- University News Archive - 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock /news-archive/tag/kaycee-greenwood/ 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Thu, 14 Nov 2019 18:19:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Veterans Day ceremony highlights unique experiences of military students /news-archive/2019/11/14/veterans-day/ Thu, 14 Nov 2019 18:19:57 +0000 /news/?p=75748 ... 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Veterans Day ceremony highlights unique experiences of military students]]> University of Arkansas at Little Rock Chancellor Christina Drale and Director of Military Student Success Kathy Oliverio are serious about their commitment to military student success. This week, 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock hosted a Veterans Day ceremony featuring first-hand stories of career transition and personal renewal from the university鈥檚 military students. After 10 years of active duty in the Air Force, Staff Sergeant Kaycee Greenwood transitioned into a training manager role for the Air Force Reserve where she works to prepare the next generation of crew chiefs. Now a 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock doctoral candidate in education, Greenwood plans to continue supporting the training needs of the Air Force. 鈥淢y experiences at 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock have been nothing short of amazing,鈥 said Greenwood. 鈥淚 love being a lifelong student.鈥 Biology major Alexis Harris, a native of Sherwood, always looked forward to someday earning a degree at 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock, her mother鈥檚 alma mater. Harris served as a Navy intelligence specialist from 2013 to 2019. Her global experiences ranged from providing humanitarian support to imagery data support.听 鈥淚 am grateful for the opportunities provided to me by the Navy,鈥 said Harris. 鈥淭he Navy has showed me where I am strong and where I can improve. I am thankful for my time in the Navy, no matter how hard the growing process was at the time.鈥 Marine Corps veteran Sean Lewis served four years with duties ranging from cyber network operator to machine gun operator. His global experiences ranged from duties in Afghanistan to working with children in Japan.听 Lewis admits that he joined the Marine Corps primarily because his mother told him not to join the military and go to college. He graduated high school at 16 and waited for his opportunity to join the military. He spent his 18th birthday on a bus headed to training. Since leaving the Marines, Lewis has served in law enforcement and as a private military contractor. This academic year, though, Lewis is a freshman biology student at 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock.
糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock student veterans, Kaycee Greenwood, US Air Force Reserve, center, and Sean Lewis, US Marine Corps., right, participate in a Veterans Day ceremony held in the Stella Boyle Smith Auditorium. Photo by Ben Krain

糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock student veterans, Kaycee Greenwood, US Air Force Reserve, center, and Sean Lewis, US Marine Corps., right, participate in a Veterans Day ceremony held in the Stella Boyle Smith Auditorium. Photo by Ben Krain

鈥淚 may be a little late, Mom, but I鈥檓 in college now,鈥 chuckled Lewis. Army wife Neva Martin shared her story of what it means to support a disabled veteran. After many tours of duty with special forces and plans to retire on the near horizon, Martin鈥檚 husband was injured in a tank explosion.听 鈥淚鈥檓 so grateful that my wonderful husband is still here,鈥 said Martin. 鈥淲hen he returned home that last time, he was different. He needed physical therapy and mental health therapy to overcome the effects of PTSD (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder).鈥 The path of recovery and renewal for Martin and her husband has taken over a decade and in some ways still continues. Martin is dedicated to continuing her role as a steadfast Army wife, seeing her husband through the entirety of their journey together. 鈥淏eing an Army wife is a wonderful but stressful job,鈥 Martin said. 鈥淢y advice to other service member families is to stick together, rely on faith, and seek help for PTSD and physical injuries.鈥 Oliverio emphasized that military students bring a wealth of knowledge and unique experience to the education environment. They also carry internal battles that result from their commitment to serving our country. 鈥淭he 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Military Success Center is dedicated to supporting these incredible American citizens who volunteered all of their being to serve on our behalf,鈥 Oliverio said.]]> 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock to host military appreciation week for servicemembers /news-archive/2019/11/08/military-appreciation-week/ Fri, 08 Nov 2019 22:33:32 +0000 /news/?p=75698 ... 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock to host military appreciation week for servicemembers]]> The University of Arkansas at Little Rock will honor its veterans and military servicemembers with a week of events beginning with a Veterans Day ceremony on Monday, Nov. 11.听 The ceremony will begin at 10:30 a.m. in the Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall in the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Fine Arts Building. Kathy Oliverio, director of Military Student Success, will give the opening remarks.听 Kaycee Greenwood, master sergeant with the U.S. Air Force Reserves; Sean Lewis, a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps; Alexis Harris, a veteran of the U.S. Navy, and Neva Martin, the spouse of a U.S. Navy veteran, will talk about their experiences serving in the military, after leaving the military, and life as a student veteran at 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock. The Military Student Success Center will hold an open house following the ceremony from noon to 2 p.m. in the Applied Communication Building Room 111. The Veteran Education Training (VET) 365 Program will host a seminar at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 12, in the Donaghey Student Center Ledbetter Hall to introduce faculty and staff to the strengths, challenges, and realities that military service members and their families encounter. Oliverio will give a presentation on veteran education at 2 p.m. Nov. 12 in Ottenheimer Library 535. Attendees should RSVP by. From 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock veterans, faculty, staff, and students can enjoy a free lunch provided by Sodexo in the Military Student Success Center. Those attending lunch can also take a picture with the selfie screen and post it to social media using #糖心Vlog传媒LRVeteransDay. Student veterans and military student success staff members will host an open discussion on understanding Veterans Affairs educational benefits from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 14, in the Military Student Success Center. The final event will include an open forum for military students to discuss any topic in relation to military benefits, education, or services military students would like to see at 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock. The forum will take place from noon to 2 p.m. Friday, Nov. 15, in the Military Student Success Center. For more information, contact Kathy Oliverio, director of military student success, at 501-682-8387 or kmoliverio@ualr.edu.]]>