/news-archive/tag/leadership-lecture-series/ 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Tue, 04 Oct 2022 13:16:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 /news-archive/2022/10/04/white-authentic-stories/ Tue, 04 Oct 2022 13:16:40 +0000 /news/?p=82305 ... White Will Share How to Tell Authentic Stories in Leadership Lecture Series]]> White will give her presentation, 鈥淗ow to Tell Authentic Stories that Shift the Narrative,鈥� at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 11. In this lecture, she will share how the audience can tell authentic stories, build connections, create a sense of belonging, and lead to positive change. White is an accredited public relations professional and social-impact storyteller with 15 years of experience leading communications efforts for place-based nonprofit organizations.听 She has seen the impact of strategic storytelling first-hand, in her work. In 2017, she founded Blackbelt Media, the producer of Blackbelt Voices podcast which tells stories that honor Black history, celebrate Black Southern culture, and shape the future of the region. Since its launch in September 2019, the podcast has been featured by Apple Podcasts, Oprah Daily, and Vanity Fair. The Leadership Lecture Series features presentations by faculty and graduates of the Department of Applied Communication at 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock in the areas of communication, management, and leadership. The next Leadership Lecture Series will be a conversation with J.J. Pitman, director of the C.A. Vines Arkansas 4-H Center. Pitman will give his presentation, 鈥淢otivation/Engagement in Today鈥檚 Organizational Environment,鈥� at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 28, 2023. Both lectures are free and open to the public and will be held virtually via Zoom. You may sign up for the virtual lectures via this online form.]]> /news-archive/2021/09/20/2021-22-leadership-lecture-series/ Mon, 20 Sep 2021 13:36:04 +0000 /news/?p=79889 ... Chatham-Carpenter to Kick Off 2021-22 Leadership Lecture Series Sept. 28]]> The lecture, 鈥淏ut I Don鈥檛 Know if I Want to Talk to You: Strategies for Increasing Conversational Receptiveness in Divided Political Times,鈥� will begin at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 28. Dr. April Chatham-Carpenter, a professor and chair of the Department of Applied Communication at 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock, will serve as the featured speaker. Chatham-Carpenter volunteers her time with Arkansas Braver Angels, as well as with the national Braver Angels organization. She researches how dialogue can be used in the public square to create relationships between people. She believes it is very important to approach difficult dialogues with open hands and an open heart, emphasizing building relationships rather than demonizing those who disagree with us. 鈥淒uring the past few years, political polarization is at a high level globally and in the United States,鈥� Chatham-Carpenter said. 鈥淓ngaging in dialogue with those who disagree with us on political issues requires conversational receptiveness and skills in having difficult conversations.鈥� This lecture will address the need for having difficult conversations, as well as communication strategies that can be used to have those conversations within and across the political divide. It will emphasize the importance of creating and maintaining ethical communication practices which value the worth of another person, while being willing to interrupt narratives which can lead to intractable conflicts. In the next Leadership Lecture Series lecture, Melissa Stiles will discuss, 鈥淲hen to Speak and When to Listen: Lessons from a Development Professional,鈥� on Feb. 22, 2022. People may register for both Leadership Lecture Series events by visiting this link.]]> /news-archive/2021/02/18/leadership-series-public-health-campaigns/ Thu, 18 Feb 2021 20:09:04 +0000 /news/?p=78368 ... Next Leadership Lecture Series Discusses Public Health Campaigns]]> The lecture, 鈥淭he Awareness Myth: From Awareness to Commitment in Public Health Campaigns,鈥� will take place from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Feb. 22 via Zoom. The featured speakers include Myleea Hill, professor of strategic communication at Arkansas State University, and 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock alumnus Marceline Hayes, chair of the Department of Communication Studies at Arkansas State University. The speakers will offer a critique of awareness culture and the development of a theoretical model, while providing advice for health campaign planners and insights for consumers who buy health products. Hill and Hayes take on contemporary 鈥渁wareness culture鈥� in which awareness of a cause, like breast cancer, is seen as a panacea for all health problems. They argue that awareness as an endpoint in public health campaigns is misguided, ineffective, and possibly even harmful. Instead, they conceive of awareness as one step in the beginning of a robust campaign Drawing on communication research and theories, Hill and Hayes offer a theoretical model depicting four overlapping elements of recognition/involvement, education/knowledge seeking, participation, and commitment. These elements can be used to guide health campaigns, research, and practice, which may help ultimately lead to cures and the eradication of disease. 鈥淚 hope people will attend who are interested in learning more about the role of awareness in behavior change,鈥� said Dr. April Chatham-Carpenter, chair of the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Department of Applied Communication. 鈥淭hese faculty members have studied this in-depth, and their model will be useful for a variety of people.鈥� Hill worked as an award-winning reporter and photographer at small daily newspapers in Arkansas before moving into public relations and administration in higher education. She continues to serve as consultant and volunteer with media relations for nonprofit organizations.听 Hayes, a graduate of the Department of Applied Communication at 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock, is the author of several published manuscripts in prestigious journals. She joined Arkansas State University after faculty service at Western Illinois University in 2004. The lecture is free and open to the public. Those interested in attending this zoom-based lecture should register 听闭闭> /news-archive/2020/11/11/leadership-lecture-series-3/ Wed, 11 Nov 2020 22:48:12 +0000 /news/?p=77887 ... 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock talk on Nov. 16 will discuss how to promote positive relationships in blended families]]> Dr. Bailey Oliver, assistant professor in the Department of Applied Communication, will give her talk, 鈥淔rom Bonus Moms to Half Siblings: Best Practices to Promote Positive and Resilient Stepfamily Relationships,鈥� at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 16. 鈥淭his talk will focus on the practices that best promote successful stepfamily relationships, including tips for new stepparents, biological parents, step siblings, and half siblings alike,鈥� Oliver said. 鈥淭his talk will also focus on how stepfamilies can work collectively as a whole system to improve familial relationships.鈥� Oliver holds a master鈥檚 degree in communication studies from the University of Alabama and a Ph.D. in interpersonal communication from Arizona State University. Her research focuses on communication practices and relational development in post-divorced and blended families. The next Leadership Lecture Series, which is sponsored by the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Department of Applied Communication, will feature Myleea Hill, professor of strategic communication at Arkansas State University, and 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock alum Marceline Hayes, chair of the Department of Communication Studies at Arkansas State University. Their talk, 鈥淭he Awareness Myth: From Awareness to Commitment in Public Health Campaigns,鈥� will be at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 22, 2021. The lecture is free and open to the public. Those interested in attending one of the lectures may register at this online form, and a Zoom link will be emailed to you.]]> /news-archive/2019/10/11/assessing-community-readiness-for-action/ Fri, 11 Oct 2019 12:44:16 +0000 /news/?p=75357 ... Leadership Lecture to highlight methods for assessing community readiness for action, communication with diverse stakeholders]]> 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Downtown will host a lecture Oct. 17 on the use of citizen involvement in shaping policies and processes that affect everyday life and are paramount to a vibrant democracy. , professor emerita and former faculty director of the Office of Community Engagement at the University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service, will give the talk, 鈥淟istening to the People: Assessing Community Readiness for Collective Action,鈥� at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 17, at 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Downtown, 333 President Clinton Ave.听 The talk is part of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock Leadership Lecture series. Admission is a suggested donation of $20, or $5 for students, staff, and faculty. Attendees may register at this link.听 Standerfer鈥檚 lecture will draw upon more than 20 years of experience conducting research and working in collaboration with nonprofit and governmental organizations to build healthy communities. 鈥淭here is a need for scholars and practitioners to understand and assess community readiness for action in order to set realistic expectations concerning the efficacy of communication methods used to engage them,鈥� Standerfer said. Using analysis of data gathered from over 20 communities across Arkansas, Standerfer will present a matrix of factors to be considered to assess community readiness for collective action. Standerfer will also discuss a model of progressive steps for community readiness for action that can be used to determine appropriate communication methods for engagement.听 Standerfer has published articles on nonprofit accountability, the changing nature of civil society, and the importance of understanding the role of public discourse in facilitating social justice. Standerfer鈥檚 most current work focuses on ways to curb rising rates of diabetes. She has been awarded grants from the Arkansas Department of Health and the Kettering Foundation to conduct focus groups, interviews, and round table discussions to gather and synthesize diverse perceptions of the disease and ways to best address it.听]]> /news-archive/2019/05/02/tonya-oaks-smith-leadership-lecture-series-may-9/ Thu, 02 May 2019 12:51:06 +0000 /news/?p=74147 ... Alum Tonya Oaks Smith to close out Leadership Lecture Series May 9]]> An expert in higher education communication and marketing will close out the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Department of Applied Communication鈥檚 third annual Leadership Lecture Series on Thursday, May 9.听 Tonya Oaks Smith, executive director of university communications and marketing at Louisiana Tech University in Ruston, Louisiana, will present her talk at 7 p.m. at the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Downtown Center, at 333 President Clinton Avenue in Little Rock. In this lecture, 鈥淔irst, Do No Harm: Why Maintaining Integrity in Public Communication is More Important Than Ever,鈥� listeners will unpack their perceptions and learn to hold public communication to a higher standard. 鈥淲e are starting to see pushback for professional communicators who are not forthcoming or truthful,鈥� Smith said. 鈥淭heir ethics have been called into question. People often think that those who work in public relations aren鈥檛 truthful or don鈥檛 communicate with the best intentions. I have always framed my work as different from that.鈥� As the spokeswoman for a public university, Smith understands that people must be able to place their trust in public institutions. 聽 鈥淭he perception of people who do public communications is not always the best,鈥� Smith said. 鈥淚鈥檝e had reporters who have chastised me for not being forthcoming. I felt like that is the furthest thing from what I am doing. It is important to be trustworthy when you are the voice of an organization that is at the heart of a community. People have to be able to have trust in you and the institution you are representing.鈥� Smith graduated from Louisiana State University in 1994. She put her journalistic skills to use as a reporter for the Livingston Parish News and later the Ruston Daily Leader. 鈥淚n the beginning, I was doing everything from sports to business to taking photos at baby showers, weddings, and other events,鈥� she said. 鈥淎s I got more capable, I moved into design and editing and later management roles.鈥� After joining the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Office of Communications and Marketing in December 2006, Smith began a graduate program in the Department of Applied Communication to improve her communication skills. 鈥淚 absolutely enjoyed the opportunity to learn from the scholars in the Department of Applied Communication,鈥� she said. 鈥淭he first time I had to give a speech in the program, I had to have a trash can next to me because I felt so sick. That is how far the program has helped me grow. I would never be able to do this talk without having been in the program. I still recommend the program to people who need a graduate program to up their skill set.鈥� Smith earned a master鈥檚 degree in applied communication from 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock in 2010. Her master鈥檚 thesis was focused on the use of social media to communicate preventative health care advice during the H1N1 scare of 2009. In professional roles, she has previously served as executive director of marketing and communications at Henderson State University and director of communications at 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock鈥檚 William H. Bowen School of Law. Tickets are $20 for members of the community and $5 for 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock faculty, staff, and students. To register and purchase tickets, visit the. ]]> /news-archive/2019/01/31/tamidra-marable-leadership-lecture-series/ Thu, 31 Jan 2019 14:33:43 +0000 /news/?p=73249 ... 鈥楶roponent of Change鈥� will discuss leading transformational change in next Leadership Lecture Series]]> A successful graduate of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock and proponent of change will showcase how to implement transformational change initiatives during the Department of Applied Communication鈥檚 annual Leadership Lecture Series on Thursday, Feb. 7. Tamidra Marable, a performance initiatives leader for Heifer International who received a master鈥檚 degree in applied communication from 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock, will present 鈥淟eading Transformational Change鈥� at 7 p.m. in the Donaghey Student Center Ledbetter A. 聽 Marable began her career with a 鈥済o with the flow鈥� mentality. Twelve years ago, she took a chance and applied for a job at Heifer International, a nonprofit organization dedicated to ending hunger and poverty by helping to build sustainable livelihoods within farming communities. Now, she serves as a performance initiatives leader, leading and facilitating special projects that impact both organizational and employee performance. She focuses primarily on special project work, and her ability to embrace change makes her ideal at leading initiatives within the company. She firmly believes that students should feel free to 鈥渏ust try things.鈥� 鈥淭hat鈥檚 one thing I noticed a lot of students are anxious about,鈥� she said. 鈥淭hey tell me, 鈥業 don鈥檛 have this figured out. I don鈥檛 know what I want to do.鈥欌�� This, along with the work she has done within Heifer, led her to her topic for the upcoming leadership lecture. In her work as an organizational change agent, she recognizes the world is changing so quickly that it requires both people and businesses to take a more strategic approach to manage change. The third in a yearlong series of four lectures, this session will explore transformational change through practical examples that focus on the necessary skills and tools that support leading transformational change initiatives. 鈥淥rganizations don鈥檛 have the luxury to move incrementally anymore. They have to be about transformational shifts,鈥� Marable said. Within her lecture, she will discuss how remaining fluid and embracing change within the workplace can open doors in a constantly shifting economy. 鈥淐hange is a constant. How we manage our way through it makes the difference,鈥� she said. The final lecture of this year鈥檚 series will be presented by Tonya Oaks Smith, executive director of university communications and marketing at Louisiana Tech University, at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 9. In this lecture, listeners will unpack their perceptions and learn to hold public communication to a higher standard. Smith has previously served as executive director of marketing and communications at Henderson State University and director of communications at 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock鈥檚 William H. Bowen School of Law. She received a master鈥檚 degree in applied communication from 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock. Tickets are $20 for general admission and $5 for 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock students and employees. To register and purchase tickets, visit the.]]> /news-archive/2018/10/11/leadership-lecture-series-trimble/ Thu, 11 Oct 2018 13:00:30 +0000 /news/?p=72182 ... Leadership Lecture Series continues Nov. 1]]> The University of Arkansas at Little Rock Department of Applied Communication will continue its third annual Leadership Lecture Series at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 1. in the Donaghey Student Center, Ledbetter A. Bruce Trimble, director of business development for The BridgeWay Hospital, will deliver his lecture, 鈥淟anguage Matters: Our Role in Destigmatizing Mental Health Issues.鈥� Trimble is a specialist in suicide prevention and mental healthcare has served on the Arkansas Suicide Prevention Council since 2015. He received a master鈥檚 degree in interpersonal and organizational communication from 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock. The lecture will provide attendees with a better understanding of mental health conditions and available treatment options, as well as the challenge to reframe mental healthcare as a key aspect of overall healthcare. Trimble will bring his 25 years of experience in strategic communication to further explore the role that language plays in the stigma that mental health has gained in modern American society. To register and purchase tickets, visit ualr.at/leaderlectures.]]> /news-archive/2018/09/24/leadership-lecture-series-2/ Mon, 24 Sep 2018 15:29:43 +0000 /news/?p=71959 ... Third annual Leadership Lecture Series to begin this fall]]> 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock鈥檚 Department of Applied Communication will host its third annual Leadership Lecture Series beginning Thursday, Sept. 27, and continuing through the rest of the academic year on select Thursdays. The first lecture, titled 鈥淓mbracing Super Hybridity: Implications for a Positive World,鈥� will be presented by Dr. Avinash Thombre, professor in the Department of Applied Communication, at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 27. The lecture will explore current research on hybrid cultures and make a case for embracing larger models of diversity in order to create a better social world through positive communication. Bruce Trimble will present 鈥淟anguage Matters: Our Role in Destigmatizing Health Issues鈥� on Thursday, Nov. 1. The lecture will provide attendees with a better understanding of mental health conditions and available treatment options, as well as a challenge to reframe mental health care as healthcare. Trimble is the director of business development for The BridgeWay Hospital and has served on the Arkansas Suicide Prevention Council since 2015. He received a master鈥檚 degree in interpersonal and organizational communication from 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock. Tamidra Marable will present 鈥淟eading Transformational Change鈥� on Thursday, Feb. 7. The session will explore transformational change through practical examples that focus on skills needed and tools that support leading transformational change initiatives. Marable is the performance initiatives leader for Heifer International and received a master鈥檚 degree in applied communication from 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock. The final lecture of this year鈥檚 series will be presented by Tonya Oaks Smith on Thursday, May 9. In this lecture, listeners will unpack their perceptions and learn to hold public communication to a higher standard. Smith is the executive director of university communications and marketing at Louisiana Tech University. She has previously served as executive director of marketing and communications at Henderson State University and director of communications at 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock鈥檚 William H. Bowen School of Law. She received a master鈥檚 degree in applied communication from 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock. All lectures will be held at 7 p.m. in the Donaghey Student Center Ledbetter A. To register and purchase tickets, visit the .  ]]> /news-archive/2017/10/23/leadership-lecture-series-nov-9/ Mon, 23 Oct 2017 15:00:18 +0000 /news/?p=68289 ... Dr. Kristen McIntyre to present during Leadership Lecture Series, Nov. 9]]> The second annual Leadership Lecture Series, hosted by the University of Arkansas at Little Rock Department of Applied Communication, will continue on Thursday, Nov. 9, with a presentation from associate professor Dr. Kristen McIntyre, who will speak on 鈥淐onnection, Not Perfection: A Communication Orientation to Public Speaking.鈥� The lecture will begin at 6:30 p.m. in Room G of the Donaghey Student Center. The cost to attend will be $20 for guests and $5 for students with identification cards. As an associate professor in the Applied Communication Department, McIntyre teaches an introductory communication course and directs the Communication Skill Center, a free student resource that helps with the various stages of the speech development process. Outside of her work at the university, McIntyre has co-authored publications that have appeared in several academic journals, including 鈥淐ommunication Quarterly鈥� and 鈥淎ssessment & Evaluation in Higher Education.鈥� Community and business leaders, employees, and members of the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock community are encouraged to attend the lecture to gain knowledge of how communication can positively impact the workplace and community. For more information, contact April Chatham-Carpenter, chair of the Department of Applied Communication, at 501-569-3158.]]>