- University News Archive - ��Vlog��ý Little Rock

Students cash in on TrojanCache for Cash

��Vlog��ý Little Rock — Mon, 27 Oct 2014 17:09:28 +0000

TrojanCache for Cash, a geocache event for students to learn beneficial information about ��Vlog��ýLR, continues through Friday, Nov. 7, in 10 locations throughout campus. “This is a real-life campus treasure hunt for students to have the opportunity to learn more about the university, earn paraphernalia along the way and be entered to win cash prizes,” said Leanna Payton of the ��Vlog��ýLR Office of Student Housing. Up to $500 in gift cards will be given away to three grand prize winners. Clues about the caches’ locations will be posted on ��Vlog��ýLR’s Facebook, Instagram and Twitter accounts for students to search. TrojanCache for Cash is sponsored by ��Vlog��ýLR’s offices of Student Housing, Health Services, and Communications. The website geocaching.com describes geocaching as a “real-world, outdoor treasure hunting game using GPS-enabled devices.” Participants locate a set of GPS coordinates and search for the geocache, or container, hidden at that location. Visit ualr.edu/housing/trojancache for more information.

��Vlog��ýLR launches MyFuture@Work campaign

��Vlog��ý Little Rock — Mon, 30 Sep 2013 18:03:33 +0000

The university’s communications campaign for 2013-14 is MyFuture@Work, and it launches this week with stories focused on the wide range of students enrolled at ��Vlog��ýLR. The multi-media campaign includes newspaper, radio, outdoor, digital, and television advertising, as well as campus signage, web content, and other outlets. The TV spots to include the one below began airing during premiere programs. The strategy drives readers and viewers to the ��Vlog��ýLR website, which will showcase the student profiles and other content as a way to espouse the variety of students ��Vlog��ýLR serves–whether online, transfer, or traditional. Judy Williams, ��Vlog��ýLR executive director of communications, said the goal is to reach potential students through the broad range of stories coming from current students. Because the college decision process is such an individual choice, Williams said prospective students need to base their college choice on what they want from their experience. Some students featured in the campaign address the convenience of online learning; others talk about experiencing life in a major metropolitan area and capital city, while still more tout the advantages of internships available at major corporations, according to Williams. New stories will continue to be added as the campaign runs throughout the year. See and read their stories at the MyFuture@Work site.

��Vlog��ýLR Office of Communications Appoints New Staff

��Vlog��ý Little Rock — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 15:50:33 +0000

The ��Vlog��ýLR Office of Communications recently added several new members to its staff. ��Vlog��ýLR Director of Digital Strategy Dan Shisler comes to the university with more than 15 years of experience in the area of digital marketing and analytics. In his prior position at Dillard’s, Inc. corporate headquarters, Shisler served as lead analyst and SEO-SEM manager, where he managed all aspects of the Dillard’s digital marketing program. Shisler also served as e-commerce project/production manager at Dillard’s and was responsible for global site enhancements, online customer satisfaction, international e-commerce, AB and multivariate testing, and transactional intelligence for Dillard’s online store. Shisler earned his bachelor of science in anthropology systems from Florida State University in 1997. Senior News Writer/Editor Keli Coburn Jacobi also brings years of experience to her new role at ��Vlog��ýLR. Jacobi, an award-winning journalist, formerly served in the Office of Public Information at the University of Louisiana at Monroe, where she was responsible for providing weekly news briefs for local, state and regional media and was primary researcher and writer/editor for ULM Magazine. She also provided assistance to the director of media relations in all major media events and on-campus promotions and was contributing speechwriter for the university president and other key officials. Jacobi worked in conjunction with marketing officials to help communicate the university brand to wider audience. Jacobi earned her master’s degree in history while at ULM and her bachelor’s degree in mass communication from ��Vlog��ýLR in 1989. Cora-Fay Nykolaishen is the new Administrative Specialist III for the Office of Communications. With more than 18 years of secretarial and administrative experience, Nykolaishen landed in Arkansas in 2008 after performing a wide range of secretarial duties in both Edinburgh, Scotland, and Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Nykolaishen brings experience in brochure design and production, office communications editing, bookkeeping, and event planning and advertisement. Nykolaishen recently earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Ouachita Baptist University in Arkadelphia, where she graduated summa cum laude and doubled majored in English and French, earning the Outstanding Student Award in both.

Everyone’s Joanie

��Vlog��ý Little Rock — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 16:32:32 +0000

We often turned to Joan Duffy to write the obituaries of noted campus folks, past and present. She enjoyed digging into people’s history, pulling out interesting parts of their lives that people would want or need to know.

When I got word that Joan gently passed away early last night, I thought about what she would want people to know about her. First and foremost, she loved her family. Just this week, she was planning her annual holiday trip to Florida where her father and brother live. She asked me Monday for an extra day off so she could leave a little earlier. She cherished her friends, many of them media cronies, but more recent friends at ��Vlog��ýLR. It was no wonder she embraced Facebook to keep them close. Her passion was journalism, from her college days as a newspaper editor to the height of her career as a political correspondent at the Arkansas State Capitol. She was an avid storyteller; we could listen to her tales of the 60s and Whitewater and the Arkansas legislature all day if we had time. Friends of Joan: we need your help. Share with us your stories and other things Joan would want us to know.

Android Adds ��Vlog��ýLR Mobile App

��Vlog��ý Little Rock — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 17:20:53 +0000

Smartphone users with Android phones can now download ��Vlog��ýLR’s mobile app, available on Google Play, linking them to classroom discussions and assignments, the latest news, a campus map, and real-time locations of the Trojan Trolley. The joins its counterpart from iTunes, introduced earlier this semester. Both versions offer mobile links to the Blackboard online classroom platform, the academic calendar, a campus map, the ��Vlog��ýLR news feed, faculty contacts, and a GPS tracker for the Trojan Trolley. Students, faculty, staff, and visitors can all use the free app. “More and more people – particularly college-age people – are accessing information via their smartphones and tablets more than desktop computers,” said Peter Stuckey, associate director of Information Technology Services. “��Vlog��ýLR Mobile puts campus information and Blackboard classes in the palm of students’ hands.” Features of ��Vlog��ýLR Mobile include:

A directory of faculty email listings that will save contacts in the user’s phone address book.
A campus map
A direct link to the Trolley Tracker gives a phone user a GPS look at where the trolley is located in real time and when it will arrive at a designated stop.
A campus news feed from the Office of Communications.
Instant access to all Blackboard Learn content on the go.
A course catalog that includes class times, locations, and more.
The academic calendar.
The entire ��Vlog��ýLR library catalog, including check item availability.
‘‘Images” provides the ability to search, browse, download, and share images from the ��Vlog��ýLR collections.
Athletics provides news, schedules, and features on Trojan teams.
Video features the latest events from around campus, as well as special interviews and highlights.
A “Help” button provides access to important numbers.

Development of ��Vlog��ýLR Mobile was a collaboration among several ��Vlog��ýLR offices – Scholarly Technology and Resources, the Office of Communications, and Information Technology Services – partnering with Blackboard Mobile.

Bowen Law Website Among Best in the Nation

��Vlog��ý Little Rock — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 15:12:53 +0000

The ��Vlog��ýLR William H. Bowen School of Law’s website ranked number 24 in a conducted for the past three years by the Georgetown University Law Center. The law school’s site ranked higher than 176 other law schools in the nation. Bowen scored 85.5 out of 100, tying with the University of Houston’s law school site. This is the first year that the law school’s site has been listed in the ranking, a fact that John DiPippa, law school dean and professor of law and public policy, attributes to a collaboration between the school and ��Vlog��ýLR main campus resources. Read more about how the site was evaluated and selected.

Campaign Touts ‘��Vlog��ýLR at Work’

��Vlog��ý Little Rock — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 21:33:46 +0000

��Vlog��ýLR launched a new advertising campaign this month touting recent graduates and the jobs their ��Vlog��ýLR degrees enabled them to land. “Since most prospective undergrad and grad students, not to mention their parents, have ‘getting a job after graduation’ heavily on their minds when making a college choice, we thought they’d like hearing from ��Vlog��ýLR alums in the workforce,” said Judy Williams, director of communications for ��Vlog��ýLR. The ads produced by Mangan Holcomb Partners profile recent graduates talking about their jobs and how their experiences at ��Vlog��ýLR prepared them for their new careers. The campaign includes print, broadcast, and online ads as well as a website that provides more information about graduates featured in the ads and other students who graduated this fall. The ads began appearing Sunday for about a three-week run, then will go silent during the holidays and pick up in the new year. The campaign is aimed at helping potential undergraduate and graduate students and their families make decisions about choosing a university or college.

- University News Archive - ����Vlog��ý Little Rock

Students cash in on TrojanCache for Cash

����Vlog��ýLR launches MyFuture@Work campaign

����Vlog��ýLR Office of Communications Appoints New Staff