- University News Archive - 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock /news-archive/tag/michael-flannery/ 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Wed, 31 Jan 2018 14:50:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Flannery named associate dean for academic affairs at 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Bowen Law School /news-archive/2018/01/31/flannery-associate-dean-academic-affairs-bowen/ Wed, 31 Jan 2018 14:50:55 +0000 /news/?p=69163 ... Flannery named associate dean for academic affairs at 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Bowen Law School]]> Professor Michael Flannery has been named the associate dean for Academic Affairs at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law.聽 鈥淚 view the opportunity to serve in the capacity of associate dean for Academic Affairs at the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law as a privilege,鈥 Flannery said. 鈥淚 have learned so much from my former deans, and I am fortunate to be able to serve with Theresa Beiner as my new dean and with a faculty so devoted to its students. Mostly, I look forward to working closely with every student to maximize their personal and educational experience at 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock and to help them be willing and able to serve others in their personal and professional lives. I am so grateful that the university has afforded me this opportunity.鈥 Professor Flannery joined the law school in 2003 and was named the Judge George Howard Jr. Distinguished Professor of Law in 2010. He served as associate dean for faculty development from 2014 to 2016. He will begin his tenure in this new position on May 15. 鈥淢ichael is an excellent colleague, and he is committed to Bowen鈥檚 success,鈥 said John DiPippa, dean of the law school. 鈥淗e will be an outstanding associate dean.鈥 Flannery earned the Faculty Excellence Award for Research in 2017, 2010, and 2006, and earned the Faculty Excellence Award for Teaching in 2012. He also won the 2016 John M. DiPippa Scholarship Award for his casebook entitled, 鈥淭he Sexual Exploitation of Children.鈥 In addition to his teaching and research accomplishments, Flannery served as a special judge for the 20th Judicial District of the State of Arkansas from 2008 to 2011. He also serves as a legislative expert liaison for the Arkansas Bar Association鈥檚 Legislative Committee on Family Law, and was featured on National Public Radio as an 鈥淎gent of Change.鈥 He is the author of 14 books, two book chapters, 13 law review articles, and 12 expert commentaries. Flannery writes as an expert commentator for the Trusts and Estates division of Matthew Bender鈥檚 LexisNexis Expert Commentaries.]]> Quadriplegic single mother graduates Bowen law school /news-archive/2017/05/24/quadriplegic-single-mother-graduates-bowen/ Wed, 24 May 2017 13:05:02 +0000 /news/?p=67238 ... Quadriplegic single mother graduates Bowen law school]]> After two years on the road working in pharmaceutical sales, the then-25-year-old had recently been promoted to her 鈥渄ream job鈥 of drug representative, moved back to her hometown of Benton, and bought her first home. Her life changed dramatically when Goodwin suffered a spinal cord injury while boating on Lake Hamilton with a neighbor. After overcoming enormous obstacles, Goodwin, 34, graduated May 13 from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law. After her injury, Goodwin still had feeling in her limbs, meaning that the spinal cord was not severed and she could regain some movement. She began an intense campaign to regain what she had lost, with the ultimate goal of walking again. During the first year after her injury, she spent two months in the hospital and another four months in in-patient rehabilitation. 鈥淚nitially, my goal was to get my hand high enough to scratch my nose,鈥 she said. 鈥淚 had to relearn how to feed myself and brush my teeth. I couldn鈥檛 do any of that in the beginning.鈥 In 2010, Goodwin joined an intensive, six-month rehabilitative therapy trial in Atlanta. 鈥淚 got to the point where I could walk down and back on a basketball court, but it took a walker, two assistants, and electronic stimulation,鈥 she said. 鈥淲hen I got done with that therapy program, I realized I wasn鈥檛 going to walk, short of a miracle. I was able to learn to let go of walking and learn to live.鈥 Focused on rebuilding her life, Goodwin bought a new home and learned to live independently. After deciding that she is not the type of person to sit home all day, Goodwin thought about what she wanted to do with the rest of her life. Her thoughts landed on an old dream of going to law school. Goodwin bought a book and studied for the LSATs, the entrance exam needed to enter law school. She did so well that she received a full scholarship to Bowen School of Law. In August 2013, Goodwin met her fellow law school students at what turned out to be a highly memorable mixer in the basement of the Flying Saucer. An unknown thief stole the keys to the elevator, leaving Goodwin trapped in the basement. 鈥淭he Little Rock Fire Department had to haul me and my 400-pound chair from the basement,鈥 Goodwin said. 鈥淚 think everyone from my class remembers that night. I made a lot of really good friends. None of my classmates left until I got to leave that night. I thought that was nice.鈥 Goodwin鈥檚 fellow classmates became a great source of support. Because of her injury, Goodwin is slow at taking notes and typing. Her classmates shared copies of their class notes and study guides. She was also inspired by two professors.
Bowen Professor Ranko Shiraki Oliver and Jennifer Goodwin

Bowen Professor Ranko Shiraki Oliver and Jennifer Goodwin

鈥淧rofessor Michael Flannery and Professor Ranko Shiraki Oliver both went out of their way to make me feel comfortable and do anything I needed,鈥 Goodwin said. 鈥淭hey were very supportive and helpful.鈥 In 2014, she interned with the nonprofit organization, Disability Rights Arkansas, where she worked with lawyers to provide pro bono legal assistance to people with disabilities in Arkansas. While in law school, Goodwin decided to tackle another lifelong dream 鈥 becoming a mother. She had considered adoption, but knew agencies would not be lining up to give a baby to a single, quadriplegic woman. 鈥淚 decided I wanted to be a mom more than I could breathe,鈥 she said. 鈥淚 was 31 and knew the clock was ticking. With my doctor鈥檚 and family鈥檚 support, I picked an anonymous donor and did artificial insemination. Beckham Goodwin arrived in June 2015. He was named after Goodwin鈥檚 maternal grandparents, who had the last name of Beck. Goodwin鈥檚 grandparents both died while she was pregnant and never had the chance to meet their great-grandson and namesake. 鈥淚 took the fall 2015 semester off to figure out how to be a mom, because there are so many more challenges when you are quadriplegic also,鈥 Goodwin said. 鈥淚 went back to school part time, and it certainly has its challenges, but I had lots of family support. My parents and aunt all stepped up to help babysit when I had late night reading sessions.鈥 Now that she has graduated, Goodwin will spend the summer preparing for the bar exam. Once she passes, Goodwin will begin a two-year fellowship at Arkansas Children鈥檚 Hospital through Equal Justice Works, a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit that focuses on careers in public service for lawyers. A professor, Dr. Amy Pritchard, suggested she apply. 鈥淪ince I have a spinal cord injury, I want to work with patients in the disabled population,鈥 Goodwin said. 鈥淚 want to give back to all the people that have poured into my life when I had the spinal cord injury nine years ago.鈥 As Goodwin reflects on the obstacles she overcame, she is glad she had the strength to live her life to the fullest. 鈥淚鈥檝e learned to go after my dreams and that nothing is impossible,鈥 she said. 鈥淚鈥檝e also learned to be willing to ask for help and that there are lots of great people in this world. I am a firm believer that the right doors open at the right time. With God, anything is possible.鈥 In the upper right photo,聽Jennifer Goodwin celebrates her graduation from Bowen School of Law with her parents, Robby and Tracy Goodwin, and son, Beckham.]]> 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock announces college-level Faculty Excellence Award winners /news-archive/2017/03/28/ua-little-rock-faculty-excellence-award-winners/ Tue, 28 Mar 2017 14:31:58 +0000 /news/?p=66672 ... 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock announces college-level Faculty Excellence Award winners]]> “Faculty excellence winners underscore 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock鈥檚 commitment to quality instruction, innovative research, and service to the community. Our faculty鈥檚 dedication to these fundamental principles continue to be the bedrock of our institution,” said Interim Provost and Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs Dr. Deborah Baldwin. A panel of external judges will review the achievements of the college-level winners and select the university-wide winners in the categories of teaching, research, and public service. The three university-wide winners, who will each receive a cash prize of $5,000, will be announced during the Faculty Excellence Awards ceremony at 5:30 p.m. April 13 in the Engineering and Information Technology Building Auditorium on the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock campus. A reception will follow in the Engineering and Information Technology Building lobby. Since 1989, when the first award was given, the event has provided a way to recognize the great work of 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock faculty and is made possible through the valued contributions of the Office of the Chancellor, the Office of the Provost, and the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Chancellor鈥檚 Circle.聽 The event is free and open to the public. For more information, contact the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Office of the Provost at 501.569.3204. The following is a list of college-level winners:

聽Public Service

  • 听听听听听Allison Holland, director of the University Writing Center and senior instructor of rhetoric and writing, College of Social Sciences and Communications
  • 听听听听听Cynthia Johnson, advanced instructor of accounting, College of Business
  • 听听听听听Laura Barrio-Vilar, assistant professor of English, College of Arts, Letters, and Sciences
  • 听听听听听Michael DeAngelis, assistant professor of earth sciences, George W. Donaghey College of Engineering and Information Technology
  • 听听听听听Suzanne Penn, associate professor of clinical law, William H. Bowen School of Law

Research/Creative Endeavors

  • 听听听听听Mengjun Xie, associate professor of computer science, George W. Donaghey College of Engineering and Information Technology
  • 听听听听听Michael Flannery, professor of law, William H. Bowen School of Law
  • 听听听听听Tansel Karabacak, associate professor of physics and astronomy, College of Arts, Letters, and Sciences

Teaching

  • 听听听听听J. Lyn Entrikin, professor of law, William H. Bowen School of Law
  • 听听听听听John Talburt, professor of information science and Acxiom Chair of Information Quality, George W. Donaghey College of Engineering and Information Technology
  • 听听听听听Kathryn King, assistant professor of anthropology, College of Communication and Social Sciences
  • 听听听听听Linda Holzer, professor of music, College of Arts, Letters, and Sciences
  • 听听听听听Linda Stauffer, associate professor of interpreter education and program coordinator of the Interpreter Education Program, College of Education and Health Professions
  • 听听听听听Otmar Varela, associate professor of management, College of Business
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