/news-archive/tag/lisa-bond-maupin/ 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Wed, 31 May 2017 14:24:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 /news-archive/2017/05/31/mirivel-dean-college-social-sciences-communication/ Wed, 31 May 2017 14:24:40 +0000 /news/?p=67266 ... Mirivel named interim dean of College of Social Sciences and Communication]]> As the new interim dean of the College of Social Sciences and Communication at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Dr. Julien Mirivel plans to focus on student and faculty success.聽 鈥淲e have a strong foundation and mission,鈥� Mirivel said. 鈥淚 am really excited to represent the college and serve the faculty, staff, and students.鈥� Mirivel, professor in the Department of Applied Communication, will begin his new position June 1. His duties include managing financial, curriculum, research, and external matters for the college. The college鈥檚 founding dean, Dr. Lisa Bond-Maupin, accepted a position at Humboldt State University in Arcata, California. 鈥淚 appreciate the founding dean for her support and helping the college transition effectively,鈥� Mirivel said. 鈥淚 think that is the mark of a great leader.鈥� Mirivel has many goals for the college, which houses the departments of Applied Communication, Criminal Justice, Psychology, Rhetoric and Writing, and Sociology and Anthropology, as well as the School of Mass Communication and School of Public Affairs. The college is also home to University Television, K糖心Vlog传媒R/KLRE, and the Survey Research Center. Student and faculty success are two 鈥渃rucial goals,鈥� Mirivel said. 鈥淚 want to promote effective teaching and learning, boost faculty research and creative efforts, and grow student success,鈥� he said. 鈥淲e really want to grow relationships with the faculty, staff, and students in the college to develop a sense of community. We also want to foster interdisciplinary research opportunities for faculty and students and provide resources so they can do better in the classroom.鈥� Since joining 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock in 2005, Mirivel has held a variety of leadership roles at the university, including co-director of the Academy for Teaching & Learning Excellence from 2012 to 2015 and interim chair of the Department of Criminal Justice from 2015 to 2016. He has served as associate dean of the College of Social Sciences and Communications since last year. In this position, Mirivel and his team created a student success campaign with an early alert system for students struggling academically. His research focuses on the nature of positive communication and leadership. Mirivel鈥檚 work has been published in top journals in the field of communication, and he is the author of two books on positive communication, 鈥淭he Art of Positive Communication: Theory and Practice鈥� and 鈥淗ow Communication Scholars Think and Act.鈥� In the past five years alone, Mirivel delivered over 85 keynotes, trainings, and workshops on campus and in the community on how to communicate more positively. In 2016, he was one of the event. Mirivel is a firm believer in using the power of positive communication as an asset to anyone in a leadership position. 鈥淚 try to practice what I teach,鈥� he said. 鈥淚t鈥檚 a strong guide for me. Leadership from my perspective is all about human connection and effective communication. We need to create a college where there is a great deal of respect and sense of community among the faculty, staff, and students. I think positive communication can help us get there.鈥� ]]> /news-archive/2017/02/06/cssc-student-success-center-2017/ Mon, 06 Feb 2017 16:26:49 +0000 /news/?p=66215 ... 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock college promotes internal student success center]]> The College of Social Sciences and Communication at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock has extended its reach by launching a student success center that supports students at any stage of their academic journey. The Link, located on the first floor of Ross Hall, was a vision of the college鈥檚 dean, Lisa Bond-Maupin, that came to fruition in 2015. 鈥淭he Link was designed to provide resources to our students, such as connecting them to the right people and places on campus and helping them to figure out their career goals,鈥� said Julien Mirivel, interim associate dean of the college. 鈥淲e鈥檙e also trying to improve student retention rates, help students finish their degrees, and try to get them to think about graduate school.鈥� To accomplish these goals, Bond-Maupin and associate deans gathered a team of student specialists to provide students with academic success coaching, supplemental advising, and success workshops and events. 鈥淭he Link is like a one-stop shop for student needs,鈥� said Rachel Jones, assistant dean of learning and student success. Besides using the computer lab or study area, students can make an appointment with a Link advisor to plan and take steps toward a successful college career and future. 聽 鈥淲e want to help our students to be proactive and focused on the things that they really need to do,鈥� Jones said. 鈥淥ften times students wait until it鈥檚 too late to get help, but we want to jump in early and make sure we鈥檙e taking active steps to get things done.鈥� Aside from appointments, students can also be referred to The Link by professors. 鈥淲e care about our students, which is why we now watch for early warning signs or red flags,鈥� Mirivel said. If a student becomes excessively absent or tardy, doesn鈥檛 participate in class, or has low test scores, advisors from The Link take the opportunity to step in and intervene before it鈥檚 too late. 鈥淣ot all of our students are full-time college students,鈥� Jones said. 鈥淭hey鈥檙e juggling a bunch of demands and sometimes GPA is not the focus. We鈥檙e here to help students focus, prioritize, and come up with concrete steps to take to be successful.鈥� Students who visit The Link can also look forward to getting help exploring majors, finding internships, learning interviewing techniques, and writing resumes and cover letters. For more information, visit The Link or contact 聽Rachel Jones, assistant dean of learning and student success at rejones@ualr.edu.]]>