/news-archive/tag/concurrent-enrollment/ 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Mon, 29 Jan 2018 18:33:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 /news-archive/2018/01/29/scholarship-deadlines/ Mon, 29 Jan 2018 18:33:22 +0000 /news/?p=69154 ... 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock scholarship deadlines fast approaching]]> University of Arkansas at Little Rock students have a comprehensive selection of great scholarship choices available to help them complete their goal of earning a college degree.聽 For current students, filling out just one application by March 1 puts them in the running for all general private scholarships and 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Alumni Association scholarships. Applications for departmental scholarships in the College of Education and Health Professions and the College of Arts, Letters, and Sciences are due Feb. 1, while departmental scholarship applications in the other colleges are due March 1. 聽 One of the most sought-after programs is the Donaghey Scholars Program, annually available to 25 high-performing students. The scholarship provides up to $90,000 for four years of study at 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock, including full tuition and fees, a yearly stipend, housing subsidy, laptop, and funding for a study abroad program. Other popular scholarships for incoming freshmen include the Chancellor鈥檚 Leadership Corps, which provides up to $32,000 over four years to 225 new scholars every year; the University Science Scholars that provide up to $3,000 in funding per year for biology, chemistry, physics, or mathematics majors; and the Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation in STEM, which provides $3,600 in funding over two years and an additional $1,200 for participation in a summer institute to STEM majors of African-American, Hispanic American, Native American, Alaskan Native, or Native Pacific Islander ethnicity; and the Concurrent Student Scholarship, which provides a $2,ooo scholarship for students who successfully completed a 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock course through the program. For transfer students from Arkansas, the Shelby Breedlove Transfer scholarship provides $8,000 to $12,000 of funding over two years to students with 45 credit hours and a minimum 3.25 GPA from an Arkansas two-year college. Funded by 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock graduates, the Alumni Association has scholarships available for students based on academic merit and financial need. Examples include the Owen W. Parker, Sr. and Merrily Parker Endowed Scholarship, which provides two $5,000 scholarships a year, and the Diana and Paul Nolte Endowed Scholarship, which provides $1,000 a year for a student who is a single parent. The Phyllis A. Keitner Foundation for Women Scholarship provides single mothers with dependent children an incredible opportunity to overcome some of the financial hurdles of getting a college education while providing for a family. The renewable scholarship covers the cost of tuition and fees for up to 12 credit hours and up to $300 for books and supplies. For out-of-state students, the New Arkansan Non-Resident Tuition Award pays 80-90 percent of the difference between resident and nonresident tuition for eligible new freshmen and transfer students. Students can also review the additional scholarship resources webpage to find help searching for local, state, and national scholarships outside 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock. For more information, visit the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock scholarships website, call 501-569-3035, or email financialaid@ualr.edu. ]]> /news-archive/2017/11/28/concurrent-enrollment-students-trojanation/ Tue, 28 Nov 2017 17:04:06 +0000 /news/?p=68678 ... 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock to host concurrent enrollment students during Trojanation]]> Hundreds of high school students and parents will descend upon the University of Arkansas at Little Rock campus to see what鈥檚 it like to be a college student during Trojanation on Wednesday, Nov. 29.聽 Trojanation is an annual event for 10th-12th grade students enrolled in 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock鈥檚 concurrent enrollment program. The event will begin at 1 p.m. in Dickinson Hall. The experience will be individualized for each student in the program based on hours earned, scholarship opportunities, and career choice. Students will visit academic programs of interest as well as financial aid and advising, take a tour of campus and on-campus living choices, learn about scholarships and individualized degree plans for concurrent enrollment students, and watch the Trojan men鈥檚 basketball team take on the University of Central Arkansas at 6:30 p.m. in the Jack Stephens Center. 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock鈥檚 concurrent enrollment program began in 1998 with only 43 students. Today, the program has more than 2,000 students from 21 high schools. This year, 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock was one of 19 colleges and universities with concurrent enrollment programs that gained national accreditation through the National Alliance of Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships. Altogether, only 105 higher education institutions in the country with dual enrollment programs with high school students have earned accreditation through NACEP鈥檚 extensive peer-review process.]]> /news-archive/2017/05/02/concurrent-enrollment-national-accreditation/ Tue, 02 May 2017 13:41:01 +0000 /news/?p=67048 ... 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock鈥檚 concurrent enrollment program earns national accreditation]]> 鈥淭his accreditation is so important because it proves that we adhere to the standards set at a national level,鈥� said Lisa Davis, director of distributed learning at 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock. 鈥淲e want the high school students to receive the same academic rigor as students on our college campus.鈥� 聽 Altogether, only 105 higher education institutions in the country with dual enrollment programs with high school students have earned accreditation through NACEP鈥檚 extensive peer-review process. 鈥淯niversity of Arkansas at Little Rock has once again demonstrated to its peers that the college courses it offers in high schools are of the same high quality as college courses offered on campus,鈥� said Victoria Zeppelin, chair of the NACEP Accreditation Commission. To earn accreditation from NACEP, concurrent enrollment programs conduct a self-study, document how their programs adhere to NACEP鈥檚 17 standards, and undergo a rigorous peer-review process conducted by a team of representatives from NACEP鈥�accredited programs as well as the NACEP Accreditation Commission. NACEP鈥檚 accreditation is valid for seven years, during which time programs are expected to uphold NACEP鈥檚 standards and report annually on program practices. 鈥淥ur staff members have worked diligently with our academic departments and partners to implement policies, processes, and procedures to ensure delivery of a high quality concurrent enrollment program,鈥� Davis said. 鈥淚 am so proud of the work they have done to achieve this tremendous accomplishment.鈥� Davis, Mary Elizabeth Woolery, 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock concurrent enrollment coordinator, and Nick Steele, concurrent enrollment specialist, led the accreditation effort. They collected data for nine months and submitted a document with more than 400 pages covering the standards necessary to gain accreditation. 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock鈥檚 concurrent enrollment program began in 1998 with only 43 students. Today, the program has more than 1,700 students enrolled in 15 high schools. The program will expand to 21 high schools with more than 2,000 students in the fall. In partnership with the offices of eLearning and Scholarly Technology and Resources, online classes will be available to concurrent enrollment students for the first time in the fall of 2017. 鈥淲e are planning on taking concurrent enrollment courses online, since it鈥檚 the wave of the future,鈥� Woolery said. 鈥淲e will be starting with eight classes, including speech, composition 1 and 2, biology, algebra, and history.鈥� The online classes, which will be taught by 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock faculty, are also a way to provide concurrent enrollment courses to high schools that do not have teachers with the credentials to teach college courses. Those credentials include a master鈥檚 degree and 18 graduate hours in a specific discipline. The 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock concurrent enrollment staff will be honored at the NACEP national conference in Washington, D.C., in October. Arkansas had seven colleges and universities earn accreditation, including Arkansas State University at Beebe, Arkansas State University at Jonesboro, National Park College, Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas, Southern Arkansas University-Magnolia, and University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana.]]> /news-archive/2016/11/09/ualr-jacksonville-promise/ Wed, 09 Nov 2016 21:45:52 +0000 /news/?p=65743 ... Jacksonville High School, 糖心Vlog传媒LR commit to Pathway to College Promise]]> The University of Arkansas at Little Rock launched a new early-commitment program that will give Jacksonville High School students a more affordable college education and a guaranteed seat in college.聽 Jacksonville students attended a Nov. 9聽assembly in the school鈥檚 gymnasium to hear about the Jacksonville Promise, a collaborative program at Jacksonville High that seeks to improve their college readiness and guarantees unconditional acceptance to 糖心Vlog传媒LR if they successfully complete the following:

• Complete the college preparatory core at the time of graduation from high school
• Achieve an ACT composite score of at least a 19 or a combined critical reading/math SAT score of at least 910
• Have a cumulative GPA of at least 2.5

The contract is non-binding, and students can opt to attend any college or university after graduation. Jacksonville Promise is open to JHS students in the graduating classes of 2017 through 2020. At the assembly, Larry Wilson, president and CEO of Arkansas Bank and Trust of Jacksonville, announced a gift of $25,000 from his family鈥檚 Wilson Charitable Trust to provide financial support to Jacksonville Promise students in their freshman year at 糖心Vlog传媒LR. “Students and parents often have inadequate information about costs and options for funding a college education,” 糖心Vlog传媒LR Chancellor Andrew Rogerson said. 鈥淭he Jacksonville Promise program informs and supports Jacksonville students. 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock will ensure they have the information and support they need to navigate college admission and financial aid applications.” 鈥淢ost importantly, we want to convey to these students, and all students in central Arkansas, that a college degree is attainable and affordable if they stay close to home. A university education for our regional students is vital to our mission as a metropolitan university. We are gratified that the Jacksonville North Pulaski School District has partnered with us to equip students to achieve their dreams.” 鈥淎ccess and opportunity to postsecondary education will allow our students to realize their hopes and dreams,鈥� said Jacksonville North Pulaski School District Superintendent Tony Wood. 鈥淐ollaboration with 糖心Vlog传媒LR involves connections among faculty, staff, administrators and students. It also involves relationships with business and industry and other organizations that share a common purpose鈥攑reparing our students for the future.鈥� When students and parents sign the contract, they will have the option to participate in numerous services to make their pathway to college easier, including:

• Group and personalized workshops for parents and students to help them complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) application, outline a financial aid package, and learn about scholarships
• Student experience and orientation days at 糖心Vlog传媒LR to make their transition from high school to college easier
• Writing and math tutoring
• ACT preparation
• Placement tests for college admission
• A hotline to 糖心Vlog传媒LR for students, parents, and teachers
• Concurrent academic enrollment to receive college credit while in high school and opportunity for earlier college degree completion
• Participation in the Dr. Charles W. Donaldson Scholars Academy and/or the TRIO Talent Search program if eligible
• Job mentoring with 糖心Vlog传媒LR alumni
• Special recognition as a Jacksonville Promise graduate

The Wilson Charitable Trust Freshman Year Awards will provide from $500 to $1,000 to Jacksonville students in need of financial assistance to attend 糖心Vlog传媒LR. In the upper right photo, 糖心Vlog传媒LR recruiter Whitney Calliote hands out information to Jacksonville High School student Cassidy Smith about a new early-commitment program that will give students a more affordable college education and a guaranteed seat in college.聽Photo by Lonnie Timmons III/糖心Vlog传媒LR Communications.聽]]> /news-archive/2016/11/04/ualr-pulaski-county-school-district-form-concurrent-enrollment-partnership/ Fri, 04 Nov 2016 22:44:30 +0000 /news/?p=65708 ... 糖心Vlog传媒LR-Pulaski County School District form concurrent enrollment partnership]]> The University of Arkansas at Little Rock and the have announced a new concurrent enrollment partnership that will include the four high schools served in the district.聽 On Nov. 4, officials from 糖心Vlog传媒LR and PCSSD met in the Student Services Center at 糖心Vlog传媒LR to sign a memorandum of understanding for the partnership that will include Wilbur D. Mills University Studies High School, Joe T. Robinson High School, Maumelle High School, and Sylvan Hills High School. On hand for the 2:30 p.m. signing were 糖心Vlog传媒LR Chancellor Andrew Rogerson, 糖心Vlog传媒LR Provost Zulma Toro, PCSSD Superintendent Jerry Guess, and PCSSD Assistant Superintendent John Tackett. Under the terms of the MOU, high school students from these schools can enroll in university courses offered by 糖心Vlog传媒LR at their high schools. Participation in the courses will allow them to earn college credit, which may include blended Advanced Placement-concurrent credit. Participating in concurrent enrollment classes can offer high school students an affordable pathway to college, Rogerson said. 鈥淭he cost of higher education is getting prohibitive,鈥� Rogerson said. 鈥淭here is a pathway into this university that is affordable. One of the biggest costs of education nowadays is accommodation. If you can stay at home, it makes sense financially. We can get more students educated locally if we give them a package that makes financial sense.鈥� The goals of the partnership include:

• Reducing the costs of higher education to students and families.
• Facilitating degree completion.
• Promoting early completion of degrees.
• Introducing high school students to university life in a familiar educational environment.
• Providing comprehensive academic advising to students seeking the college credit.
• Encouraging students to continue college beyond concurrent enrollment.

Mary Elizabeth Woolery, the 糖心Vlog传媒LR concurrent enrollment coordinator, will be the university鈥檚 point of contact and oversee all aspects of the partnership, including application, admission, registration, completion, and transfer credit processes at an annual orientation meeting. Courses offered for concurrent credit under this agreement will be taught on the participating high school campuses, unless other mutually acceptable arrangements are made. Concurrent enrollment provides high school students the opportunity to take college-credit bearing courses taught by college-approved high school teachers. It is a low-cost scalable model for bringing accelerated courses to students in urban, suburban, and rural high schools. Students gain exposure to the academic challenges of college while in their supportive high school environment and earn college credit as they successfully pass the course. Concurrent enrollment also facilitates close collaboration between high school teachers and college faculty that fosters alignment of secondary and postsecondary curriculum. Sometimes called 鈥渄ual credit,鈥� 鈥渄ual enrollment,鈥� or 鈥渃ollege in the high school,鈥� concurrent enrollment partnerships differ from other models of dual enrollment because high school instructors teach the college courses. In the upper right photo,聽糖心Vlog传媒LR Chancellor Andrew Rogerson and Pulaski County Special School District Superintendent Jerry Guess have announced a new concurrent enrollment partnership between 糖心Vlog传媒LR and PCSSD that will include Wilbur D. Mills University Studies High School, Joe T. Robinson High School, Maumelle High School, and Sylvan Hills High School.  ]]>