/news-archive/tag/donation/ 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Tue, 22 Oct 2019 12:43:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 /news-archive/2019/10/22/xiu-ye-math-donation/ Tue, 22 Oct 2019 12:43:42 +0000 /news/?p=75380 ... Math professor donates $20,000 to support faculty, students]]> A University of Arkansas at Little Rock math professor has donated $20,000 to help fund professional development activities for faculty members and students in the Department of Math and Statistics.听 Dr. Xiu Ye, who has been a professor at 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock since 1991, said she wanted to give a donation to help her colleagues and students during a tight financial time at the university. 鈥淚 am a special donor since I am not rich,鈥� Ye said. 鈥淟ast year, I took a sabbatical and had other family issues, but I want to do what I can to help the Math Department. It鈥檚 a great department. I have wonderful colleagues, and I hope I can help them. I want to support my colleagues, students, and the university.鈥� The donation will create the Math Department Professional Activities Fund, which will provide money for professional development activities in the Department of Math and Statistics in the College of Arts, Letters, and Science. The fund may be used to host mathematics conferences; sponsor events like the annual Calculus Bowl, which encourages participation in math and calculus in high school students; and hire lecturers to teach additional classes.听 鈥淚 want to thank Dr. Ye for having the vision to create this new fund to help the Math Department,鈥� said Christian O鈥橬eal, vice chancellor for university advancement. 鈥淭he gift will touch the lives of our current and future students. Our faculty will continue leading events like the popular Calculus Bowl and have access to professional development opportunities that enrich classroom learning and outcomes for students.鈥� Dr. Sarah Beth Estes, dean of the College of Arts, Letters, and Sciences, said this special donation exemplifies the dedication 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock faculty members have for student success. 鈥淲ith this gift, Dr. Ye supports the high quality instruction of the Math Department and the many outreach and support efforts of the department, including Math Day and instruction in tutoring services,鈥� Estes said. 鈥淲e greatly appreciate the generosity of this gift from one of our own.鈥�听 Ye received her Ph.D. in mathematics from the University of Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania. During her career, Ye has received nearly $800,000 in grant funds from the National Science Foundation and published 104 research articles in academic journals. 鈥淚 hope this grant will encourage my fellow faculty members to complete more wonderful research for the university,鈥� Ye said. 鈥淣ew research grants bring external funding and publicity to the university, while exposing our students to cutting-edge knowledge in their fields.鈥� ]]> /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.听 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/2018/10/17/mainstream-technologies-lab/ Wed, 17 Oct 2018 19:31:49 +0000 /news/?p=72343 ... Mainstream Technologies sponsors upgrade of computer forensics lab]]> is making an investment in the future by donating funds to upgrade a computer forensics lab at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock that will teach students invaluable skills for their future careers.听 鈥淭his is a great day for the Donaghey College of Engineering and Information Technology,鈥� Dean Lawrence Whitman said. 鈥淎 key part of our mission is to produce career-ready graduates for the workforce. Mainstream Technologies has generously donated to restructure the lab.鈥� 听 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock named its computer forensics lab in honor of Mainstream Technologies during an Oct. 12 ceremony showcasing the lab, which is housed听in the Engineering Technology and Applied Science building. Mainstream Technologies鈥� sponsorship of the lab will cover upgrades to the lab technology, including separating the computer lab鈥檚 network from the campus network. This will prevent the university鈥檚 network from receiving security alerts while students at the lab are practicing computer forensics, cyber security, and hacking skills. John Burgess, president and CEO of Mainstream Technologies, said that 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock and the Donaghey College of Engineering and Information Technology are important community partners, since 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock graduates fill 20 percent of Mainstream鈥檚 workforce. 鈥溙切腣log传媒 Little Rock graduates make up the largest segment of our workforce,鈥� said Burgess, a 1988 alumnus of 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock who also serves as chair of the Engineering and Information Technology Leadership Council. 鈥淲e depend on the quality graduates we鈥檝e come to expect from 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock and EIT. We need them to hit the ground running when they arrive on the job. We鈥檙e proud to be associated with this computer forensics lab where students can hone their skills and prepare for their future careers.鈥� Burgess was joined by Steve Althoff, director of software development, Holt McConnell, director of marketing, and his daughter, Ally Burgess, while celebrating the lab dedication. Dr. Carolina Cruz-Neira, interim chair of the Department of Computer Science and director of the Emerging Analytics Center, is grateful for the donation that represents a new focus on industry and business partnerships for the department. 鈥淚 think this is wonderful. The computer science department is evolving into a fresh new department that is more connected to industry and business partners who need our graduates,鈥� Cruz-Neira said. 鈥淢ainstream Technologies is showing confidence that this new evolution is moving in the right direction. We are tremendously appreciative of this vote of confidence. Many students will benefit from this lab.鈥� In the upper right photo,听John Burgess, president and CEO of Mainstream Technologies, shakes hands with Dr. Lawrence Whitman (right), dean of the College of Engineering and Information Technology. Photo by Ben Krain.]]> /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.听 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.听]]>