/news-archive/tag/new-students/ 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Fri, 16 Aug 2019 21:57:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 /news-archive/2019/08/16/new-student-mentoring-program/ Fri, 16 Aug 2019 21:57:05 +0000 /news/?p=74895 ... 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock creates mentoring program to help new students]]> The University of Arkansas at Little Rock has created a new pilot mentoring program to help retain new students.听 The Trojan Critical M.A.S.S. (Mentoring and Student Support) program will match 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock staff volunteers as mentors for first-year and transfer students who were admitted or registered after July 22. 鈥淢entoring is a dynamic way to connect seasoned staff members with new members of the community,鈥� said Heather Reed, director of student retention initiatives. 鈥淏y helping the campus feel smaller and easier to navigate, mentors can help reduce stress, guide new students, and help build a positive relationship with students where students feel comfortable asking for assistance.鈥� The goal of this new student success initiative is to help new students find the resources they need to be successful in their college career and to increase student retention. 鈥淪tudents start the semester knowing they have a go-to staff member who can listen to their questions and concerns and provide support to navigate an environment that is often completely new to most of our first-year students,鈥� Reed said. Staff volunteers will meet with their mentees once a month during the fall semester. Mentors will participate in a short online training that will explain the program and how mentors can provide valuable support to one or two students. Students and mentors will complete interest forms to assist in making meaningful matches based on similarities in academic majors, hobbies, and interests. 鈥淭he goal of the program is to build a positive relationship with students which hopefully helps retain students from their first semester all the way to graduation,鈥� Reed said. 鈥淭hrough the mentoring program, students will ideally stay in touch with their mentor after their first semester building a lasting relationship.鈥� More than 80 students have already signed up for the program. Staff members can sign up to volunteer by filling out. For more information, contact Heather Reed at hareed@ualr.edu. ]]> /news-archive/2019/07/18/incoming-freshmen-share-future-plans-for-college-careers/ Thu, 18 Jul 2019 13:25:57 +0000 /news/?p=74746 ... Incoming freshmen share future plans for college careers]]> The start of the 2019-20 academic year is right around the corner, and soon you鈥檒l be seeing many fresh faces on campus with new students who are ready to start their college careers.听 More than 175 new students attended Freshman Orientation last week at 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock, where they talked about their hopes for the future.听听 Colt Nix, a 2015 graduate of Ouachita High School and Malvern native, is thrilled to start engineering classes after getting some inspiration from a family member. 鈥淚鈥檝e been watching my sister the last few years,鈥� Nix said. 鈥淪he graduated last year with an engineering degree and inspired me to go to school.鈥� The former firefighter has just returned to Arkansas after taking a trip to see the world where he visited 28 countries. His favorite was Russia, because of the country鈥檚 many castles. Jewel Leonard, a new freshman from Cabot, is looking forward to studying English at a campus where she has fond childhood memories. 鈥淚 didn鈥檛 want to go too far from my family, and I came to basketball games with my dad when I was a kid,鈥� Leonard said. 鈥淲e came and took a tour, and I felt very at home. I knew I would have good opportunities, and it would give me a new outlook on life.鈥� After graduating from Arkansas Virtual Academy in May, Kevonte Moore, a Conway native and chemistry major, is looking forward to making new friends and his future career in medicine. 鈥溙切腣log传媒 Little Rock has a good chemistry program, and I want to use it to my advantage to become a surgeon,鈥� Moore said. 鈥淚 want to become a surgeon because I鈥檝e always wanted to help people.鈥� Another future doctor, Yashui Adhvaryu, a May graduate of Benton High School, chose 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock because it鈥檚 close to her home and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, which the biology and pre-med major plans to attend after graduation. 鈥淚 want to get good grades, meet new friends, and have better opportunities so I can succeed in healthcare,鈥� she said.听 In the upper right photo, Orientation Leader Taylor Gully leads a group of incoming students and their parents on a tour of campus during a Freshman Orientation session. Photo by Ben Krain.]]> /news-archive/2018/08/09/trojan-daze-week-3/ Thu, 09 Aug 2018 15:18:25 +0000 /news/?p=71332 ... 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock welcomes students with Trojan Daze Week]]> Students can start off the fall 2018 semester with an exciting lineup of free activities during Trojan Daze Week from Thursday, Aug. 16, to Friday, Aug. 24.听 After moving in on Aug. 16, students can check out Playfair, an evening of fun icebreakers and activities designed to get students geared up for the new year, from 8-10 p.m. in Donaghey Student Center Ledbetter Hall. New students will be welcomed to campus with the Freshman Convocation at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Aug. 17, in the University Theatre in the Center for Performing Arts. The ceremony marks the beginning of the freshman class鈥檚 academic journey. Following the Freshman Convocation, afternoon activities will include lunch, a pep rally with 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock鈥檚 athletic teams, and an organizational fair beginning at 11:30 a.m. in the Donaghey Student Center Fitness Center. The 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Bookstore will host a fashion show at 1 p.m. On Saturday, Aug. 18, join the Photo Scavenger Hunt by following clues to photo-op locations on campus and then share them on social media for a chance to win prizes. Students can then get snow cones from 3-5 p.m. in the Donaghey Student Center courtesy of the Student Affairs Success Initiatives and celebrate with the Block Party from 7-10 p.m at the tennis courts. Students can join the tailgate celebration from noon to 1 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 19, at the Coleman Sports and Recreation Complex in preparation to cheer on the Trojans soccer team as they battle the University of Kentucky at 1 p.m. Additional Trojan Daze Week activities include: Monday, Aug. 20

• 听 Ice Cream Social with the Student Affairs Success Initiatives staff, 3-5 p.m., Donaghey Student Center Leadership Lounge
• 听 College Trivia Game Show, 7-9 p.m., Student Services Center Auditorium

Tuesday, Aug. 21

• 听 Escape Rooms, 7-9 p.m., Donaghey Student Center meeting rooms

Wednesday, Aug. 22

• 听听听听听Wipeout and Recreation Night, 7-9 p.m., Donaghey Student Center Fitness Center

Thursday, Aug. 23

• 听 Registered Student Organization Fair, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Donaghey Student Center Mall
• 听 University Program Council Meeting, 5-6 p.m., Donaghey Student Center Room D
• 听 Meet the Greeks, 7-9 p.m., Dickinson Hall room 100

Trojan Daze Week ends with the Reach 13,000 Dodgeball Tournament from 3-6 p.m. on Aug. 24 at the Donaghey Student Center Fitness Center. The Chancellor鈥檚 Leadership Corps holds the event annually to raise food items and donations for the Trojan Food Pantry, Staff Senate Helping Hands Committee, and the 12th Street Clinic. Check out the full schedule of activities on the Campus Life website. In the upper right photo, new members of the 2018-19 Donaghey Scholars hang out at a welcome picnic. Photo by Ben Krain.]]> /news-archive/2018/06/05/freshman-orientation/ Tue, 05 Jun 2018 15:49:57 +0000 /news/?p=70711 ... New Trojans arrive for Freshman Orientation]]> Be on the lookout for new Trojans as incoming students descend upon the campus of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock for the summer鈥檚 first freshman orientation sessions. 听 Holly Meadows, coordinator for New Student and Family Programs at 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock, said that more than 100 students attended the first freshman orientation on June 1. Two more orientations are planned for this week. So far, 109 students are registered to attend orientation on Wednesday, June 6, and 96 for Friday, June 8. During orientation, students meet with an academic advisor, register for fall classes, and learn about being a Trojan. Incoming freshmen can still sign up for orientations on Tuesday, June 19; Thursday, June 21; Tuesday, July 24; Friday, July 27, and Friday, Aug. 3. Out-of-town students who need a place to stay the night before orientation can apply to stay in one of 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock鈥檚 residence halls for $35 a night by. ]]> /news-archive/2018/01/29/scholarship-deadlines/ Mon, 29 Jan 2018 18:33:22 +0000 /news/?p=69154 ... 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock scholarship deadlines fast approaching]]> University of Arkansas at Little Rock students have a comprehensive selection of great scholarship choices available to help them complete their goal of earning a college degree.听 For current students, filling out just one application by March 1 puts them in the running for all general private scholarships and 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Alumni Association scholarships. Applications for departmental scholarships in the College of Education and Health Professions and the College of Arts, Letters, and Sciences are due Feb. 1, while departmental scholarship applications in the other colleges are due March 1. 听 One of the most sought-after programs is the Donaghey Scholars Program, annually available to 25 high-performing students. The scholarship provides up to $90,000 for four years of study at 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock, including full tuition and fees, a yearly stipend, housing subsidy, laptop, and funding for a study abroad program. Other popular scholarships for incoming freshmen include the Chancellor鈥檚 Leadership Corps, which provides up to $32,000 over four years to 225 new scholars every year; the University Science Scholars that provide up to $3,000 in funding per year for biology, chemistry, physics, or mathematics majors; and the Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation in STEM, which provides $3,600 in funding over two years and an additional $1,200 for participation in a summer institute to STEM majors of African-American, Hispanic American, Native American, Alaskan Native, or Native Pacific Islander ethnicity; and the Concurrent Student Scholarship, which provides a $2,ooo scholarship for students who successfully completed a 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock course through the program. For transfer students from Arkansas, the Shelby Breedlove Transfer scholarship provides $8,000 to $12,000 of funding over two years to students with 45 credit hours and a minimum 3.25 GPA from an Arkansas two-year college. Funded by 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock graduates, the Alumni Association has scholarships available for students based on academic merit and financial need. Examples include the Owen W. Parker, Sr. and Merrily Parker Endowed Scholarship, which provides two $5,000 scholarships a year, and the Diana and Paul Nolte Endowed Scholarship, which provides $1,000 a year for a student who is a single parent. The Phyllis A. Keitner Foundation for Women Scholarship provides single mothers with dependent children an incredible opportunity to overcome some of the financial hurdles of getting a college education while providing for a family. The renewable scholarship covers the cost of tuition and fees for up to 12 credit hours and up to $300 for books and supplies. For out-of-state students, the New Arkansan Non-Resident Tuition Award pays 80-90 percent of the difference between resident and nonresident tuition for eligible new freshmen and transfer students. Students can also review the additional scholarship resources webpage to find help searching for local, state, and national scholarships outside 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock. For more information, visit the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock scholarships website, call 501-569-3035, or email financialaid@ualr.edu. ]]> /news-archive/2017/11/28/concurrent-enrollment-students-trojanation/ Tue, 28 Nov 2017 17:04:06 +0000 /news/?p=68678 ... 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock to host concurrent enrollment students during Trojanation]]> Hundreds of high school students and parents will descend upon the University of Arkansas at Little Rock campus to see what鈥檚 it like to be a college student during Trojanation on Wednesday, Nov. 29.听 Trojanation is an annual event for 10th-12th grade students enrolled in 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock鈥檚 concurrent enrollment program. The event will begin at 1 p.m. in Dickinson Hall. The experience will be individualized for each student in the program based on hours earned, scholarship opportunities, and career choice. Students will visit academic programs of interest as well as financial aid and advising, take a tour of campus and on-campus living choices, learn about scholarships and individualized degree plans for concurrent enrollment students, and watch the Trojan men鈥檚 basketball team take on the University of Central Arkansas at 6:30 p.m. in the Jack Stephens Center. 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock鈥檚 concurrent enrollment program began in 1998 with only 43 students. Today, the program has more than 2,000 students from 21 high schools. This year, 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock was one of 19 colleges and universities with concurrent enrollment programs that gained national accreditation through the National Alliance of Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships. Altogether, only 105 higher education institutions in the country with dual enrollment programs with high school students have earned accreditation through NACEP鈥檚 extensive peer-review process.]]>