- University News Archive - 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock /news-archive/tag/online-programs/ 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Wed, 18 Dec 2019 14:16:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock student discovers passion for bookbinding /news-archive/2019/12/18/bookbinding/ Wed, 18 Dec 2019 14:16:32 +0000 /news/?p=75282 ... 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock student discovers passion for bookbinding]]> In 2018, Mitchel Gundrum, a former executive information technology support specialist living in San Francisco, was ready for a career change.听 鈥淚 did some research and realized 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock had the best professional and technical writing program online,鈥 said Gundrum, a Wisconsin native. 鈥淚 was working full-time, so I wanted to get my bachelor鈥檚 degree but needed the flexibility of an online program.鈥听 One of Gundrum鈥檚 spring 2019 classes included grant writing with Dr. Barbara L’eplattenier, professor of rhetoric and writing. Through this class, Gundrum wrote and earned a $19,500 grant from the Windgate Foundation for his favorite nonprofit, the San Francisco Center for the Book.听 The nearly $20,000 grant will help extend the center鈥檚 visiting instructors program, which provides workshops and lectures on the arts of letterpress printing and bookbinding. The funds will cover travel, housing, and lecture fees for six additional instructors for the center鈥檚 2020 lecture series. Additionally, the grant will help students in need attend the workshops by covering class material fees and a student stipend.听 鈥淭he grant writing class was an amazing opportunity to get support for their organization,鈥 Gundrum said. 鈥淚t鈥檚 very difficult to get such a high level of instruction in such a niche market like bookbinding. To be able to get classically trained instructors in San Francisco is a great opportunity. I am beyond words at how well the project turned out. I鈥檓 trying hard not to get a big head over my first grant being successful, but it does make me want to try my hands at more grant writing.鈥听 After his success in the grant writing class, L’eplattenier recommended Gundrum apply for the. He spent the summer working as an archivist intern for the Lincoln Archives Digital Project, which is dedicated to digitizing all federal records housed within the National Archives created during President Abraham Lincoln鈥檚 administration.听 鈥淚 applied with Dr. Barb鈥檚 blessing. She gave me some assistance during the application since I tend to be a very lengthy, verbose writer,鈥 Gundrum said. 鈥淚 worked to digitally archive and translate more than 500 documents from 1861-1865, the years of Lincoln鈥檚 presidency.鈥 The internship gave Gundrum a chance to get his foot in the door and gain some professional experience.
These are a selection of some of the Gundrum's bookbinding work.

These are a selection of some of the Gundrum’s bookbinding work.

鈥淚 jumped at the opportunity,鈥 Gundrum said. 鈥淔or me, it was beneficial to work at the archives, to learn new technology, and to work with older documents that need to be preserved for the future.鈥 L’eplattenier said Gundram is a great example of how 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock students can use their classes to pursue meaningful interests. 鈥淢itch is passionate about bookbinding and used the grant-writing class to develop a deeper relationship with an organization that focuses on bookbinding,鈥 L鈥檈plattenier said. 鈥淭hen he used the requirements of his internship through The Washington Center to interview and network with prominent people in the book restoration world like Elmer Eusman, head of the Conservation Division at the Library of Congress, and Katie Wagner, senior paper conservator at the Smithsonian Institute Libraries. It’s really exciting and a wonderful example of how students can build on what they’ve learned in their classes with other experiences that 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock offers鈥 Gundrum, who graduated with his bachelor鈥檚 degree this month, has already embarked on the next step in his professional career. He has enrolled in the two-year bookbinding program at North Bennet Street School in Boston, one of a handful of programs in the country that offers hands-on book arts education taught by traditionally trained instructors. The two-year, comprehensive bookbinding program teaches students how to make, restore, and preserve books and other printed treasures.听 鈥淩estoring old books and bringing them back to life is something that really clicked for me. I am out here in Boston to learn to professionally repair and restore old bindings,鈥 Gundrum said. 鈥淚 never thought I would go to school again after my bachelor鈥檚 degree, but here I am.鈥]]> 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock named among Best Colleges in Arkansas for online programs /news-archive/2018/03/07/best-college/ Wed, 07 Mar 2018 18:24:48 +0000 /news/?p=69701 ... 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock named among Best Colleges in Arkansas for online programs]]> The online education resource company ranked 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock second on its list of best universities听in the state for its number of online programs and affordability. 鈥淲ith dozens of accredited degrees, certificates, and minor programs offered 100 percent online, the University of Arkansas at Little Rock offers students the flexibility to balance family, work, and school responsibilities on their schedule,鈥 the report said. 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock currently offers 33 online degrees and certificates with 14 minors available online. The rankings were based on the combination of flexibility, faculty experience, the success of graduates in their fields, options for financial aid and overall quality of program based on student feedback. The rankings can be viewed .  ]]> 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock online information quality program nationally ranked /news-archive/2017/07/24/information-quality-online-master-program-national-rank-college-choice/ Mon, 24 Jul 2017 20:54:36 +0000 /news/?p=67520 ... 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock online information quality program nationally ranked]]> College Choice recently released its list of the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock, the only Arkansas school included in the ranking, was No. 27 in the nation. In compiling the list, the publication factored tuition costs and the College Choice Score 鈥 created based on schools鈥 reputations and their return on investment. The organization derives its score from a national survey of freshmen by UCLA鈥檚 Higher Education Research Institute and from data compiled from sources such as U.S. News & World Report, the National Center for Education Statistics, and PayScale.com. 鈥淭he end result is a list of schools that balance cost, reputation, and, ultimately, what they can do for you and your unique goals,鈥 a College Choice article announcing the rankings said. Since the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Master of Science in information quality online program began about 10 years ago, the university has focused on giving students options in how they learn and prepare for their careers, said Dr. Elizabeth Pierce, 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock chair of the Department of Information Science and associate professor. 鈥淚 think the biggest benefit 鈥 and what makes us unique 鈥 is that we do not do the canned online experience, where the material is put out there and it鈥檚 static,鈥 Pierce said. 鈥淚t鈥檚 very important to us that everybody feels like they鈥檙e getting a quality experience.鈥 While students taking the course online can review materials and watch replays of lectures, they also have the option to participate in the sessions live through video streaming. The technology lets them view everything the professor is presenting while also interacting with the lecturer and fellow students. 鈥淲e want them to feel like they鈥檙e sitting right 鈥榝ront and center鈥 in the classroom,鈥 Pierce said. Students who regularly attend the physical class also can participate in the online version or view the recorded sessions as their needs and schedules change from week to week, Pierce said.

Strong job outlook

Now is an excellent time to consider an information technology career, said Dr. John Talburt, professor of information science and one of the founders of the university鈥檚 program. College Choice, citing U.S. Bureau of Labor and Statistics projections, called the outlook for the profession excellent, with high median earnings and a job growth rate in the double digits by 2024. Many employers are starting to recognize data as a valuable asset separate from the information technology infrastructure, Talburt said. As those organizations look for the best ways to get value out of their data, Pierce said, some are struggling to find employees with the right mix of talent, training, and interest. The 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock program fills that gap by equipping graduates to collect and validate data and then get it into a format that can be used for the company鈥檚 competitive advantage, she said. As the goals and strategies of employers have changed, the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock program continues to position students for success, Talburt said. Employers are increasingly finding the need for data governance, Talburt said, and a data governance course has been part of the Information Quality master鈥檚 degree program from the beginning. 鈥淲e鈥檝e always taken a very broad view of information quality,鈥 Talburt said. 鈥淲e feel the students are very well rounded coming out of the program.鈥 The university has collaborated with the on its information quality programs, most recently on the Institute for Chief Data Officers at 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock. The institute is led by Executive Director and Founder Dr. Richard Wang, who also has been the director of the MIT information quality program. Talburt redited 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock College of Engineering and Information Technology Dean Larry Whitman for his role in the Information Quality department鈥檚 success, noting that Whitman put an excellent team in place for the program that celebrated its 10-year anniversary in 2016. ]]>