- University News Archive - 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock /news-archive/tag/nathan-larson/ 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Thu, 04 Aug 2022 13:48:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Staff Members Chosen for 2022 Academic Affairs Staff Awards /news-archive/2022/08/04/academic-affairs-awards/ Thu, 04 Aug 2022 13:48:34 +0000 /news/?p=81728 ... 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Staff Members Chosen for 2022 Academic Affairs Staff Awards]]> The Division of Academic Affairs honored outstanding staff members with these awards for the first time in 2022. This year鈥檚 winners have not only excelled in their job performance but also in their attention to 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock鈥檚 goal of preparing student success, strengthening and supporting the university’s mission, and encouraging creative endeavors. Maegan Hendricks, scheduling and NCAA specialist in the Office of Records and Registration, has received the Staff Recognition Award for Innovation. 鈥淸She] deals with plenty of people across campus and her years of service have given her an insight into how best to serve the community,鈥 faculty member Megan Evans said when nominating Hendricks for the award. 鈥淗er processes are always easy to follow and she gives 110% to the campus every day.鈥 Hendricks has been in this position since 2018. She has worked with department heads and university leadership since to help restructure and organize academic scheduling.
Maegan Hendricks

Provost Ann Bain presents Maegan Hendricks with the Staff Recognition Award for Innovation.

鈥淚’m both honored and excited to have won this award,鈥 Hendricks said. 鈥淚’m proud of the progress we have made and look forward to meeting new future goals as our campus goes through changes. I couldn’t have done any of this by myself, and I’m grateful for the continued support I receive from my supervisors, faculty, and fellow staff.鈥 Geoff Nash from Blackboard Student Support and eLearning was awarded the Staff Recognition Award for Customer Service. He was chosen for his exceptional contribution to delivering quality service to members of the campus community. 鈥淕eoff is a driving force behind Blackboard,鈥 Hendricks said. 鈥淗e is pleasant and willing to help everyone who contacts him, and I feel confident when I refer faculty with Blackboard issues to them that he will take action and help sort everyone out.鈥
Nathan Larson

Provost Ann Bain presents Nathan Larson with the Academic Affairs Staff Award for Teamwork.

Additionally, Nathan Larson, assistant gallery curator in the Department of Art and Design, was awarded the Academic Affairs Staff Award for Teamwork. 鈥淗e jumps right into everything wholeheartedly and encourages student participation when appropriate,鈥 Art Outreach Specialist Andrea Tompkins said. 鈥淗e works well and conscientiously with all our stakeholders, has a true servant’s heart and mindset, and understands the importance and value of positive team work.鈥 Joan Reed, Higher Education Institute Program coordinator in the School of Nursing, was awarded the Staff Recognition Award for Initiative. She was chosen because of exceptional responsibilities beyond her primary job duties. 鈥淚t was an absolute surprise and an enormous honor to be awarded the first Academic Affairs Staff Initiative Award by the Vice Chancellor and Provost Dr. Bain,鈥 Reed said. 鈥淲hat made it even more special was that Dr. Bain hired me into the Department of Nursing in January of 2003 when she was chair.鈥 Reed is responsible for keeping up with enrollment, onboarding new faculty, managing time of hourly working, and supervising the financial budget within the School of Nursing. She also encourages faculty and staff to be involved in fitness initiatives on campus and organizes the Trojan Food Pantry drive for the School. 鈥淢rs. Joan Reed is a hero in our School of Nursing and campus community,鈥 coworker Lindsey Baertlein said. 鈥淪he works tirelessly鈥ven with the undertaking of Workday and all that entailed, [and] excels and motivates others with her inspirational character.鈥
Provost Ann Bain presents Geoff Nash with the Staff Recognition Award for Customer Service.

Provost Ann Bain presents Geoff Nash with the Staff Recognition Award for Customer Service.

An example of this is when Reed cared and assisted with the rescue of a stray dog she found on campus in Spring 2021. Baertlein mentioned Reed鈥檚 notable participation in the dog鈥檚 recovery in her nomination. 鈥淎ffectionately naming the dog Bella, Mrs. Reed rose above and beyond her regular duties to provide care for her,鈥 Baertlein said. 鈥淪he began feeding and caring for Bella daily and made sure to find her each day to make sure she had food and water.鈥 Bella was recovered from Southern Hearts Rescue and received care at Pleasant Valley Veterinary Clinic. Bella’s bill was taken care of through donations from the campus community and Nextdoor members who have followed Bella’s case.]]> 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock to open three virtual art galleries Aug. 24 /news-archive/2020/08/24/ua-little-rock-to-open-three-virtual-art-galleries-aug-24/ Mon, 24 Aug 2020 16:02:57 +0000 /news/?p=77419 ... 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock to open three virtual art galleries Aug. 24]]> The University of Arkansas at Little Rock will release three for art lovers to enjoy this fall.听 The three exhibits include contemporary British studio ceramics, landscape images of country vistas, and items from the university鈥檚 permanent collection. They will be on display from Aug. 24 to Oct. 11. The first exhibit, 鈥淐ontemporary British Studio Ceramics (Part 2),鈥 features works from the Arkansas Arts Center Foundation Collection and will be on display in the Brad Cushman Gallery in the Windgate Center of Art and Design. It contains examples of 20th century studio ceramics. The majority of these works were gifts to the Arkansas Arts Center by Diane and Sanford 鈥淪andy鈥 Besser and range from functional wares鈥攂owls and teapots鈥攖o purely sculptural forms. The exhibition illustrates a rich variety of techniques and forms ranging from slab-building, hand-building, and wheel throwing, to neriage and nerikomi, traditional Japanese methods using “marbleized” clay and similar to the 17th- and 18th-century “agatewares” of England. There is also a diverse range of finishes represented, from glazed and slip-inlaid to burnished surfaces. Accompanying the British ceramics in the Cushman Gallery in the Installation Annex will be objects from the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Permanent Art Collection. Represented in this exhibition are acquisitions of ceramic and sculpted objects referencing functional ceramic objects such as teapots and vessels. Additionally, the collection includes a unique chair made out of Adobe mud that mimics a famous mid-century modern Eames-molded plywood chair.
Louis Freund's "Yucatan, Tulum" is a mixed media drawing on paper about Mayan ruins from the sea.

Louis Freund’s “Yucatan, Tulum” is a mixed media drawing on paper depicting Mayan ruins from the sea.

Next, the exhibit, 鈥淟andscapes,鈥 features a variety of media, including photographs, drawings, and watercolors. The exhibit is on display in the Small Gallery in the Windgate Center. Visual depth, distance, and space can be compared with such a disparate group of images. Certain artworks can have an abstracted look through the artist鈥檚 use of light and shadow. 鈥淣one of the photographs were manipulated using digital software, so you can鈥檛 consider the direct application of media, but how the photographer chose to capture or represent color, light, shadow, and texture can be directly compared to how a painter, drawer, or printmaker chose to use their media in the creation of color, light, shadow, and texture,鈥 said Nathan Larson, assistant curator of the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Permanent Art Collection who curated 鈥淟andscapes.鈥 The 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Art Gallery is open by appointment from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. After Labor Day, the gallery will be open from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday. The virtual exhibits can be found at beginning Aug. 24. For more information, contact Art Gallery Director Brad Cushman at becushman@ualr.edu or 501-916-3182.]]> 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Downtown to host virtual art tour for 2nd Friday Art Night on May 8 /news-archive/2020/05/05/ua-little-rock-downtown-to-host-virtual-art-tour-for-2nd-friday-art-night-on-may-8/ Tue, 05 May 2020 14:58:24 +0000 /news/?p=76827 ... 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Downtown to host virtual art tour for 2nd Friday Art Night on May 8]]> If you are in the mood for some art and culture without leaving the comfort of your home, 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Downtown is one of many of the city鈥檚 downtown venues participating in on May 8.听 Beginning at 5 p.m., 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Downtown will host a 30-minute virtual tour of the Student Artwork Purchase Awards from the Annual Student Competitive Exhibit of the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Permanent Art Collection. This exhibition, curated by Nathan Larson, features work created by students during their time studying various studio disciplines at 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock.听 The exhibition features work from Alberta Pearson, David Warren, Phyllis Plumbley, Terry Rowlett, Thomas Amettis, Lori Conrad, Carmen Thennes, Sandra Sell, Austin Bowers, Douglas Darrocott, Corri Bristow, Dominique Simmons, Melanie Chapin, Bo Sanathong, Cecily Conine-Waybright, Joe Barnet, Henry Cravens, Stephanie Martin, Logan Hunter, Chris Cotton, and Carrie Curtis.听 To watch the virtual tour, join us live on or on .听 Other virtual participating locations include: Downtown Little Rock Partnership, Bella Vita Jewelry, Old State House Museum, Historic Arkansas Museum, Central Arkansas Library System, The Bookstore at Library Square, and Nexus Coffee & Creative. ]]> D铆a de los Muertos Altar Exhibit to open Oct. 18 at 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock /news-archive/2018/10/16/altar-exhibit/ Tue, 16 Oct 2018 08:00:02 +0000 /news/?p=72334 ... D铆a de los Muertos Altar Exhibit to open Oct. 18 at 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock]]> A new exhibit celebrating the Day of the Dead (known as D铆a de los Muertos in Spanish) opens this week in the University of Arkansas at Little Rock鈥檚 Ann Maners and Alex Pappas Gallery in the Fine Arts Building. The exhibit – a partnership between the University of Arkansas at Little Rock and the – opens Thursday, Oct. 18, with a private reception at 5 p.m. The exhibit will remain open through Nov. 16 and can be viewed during normal gallery hours, 10 a.m.- 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. The exhibit is free and open to the public. The university has invited middle and high school social studies, Spanish and art students, as well as 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock classes, to visit the exhibit to learn more about the cultural traditions surrounding the holiday, which was named by UNESCO as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. The exhibition鈥檚 altar was designed and created by educator and artist Patricia Quilant谩n, the wife of Mexican Consul Rodolfo Quilant谩n Arenas, and Consulate staff. Day of the Dead is celebrated in Mexico between Oct. 31 and Nov. 2. Though the holiday originated in Mexico, it is celebrated in Latin America and the United States with colorful calaveras (skulls) and calacas (skeletons). Although the festival coincides with Halloween, the two events are very different. While Halloween inspires horror and mischief, Day of the Dead is a demonstration of love and respect for deceased family members. Junior and senior history students in Dr. Kristin Dutcher Mann鈥檚 Historian鈥檚 Craft class (History 4309) researched and wrote text panels for the exhibit as part of their coursework. They met with Mrs. Quilant谩n, Assistant Gallery Director Nathan Larson, and College of Arts, Letters and Sciences Associate Dean Dr. Johanna Miller Lewis to learn about exhibit design and construction. The goal of the coursework was to learn how historians sort through compelling narratives, perspectives, and evidence to craft arguments and explanations. The text panels will display information about the holiday, the ofrenda (altar) and its components, the significance of skeletons and skulls, and the work of the Mexican Consulate. History majors Aaron Whitt and Austin Massa, along with political science major Ben Bowers, researched and wrote a panel about the role of the Mexican Consulate. They worked to distill their research into 100-200 words. 鈥淚t鈥檚 definitely been a great exercise in making ourselves be concise,鈥 Whitt said. 鈥淚 think we accomplished that. It鈥檚 all pertinent information.鈥 鈥淭he students in this class learn to read, research, and write specifically for history, so we鈥檙e getting a great, practical learning experience in how to interpret an exhibit for the public,鈥 Mann said. 鈥淲e鈥檙e excited to be a part of the ongoing collaborations between the Mexican Consulate and 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock.鈥  ]]>