- University News Archive - 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock /news-archive/tag/reach-13000-kickball-tournament/ 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Wed, 05 Oct 2016 13:55:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 First Reach 13,000 event brings in 1,800 items for food drive /news-archive/2016/10/05/first-reach-13000-event/ Wed, 05 Oct 2016 13:55:01 +0000 /news/?p=65363 ... First Reach 13,000 event brings in 1,800 items for food drive]]> Fall festival and kickball tournament to be held Oct. 8 The first event of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock Reach 13,000 Food Drive has the campaign well on the way to reaching its goal of collecting 13,000 donated food items.聽 More than 1,800 food items were donated at the Sept. 16 kickoff event. During Constitution Day, volunteers accepted food items, while helping聽people register to vote.
Graduate Assistant Dillon Nash happily got duct taped to a chair to raise food and money for the Reach 13,000 Food Drive during Constitution Day Sept. 16 in Donaghey Student Center.

Graduate Assistant Dillon Nash happily got duct taped to a chair to raise food and money for the Reach 13,000 Food Drive during Constitution Day Sept. 16 in Donaghey Student Center.

Something that made the day a success was the antics of graduate assistant Dillon Nash. People could pay $1 or donate one food item for a piece of tape to duct tape Nash to a chair. 鈥淪ome people came with $20 or $30 just to have the chance to duct tape Dillon to that chair,鈥 said Amber Standridge, coordinator of the Chancellor鈥檚 Leadership Corps. The food collected during the campaign, which will run through Nov. 4, will be donated to the 糖心Vlog传媒LR Trojan Food Pantry, Staff Senate鈥檚 Helping Hands, the 12th Street Clinic, and the . The campaign will continue with the 糖心Vlog传媒LR Fall Festival and Kickball Tournament on Saturday, Oct. 8, at the Coleman Sports and Recreation Complex on the south side of campus. The day鈥檚 events will begin with the Fall Festival from 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and the kickball tournament will start at 3 p.m. The family friendly Fall Festival will feature games, arts and crafts, and face and pumpkin painting, as well as obstacle bounce houses and other inflatables. Admission is $5 or five nonperishable food items per person. Those who are interested in sponsoring a table at the Fall Festival can do so by filling out an. To participate in the Kickball Tournament, visit theto register a team of nine to 12 players. The team entry fee is a donation of 60 nonperishable items or $100. All teams need to be registered no later than noon on Wednesday, Oct. 5. 糖心Vlog传媒LR student organization and departments can also participate in a campus-wide competition to see who collects the most items for the food drive. At the end of the campaign, the winners will receive a trophy in honor of their dedication to fighting hunger. Departments can request a food drive donation box by.]]> Reach 13,000 Food Drive to kick off with Constitution Day Sept. 16 /news-archive/2016/09/12/constitution-day/ Mon, 12 Sep 2016 19:12:52 +0000 /news/?p=65141 ... Reach 13,000 Food Drive to kick off with Constitution Day Sept. 16]]> The University of Arkansas at Little Rock鈥檚 Reach 13,000 Food Drive will begin on Constitution Day. From 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, Sept. 16, in the Donaghey Student Center Foyer, visitors can register to vote and receive free constitution handouts. A piece of duct tape also will be used to tape graduate assistant Dillon Nash to a wall for each $1 or nonperishable food item donated to the campaign. The goal of the Reach 13,000 campaign is to collect 13,000 nonperishable food items, which will be donated to the 糖心Vlog传媒LR Trojan Food Pantry, Staff Senate鈥檚 Helping Hands, the 12th Street Clinic, and the Arkansas Food Bank. The campaign will run through Nov. 4. A new element of the campaign is a campus-wide competition to see which 糖心Vlog传媒LR student organization and department collects the most items to the food drive. At the end of the campaign, the winners will receive a trophy in honor of their dedication to fighting hunger. Departments can request a food drive donation box by. The campaign will continue with the 糖心Vlog传媒LR Fall Festival and Kickball Tournament on Saturday, Oct. 8, at the Coleman Sports and Recreation Complex. The day鈥檚 events will begin with the Fall Festival from 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., while the kickball tournament will begin at 3 p.m. The family friendly Fall Festival will feature games, arts and crafts, and face painting. Admission is $5 or five nonperishable food items per person. Those who are interested in sponsoring a table at the Fall Festival can do so by filling out an. To participate in the Kickball Tournament, visit theto register a team of nine to 12 players. The team entry fee is a donation of 60 nonperishable items or $100. The Reach 13,000 campaign will end in style with the sixth annual Battle of the Talents from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 3. The location will be announced at a future date. Admission will be $10 or a donation of 10 non-perishable food items. Auditions for the talent show will run Oct. 3-14. Those who are interested in auditioning for the talent show can do so by filling out this. ]]> 糖心Vlog传媒LR welcomes students back to campus with Trojan Daze Week /news-archive/2016/08/12/trojan-daze-week/ Fri, 12 Aug 2016 13:55:49 +0000 /news/?p=64876 ... 糖心Vlog传媒LR welcomes students back to campus with Trojan Daze Week]]> Thousands of students are returning to the University of Arkansas at Little Rock Saturday, Aug. 13, for a new school year, and there will be plenty of free activities to welcome them back to campus. The move-in day return to campus will begin at 8 a.m. Saturday, followed by the parent dinner for students and their parents from 5 to 7 p.m. in the Donaghey Student Center Diamond Caf茅.

Freshman Convocation

On Tuesday, Aug. 16, Freshman Convocation welcomes all new students to campus with feature presentations by university leaders. Faculty members participate in regalia as a show of support and commitment to the success of 糖心Vlog传媒LR students. The event will be held at 10 a.m. in the University Theatre in the 糖心Vlog传媒LR Center for Performing Arts.聽Interim Chancellor Dr. Zulma Toro will offer the university welcome and Dr. Julien Mirivel will deliver the keynote address.聽 After convocation, students can get in the Trojan spirit with lunch, a pep rally, and an organizational fair from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday at the DSC Mall. They also can catch 鈥淏atman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice鈥 at 7 p.m. Tuesday in Donaghey Student Center Ledbetter Hall. Students can begin the first day of school with free donuts and coffee from 8 to 10 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 17, in the Donaghey Student Center Foyer. In the evening, students can attend a karaoke session at 7 p.m. in the Donaghey Student Center Ledbetter Hall. The official campus kickoff for the new academic year is the University Assembly Meeting from 2 to 4 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 18, in DSC Ledbetter Hall. During the assembly, 糖心Vlog传媒LR will welcome its new chancellor, Dr. Andrew Rogerson. In addition, Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Zulma Toro will discuss the new student success initiative, the Trojan Experience, the university鈥檚 diversity and inclusion plan, and enrollment. The weekend will begin with tailgating at 6 p.m. Friday, Aug. 19, at the 糖心Vlog传媒LR Coleman Sports Complex, followed by the first women鈥檚 soccer match against Northwestern State at 7 p.m. Other welcome back activities include T-shirt exchanges, Trojan Wars, ice cream with 糖心Vlog传媒LR Public Safety, and Meet the Greeks. For a complete list of back-to-school activities, visit the Trojan Daze website. In the upper right photo,聽糖心Vlog传媒LR students move to campus during the 2015 Move-in Day. Photo by Lonnie Timmons III/糖心Vlog传媒LR Communications.聽]]>