- University News Archive - 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock /news-archive/tag/madison-rodgers/ 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Tue, 03 Dec 2019 20:44:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock students win awards at International Model Arab League /news-archive/2019/12/03/students-win-awards-at-model-arab-league/ Tue, 03 Dec 2019 20:44:43 +0000 /news/?p=75836 ... 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock students win awards at International Model Arab League]]> Two University of Arkansas at Little Rock students took home awards for their diplomatic efforts at the International Model Arab League. Sydney Brazil, philosophy major, won the Outstanding Delegate Award for her notable efforts representing the country of Tunisia on the Council of Social Affairs ministers.听 Madison Rodgers, a junior political science major, received an honorable mention in the Outstanding Delegate category for her excellent work representing the Sultanate of Oman on the Council of Economic Affairs. They were among 17 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock students who competed in the international competition for university students from Oct. 19-22 at the Universit茅 International de Rabat in Morocco. 听鈥淚 was so grateful for this opportunity,鈥 Rodgers said. 鈥淭raveling to Morocco was truly life-changing and gave me a whole new perspective on how I look at life. I had never won an award at a Model Arab League conference before, and I put in a lot of work during this conference in pursuit of one. I will remember it forever.鈥听 The major issues Rodger鈥檚 council discussed included addressing economic inequality and job insecurity in the region.听 鈥淲e also discussed how to expand non-oil sectors in order to diversify the region鈥檚 economies,鈥 Rodgers said. 鈥淎rab citizens are all affected by economic inequalities and job insecurity and that affects the overall economy. Diversifying the economy is very important because if the demand for oil begins to shrink, this will cause a drop off in many Arab, oil-based economies, so other avenues need to be explored.鈥听 The Model Arab League is a student leadership development program created by the. It is a simulation of an international organization, the League of Arab States, which represents 22 countries. In the upper right image, Model Arab League Advisor Rebecca Glazier (middle) poses with Sydney Brazil (left) and Madison Rogers (right), who won awards at the International Model Arab League in Morocco.]]> 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock researchers study impact of faith-based community engagement in Little Rock /news-archive/2018/12/10/little-rock-congregations-study/ Mon, 10 Dec 2018 18:27:21 +0000 /news/?p=72919 ... 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock researchers study impact of faith-based community engagement in Little Rock]]> The University of Arkansas at Little Rock is researching how places of worship in Little Rock work with nonprofit organizations to promote community engagement and provide social services to vulnerable populations.听 The Little Rock Congregations Study is part of an ongoing research project led by Dr. Rebecca Glazier, professor in the School of Public Affairs, stemming from research begun in 2012 to study the effects of religious organizations on community engagement in Little Rock. The interdisciplinary project brought together 59 student researchers from 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock who gained invaluable research experience. More than 110 clergy members from congregations across Little Rock completed the survey, while 24 clergy were interviewed. Additionally, students wrote. Undergraduate students in Glazier鈥檚 Survey Research Methods class assisted in developing the survey and distributing it to clergy members. They also wrote stories highlighting the good work done through partnerships between places of worship and nonprofit organizations. Members of Dr. Kirk Leach鈥檚 graduate Nonprofit Management class and Dr. Gerald Driskill鈥檚 undergraduate Intercultural Communication class conducted in-depth interviews with clergy members. 鈥淪ometimes, the university can feel pretty distant from the rest of the city,鈥 Glazier said. 鈥淭he Little Rock Congregations Study gets students out of the classroom and into the community to do research that really matters. We are working hard to share findings that clergy members, congregants, and the broader Little Rock community will find valuable.鈥
Dr. Rebecca Glazier stands with Little Rock Congregations Study student researchers Anet Rosas-Labrada, Anna Aguilar, Rhodes Houser, Nikki Partlow-Loyall, and Josie Keathley.

Dr. Rebecca Glazier stands with Little Rock Congregations Study student researchers Anet Rosas-Labrada, Anna Aguilar, Rhodes Houser, Nikki Partlow-Loyall, and Josie Keathley.

The researchers have found that marriage and relationship counseling is the most common service provided by congregations, with 61 percent of responding congregations providing these services, followed by 47 percent of congregations in the study providing a food bank. Partnerships between congregations and nonprofit organizations are a common occurrence. More than 50 percent of congregations with food banks have a partner to help provide that service. Meanwhile, 60 percent of congregations who provide medical screenings or other services have a partner, likely because these types of services are more resource intensive. The most common reason for a partnership between a congregation and a nonprofit is a desire to connect with the community. 鈥淧artnerships aren鈥檛 happening out of a need for resources, as we might expect, but are more often motivated by the desire of a congregation to get beyond their own members and connect with the broader community in Little Rock,鈥 Glazier said. Three of the student researchers, all political science majors, are taking the project a step further. They have received Signature Experience Awards from 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock to conduct individual research projects with the help of faculty mentors. Jordan Wallis, a Marine Corps veteran, received a grant to look specifically at veterans鈥 services provided by congregations and nonprofits in Little Rock. 鈥淚 am excited to be able to do empirical, community-based research that will further my education and allow me to do a little bit to help fellow veterans in need,鈥 Wallis said. Next, Paige Topping received a grant to study community outreach efforts to share the results of the Little Rock Congregations Study. 鈥淚 am thankful for the opportunity to not only research issues that are important to my community, but to also connect on a local level and create long-lasting relationships and positive impacts,鈥 Topping said. The third student, Madison Rodgers, received an honorary award to look at longitudinal data from the Little Rock Congregations Study and track community engagement over time. Updates on the continuing research can be found on the or. In the spring 2019 semester, the group will survey people who work at nonprofit organizations in Little Rock to get their perspectives on collaborating with congregations. Additionally, the researchers have received a $1,000 grant from the Arkansas Community Foundation to host a workshop in the spring 2019 semester to share the latest research findings with clergy members. They will also build a clergy advisory board to help prepare for the 2020 Little Rock Congregations Study. In the upper right photo,听Dr. Rebecca Glazier (left) discusses the Little Rock Congregations Study with student researchers Anna Aguilar, Nicole Ursin, and Rhodes Houser.]]>