/news-archive/tag/christina-smith/ 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Wed, 01 May 2019 13:09:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 /news-archive/2019/05/01/staff-senate-scholarships/ Wed, 01 May 2019 13:09:17 +0000 /news/?p=74163 ... Five staff members receive Staff Senate, Crittenden Book scholarships]]> The University of Arkansas at Little Rock Staff Senate has recognized five staff members who are bettering themselves by pursuing degrees while working full time.聽 Two 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock staff members received a $250 Staff Senate Scholarship: Doniece Allen, an administrative and data specialist at MidSOUTH, and Zedralyn Butler, regional team leader and CHRIS trainer at MidSOUTH. With a current 3.5 GPA, Allen is pursuing a Master of Education degree in adult and professional learning as well as a graduate certificate in learning systems technology education. She wants to use her education to train and develop staff within a business by creating unique curriculum and work aids that are tailored to adult learning styles. Butler is a single mother of three children, including 1-year-old twins, who plans to graduate in spring 2020 with a master鈥檚 degree in sports management. The winners of the Jerry Crittenden Employee Book Scholarship winners include Colleen Godley, career services program coordinator at William H. Bowen School of Law; Larry Rhodes, learning technology coordinator in the College of Social Sciences and Communication; and Christina Smith, director of development and external relations in the College of Social Sciences and Communication. The first recipient, Godley, plans to graduate in the spring 2020 semester with a Master of Science in business information systems. Additionally, she is working on graduate certificates in financial data analytics and management. Rhodes went back to school at age 42 to pursue not one, but two degrees. After chaperoning a trip to Morocco in 2016, he realized that photography and storytelling are his greatest passions. He is working toward bachelor鈥檚 degrees in applied communication and international studies as well as minors in information technology and Middle Eastern Studies. After completing his degrees, Rhodes dreams of working as a cultural documentarian and using his skills to help people around the world tell their stories. After what Christina Smith recalled as some 鈥済entle prodding鈥� from Dr. Julien Mirivel, interim dean of the College of Social Sciences and Communication, she is pursuing her Doctor of Education in higher education administration. In the future, Smith hopes to lead fundraising efforts at a university. In the upper right photo,聽Richard Harper, immediate past president of Staff Senate (right), presents the Crittenden Employee Book Scholarship to Larry Rhodes (left), Christina Smith (middle), and Colleen Godley (right). Photo by Ben Krain.聽]]> /news-archive/2019/01/16/service-learning-gift-college-social-sciences-communication/ Wed, 16 Jan 2019 17:10:53 +0000 /news/?p=73111 ... 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock receives gift to encourage service learning in College of Social Sciences and Communication]]> The University of Arkansas at Little Rock has received a $37,500 gift to promote the importance of service learning in college education.聽 John and Shannon Chamberlin of Little Rock have made the gift to create the Champions for Service Learning Fund that will benefit the College of Social Sciences and Communication at 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock. 鈥淥ur interest in service learning stems originally from service-learning experiences Shannon had in college,鈥� John Chamberlin said. 鈥淏ecause those experiences had such a transformative effect on her personally, she wanted the same for her students, so she assigned service learning in the writing courses she taught at 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock. Her doctoral dissertation research centered on interviews with university faculty regarding their experiences with service learning. We hope that support from this fund will address some of the needs revealed through that research.鈥� Shannon Chamberlin spent two summers during college working with the Dayton Urban Summer Project, living in a neighborhood settlement house in a distressed neighborhood. There were so many families living together in some of the neighboring houses that children had to sleep four to a bed in four-hour shifts. Children were turned out in the night to fend for themselves when it wasn’t their turn in the bed. Shannon’s assignment was to keep the children occupied and safe.” 鈥�My eyes were opened to the difficult lives some folks live, and I wanted to help make that better,鈥� she said. 鈥淚 also wanted to help bring others to that same realization and commitment. When I taught classes, I assigned service learning to encourage students to find ways to help others and to reflect upon and write about their experiences.鈥� The fund will cover the cost of travel and conference fees for at least two faculty members a year from the College of Social Sciences and Communication to attend a service learning conference. 鈥淥ur hope for this fund is to encourage and support faculty who aim to expand service-learning opportunities for 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock students,鈥� the Chamberlins said. 鈥�Over time, we hope new Champions and those already assigning service learning will form a supportive learning community and that service learning will spread throughout 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock campus culture. The more service-learning opportunities students have, the better for them, for 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock, and for our community.鈥� Additionally, the gift will provide funding for 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Public Radio stations K糖心Vlog传媒R and KLRE to run spots to showcase service-learning projects and to share learning outcomes with faculty and students. 鈥�Spots on K糖心Vlog传媒R radio will spotlight service-learning projects, faculty research in the field, and accomplishments of students and their community partners,鈥� the Chamberlins said. 鈥淲e hope these spots will act as encouragement by recognizing and valuing those involved and will also be regarded as models for others who might want to get engaged.鈥� The Chamberlins, both former instructors at 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock, serve as inaugural members of the College of Social Sciences and Communication Dean鈥檚 Community Advisory Council. Additionally, Shannon also served on the Writing Council, Ottenheimer Library Board, Community Engagement Council, and is a lifetime member of the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Alumni Association. Dr. Julien Mirivel, interim dean of the College of Social Sciences and Communication, said the gift will make an important impact on faculty and students. 鈥淚n CSSC, we believe that the most important part of an education is deep learning. Faculty can make a tremendous difference in students鈥� lives by connecting the material of their discipline with service in the community,鈥� Mirivel said. 鈥淪tudents can learn about the criminal justice system while mentoring young people and listening to their stories. In applied communication, students can learn to give an effective presentation about their community engagement with a non-profit. The gift will support the professional development of two CSSC faculty per year for the next five years so that they can deepen their teaching methods and incorporate service learning. In turn, they will improve the structure of their course with a service-learning component and create better learning for our students. This gift supports our mission to be excellent teachers who are also improving the community around us.鈥� ]]> /news-archive/2018/08/17/tre-day-scholarship-donation/ Fri, 17 Aug 2018 13:41:17 +0000 /news/?p=71454 ... Radio DJ Tre’ Day celebrates 40th birthday with $10,000 scholarship donation]]> As Power 92 radio deejay Travis Rowan reached his milestone 40th birthday on July 23, he decided to celebrate his big day with an investment in the future.聽 He donated $10,000 to the University of Arkansas at Little Rock for the for students in the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock School of Mass Communication. 鈥溙切腣log传媒 Little Rock is definitely one of the beacons of light in the city,鈥� he said. 鈥淚 think of all my great memories here and how it changed me from a boy to a man, and I know it can do that for so many other kids growing up in maybe rough and tough neighborhoods and areas of the city.鈥� Dr. Timothy Edwards, chair of the School of Mass Communication, and Christina Smith, director of development for the College of Social Sciences and Communication, were both unaware of what Tre鈥� Day was planning when he asked for a meeting and were both delighted and surprised by the donation. 鈥淭re鈥� Day has been a great representative of the School of Mass Communication and 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock in terms of supporting students,鈥� Edwards said. 鈥淗e also guest speaks and serves on the advisory board. He鈥檚 a great example of an alum staying connected.鈥� Tre鈥� Day began his radio career in 1996 right out of high school. The name of his popular radio personality was given to him by his basketball teammates after hitting 11 three-pointers in a single game. While a full-time student at 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock, Tre鈥� Day worked his way up from an internship to a full-time position at KIPR 92.3 FM, where he currently works as both the assistant program director and the host of the popular afternoon drive show, 鈥淭ake it to the House.鈥� Education has always been important to Tre鈥� Day, who graduated with a 4.0 GPA in 2000 with a bachelor鈥檚 degree in mass communication. Tre鈥� Day, who was once supported by a scholarship from 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock, has continuously and generously invested in education through his longtime scholarship program at 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock. Much of the scholarship money is raised over Labor Day weekend with the 鈥淭reDay.com Charity Classic,鈥� which features a tennis tournament, celebrity party, and silent auction. He has also donated equipment for two new audio production studios at 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock. The next will be Aug. 31 to Sept. 3. Tre鈥� Day鈥檚 scholarship is open to students in the Department of Mass Communication pursuing a degree in film, radio, or television and who graduated from an Arkansas high school. Freshman applicants will have preference, but upper-level students are eligible. In the upper right photo, Tre’ Day (middle) presents Christina Smith (right) and Dr. Timothy Edwards (left) with a $10,000 donation to the TreDay.com Scholarship Project, which benefits students in the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock School of Mass Communication.聽]]> /news-archive/2018/02/01/mckinney-scholarship/ Thu, 01 Feb 2018 14:29:53 +0000 /news/?p=69203 ... 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock alumna endows scholarship for students completing unpaid internships]]> A University of Arkansas at Little Rock alumna and her husband have endowed a scholarship that will provide funding for undergraduate students who participate in unpaid internships.聽 Jane McKinney, a 1970 graduate of 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock, and her husband, Richard Tripodi, have donated funds to create the McKinney Family Endowed Internship Fund, which will provide students from the College of Social Sciences and Communication (CSSC) with financial support while they complete unpaid internships. 鈥淥ur new McKinney Family Endowed Internship Fund will impact our students greatly by providing the right financial support for them to serve as interns for local organizations and to learn more deeply how to apply what they are learning in real workplaces,鈥� said Dr. Julien Mirivel, interim dean of CSSC. 鈥淭he combination of a scholarship that also supports a student鈥檚 internship experience is quite simply a powerful gift for our students.鈥� McKinney and Tripodi see the endowed fund as a way to not only financially assist students in the short term, but as a long-term tool to aid the state鈥檚 economic development. Having a skilled workforce is crucial to the state鈥檚 ability to attract new businesses. Through internships, students become more skilled and better prepared for their career. 鈥溙切腣log传媒 Little Rock is a good school, and it does serve as an anchor for the community and a foundation to build on,鈥� McKinney said. 鈥淵ou need to have something to attract people. You need a good education base, which is why we鈥檙e doing what we鈥檙e doing.鈥� The endowed fund will give students the opportunity to gain valuable experience while also maintaining financial stability. McKinney and Tripodi understand the value of an internship and its role in the transition from school to work. Their goal is to assist students in moving from college to the workplace. 鈥淲e believe it makes it more difficult for a student to finish school if they can鈥檛 find an internship with some kind of compensation,鈥� Tripodi said. McKinney graduated from the university in 1970, earning a bachelor鈥檚 degree in speech, along with a minor in psychology. Her connection with professors, mentors and classmates made an impact, which drew her back to Little Rock and the university. 鈥淚鈥檓 doing this because I want 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock to be a school my grandchildren will consider,鈥� McKinney said. This story was written by Rachel Knowlton, a graduate student in the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock School of Mass Communication.]]>