/news-archive/tag/enrollment/ 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Tue, 07 Aug 2018 16:25:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 /news-archive/2018/08/07/unique-course-selections-fall-2018/ Tue, 07 Aug 2018 16:25:12 +0000 /news/?p=71335 ... Check out these unique course selections for fall 2018]]> The fall 2018 semester is right around the corner. For students still searching for an interesting course to fill out their , the University of Arkansas at Little Rock has some great choices.聽 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock courses offer students the chance to learn about political themes in classic horror films and literature, real estate development and property management, as well as how teachers can meet the social and emotional needs of gifted and talented children. Check out the following guide for courses that explore interesting and unique topics: ANTH 2316-01 and 2316-02: Cultural Anthropology 12:15-1:30 p.m. Monday and Wednesday or 10:50 a.m.-12:05 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday This course examines the concept of culture, cultural processes, and anthropological theories. Topics include marriage, economics, gender, ethnicity, and socialization. Students will gain a better understanding of the hows and whys of cultures, which they can apply in their everyday lives. This is a great course for anyone planning to work with a variety of people, including those majoring in business, criminal justice, education, finance, political science, or international relations. ENG 4350: The Politics of Horror 12-15-1:30 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday by Kris McAbee Inspired by the 2017 breakout hit 鈥淕et Out,鈥� this seminar interrogates the features of cinematic and literary horror to ask how this genre is particularly suited to political commentary. We will cover a range of films including 鈥淕et Out,鈥� as well as 鈥淭he Blob鈥� (1958), 鈥淭he Night of the Living Dead鈥� (1968), and 鈥淭he Shining鈥� (1980), alongside literature like Shakespeare’s 鈥淢acbeth鈥� (1605), Walpole’s 鈥淭he Castle of Otranto鈥� (1765), Le Fanu’s 鈥淐armilla鈥� (1871), Gilman’s “The Yellow Wallpaper” (1892), and Jackson’s “The Lottery” (1948). The class offers an exceptional opportunity to analyze texts in different media across several historical periods to encourage students to think about cultural production in reference to the frightening stakes of legal, economic, racial, and gender politics. This course is the Fall 2018 Cooper Honors Seminar but is open to all students. ENGL 4100: Horror on Film 6-8:40 p.m. Wednesday by Kris McAbee Offered in conjunction with The Politics of Horror, this one-credit course will feature screenings of all the horror films discussed in The Politics of Horror course. The course is open to all students, even if they are not enrolled in The Politics of Horror. ENGL 4370 and ENGL 5370: Seminar on Toni Morrison 4:30-5:45 p.m. Monday and Wednesday by Laura Barrio Vilar This seminar provides students with a unique opportunity to study key works by Nobel- and Pulitzer-Prize winner Toni Morrison. Infused with a womanist approach, Morrison鈥檚 writings cover a wide range of topics from race and gender relations, family, socio-economic, and cultural survival to slavery, war, and infanticide. Students will consider not only Morrison鈥檚 major works of fiction, but also her ideas about literature, language, and her goals as a writer. This course counts toward both the minor in Race and Ethnicity and the minor in Gender Studies. FINC 4397: Real Estate Development and Property Management 6-8:40 p.m. Thursday by Elizabeth Small This seminar has interdisciplinary characteristics combining the real estate process with an entrepreneurial approach and a corporate umbrella approach. The course analyzes an eight-stage model of real estate development using examples in the local community as well as national cases. Students learn the value of city planners, legislators, regulators, contractors, lawyers, and lenders throughout the development process. Site visits and conversations with developers, lenders, and contractors are all a part of the educational environment. Learning from the experiences of those in ownership, property management, construction, and consultant rolls is a crucial part of the class experience. Students end the semester by presenting a development project of their own creation. GATE 7363: Affective Needs of the Gifted Online course by Bronwyn MacFarlane This graduate course is a study in the social and emotional needs of gifted children. Emphasis is placed on responding to affective needs of gifted students and development of social skills through lesson planning, teacher training, and parent awareness. GEOG 4300: Spaces of Violence Online course by David Baylis In this class, students will approach violence from a social geographic perspective. This course will address the following topics: gendered, sexualized, and racialized violence; serial killers as urban gentrifiers in the Revanchist City; memorializing and erasing landscapes of violence; imagined geographies of violence; crime mapping and its applications and errors; violence, violent spaces, and popular culture; and the role of place in the production of moral panics. HIST 3326: Islam and the Modern Middle East 12-12:50 p.m. Monday, Wednesday, and Friday by Katrina Yeaw What are the root causes of the Arab Spring? What are the origins of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict? What role does Islam play in Middle Eastern politics? This course focuses on these and other issues fundamental to understanding the modern Middle East from the 19th century to the Arab Spring demonstrations in 2011. This course will address the following topics: the decline of the Ottoman Empire, imperialism and colonialism, nationalism, the emergence of modern nation states, oil, political Islam, the Arab-Israeli conflict, gender identities, American intervention, and the Arab Spring. HIST 4356 and HIST 5356: History of Race and Ethnicity Online course by John Kirk The course examines the history of race and ethnicity in the United States from prehistory to present with a focus on selected topics in the experience of the nation’s diverse and multicultural heritage. 聽The course is unique in being the only one at 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock to provide a comprehensive history of race and ethnicity in the United States and is one of two core classes for the Race and Ethnicity minor. HIST 4393: Haitian Revolution in World History 6-8:40 p.m. Monday by Nate Marvin This course explores the events and significance of the Haitian Revolution (1789-1804) from its beginnings to the present day. The revolution that transformed the largest and most brutal of Europe鈥檚 slave plantation colonies into the independent nation of Haiti unfolded in a series of major historical precedents. What began as a home-rule movement among white colonists became a civil rights struggle among free people of color, eventually setting the stage for the largest slave uprising in the history of the Americas. Despite its world-historical significance, the Haitian Revolution was once marginalized in historical writing and college curricula. In this course, students will think critically about that obfuscation and other such “silencings” of history and analyze the wealth of new scholarship on the importance of the Haitian Revolution in world history. Topics will include the revolution’s effects on the demographics and culture of the early United States; politics and philosophy in France, Great Britain, and Germany; Latin American independence movements; the African slave trade; the abolition movement; and other 19th- and 20th-century struggles against racial inequality and colonialism. INTS 2303: Intro to International Studies 12:15-1:30 p.m. Monday and Wednesday by Eric Wiebelhaus-Brahm This course provides a broad interdisciplinary introduction to globalization. The course will explore the many different facets of globalization: economic, political, cultural. Students will examine important debates about globalization such as its affects, whether it is positive or negative, whether it is a new phenomenon, and what the future may hold. In addition, the course will discuss various forms of resistance to globalization. PHIL 3370: Existentialism 6-8:40 p.m. Wednesdays by Keith Robinson In philosophy, literature, and film, existentialist ideas problematize our understanding of freedom and responsibility and challenge our attitudes to the meaning of life and death. Existentialist thinkers pay special attention to moods like nausea, anguish, and anxiety and the ways in which they structure our experience of daily life. This course explores this influential philosophical and literary movement through readings of selected texts as well as viewings of selected films with existentialist themes. PHY 4399 and PHY 5399: Biophysics 3-4:15 p.m. Monday and Wednesday by Gregory Buisbiers This is a new class at the boundary between physics and biology. This class will give students the tools they need to understand the living world from a physicist’s perspective. This class will cover topics that students will not see in any other class, such as scaling laws, fractals, and bio-tribology. POLS 4331: International Organizations 10-10:50 a.m. Monday, Wednesday, and Friday by Eric Wiebelhaus-Brahm Many are concerned that international organizations like the United Nations and the World Trade Organization increasingly affect our lives. This course will explore the conception and modern functions of international organizations and the international and domestic political forces that impact their effectiveness to help people assess whether such concerns are overblown. In particular, the course will focus on the role of international organizations in issues of war and peace, human rights, and development. Students will conduct research on and participate in international organization models, including a United Nations Security Council simulation. POLS 4341: International Human Rights 9-9:50 Monday, Wednesday, and Friday by Eric Wiebelhaus-Brahm This course provides a philosophical and political exploration of human rights. It will begin with an intellectual history of human rights before examining the international politics of human rights. Students will look at international law dealing with human rights, and the different ways in which human rights are promoted globally. Students will discuss the conditions under which countries are likely to comply with international human rights law and norms, as well as the circumstances under which states are willing to enforce human rights obligations. RELS 3300: Theories of Religion 9:25-10:40 a.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays by Edward Hale This course provides an overview of theories about religion, as well as methods in the study of religious traditions. It explores such questions as “What makes something religious?;鈥� “What is the relationship of religious practices and beliefs to other areas of life?;鈥� and “Where did religion come from?” It covers approaches to the phenomenon of religion from several disciplines, including anthropology, sociology, psychology, and history.]]> /news-archive/2017/05/22/mark-allen-poisel-vice-chancellor-of-student-affairs-university-arkansas-little-rock/ Mon, 22 May 2017 15:14:49 +0000 /news/?p=67222 ... Mark Allen Poisel named vice chancellor of student affairs]]> Poisel, currently vice president for enrollment and student affairs at Augusta University in Augusta, Georgia, will assume his new position July 31. Poisel will be responsible for managing the student affairs and enrollment divisions at 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock, a position that was restructured recently to combine these roles. After receiving a doctorate in higher education from Florida State University in 1998, Poisel has been working with students on university campuses the past 25 years. 鈥淲hat distinguished Dr. Poisel was the fact that he is a speaker, a consultant, an author, and more importantly, a strong leader and advocate for students,鈥� said 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Chancellor Andrew Rogerson. 鈥淗is experience will be extremely valuable as our university and other universities in Arkansas face the challenge of a declining number of high school graduates.鈥� Rogerson said the university鈥檚 goal is to expand 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock鈥檚 student population to 15,000 students in five years by recruiting and retaining more students. 鈥淒r. Poisel will be a key leader in this endeavor,鈥� he said. The chancellor thanked Chasse Conque, 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock athletic director who led the search, and the committee for its work throughout the selection process. From an undergraduate student leader to his current position, Poisel has worked in almost all areas of student services with a focus on student success. While at Augusta University, he was responsible for increasing new student enrollment, building two residence halls, renovating student center space, restructuring several departments, and reorganizing a division鈥攁ll while leading efforts to consolidate two former universities into one institution. 鈥淭here will be many opportunities presented by this new role,鈥� said Poisel. I鈥檓 excited about coming to Little Rock and the chance to work with faculty, staff, and students to reform and transform the division of student affairs. I also look forward to working with Dr. Rogerson and the cabinet to improve the student experience at 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock.鈥� Prior to his time at AU, Poisel served as the associate provost for student success at Pace University; associate vice president for student development and enrollment services at the University of Central Florida; student services specialist for the Florida Division of Community Colleges; and staff auditor for Ernst and Young. He currently serves on the advisory board for the National Institute for the Study of Transfer Students and previously served on the advisory board for the National Resource Center for the First Year Experience and Students in Transition.]]> /news-archive/2015/09/01/ualr-posts-enrollment-growth-for-first-time-students/ Tue, 01 Sep 2015 17:43:28 +0000 /news/?p=62493 ... 糖心Vlog传媒LR posts enrollment growth for first-time students]]> The 11th day enrollment count at 糖心Vlog传媒LR is 11,848 students. In addition to the growth in first-time college students, 7.1 percent more first-time transfer students and 4.1 percent more graduate students are enrolled at 糖心Vlog传媒LR compared with last fall鈥檚 enrollment. Students living on campus at 糖心Vlog传媒LR increased by a total of 8 percent compared to last year, representing a 97 percent occupancy rate in student housing. “The growth in students living on campus reflects a better understanding among students and families that 糖心Vlog传媒LR offers a residential programming model based on individualized attention to every student and aimed at enhancing the student’s academic experience, in addition to outstanding facilities,” 聽said Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Zulma Toro. In addition to its already successful online degree programs, 糖心Vlog传媒LR recently established an honors college for which freshmen, continuing, and transfer students are eligible. 糖心Vlog传媒LR also provides in-state tuition for military students, regardless of class format or residence. The fall 2015 11th day enrollment includes 1,493 concurrent students who are dually enrolled in college classes while completing their high school work. Some of these concurrent classes also are designated as Advanced Placement (AP) courses. 鈥淲e鈥檙e pleased to see this enrollment growth, particularly in first-time students and transfer students who recognize the value of combining a metropolitan experience with a quality education,鈥� said Vice Chancellor for Enrollment Management Dean Kahler.    ]]>