糖心Vlog传媒MS) Center for Health Literacy and the 糖心Vlog传媒MS Patient and Family-Centered Care department with the Community Partner Awards. The award recognizes organizations who have partnered with the department to provide high-impact experiences for students, including internships, research projects, and job training. In the upper right photo,聽Dr. April Chatham-Carpenter (left) presents Lauren Sanders (right) with the Student Making a Difference Award.聽]]>