- University News Archive - 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock /news-archive/tag/carti/ 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Fri, 21 Jun 2019 15:32:11 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock employees ride Tour de Rock in honor of vice chancellor鈥檚 brother /news-archive/2019/06/21/tour-de-rock/ Fri, 21 Jun 2019 15:32:11 +0000 /news/?p=74583 ... 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock employees ride Tour de Rock in honor of vice chancellor鈥檚 brother]]> Nine employees from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock rode nearly 550 miles in honor of a vice chancellor鈥檚 brother who is battling cancer.聽 Steve McClellan, 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock vice chancellor for finance and administration, sponsored the employees to ride the on June 1 in honor of his brother, Bruce McClellan, who is battling lung cancer. CARTI鈥檚 16th annual Tour de Rock supports CARTI鈥檚 continued fight against cancer by providing the most advanced forms of treatment available while also meeting the needs of patients and their families. Nearly 1,000 cyclists rode one of four routes of 25, 50, 62, or 100 miles. This is the second year that McClellan has sponsored a team of 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock cyclists to ride the Tour de Rock and raise money for cancer. Last year, the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock team rode nearly 500 miles in honor of Bruce McClellan. 鈥淥ne of the most touching things about the event is that you get to write the name of a person who is fighting cancer on your shirt,鈥 said Martial Trigeaud, business consultant with the Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center and faculty advisor of the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Cycling Club. 鈥淭his year, we wrote the name of Steve鈥檚 brother, Bruce. Many people also wrote the name of another friend or relative, someone they love, who has faced cancer.鈥 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock employees and students who rode in the Tour de Rock include Alex Biris, director of the Center for Integrative Nanotechnology Sciences; Thomas Bunton, associate vice chancellor and chief information officer; Molly Castner, deputy athletic director and senior woman administrator; Emilie Darrigues, a Ph.D. student of applied science; John Evans, senior associate athletic director for facilities and events; Ian Hadden, director of energy management services; Ashton Hale, a criminal justice graduate student; Sean Orme, a Ph.D. student in computer science; and Trigeaud. One of 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock鈥檚 riders, Hadden, even took on the special challenge of riding in the pace group, where cyclists complete 100 miles in under 5 hours. Hadden finished 100 miles in 4:54:03 and burned 8,680 calories in that time.  
Faculty, staff, and students from 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock ride the Tour de Rock in honor of Steve McClellan's brother, Bruce.

Faculty, staff, and students from 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock rode the Tour de Rock in honor of Steve McClellan’s brother, Bruce.

]]> Cyclists wanted to ride Tour de Rock in support of vice chancellor’s brother /news-archive/2019/05/21/cyclists-wanted-tour-de-rock/ Tue, 21 May 2019 16:04:09 +0000 /news/?p=74395 ... Cyclists wanted to ride Tour de Rock in support of vice chancellor’s brother]]> The University of Arkansas at Little Rock Cycling Club is looking for 10 students, faculty, and staff members to ride the Tour de Rock on Saturday, June 1.聽 For the second year in a row, Steve McClellan, vice chancellor for finance and administration, will sponsor a team of people to ride the in honor of his brother, Bruce McClellan, who is battling lung cancer. 鈥淢y brother found out that he had a pretty serious situation going on with cancer,鈥 McClellan said. 鈥淭here is not much I can do other than support him. Sometimes, you want to do whatever you can to let the person know that you are there.鈥 CARTI鈥檚 16th annual Tour de Rock is a cycling fundraiser that supports CARTI鈥檚 continued fight against cancer by providing the most advanced forms of treatment available while also meeting the needs of patients and their families. 鈥淥ne of the most touching things about the event is that you get to write the name of a person who is fighting cancer on your shirt,鈥 said Martial Trigeaud, business consultant with the Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center and faculty advisor of the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Cycling Club. 鈥淭his year, we will write the name of Steve鈥檚 brother, Bruce. Many people also write the name of another friend or relative, someone they love, who has faced cancer.鈥 Last year, the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock team rode nearly 500 miles in honor of Bruce McClellan. Cyclists can ride one of four routes of 25, 50, 62, or 100 miles. The route begins and ends on Riverfront Drive and Brother Paul Drive in North Little Rock. A party with music, exhibitors, and food will follow the race at Heifer International Pavilion. Anyone who would like to ride should contact Trigeaud at 501-683-7721 or mxtrigeaud@ualr.edu. In the upper right image,聽糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock employees and students ride the 2018 Tour de Rock to raise money for CARTI in honor of Steve McClellan’s brother, Bruce, who is battling lung cancer.聽]]> 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Cycling Club members ride Tour de Rock in honor of vice chancellor鈥檚 brother /news-archive/2018/06/20/cycling-club-steve-mcclellan/ Wed, 20 Jun 2018 13:32:58 +0000 /news/?p=70803 ... 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Cycling Club members ride Tour de Rock in honor of vice chancellor鈥檚 brother]]> Steve McClellan, vice chancellor for finance and administration at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, wanted to do something to support his brother.聽 Bruce McClellan, who lives near Alexandria, Louisiana, was diagnosed with lung cancer last year and has been fighting the disease ever since. 鈥淢y brother found out that he had a pretty serious situation going on with cancer,鈥 McClellan said. 鈥淭here is not much I can do other than support him. Sometimes, you want to do whatever you can to let the person know that you are there.鈥 His attention turned to CARTI鈥檚 15th annual Tour de Rock on June 2. McClellan and his family members have often participated in the cycling fundraiser that supports CARTI鈥檚 continued fight against cancer by providing the most advanced forms of treatment available while also meeting the needs of patients and their families. McClellan sponsored a team of 12 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock riders who participated in the Tour de Rock in honor of Bruce. McClellan and his wife, Ladye Ann, also rode in the event. He contacted Martial Trigeaud, business consultant with the Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center and one of the faculty advisors of the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Cycling Club, who immediately put the call out on social media for club members who would be interested in riding in the Tour de Rock. 鈥淚 said I was sure we could find people to ride for them,鈥 Trigeaud said. 鈥淚 posted it on Facebook. In less than five minutes, I had 10 people reaching out to me to say they wanted to ride for Steve McClellan and his brother. Many of the members were excited to ride in honor of Bruce and members of their family who were affected by cancer.鈥澛
Layde Ann and Steve McClellan ride the Tour de Rock to raise money for CARTI in honor of Steve's brother, Bruce.

Layde Ann and Steve McClellan ride the Tour de Rock to raise money for CARTI in honor of Steve’s brother, Bruce.

糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock employees and students who rode in the Tour de Rock include Alex Biris, director of the Center for Integrative Nanotechnology Sciences; Thomas Bunton of Information Technology Services; Emilie Darrigues, a Ph.D. student of applied science; John Evans, associate athletics director for facilities and events; Ian Hadden, director of energy management services; Luis Lopez; a student majoring in political science; Matthew Morton of the Department of Public Safety; Melanie Ridlon, a student in the MBA program; and Drew Smith, an adjunct instructor for the Nonprofit Leadership Studies Program. Unfortunately, Trigeaud, who was meant to be the 10th 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock rider, could not participate due to an injury. Cyclists choose to ride distances of 25, 50, 62, 80, or 100 miles. The 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock team members rode nearly 500 miles in honor of Bruce McClellan. Altogether, 880 riders participated in Tour de Rock, including riders from Illinois, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and Texas. 鈥淭hey put together a very diverse team of riders in a very short period of time, which I thought was remarkable. I鈥檓 thankful to Martial Trigeaud and Ian Hadden for putting that together,鈥 McClellan said. 鈥淢y brother was real proud and very thankful. He is a very religious person, so the ride meant a lot to him. A lot of riders sent me thank you notes, and I forwarded all those to my brother.鈥 In the upper right photo,聽University of Arkansas at Little Rock employees and students ride the Tour de Rock to raise money for CARTI in honor of Steve McClellan’s brother, Bruce.聽]]> 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock alumnus named CFO of CARTI /news-archive/2017/12/01/jake-stover-carti/ Fri, 01 Dec 2017 14:30:10 +0000 /news/?p=68703 ... 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock alumnus named CFO of CARTI]]> Jake Stover, a University of Arkansas at Little Rock graduate, is the newest member of the senior management team of CARTI.聽 CARTI is a not-for-profit, multi-disciplinary cancer care provider offering medical and surgical oncology, diagnostic radiology, and radiation oncology at locations throughout the state. Stover, who graduated magna cum laude from 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock with a Bachelor of Health Science degree, will serve as the chief financial officer and vice president of financial affairs at CARTI. Stover also holds an undergraduate certificate in accounting from 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock and was named the inaugural Academic All-American while playing for the Trojans baseball team. He later earned a Master of Health Services Administration degree at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. Stover most recently served as associate vice chancellor for finance and treasurer at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. Stover resides in Little Rock with his wife, Victoria, and their five children.]]>