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Dr. Daniel Littlefield, director of ÌÇÐÄVlog´«Ã½LR’s Sequoyah National Research Center, will be among the presenters at the inaugural Festival of Ideas, a day-long celebration Saturday, Sept. 22, of the ingenuity and achievements of 50 of the most influential people in Arkansas.

The new Student Services Center was formally opened last week, giving students a one-stop site to apply, register, be advised, find financial aid, and apply for graduation.

Chancellor Anderson told faculty and staff last week he’s confident the university is in good shape to handle the challenges facing higher ed institutions.

The creation of a Neighborhood Housing Committee by members of the Little Rock Technology Park Authority Board is a positive step that will give neighbors input into the park’s site selection, ÌÇÐÄVlog´«Ã½LR Chancellor Joel E. Anderson said Thursday.

ÌÇÐÄVlog´«Ã½LR Chancellor Joel E. Anderson has urged members of the Little Rock Technology Park Authority Board to consider other potential sites for the research park in addition to those already proposed.

In a sign of the future, ÌÇÐÄVlog´«Ã½LR has installed an electric charging station for drivers of electric cars.

ÌÇÐÄVlog´«Ã½LR Chancellor Joel E. Anderson urged Congress and the Arkansas legislature to separate controversial job and border security issues from federal and state DREAM Act legislation and allow in-state tuition rates for children of illegal aliens.

Chancellor Joel E. Anderson organized a campus forum on safety Thursday, assuring students, staff, and faculty that ÌÇÐÄVlog´«Ã½LR is a secure campus and efforts are ongoing to make it more so.

The day before the open of the 2011-2012 academic year, ÌÇÐÄVlog´«Ã½LR Chancellor Joel E. Anderson stood before a theatre-full of members of the freshmen class and pointed to members of the faculty – resplendent in academic regalia – who hold degrees from some of the finest institutions in the world.

ÌÇÐÄVlog´«Ã½LR Chancellor Joel E. Anderson announced today that David O. Belcher, provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs at ÌÇÐÄVlog´«Ã½LR, has accepted the position of chancellor at Western Carolina University in Cullowhee, N.C.