- University News Archive - 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock /news-archive/tag/downtown-little-rock-partnership/ 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Wed, 08 Dec 2021 14:07:20 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Downtown to Feature Exhibit of Historic Hats During December Second Friday Art Night /news-archive/2021/12/08/ua-little-rock-art-night/ Wed, 08 Dec 2021 14:07:20 +0000 /news/?p=80521 ... 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Downtown to Feature Exhibit of Historic Hats During December Second Friday Art Night]]> 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Downtown, located at 333 President Clinton Ave., will be open from 5-8 p.m. Dec. 10. The exhibit, 鈥淗ats Off to 2021,鈥 will feature unique hats from the archival collections of the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Center for Arkansas History and Culture and the Old State House Museum. The exhibit is also sponsored by Downtown Little Rock Partnership. Visitors are also invited to bring their most stylish hats and accessories to use while having their picture taken in the photo booth. Other locations participating in Second Friday Art Night include: Downtown Little Rock Partnership, Bella Vita Jewelry, Old State House Museum, Historic Arkansas Museum, Nexus Coffee & Creative, and Sergio Valdivia Art as well as Central Arkansas Library System through the Bookstore at Library Square and the Galleries at Library Square.]]> 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Downtown to Host 2FAN Exhibit of Rock and Roll Graphics /news-archive/2021/11/09/exhibit-rock-roll-graphics/ Tue, 09 Nov 2021 14:04:46 +0000 /news/?p=80321 ... 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Downtown to Host 2FAN Exhibit of Rock and Roll Graphics]]> 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Downtown, located at 333 President Clinton Ave., will be open from 5-8 p.m. Nov. 12. The exhibit, 鈥淔eelin鈥 Groovy: Rock and Roll Graphics 1966-1970,鈥 will feature handbills and posters from the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Permanent Collection of Art, which houses 120 psychedelic examples of graphic design from this era. The exhibit is also sponsored by Downtown Little Rock Partnership and the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Department of Art and Design. Other locations participating in 2FAN include: Downtown Little Rock Partnership, Bella Vita Jewelry, Old State House Museum, Historic Arkansas Museum, Nexus Coffee & Creative, and Sergio Valdivia Art as well as Central Arkansas Library System through the Bookstore at Library Square and the Galleries at Library Square.]]> 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Downtown Welcomes New Staff Members /news-archive/2021/11/08/ua-little-rock-downtown-additions/ Mon, 08 Nov 2021 18:43:26 +0000 /news/?p=80335 ... 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Downtown Welcomes New Staff Members]]> 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Downtown operations have expanded with the addition of two new staff members: Ashley Clayborn, director, and Maha Ramzan, office administrator. 听 They are joined by Elizabeth Small, director of 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock’s Real Estate Program and newly appointed director of business networks, who will spend significant time at the Downtown facility. Ashley Clayborn is now heading 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Downtown. As the director, she focuses on curating the downtown space for educational and professional programming. The director serves as a university liaison through public relations, community engagement, and relationship management with internal campus stakeholders and external partners. Clayborn earned a bachelor鈥檚 degree in psychology from Hendrix College and a master鈥檚 degree in communication from the University of Arkansas. She is currently pursuing a Doctorate of Education in Rural Education from the University of West Alabama. Before joining 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock, Clayborn worked as executive assistant to the president at National Park College. She said it was her interest in public engagement through community spaces that led her to 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Downtown. 鈥淲hen I completed my master鈥檚 degree, I wrote a thesis on the ways we use public space to affect identity, whether that is looking at public history or creating spaces for public engagement,鈥 Clayborn said. 鈥淚 found a passion for public space. Then the pandemic hit and public spaces were no longer safe for my research, so I made a transition from traditional academia to an administrative role at National Park College. I loved the people, and it got me thinking about more applied work engaging with the public and community. This position is the perfect marriage of my professional goals and research interests.鈥 Clayborn also works with the Downtown Little Rock Partnership on the Second Friday Art Night Committee. She looks forward to restarting Friday Art Night celebrations at 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Downtown and plans to start with an exhibit of artwork from the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Permanent Art Collection for the November event. Maha Ramzan has joined 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock in a dual role as the office administrator for 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Downtown and the Sequoyah National Research Center. This position is responsible for the coordination of administrative activities in both centers including day-to-day scheduling, internal communications, and financial management.
Photo of Maha Ramzan by Ben Krain.

Photo of Maha Ramzan by Ben Krain.

Before joining 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock, Ramzan worked as a patient guest representative at Baptist Health. Ramzan is a 2021 graduate of 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Management. She also earned an Associate of Liberal Arts and Science from 糖心Vlog传媒-Pulaski Technical College and is pursuing a Master of Business Administration from 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock. Small is now based at 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Downtown, where she teaches classes in the Real Estate program and works with central Arkansas businesses to explore ways to partner and engage with 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock. 鈥淥ur recent reorganization under CAHC allows us to pivot 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Downtown toward a new focus on education, business, culture and the arts, and civic reflection,鈥 Clayborn said. 鈥淲e offer classes and educational events at 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Downtown as well as work with the university community to connect the upcoming work force from the university with the local business industries.鈥 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Downtown is also the home of the Joe Jones mural, 鈥淭he Struggle in the South,鈥 since 2018. Completed in 1935 at Commonwealth College in Mena, the mural serves as an example of protest art made during the Great Depression. 鈥淲e want to showcase art exhibits, student creations, and archival materials from the Center for Arkansas History and Cultural to create conversations around the Joe Jones Mural,鈥 Clayborn said. 鈥淒r. Deborah Baldwin views 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Downtown as a space for the community to come together and host seminars, workshops, lectures, exhibits, and educational programming. We want to start conversations that are directed toward increasing civic engagement.鈥 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Downtown is open for classes and events under the fourth phase of Covid restrictions. The center can host up to 60 people for a standing reception and 45 people for a lecture or other seated event.]]> Little Rock couple鈥檚 $37,000 gift endows business scholarship /news-archive/2019/06/27/kelleys-gift/ Thu, 27 Jun 2019 15:00:36 +0000 /news/?p=74624 ... Little Rock couple鈥檚 $37,000 gift endows business scholarship]]> University of Arkansas at Little Rock business and finance students can now look forward to an additional scholarship to help them complete their dream of finishing a college education, thanks to a generous gift from a community-minded Little Rock couple. 听Henry 鈥淗ank鈥 Kelley Jr. and his wife Stephanie have donated $37,000 to the A.P. Vibhakar Endowed Scholarship, named in honor of Dr. Ashvin Vibhakar, 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock鈥檚 long-time Joe. T. Ford Chair of Finance. 听鈥淚 am touched and honored to have this scholarship endowed in my name,鈥 Vibhakar said. 鈥淚 am thankful to Hank and Stephanie, who I consider to be my close friends and family, for their gift. Hank was one of my MBA students in the 1980s, and having a past student honor me this way gives me the sense that I have a made a difference in the community.鈥 Chancellor Emeritus Joel Anderson created the scholarship in 2009 with a $5,000 gift, and the Kelleys鈥 donation brings the scholarship鈥檚 endowment to $50,000. Now that the endowment has reached that level, the scholarship will be awarded annually to a 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock minority student majoring in international business or finance. 听Hank Kelley and Vibhakar are both members of the . Kelley, incoming president of Rotary 99, said his new responsibility led him to understand how important higher education is to the future of Little Rock.

听 听Dr. Ashvin Vibhakar

鈥淭he scholarship that Stephanie and I funded is a recognition of Ashvin Vibhakar’s service to his students and 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock,鈥 Hank Kelley said. 鈥淲e share membership in Rotary 99 of Little Rock with many other members of the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock community, and Stephanie and I know Little Rock’s trajectory is directly tied to having a student-focused research university in our city. We know no better way to express our appreciation to Ashvin and Diane as friends than to help fund this important scholarship in his name.鈥 Chancellor Andrew Rogerson, also a Rotarian, said the university is indebted to Hank Kelley and other donors like him in central Arkansas who understand the importance of helping 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock thrive.听听 鈥淗ank and Stephanie are pillars of the community who have given their hearts and souls to Little Rock,鈥 Rogerson said. 鈥淭heir latest gift to support business scholarships is yet another investment in the future of this university that will help us cultivate future leaders in central Arkansas.鈥 听Hank Kelley is the CEO, partner, and executive broker in his brokerage and property management firm, . He received an MBA from 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock and a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, both with honors. In addition to his Rotary membership, Kelley is involved with the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Foundation, Baptist Health Foundation Board, Fifty for the Future, and the Board.听 Stephanie Kelley works as a Pilates instructor, coach, and mentor in the community. She is a graduate of Mount St. Mary Academy and the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, where she and Hank met. The couple has four children and nine grandchildren.听 Hank and Stephanie Kelley (photo above right) have endowed a scholarship in honor of Dr. Ashvin Vibhakar (photo above left), chair of finance at 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock.]]>