/news-archive/tag/east/ 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Wed, 24 Jan 2018 14:31:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 /news-archive/2018/01/24/prakash-jalihal-deans-science-council/ Wed, 24 Jan 2018 14:31:31 +0000 /news/?p=69086 ... Prakash Jalihal joins Dean鈥檚 Science Council at 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock]]> In 1988, Prakash Jalihal was surprised to run into a fellow Arkansan, Jerry Damerow, while working overseas in Jakarta, Indonesia. Twenty years later and the two Little Rock citizens remain good friends who are actively involved in promoting science and math education in Arkansas.聽 Jalihal, who retired in 2014 as managing director and senior vice president of FIS for Latin America and the Caribbean, recently joined the newly reformed Dean鈥檚 Science Council at the urging of his long-time friend, Damerow, a retired partner at Ernst & Young. Council members advocate on behalf of the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock College of Arts, Letters, and Sciences and garner community support for science programs. Their efforts include raising funds for faculty and undergraduate research, the Fribourgh Award receptions, and the Science Olympiad. Both men formerly served as the chair for the Board of EAST (Environmental and Spatial Technology) Initiative, a project-based, service-learning oriented program that provides students with high-end technology available in the most progressive fields in the world. 鈥淧ersonally, all of us have a passion for math and science,鈥� Jalihal said. 鈥�When Jerry mentioned this, this seems like something that connected with me, just like EAST, because I have a passion for education and helping students with math and science.鈥� As a member of the Dean鈥檚 Science Council, Jalihal wants to explore ways to keep retention rates high for math and science students, encourage academic success by creating more mentoring and tutoring programs for freshmen, and create a program to encourage more women and minority students to get involved in science and math programs at 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock. Jalihal earned a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Bombay in 1970 and a Master of Science in Industrial Engineering from the University of Arkansas in 1972. At FIS, he was responsible for the direct management of sales and operations for the company鈥檚 business in Latin America and the Caribbean and traveled to 42 countries. Jalihali lives in Little Rock and has a son, Jason, by his late wife, Ann, and a grandson, Donovan. In addition to the Dean鈥檚 Science Council, he is a member of Arkansas Accelerator and the Dean鈥檚 Advisory Council for the University of Arkansas School of Engineering. He also serves as the senior advisor for the Global Technology Deployment Initiative, a nonprofit organization that seeks to accelerate the deployment of proven technology solutions to address resource shortages in developing nations in the areas of energy, water, clean air, food, and medicine. ]]> /news-archive/2017/12/12/brian-chambers/ Tue, 12 Dec 2017 22:27:36 +0000 /news/?p=68798 ... Alumni Spotlight: Brian Chambers]]> Chambers graduated from 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock in 2009 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in theatre and a master鈥檚 degree in secondary education in 2013. He taught theatre at Maumelle High School for three years and has served as the Environmental and Spatial Technology (EAST) program facilitator for the past two years. 鈥淎lmost, Maine,鈥� written by John Cariani, is part of The Weekend Theater鈥檚 25th anniversary season line-up. Final performances are this weekend, Dec. 14-16. 鈥淚 first discovered Almost, Maine a few years ago while trying to select a play for my high school students to perform,鈥� Chambers said. 鈥淔or those who have ever spent any time around teenagers, you know that trying to get them to read these days is like pulling teeth. But when I dropped these scripts in front of them, the students became more engaged in a piece of literature than I had ever seen. Almost, Maine touches on one of the most universal ideas for any age: Love. It鈥檚 a play about people who are normally very grounded but who have become very excited about love鈥� and other extraordinary circumstances.鈥� Chambers also collaborated with fellow teachers at Maumelle High School to create a learning project for students. About a dozen students designed and built the set for the show. While 鈥淎lmost, Maine鈥� is Chambers鈥� first directing project, he has performed in several productions with central Arkansas theaters. Past credits include 鈥淟ittle Shop of Horrors鈥� (Seymour), 鈥淪pamalot鈥� (Multiple Roles), 鈥淓ndgame鈥� (Clov), 鈥淎 Comedy of Errors鈥� (Dromio), 鈥淗air鈥� (Woof), 鈥淕rease鈥� (Eugene), and many others. Chambers has also performed with Red Octopus Theatre and Flokati Films. Ticket information .]]>