/news-archive/tag/savannah-james/ 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Mon, 06 May 2019 13:51:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 /news-archive/2019/05/06/sustainability-grants/ Mon, 06 May 2019 13:51:10 +0000 /news/?p=74173 ... 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock awards five grants to make a more sustainable campus]]> The University of Arkansas at Little Rock Sustainability Committee has awarded nearly $7,000 to five projects proposed by 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock students with the goal of making the campus more sustainable and environmentally friendly.聽 Anna Griffiths, a junior environmental geology major, received a $1,000 grant to improve the university鈥檚 recycling program. She will place disposable GPS trackers in designated recycling bins on campus to track where recycling from 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock goes. Next, she wants to fix any problems in the campus鈥檚 current recycling program and work with Facilities Management to roll out a new recycling program. Griffiths will use the $1,000 grant to purchase disposable GPS tracking devices, host recycling demonstrations, and create custom banners, signs, and posters to promote recycling on campus. 鈥淚 wanted to focus my Donaghey Scholars final project on a sustainable, community service project,鈥� Griffiths said. 鈥淚t is important to have a working recycling program to benefit our campus and our environment. Every sustainable college has a great recycling program. Setting a foundation for a well-operating recycling system is essential for creating a path of sustainable development for 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock.鈥� A second project will allow students on campus to study outside longer by providing a designated outdoor study space with a solar-powered charging station to power up electronic devices. The team of Ethan Bowen, Jordan Hancock, Hannah Krehbiel, and Garry Roberts came up with the idea while researching sustainability projects for a class assignment. They received a $1,970 grant to purchase a solar umbrella station for a common outside area on campus. 鈥淲e found solar-powered charging stations and thought it鈥檇 be perfect,鈥� said Hancock, a freshman art history major. 鈥淭his is a clear demonstration on how clean energy can be converted and used in everyday life. This will show that 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock is committed to sustainability, educates students on clean energy, and encourages students to spend time outside.鈥� A group of Donaghey Scholars will use a $1,518 grant to purchase and install a water bottle filling station for the University Commons Building. Since it is a high-traffic area for residential students on campus, the students believe this location will help 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock eliminate the use and environmental impact of tens of thousands of bottles per year. 聽 The students include Savannah James, freshman English and political science major; Jade Keathley, sophomore music major; and D. Cecily Mobley and Karson Oates, both first-year computer science majors. 鈥淚f more people on campus had access to water bottle filling stations, a higher number of people would take advantage of them, given the positive environmental impact and the health benefits of avoiding sugary drinks as well as the benefit of saving money over time,鈥� James said. 鈥淚t is necessary to increase access to these filling stations in order to combat plastic waste on campus. Ultimately, by installing these filling stations, the university would have a straightforward opportunity to combat the amount of waste produced with the use of single-use plastic water bottles and promote a healthier, more sustainable attitude within the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock community.鈥� The fourth project, which received a $1,000 grant, includes a plan to save the campus money by planting indigenous, drought-resistant plants across campus. The grant recipients includestudents Sadie Goss, B. LaTambria Hampton, C. Sam Koon, and D. Aleigha Smith. According to their proposal, the university would save money by using local plants native to Arkansas, rather than importing non-native plants that don鈥檛 fare well in Arkansas鈥檚 harsh summers. Local plants would require less water to maintain. The team hopes that student organizations will get involved and volunteer to plant the native plants once they are purchased. 聽 The final grant recipient is Jason Spencer, an earth sciences graduate student, who will use a 聽$1,500 grant to purchase and install a solar station that will provide power for a recently installed greenhouse at the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Campus Garden. The solar station will run fans to cool the greenhouse, lighting, and irrigation pumps. The project will allow the Campus Garden to grow food year round. The Campus Garden donates food to the Trojan Food Pantry, which benefits 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock students, faculty, and staff and members of the community. ]]> /news-archive/2018/06/21/donaghey-scholars/ Thu, 21 Jun 2018 16:46:13 +0000 /news/?p=70844 ... 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock announces Donaghey Scholars for 2018-19]]> The University of Arkansas at Little Rock welcomes 25 new Donaghey Scholars for the 2018-2019 academic year. The Donaghey Scholars Program admissions process is highly competitive. The most promising applicants are invited to campus for an interview. Admission decisions are based on academic record, test scores, leadership ability, community service, interest in other cultures, recommendation letters, admissions essays, and the interview. This year’s incoming class of Donaghey Scholars has an average ACT score of 31. Donaghey Scholars receive a financial package that includes full tuition and fees (up to 18 hours per semester), a stipend, financial assistance to study abroad, a housing subsidy, and a new laptop. The program features an interdisciplinary core curriculum that emphasizes critical thinking, writing, discussion, and project-based learning that engages with the city of Little Rock. The students, hometown, high school and intended major are:

• Emma Chambers, of Little Rock, Pulaski Academy, Studio Art
• Alondra Cruz, of Little Rock, Mills University Studies High School, Business
• Olivia Fitzgibbon, of Little Rock, eStem, Public Relations
• Lucca Garcia, of Sheridan, Catholic High School, Nursing
• Sadie Goss, of El Dorado, Parkers Chapel High School, Criminal Justice and Biology
• Mohib Hafeez, of Little Rock, Lisa Academy West, Biology and Chemistry/ Pre-Med
• LaTambria Hampton, of Jonesboro, Academies at Jonesboro High School, Biology and Chemistry/ Pre-Med
• Jordan Hancock, of Benton, Benton High School, Art History
• Meagan Herbold, of Mabelvale, Bryant High School, Physics and Mathematics
• Khristina Huff, of Cleveland, Clinton High School, Biology and Chemistry/ Pre-Med
• Sabah Ismail, of Fort Smith, Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences, and the Arts, Political Science
• Nicholas Jaeger, of Leslie, Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences, and the Arts, Computer Science
• Savannah James, of North Little Rock, Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences, and the Arts, Political Science
• Amelia Jilek, of Alexander, Bryant High School, Philosophy/ Pre-Law
• Greyson Kauffman, of Cabot, 聽Cabot High School, Criminal Justice and Psychology
• Sam Koon, of Little Rock, Little Rock Central High School, English/ Pre-Law
• Sydney Kornelsen, of Fallbrook, CA, Escondido Charter High School, Chemistry
• Hannah Krehbiel, of Fort Smith, Northside High School, Anthropology and Chemistry
• Cecily Mobley, of Fouke, Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences, and the Arts, Systems Engineering
• Karson Oakes, of Paragould, Paragould Senior High School, Computer Science
• Gage Pipkin, of Jonesboro, Westside High School, Theatre
• Philip Plouch, of Little Rock, Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences, and the Arts, Computer Science
• Gabrielle Roberts, of Jonesboro, Academies at Jonesboro High School, Biology/ Pre-Vet
• Aleigha Smith, of Ward, Cabot High School, Accounting
• Ruby Trotter, of Houston, TX, Jersey Village High School, Biology and Chemistry/ Pre-Med

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