/news-archive/tag/surf/ 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Thu, 24 Oct 2019 14:07:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 /news-archive/2019/10/24/business-legal-writing-competition/ Thu, 24 Oct 2019 14:07:32 +0000 /news/?p=75387 ... Three 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock students place first in national business legal writing competition]]> Three University of Arkansas at Little Rock students have been honored for their research highlighting what they call 鈥渦njust laws鈥� that target vulnerable populations.听 The students earned first place for their legal writing skills from the Academy of Legal Studies and Business Conference in Montreal, Canada, in August. Their scores were based on a written law review article and oral presentation.听 Madeline Burke, senior international studies major, received the top student paper award in the individual category for her investigation of the use of an outdated maritime law used to limit shipowner鈥檚 liability in maritime accidents, while Ashley Murguia, senior international business major, and Alondra Cruz, sophomore marketing major, earned the top award in the group category for their paper investigating how the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) can be used to protect vulnerable immigrant populations. Dr. Casey Rockwell, assistant professor of marketing and advertising, served as the students鈥� advisor. 鈥淭he University of Arkansas at Little Rock and the College of Business pride themselves on providing outstanding experiential learning opportunities to our students,鈥� Rockwell said. 鈥淭hrough the support of the Donaghey Scholars program, the Signature Experience grants, and the High Impact Grants through the College of Business, students are able to present their research at the national and international levels to create a reputation of top notch scholars at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. We could not be more proud of their efforts.鈥�听 Burke鈥檚 winning paper, 鈥淒uck and Cover: The Gross Attempts of Limiting Liability in the Titanic, Deep Water Horizon, and Table Rock Lake Accidents with the 1851 Shipowner’s Limitation of Liability Act,鈥� highlights the antiquated 1851 maritime law that has come under scrutiny to limit damages sought by victims of maritime accidents.听 Ripley Entertainment Inc. and Branson Duck Vehicles cited the obscure law in the multiple lawsuits they faced after the July 17, 2018, Duck Boat tourist accident that resulted in the death of 17 people in Missouri.听 鈥淭he law basically says that the owners of a vessel can limit their liability to the value of the boat and pending freight after the crash if they had no privity or knowledge of what directly caused the accident,鈥� Burke said. 鈥淏ecause the boat sank to the bottom and there was no pending freight, the company could have theoretically owed the families of the victims nothing if the court had allowed them to use the law. Since then, they have supposedly settled most of the lawsuits against them. However, it is an example of how corporations attempt to use outdated laws as a logistical and strategic maneuver in court.鈥�听 Burke鈥檚 paper focuses on how the 1851 Shipowner Liability Act has been used by maritime corporations to limit their liability in tragic accidents. Some of the most famous incidents include the 1912 sinking of the Titanic and the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill.听 鈥淚n the 1800s, maritime commerce was inherently risky,鈥� Burke said. 鈥淭he passage of the law was to promote the American maritime industry. From my research, it seems that the right of a vessel owner to limit their liability is universally recognized by many maritime nations. The importance of the Titanic is it made the law applicable to foreign vessel owners. They attempted to limit the liability to around $90,000, the value of the remaining lifeboats, but they settled out of court for significantly more. It also raises the question of why the Shipowner Liability Act should apply to foreign vessel owners if its original purpose was to protect and encourage the American maritime industry.鈥�听 Burke hopes her paper will draw attention to the harm this law can cause for the victims of maritime accidents and their families and that the U.S. government will adopt a change to the law.听 In 1976, the International Maritime Organization adopted a treaty called the Convention on Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims. This treaty increases the amount of funds that victims can be awarded for personal injury and loss of life claims. The U.S. has not ratified this treaty, but Burke hopes it will be ratified in time to bring the maritime law up to date.听 鈥淚 want to highlight the gross inequity that this act can have on victims and to possibly encourage the U.S. to ratify the 1976 convention to better align itself with other maritime nations,鈥� Burke said.听 Deidre Smith, director of the Arkansas Waterways Commission, wrote a letter of commendation for Burke and Rockwell.听 鈥淒r. Casey Rockwell has immense dedication to student research and developing scholars,鈥� Smith wrote. 鈥淚 know she must be extremely proud of working with Ms. Burke and seeing her excel and gaining recognition. Ms. Burke is an extremely bright and impressive young woman that I am honored to acknowledge for her vision for a better future concerning the maritime industry. It gives me great hope for the outlook of our nation if she is an example of the country’s future leadership.鈥�听 Meanwhile, Cruz and Murguia won the group competition for their paper, 鈥淯sing RICO as a Tool for the Defense of Immigrants: Ensuring Lawyer Ethics through Civil RICO.鈥� The paper introduces a new application of civil RICO, in which the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) can be used to prosecute attorneys in enterprises that prey on vulnerable immigrant populations seeking legal and professional assistance.听 鈥淎s Latina women, both my partner and I have very close ties to this immigrant population, and we have both witnessed or know of someone that was affected by visa fraud or malpractice committed by attorneys,鈥� Cruz said. 鈥淭here are not that many avenues of aid or protection for immigrant populations, and we hope that through our paper, we can bring to light the realities of being an immigrant in the United States and open new means of protection to victims that fit the application of RICO we proposed.鈥� Murguia said the research has given her an opportunity to be an advocate for immigrants seeking justice.听 鈥淭his is a population who have built their whole lives within the U.S. and want to do right, but attorneys prey on that vulnerability,鈥� Murgia said. 鈥淗aving the opportunity to shed light on the problem makes me very happy because it brings awareness to this hidden problem and also enforces the fair justice system that we believe we have. My partner and I are aware that we鈥檝e scratched only the top of the problem, but we鈥檙e determined to be the voice of those who have been silenced.鈥�]]> /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 听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/2018/01/22/surf-fellowships/ Mon, 22 Jan 2018 20:40:11 +0000 /news/?p=69047 ... 7 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock students receive research fellowships]]> Seven 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock students have received听a prestigious Student Undergraduate Research Fellowships from the Arkansas Department of Higher Education to conduct research. The Student Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) program provides up to $2,750 to undergraduate students and their mentors to conduct in-depth research projects in their specific fields of study with the assistance of faculty mentors. To be eligible, all fellowship recipients have a minimum grade-point average of 3.25, at least 30 hours of credit toward a degree, and support of a faculty mentor. Funds also are provided for students to travel to conferences to present their accomplishments. Students from all academic disciplines were encouraged to apply. 鈥淩esearch is the foundation of every great discovery, and the only way to prepare students for advanced research at the graduate level is to prepare them as undergraduates,鈥� 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Chancellor Andrew Rogerson said. 鈥淚t鈥檚 so important for our students to learn best practices under the guidance of faculty mentors so they are prepared for more rigorous research as graduate students and as professionals.鈥� The 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock fellows include the following:

• Saiyeeda F. Hossain of Pine Bluff, a double major in sociology and psychology, received 听$2,750 to research 鈥淧ersonality and Depressive Disorder of College Students: A Focus on Undergraduate Students at 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock.鈥� Saiyeeda鈥檚 faculty mentor is Dr. Neveen Shafeek Amin in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology.
• Dylan Wright of Little Rock, a Spanish and political science double major, received $2,000 to study LGBTQ rights and research 鈥淐ritical Film Perspectives in the Argentine Queer Community.鈥� His faculty sponsor is Dr. Erin Finzer in the Department of World Languages.
• Jesse Horton of Marshall, a criminal justice major, received $2,125 to research the 鈥淚mpact of County-level Economic Disadvantage on Juvenile Case Dispositions in Arkansas.鈥� His faculty sponsor is Dr. Molly Smith in Criminal Justice.
• Nicole Ursin of Batesville, a Donaghey Scholar who is majoring in history and anthropology, received $2,125 for her research project, 鈥淯nderstanding Museum Demographics: Historic Arkansas Museum.鈥� Her sponsor is Dr. Juliana Flinn in the Anthropology Department.
• Trye Price of Benton, a criminal justice major, received $2,125 to research 鈥淚nfluence of Location and Client Characteristics on Perceived Violence Among Victims of Human Trafficking.鈥� His faculty sponsor is Dr. Molly Smith in Criminal Justice.
• Olivia Pate of Jonesboro, a geology and math major, received $2,750 to research her project 鈥淩efining the Sol-Gel Synthesis of Intermediate Composition, Nano-Scale Olivine.鈥� Her faculty sponsor is Dr. Michael T. DeAngelis in the Department of Earth Sciences.
• Patrick Elliott of Little Rock, an electrical and systems engineering major, received $2,750 to research 鈥淓ffective Real-Time Energy Management in a Southern US Power Grid.鈥� His faculty sponsor is 听Dr. Kamran Iqbal in the Department of Systems Engineering.

The students will complete their research in the spring 2018 semester, and six of the students who also received Signature Experience Awards will exhibit their work at the Student Research and Creative Works Showcase on April 12 in the Jack Stephens Center.        ]]>