/news-archive/tag/rosalinda-roper/ 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Thu, 05 Apr 2018 16:13:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 /news-archive/2018/04/05/student-research-creative-works-showcase/ Thu, 05 Apr 2018 16:13:39 +0000 /news/?p=70052 ... Student Research and Creative Works Showcase expands to Jack Stephens Center]]> The event, formerly the Student Research and Creative Works Expo has a new location and an expanded emphasis that includes creative and service work – as well as professional application. 鈥淥ur major goal was to diversify the types of projects,鈥� said Dr. Jeremy Ecke, chair of the Student Research and Creative Works Committee. 鈥淲e have art installations, performances, and demonstrations, and we hope to continue to build and expand on the showcase.鈥� The event will feature the work of Signature Experience and Arkansas Student Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) awardees. Participation in the showcase was open to all undergraduate and graduate students. Fourteen students will give oral presentations during the showcase, and four students who are currently studying abroad have recorded their research presentations which will be available for viewing at the event. The showcase also include a 10-minute theatrical performance, 鈥淨uincea帽era鈥� by student Rosalinda Roper. Performance times will be at 12:05 p.m. and 12:45 p.m. adjacent to 聽the Legends Room. The showcase is free and open to the public. 鈥淚t鈥檚 a wonderful opportunity for people to see how 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock students are engaged in high-level research, some of which is directly benefiting our community,鈥� Ecke said. 鈥淚t鈥檚 a opportunity for students to get feedback from community and business leaders on how to apply their academic interests and skills to a variety of intern, volunteer, and career opportunities.鈥� Some of the this year鈥檚 presentations include studies on the effects of urbanization on the Fourche Creek floodplain, the benefits of serving as a Spanish interpreter鈥� at the 12th Street Clinic, the development of a communications app for the Little Rock Air Force Base鈥�, the creation of 鈥媠elf-cleaning solar panels, and the utilization of rain water for home cooling. At least 20 more faculty judges are still needed for some of the projects. The sign up-sheet is . Questions or comments should be directed to Dr. Jeremy Ecke, chair of the Student Research and Creative Works Committee at jsecke@ualr.edu.]]> /news-archive/2018/02/28/pulaski-tech-host-ten-minute-play-showcase-march-1/ Wed, 28 Feb 2018 14:44:33 +0000 /news/?p=69600 ... Pulaski Tech to host Ten-Minute Play Showcase March 1]]> A University of Arkansas at Little Rock student will be featured in the University of Arkansas Pulaski Technical College鈥檚 Ten-Minute Play Showcase on Thursday, March 1. Rosalinda Roper, an international studies and political science double major, will showcase her play, Quinceanera, during the event. The piece will depict the life of a family living in Mexico who are learning to cope with the long-term absence of a parent who left to work in the United States. The event will kick off at 7 p.m. in the Center for Humanities and Arts building on the Pulaski Tech campus. Performances will feature enactments of work written and directed by the special guests. The cost of attendance is $10 for students and military personnel and $20 for the general public. This event is co-sponsored by the ACANSA Festival and Hilary Trudell, founder of the Yarn and director of local programming with the Clinton School for Public Service. For more information or to purchase tickets, . ]]>