- University News Archive - 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock /news-archive/tag/saint-mark-baptist-church/ 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Fri, 28 Sep 2018 16:12:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 University District to host National Night Out celebration Oct. 2 /news-archive/2018/09/28/university-district-national-night-out/ Fri, 28 Sep 2018 16:12:07 +0000 /news/?p=72014 ... University District to host National Night Out celebration Oct. 2]]> The University District Neighborhood Association will host its annual National Night Out celebration on Tuesday, Oct. 2.聽 National Night Out will be from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Oct. 2 at Saint Mark Baptist Church, 5722 W. 12th St., Little Rock. National Night Out is a community-building initiative that promotes safety through neighborhood camaraderie and police-community partnerships. The National Association of Town Watch, a nonprofit crime prevention organization, started the campaign. The goal of the event is to enhance the relationship between neighbors and law enforcement while bringing back a true sense of community. The event is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be available, and local musicians will provide entertainment. An awards ceremony will be held to honor local law enforcement officers and first responders from the Little Rock Police Department, Little Rock Fire Department, and MEMS. In the upper right photo, children enjoy some food during the 2015 National Night Out observance on the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock campus.]]> 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock College of Business to honor Guinn, Holbert as 2018 Distinguished Alumni /news-archive/2018/08/29/college-of-businessguinn-holbert-2018-distinguished-alumni/ Wed, 29 Aug 2018 15:56:41 +0000 /news/?p=71641 ... 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock College of Business to honor Guinn, Holbert as 2018 Distinguished Alumni]]> The University of Arkansas at Little Rock will honor Marcus Guinn, executive vice president and loan manager at, as the College of Business Distinguished Alumnus of the Year. The university will also honor Drew Holbert, principal and vice president of brokerage at, as the Dean鈥檚 Award for Excellence winner at the 2018 College of Business Distinguished Alumni Luncheon on Oct. 17.聽 The special award luncheon, presented by Arvest Bank, will be held at the Little Rock Marriott, 3 Statehouse Plaza. Registration opens at 10:45 a.m. with lunch served at 11:30 a.m. The highest honor granted by the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock College of Business, the Distinguished Alumni award is given to a graduate who has made a significant impact in business or a nonprofit organization and who has served the community and 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock. Guinn is a 1998 graduate of 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock with a bachelor鈥檚 degree of finance. He is a seven-year veteran of Arvest Bank and has enjoyed a successful 33-year career in banking. In his current position, Guinn leads a team of 50 commercial bankers and is responsible for the overall growth and profitability of Arvest鈥檚 loan portfolios in central, southwest and northeast Arkansas, worth more than $1.5 billion. Guinn and his wife, Valencia, live in Little Rock. He is the father of one daughter, two sons, and one grandson. Guinn is an active alumnus of 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock dedicated to the future success of College of Business students. He is a member of the College of Business Advisory Board. Through his work at Arvest, which often partners with the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock College of Business, Guinn attends many College of Business events and fundraisers, advising business students, giving valuable advice as a guest speaker, and mentoring those who intern at Arvest. 鈥淭he College of Business is pleased to honor Marcus Guinn as the Distinguished Alumnus for 2018,鈥 said Dr. Jane Wayland, Stephen Harrow Smith Dean of Business. 鈥淢arcus has been a very active member of the College of Business Advisory Board and has taken time to talk to our students and tell his story. He represents everything we want for our students 鈥 achievement and leadership.鈥 In his other volunteer roles, Guinn serves as president of the Central Arkansas Risk Management Association as well as a board member of Baptist Health Foundation, Positive Atmosphere Reaches Kids (P.A.R.K), and TENDAJI Community Development Corporation. He is also a regular presenter at Money Matters, a financial literacy and education program at Saint Mark Baptist Church sponsored by Arvest. 鈥淚 am very honored to be recognized,鈥 Guinn said. 鈥溙切腣log传媒 Little Rock will always be near and dear to my heart. I am really appreciative of the university education and what it has allowed me to do professionally. I think this award is a testament that I have done some positive things to make the university proud.鈥

Dean鈥檚 Award for Excellence

The Dean鈥檚 Award for Excellence is granted to a graduate of the past 10 years who has shown promise as a leader in business or nonprofit work, and who is actively involved in serving Little Rock and the university. Holbert received his Master of Business Administration from 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock in 2010. He is a member of the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Alumni Association and an active participant in the annual College of Business Golf Tournament. He started his career at Colliers International | Arkansas (then Dickson Flake Partners) in 2005 as an intern, was named a shareholder in 2013, and a principal in 2015. Since that time, Colliers Arkansas has grown from 50 employees and approximately 6 million managed square feet to 120 employees and over 18 million managed square feet. Colliers Arkansas was founded in 1971 as Barnes, Quinn, Flake and Anderson, and is the state鈥檚 largest commercial real estate, property management and development management firm. Holbert and his wife Lindsey live in Little Rock with their three children, Beau, Tess and Violet. 鈥淒rew has moved rapidly in his firm and proves that success can be achieved with a vision and a good work ethic,鈥 Wayland said. 鈥淗e has found time to serve his community and is an excellent role model for our students.鈥 In 2017, Holbert was selected as one of Arkansas Business鈥 40 Under 40. He was a founding member of Create Little Rock, a 2010 initiative of the Little Rock Chamber of Commerce to retain, attract and develop young professional talent. He is also a board member and past president of the Downtown Little Rock Kiwanis Club, a member of the activities board of the Joseph Pfeifer Kiwanis Camp, and president of the Arkansas Chapter of the Certified Commercial Investment Member Institute, which recognizes expertise in commercial and investment real estate. 鈥淚 am so honored to receive this award,鈥 Holbert said. 鈥淚 wasn鈥檛 expecting it, and it鈥檚 such an honor for me to be chosen when so many talented people have come of out this university and the College of Business.鈥 Tickets for the event are $100 and can be purchased online. Sponsorship opportunities are available. For more information, contact Dr. Wayland at 501-569-3356 or jpwayland@ualr.edu.]]> Racial Attitudes in Pulaski County Conference to focus on race, ethnicity, religion /news-archive/2017/04/03/racial-attitudes-pulaski-county-conference-race-ethnicity-religion/ Mon, 03 Apr 2017 21:00:16 +0000 /news/?p=66739 ... Racial Attitudes in Pulaski County Conference to focus on race, ethnicity, religion]]> The University of Arkansas at Little Rock will host the 14th annual Racial Attitudes in Pulaski County Conference on Thursday, April 13.聽 The conference will feature the results of the 14th annual Racial Attitudes in Pulaski County Survey, which focuses on attitudes toward race, ethnicity, and religion, as well as the results on the Little Rock Congregations Study, which reviewed how religious organizations in Little Rock affected community and political engagement in their congregants. 鈥淭he theme of race, ethnicity, and religion is one that has not been covered in the past, and in particular reflects our founder Dr. Joel Anderson’s desire to engage the city’s religious communities in efforts to address issues of race and ethnicity,鈥 said John Kirk, director of the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Anderson Institute on Race and Ethnicity. 鈥淗e believes that religious communities can play an important leadership role in influencing attitudes and opinions on the subject.鈥 The event will begin at 10:30 a.m. in the Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall in the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Fine Arts Building with a panel discussion on the results of the Racial Attitudes in Pulaski County Survey, followed by a free lunch at noon. The panel on the results of the Little Rock Congregations Study will be held from 1 to 2:30 p.m. The Racial Attitudes panel will include religious leaders discussing race and religion in Pulaski County. Scheduled participants include Pastor Alex Diaz of Mosaic Church, Pastor Wendell Griffen of New Millennium Church, the Rev. Marie Mainard O鈥機onnell of First Presbyterian Church, and Bishop Anthony Taylor of the Diocese of Little Rock. The results of the racial attitudes survey indicate members of the black community tend to identify themselves as being more religious than do white and Latino people, Kirk said.

Little Rock Congregations Study

Dr. Rebecca Glazier, 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock associate professor in the School of Public Affairs, and Dr. Warigia Bowman, assistant professor at, led the Little Rock Congregations Study to determine how religious organizations affected community and political engagement in their congregants. The professors and their students surveyed nearly 1,500 people at 17 houses of worship in Little Rock. The congregations included four black Protestant churches, four Evangelical Protestant churches, three mainline Protestant churches, two Catholic churches, one Mormon church, one mosque, one Jewish temple, and one nondenominational Unitarian Universalist church. Some of the results of the Little Rock Congregations Study include:
  • 听听听听听86 percent say they are aware of the important needs in their community
  • 听听听听听81 percent say they can make a difference in their community
  • 听听听听听76 percent volunteered at their place of worship in the past month
  • 听听听听听72 percent volunteered outside their place of worship in the past month
The Little Rock Congregations Panel includes local religious leaders who will discuss community involvement and religion in Little Rock. Panel members include Pastor Brodes Perry from Saint Mark Baptist Church, Pastor Carissa Rogers from Quapaw United Methodist Church, the Rev. Danny Schieffler from St. Mark鈥檚 Episcopal Church, Brother John Tait of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and from the Islamic Center of Little Rock. The event is free and open to the public. Register by filling out the online form. The conference is sponsored by the Anderson Institute on Race and Ethnicity, the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock School of Public Affairs, and the University of Arkansas . For more information on the Racial Attitudes in Pulaski County Survey, contact Tamisha Cheatham at 501.569.8932 or tmcheatham@ualr.edu. For more information on the Little Rock Congregations Study, contact Rebecca Glazier at 501.569.3331 or raglazier@ualr.edu. In the upper right photo, Rebecca Glazier leads a training session for her students participating in the Little Rock Congregations Study. Photo by Lonnie Timmons III/糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Communications.]]>