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��Vlog��ý Little Rock honors employees, departments making a difference in students’ lives

Ajani Oyindamola — Thu, 17 May 2018 13:09:47 +0000

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock recognized 57 faculty and staff members as well as 24 departments and programs who have made an impact in the lives of graduating students.�� The Division of Student Affairs hosted the Student Advocate Awards Ceremony on April 27. Through a survey, graduating seniors identified ��Vlog��ý Little Rock employees and departments instrumental in their success. The faculty and staff members honored include:

Charles Anderson, Rhetoric and Writing
Neveen Amin, Sociology and Anthropology
Aresh Assadi, Counseling Services
Thomas Barrett, Education
William Baltosser, Biology
Emily Bell, Study Abroad
David Briscoe, Anthropology and Sociology
John Bush, Biology
Cai Carvalhaes, Counseling Services
Kelly Chaney, Biology
April Chatham-Carpenter, Applied Communication
Catherine Crisp, School of Social Work
Jane Evans, Nursing
Erin Finzer, Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost
Mark Funk, Accounting
Marc Glidden, Criminal Justice/Campus Living
Camille Guess-Mitchell, Financial Aid
Shannon Gwinn, Business
George Jensen, Rhetoric and Writing
Amar Kanekar, Counseling, Human Performance, and Rehabilitation
Tara Kittrell, Counseling Services
Cheryl Kleeman, Military Student Success
Gaurav Kumar, Accounting
Jason Kushner, Counseling, Human Performance, and Rehabilitation
Katina Leland, Education
James Levernier, English
Ann Marie Lott, Disability Resource Center
Kristin Mann, History
Bradley Minnick, English
Steven Minsker, Computer Science
Robert Mitchell, Business Information Systems
La’Donnia Mothershed, TRIO Student Support Services
Charles Molsbee, Nursing
David Montague, eLearning
Ibrahim Nisanci, Systems Engineering
Yvette Palmer, Undergraduate Academic Advising
Mary Parker, Criminal Justice
Sonya Premeaux, Business
Bennie Prince, Counseling, Human Performance, and Rehabilitation
Ann Robinson, Jodie Mahony Center for Gifted Education
Jessica Scott, Donaghey Scholars Program
Sherry Rankins-Robertson, Rhetoric and Writing
René Shroat-Lewis, Earth Sciences
Amber Smith, Office of the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs
Bruce Smith, Education
Janea Snyder, Counseling, Human Performance & Rehabilitation
Nick Steele, Concurrent Enrollment
John Talburt, Information Science
Cynthia Taylor, Accounting
Rachel Tennial, Psychology
Rikki Turner, Office of the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs
Hyginus Ukadike, Counseling Services
David Weekley, Mass Communication
Jim Winter, Arkansas STRIVE Program
Karen Wisdom, Criminal Justice
Paul Yoder, English

The departments and programs honored include:

African American Female Initiative
Accounting
Anthropology
Applied Communication
Art and Design
Business Information Systems
Chancellor’s Leadership Corps
Counseling Services
Charles W. Donaldson Scholars Academy
Donaghey Scholars Program
Early Childhood Education
English
Greek Life
Nursing
Philosophy
Psychology
Rehabilitation Program
Rhetoric and Writing
Science Scholars Program
School of Social Work
Theatre Arts and Dance
TRIO McNair Scholars
TRIO Support Services
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College of Arts, Letters, and Sciences honors top students, scholarship recipients

Ajani Oyindamola — Tue, 15 May 2018 16:21:31 +0000

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock College of Arts, Letters, and Sciences recognized its top students and scholarship recipients during the college’s awards ceremony on May 1.�� The college’s departments include art and design, biology, chemistry, English, history, mathematics and statistics, music, philosophy and interdisciplinary studies, physics and astronomy, theatre arts and dance, and world languages.

College of Arts, Letters, and Sciences

Stephen L. Mourning Science Scholarship – Erica Olson Mexican Studies Endowed Scholarship – Catherine McGibbony Science and Mathematics Leadership Endowed Scholarship – Carol Bowerman, Chandrasimha Reddy Penthala, Kenneth Burnett, Thuy Thanh Le, Carson Smith, and Amber Hill

Department of Art and Design

Charles D. Massey Scholarship – Chassidy Siratt and Brandy Thrower Cindy Conger Endowed Visual Art Awards – Carley Brown Dorothy Gillespie Foundation Scholarship – Mary Bowling Friends of The Arts Scholarship – Christina Osorio Jerry E. Arrowood Memorial Scholarship – Sandi Harvell and Kennedy Butler Joan R. Taylor Scholarship – Madeline Hutson, Monica Penny, Carley Brown, Olivia Blair, Austin Bowers, and Alexis Stiles Lewis and Debbie May Scholarship – Mary Bowling Nabholz Endowed Scholarship for Art and Design – Wendell Martin Judith A. Wrappe Scholarship – Brady Jackson, Henry Thomas, Jennifer Bell, Robert Berry, and Brandy Thrower Windgate Foundation Scholarship – Rachel Struthers, Lilliana Reinoso, Joshua Goff, Savana Holland, Kiersin Webb-Carrington, Erin Vaughn, Jennie Vaughn, Lauren Fuller, Tatiana Correa, Annika Shunn, Candace McJunkin, Briana Hardin, Marcus Crutchfield, and Lauren Johnson Lori Grimes Memorial Scholarship – Chassidy Siratt

Department of Biology

James H. Fribourgh Endowed Biology Scholarship – Abdallah Abou-Diab Tom and Debbie Lynch Biology Scholarship – Humam Shahare Martha Couch Givens Memorial Award – Samantha Gray Thomas Hogue Memorial Award – Grace Rutter John D. Rickett Outstanding Graduate Student Award – Lisa Williams and Richard Connor Clarance B. Sinclair Memorial Scholarship – Alaa Shahare

Department of Chemistry

AIC Outstanding Graduating Senior – James Sellers and Rebecca Moreira ACS Outstanding Graduating Senior – Samantha Macchi and Marina Avram Outstanding Graduating Master’s Student – Raymond Patey Outstanding Graduating Ph.D. Student – Sreevishnu Cheerla Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant Award – Mavis Forson Frank Lamar Setliff Endowed Scholarship – Caroline Kornelsen and Robert Hill Darryl K. Reach Endowed Scholarship – Carol Bowerman and Thuy Thanh Le ACS Book Scholarship – Kendall Riley Wood

Department of English

Cooper Success Scholarships – Brooke Turner, TiLena Camp, and Heidi Clement Ruth Lovett Booker Scholarship – Frankie Alford Marilynn Keys Endowed Scholarship – Caleb Alexander-McKinzie Eleanor Orts Francis English Scholarship – Kimberly Mauer Roslyn L. Knutson English Award – Kyrsten Younge Alma K. Dougherty Award – Frankie Alford Martha Sawrie Stephenson Endowed Scholarship – TiLena Camp Gladys K. Brown Award – Joy Reinbold Kathryn Ramsey Award – Joy Reinbold Richard Stanley Cooper Literary Award – Caleb Alexander-McKinzie

Department of History

Richard B. Dixon Scholarship – Tyrene Jones, Crystal Shurley, Devin Sorrows, Kyna Stys, and Ellis (Gene) Thompson Dr. Edward Madden and Lucy Dorothy Anson III Award – Morgan Guzman and Jade Kitchel Craig Powell Memorial Scholarship – Ian Gaebel Martha Sawrie Stephenson Endowed Scholarship – Amy King Jack Freshour Scholarship – Nancy Tell-Hall Fred Williams Scholarship in Public History – Rachel Walters

Department of Mathematics and Statistics

Jerry and Sherry Damerow Endowed Math and Statistics Scholarship – Hayden Hensen, Tanaya Williams, Michael McKenzie, David Johnson, and Susanna More Dewoody and Emily Fleming Dickinson Math Scholarship – Shazeena Ashraf and Susanna More David A. Schonert Endowed Scholarship – Tristan Gregory Linda and Tom Mcmillan Mathematics Scholarship – Joseph Sorensen Ma Endowed Family Scholarship – Carrie Callo Barraza Ann Jameson Wilson Mathematics Scholarship – Richard Inakpenu and Grizel Macias Outstanding Senior Awards – Mason Cox and Jamie Burrows Award for Outstanding Achievement By an Undergraduate Student – Scott Wolf and Hayden Hensen Award for Outstanding Teaching By a Graduate Student – Joshua Hairston Award for Outstanding Achievement By a Graduate Student – Chary Akmyradov Outstanding Tutor Award – Allen Lunnie and Ha Trinh Friends of The Department – James Hollander, Sam Lawhorn, and Jerry and Sherry Damerow

Department of Music

Edith Willis Woodall Scholarship – Karah Poole Eleanor Orts Francis Scholarship – Isaac Helgestad, Dakota Jackson, and Earnie Williams Homer and Betty Jones Opera Endowment – Elizabeth Wheeler Joan R. Taylor Scholarship – Jillian Armstrong, Sarah Hylton, Benjamin Moore, Alexander Rupert, Kyndriatta Sears, and Maria Zarate Stella Boyle Smith Award – Alyssa Anwar, Hannah Blacklaw, David Burkhalter, Lucas Bush, Michael Caysido, Brandon Dorris, Andrew Gerstenberger, Reagan Gray, Kyra Hatley, Melissa Legendre, Dante Leon, Eri Okawa, Samuel Schalchlin, and Ryan Wilder.

Department of Philosophy and Interdisciplinary Studies

Socratic Award for Most Outstanding Students in Philosophy – Ra’phael Davis and Melissa Vachon Richard Frothingham Achievement Award for Excellence in Philosophy and Religious Studies – Audrey Driskill Lee Asbill Johnson Scholarship – Sydney Brazil Brent Knutson Memorial Award for Excellence in Religious Studies – Jessica Chavez and Sandi Harvell Outstanding Interdisciplinary Studies Student Award – Taylor Travis and Rachel Mulligan Annie L. Harrison Scholarships – Erin Beeman and Michelle Burton

Department of Physics and Astronomy

Paul Engle Scholarship – David Cline Coleman Scholarship – Alex Kingston Outstanding Graduating Senior – Marvin Bonney Outstanding Teaching Assistant – Rauf Hussein Outstanding Graduate Research Award – Nawzat Saadi

Department of Theatre Arts and Dance

Performing Arts Award, Dance – Ronesha Butler, Travis Clark, Perin Creek, Erin Fallis, Victoria Fender, Carmen Gutierrez, Hadley Hume, Brandy Mimms, Emily Moore, Lauren Pafford, Madison Price, Jessica Regalado, Shelby Robertson, Emily Shellabarger, Rebecca Shunn, Paige Tarrow, and Mario Valdez Joel Ruminer Scholarship Award, Dance – Alysa Anderson and LaVentry Easter Performing Arts Award, Theatre – Maggie Donald, Elizabeth McKee, and Kaitlynn Mitchell Eleanor Orts Francis Scholarship, Theatre – Sabrina Hatchett, Emorie Mansur, and Gage Pipkin Ike Murry Scholarship, Theatre – Alex Calhoun and Kat Hall Friends of the Arts Scholarship – Taylor Jaggers Joan Taylor Scholarship, Theatre – Travis Clark, Char Dupins, Leah Gelé, Mykenzie Gordon, Taylor Green, Kat Hall, Keith Harper, Andrew Jaramillo, Jessica Ley, Blake Morris, Tre’Vaughn Whitley

Department of World Languages

Emile B. de Sauzé Award for Outstanding Graduate in French – Emily Summers Cervantes Award for Outstanding Graduate in Spanish – Rebecca Moreira Award for Excellence in French – Andrea Elias Vance C. Ogden Memorial Scholarship – Jennifer Harrison and Emily Mendiola Sharon Sellars Award for Outstanding Language Resource Center Tutor – Jessica Tate

Undergraduate Research Signature Experience recipients announced

Janea Snyder — Mon, 13 Nov 2017 22:01:26 +0000

Seventy-nine University of Arkansas at Little Rock students have been selected as the inaugural recipients of the Undergraduate Research Signature Experience Awards for spring 2018. Chancellor Andrew Rogerson introduced the awards in fall 2017 to inspire ��Vlog��ý Little Rock undergraduate students to conduct research and creative projects. Each of the recipients will receive up to $1,000 to cover the cost of materials for this one-semester signature experience in research or creative works. “It is our goal for all students to have the opportunity to have a Signature Experience during their time at ��Vlog��ý Little Rock – one in which they actively engage in creative work with faculty,” Dr. Rogerson said. “Not only will their academic experience be enriched by these connections, but they in turn will enrich the lives of others who benefit from the research. It is also my hope that it will help students engage with their major and consider graduate school.” ��Vlog��ý Little Rock is one of only two Arkansas higher education institutions with Carnegie designation for doctoral research. “With the Chancellor’s recognition, and strong support for undergraduate research, the university will enable valuable research experiences between our faculty mentors and our students,” said Dr. Velmer Burton, executive vice chancellor and provost. “This is further evidence at work of the value that our teacher-scholar model has for both students and faculty.” Daryl Rice, associate vice chancellor for academic affairs, noted that undergraduate research is tied to increased student persistence and graduation. “This is not surprising,” Rice said. “Undergraduate research gives students a special connection to a living scholar and provides an exhilarating taste of actually doing science, of doing sociological, historical or psychological research themselves, which has a big motivational effect.” The students’ projects range across disciplines and include topics such as a study of coral reef disease on San Salvador Island, a law review of tenant-landlord laws in Arkansas, an analysis of student perceptions of open education resources, the construction of a thermochemical system for conversion of municipal solid waste into fuel, and a reproduction of Egyptian faience ceramic techniques. “There were outstanding projects across the colleges,” said Dr. Jeremy Ecke, chair of the Student Research and Creative Works Committee. “The committee was particularly heartened to see proposals from the fine arts, theater and dance, music, math, and other disciplines that have been underrepresented in the annual research and creative works expo. This year’s launch of an expanded Student Research and Creative Works Showcase is off to a great start. I hope the awards will inspire other students to showcase their work in the spring.” Recipients of the Signature Experience Awards will exhibit their work at the Student Research and Creative Works Showcase on April 12 in the Jack Stephens Center. The showcase is open to all students across disciplines. Applications will be accepted beginning Jan. 1, 2018. Students interested in presenting work at the showcase or who want to learn more are asked to respond to a The Signature Experience Award winners by their respective colleges are as follows: College of Arts, Letters, and Sciences Reem Al-Shukri, Nanotechnology Emily Anderson, Chemistry Marina Avram, Chemistry Erin Beeman, Philosophy & Interdisciplinary Studies Lilly Bessette, Biology Becky Blackburn, Fine Art Andrew Blackwell, Art & Design Marvin Bonney, Physics and Astronomy Kenneth Burnett, Biology Brock Butler, Chemistry Michael Caysido, Music-Piano Performance Amairani Paredes-Cheguen, Biology Nathaniel Darbonne, English Jenish Desai, Chemistry Corrie Green, Theatre, Arts and Dance Jake Green, English Kristen Gregory, Biology Robert Hill, Chemistry Davonte Hokes, Chemistry Thomas Jackson, Theatre Arts and Dance Travis Lewison Jumper, Chemistry Emily E. Junkans, English/ World Languages Grishma Kc, Biology Amy King, History/Secondary Education William King, Biology (working with CINS) Cameryn Kirkham, English Samantha Macchi, Chemistry Katie Matthews, Biology Tyler Maxwell, Biology Rebecca Parker-Moreira, Chemistry Joy Madeline Reinbold, English Grace Rutter, Biology Paloma Salazar, Chemistry James Sellers, Chemistry Alaa Mohammed Shahare, Biology Kimber Stout, Physics Daniel Stuckey, Chemistry Zaria Sumler, Biology Sylvia Szewdo, Chemistry Thuy Thanh Le, Chemistry Conor VanLierop, Theatre Justice Williams, Biology LeShonta Williams, Chemistry Tori Williams, English Scott Wolf, Math and Statistics Dylan Wright, World Languages College of Education and Health Professions Cynthia Wyman, School of Social Work College of Social Sciences and Communication Charlana Benefiel, Political Science Desiree Doyle, Applied Communication Jesse Horton, Criminal Justice Saiyeeda Hossain, Sociology and Anthropology Cassandra Lester, Criminal Justice Chloe Moses, Rhetoric and Writing Trye Price, Criminal Justice Christina Redmann, Political Science Courtney Reed, Sociology and Anthropology Nigel Spears, Applied Communication Emily Summers, Anthropology Kimberly Thornton, Rhetoric and Writing Nicole Ursin, Anthropology George W. Donaghey College of Engineering and Information Technology Bergras Asgeirsdottir, Engineering Anderson Banihirwe, Computer Science Rebecca Bishop, Earth Science Kayla Bolin, Earth Science Pablo Centeno, Engineering Technology John Graham, System Engineering J’von Jackson, Engineering Technology Nicholas Lester, Information Science Joshua Miller, Engineering Technology Tarang Parikh, Engineering Technology Olivia Pate, Earth Science Jason Simmons, Earth Science Zachary Smith, Earth Science College of Business Madeline Burke, Marketing & Advertising Deepali Lal, International Business and Human Resource Management Abigail Resebdiz, Business Logan Vickery, Economics Ian Wren, Marketing Ottenheimer Library Amanda Pennington, Collections and Archives In the upper right photo, students work on a physics project in Ottenheimer Library. Photo by Lonnie Timmons III / ��Vlog��ý Little Rock Communications.

��Vlog��ý Little Rock Dance Harvest set for Nov. 16-19

Janea Snyder — Tue, 31 Oct 2017 21:22:02 +0000

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock’s Department of Theatre Arts and Dance will host Dance Harvest 2017 Nov. 16-19, featuring choreography by past and present dance faculty members. Performances will be Thursday and Friday, Nov. 16-17, at 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, Nov. 18, at 7 p.m.; and Sunday, Nov. 19, at 2:30 p.m. in the University Theatre in the Center for Performing Arts, 5900 University Drive. Samantha Johnson and Rhythm McCarthy return as guest artists and will join new theatre arts and dance faculty member Robin Neveu Brown and associate professors Stephanie Thibeault and Stephen K. Stone for a diverse concert that spans modern, jazz, and ballet styles of dance. Tickets are $10 for general admission and $5 for children, students, seniors, military, ��Vlog��ý Little Rock faculty and staff. Tickets can be purchased from the box office weekdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., by phone at 501-569-3456, or online at /theatre/season/ In addition, the Theatre Arts and Dance department will host a dance workshop on Saturday, Nov. 18, for dancers ages 10-24 as part of Fall Dance Festival 2017. The workshop will be 3-5:30 p.m. with dinner provided after the workshop. The cost is $20 and includes two tickets to the 7 p.m. Dance Harvest performance. More information and registration is available at /theatre/dance-workshops/

��Vlog��ý Little Rock class to cover history of African-American film and theatre

Ajani Oyindamola — Fri, 27 Oct 2017 13:06:07 +0000

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock’s latest class for the 2018 spring semester will cover the history of African-American film and theatre from 1820 to the present. The three-credit hour course, THEA 4340-01 African American Theatre and Film, will take place from 3:05-4:20 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays during spring 2018. Using performance texts as a springboard, the class will look at key artists, companies, and movements to analyze and discuss concerns and representational strategies in African-American dramatic works across various eras and in different media. “We will engage with the critical discourse surrounding dramatic performances by African-American artists, and consider how stage and screen are used in writing, representing, and preserving history,” said Dr. Lawrence Smith, assistant professor in the Theatre Arts and Dance department. The class explores many plays and films, including works by Amiri Baraka, Carlyle Brown, Charles Burnett, Alice Childress, Julie Dash, Lydia Diamond, Lorraine Hansberry, Zora Neale Hurston, Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, Spike Lee, Tarell Alvin McCraney, Oscar Micheaux, Suzan-Lori Parks, Tyler Perry, Ntozake Shange, Bert Williams and George Walker, and August Wilson. The class also counts toward the ��Vlog��ý Little Rock minor in race and ethnicity. For more information, contact Dr. Lawrence Smith at ldsmith11@ualr.edu.

��Vlog��ý Little Rock to host BODYWORKS 2017 April 20-23

Ajani Oyindamola — Thu, 13 Apr 2017 14:13:13 +0000

strongThe University of Arkansas at Little Rock will present a four-night spring dance concert showcasing local dance companies, guest artists, and professional faculty and students from the Department of Theatre Arts and Dance.�� The annual spring dance concert will feature neoclassical ballet, modern, and jazz choreography by the ��Vlog��ý Little Rock dance faculty and students. BODYWORKS 2017 will be held April 20-23 in University Theatre in the ��Vlog��ý Little Rock Center for Performing Arts. Performance times and dates are as follows:

8 p.m. Thursday, April 20
8 p.m. Friday, April 21
7 p.m. Saturday, April 22
2:30 p.m. Sunday, April 23

General admission tickets are $10; tickets for seniors and members of the military are $5. Tickets for ��Vlog��ý Little Rock faculty, staff, and students are $5. April 21 is Greek Night. All Greeks can purchase a discounted ticket for $3. April 23 is the Department of Theatre Arts and Dance Homecoming celebration. A gathering for alumni and friends will begin at 1 p.m. in University Theatre. Tickets can be purchased by calling the ��Vlog��ý Little Rock Box Office at 569-3456 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday,, or at the door. For more information, contact Kamika Gaines, coordinator for performing arts, at kcgaines@ualr.edu or 501.569.3456. Act I will include:

��“Trip the Light Fandango” choreographed by Stephanie Thibeault with music composed by Padre Antonio Soler
��“A Time for Space” choreographed by Stephen Stone with music by Paul Dresher
��“Ethereal Gathering” choreographed by Stephanie Thibeault with music performed by the Bulgarian State Female Choir
��“Signs of Life” choreographed by Gabrielle Confer with music by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross

Act II will include:

��“. . .but it was a good day” choreographed by Samantha Johnson
��“Dear Orientation” choreographed by Samantha Johnson with music by Max Richter
“Broadway Rhythms” choreographed by Stephen Stone with music by John Kander and Fred Ebb, Duncan Sheik and Steven Sater, Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus

��Vlog��ý Little Rock student creates virtual tour guide using facial recognition research

Ajani Oyindamola — Thu, 30 Mar 2017 15:31:33 +0000

A virtual tour owl has come to life thanks to the research of a doctoral student at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.�� Connor Young, a first-year integrated computing doctoral student from Springdale, is using his research in facial recognition to create “WhoNu,” a virtual owl tour guide that will welcome guests at the‘s open house next week. Young is a research assistant at the center.�� “What my program does is automatically detect facial movements and key facial features and transmits them into points that we can move to a virtual avatar,” Young said. “It is based on my previous research. We call it the puppet program.” His research involved facial-based emotion recognition and tracking, where a person is looking on a computer screen. He did that research as a 2014 and 2015 participant in ��Vlog��ý Little Rock’s Summer Undergraduate Program of Entrepreneurship and Research. In 2016, he and a team of students developed an eye-tracking system for trucking companies as part of the National Science Foundation Innovation Corps Teams (I-Corps) Program. The system helps detect fatigue and sleep in truck drivers. WhoNu will greet visitors during the from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday, April 7-8, where visitors can see the latest cutting-edge technology in the world of virtual and augmented reality. WhoNu is an interdisciplinary project integrating virtual reality, theatre, and graphic art. While Young created WhoNu’s programming, Lead Artist Jay Zak and Zaire Husband, an undergraduate student researcher in the center, designed WhoNu. Through WhoNu, a group of students from the Department of Theatre Arts and Dance will interact with visitors waiting to go on a tour. Young’s programming will allow WhoNu to analyze the students’ language and facial expressions and repeat it to the guests, as the students observe visitors through webcams. The open house is an opportunity for people to provide feedback that Young hopes will improve WhoNu. “One of the problems with working with technology is that you often get feedback only from other people working in the technology industry,” he said. “Being able to collect real data from regular people will be invaluable in determining how WhoNu performs.”

Arkansas students to perform at Shakespeare Scene Festival

Ajani Oyindamola — Wed, 08 Mar 2017 22:03:49 +0000

Junior high and high school students from central Arkansas will perform at the Shakespeare Scene Festival Friday, March 10, at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. Students from Arnold Drive Elementary School, Dardanelle Middle School, Henderson Middle School, and Little Rock Central High School will perform from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the University Theatre at the ��Vlog��ý Little Rock Center for Performing Arts. Performances will include scenes from “Much Ado About Nothing,” “Julius Caesar,” “Hamlet,” “Macbeth,” “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” and “Romeo and Juliet.” The festival provides teachers and students a venue for the performance of Shakespeare’s plays. It is sponsored by the Department of English and the Department of Theatre Arts and Dance. The festival is free and open to the public. For a performance schedule, visit the festival’s website. For more information, contact the festival’s director, Dr. Kris McAbee, at kxmcabee@ualr.edu.

��Vlog��ýLR presents Dance Harvest 2016

Ajani Oyindamola — Wed, 16 Nov 2016 14:05:45 +0000

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock Department of Theatre Arts and Dance will host Dance Harvest 2016 Nov. 17-20.�� Dance Harvest 2016 will feature original choreographed pieces by dance performance students and faculty from the university. This concert is a culminating event based on a four-semester series of study in dance composition that includes Improvisation and Choreography I, II, and III. The opening night performance will be held at 8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 17, followed by a reception with cake and punch. Additional performances will take place at 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 18; 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 19; and 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 20. All performances will be in the University Theatre in the Center for Performing Arts. One or two of the pieces will be selected to advance to a showing at the American College Dance Association-South Region performance in March 2017 at Auburn University. General admission tickets are $10. Tickets for seniors and ��Vlog��ýLR employees and students are $5. Call 501.569.3456 for reservations. For more information, contact Mary Hicks are 501.569.8360 or myhicks@ualr.edu.

��Vlog��ýLR 6×6 Holiday Art Sale and Preview Reception set for Dec. 1-2

Ajani Oyindamola — Tue, 15 Nov 2016 21:32:58 +0000

Looking for a unique holiday gift made by a local artist? Look no further than the University of Arkansas at Little Rock Friends of the Arts 6×6 Holiday Art Sale Preview and Reception Dec. 1 and the Holiday Art Sale Dec. 2.�� The Holiday Art Sale gives student artists a chance to learn about the fast-paced world of buying and selling art and what it takes to earn a living as an artist. All proceeds will be used for scholarships and student support initiatives in the ��Vlog��ýLR departments of art and design, music, and theatre arts and dance. The two-day event will begin with a reception and art sale preview from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 1, at the ��Vlog��ýLR Applied Design Studio, University Plaza Suite 300. Reception tickets are $45 for general admission, $25 for ��Vlog��ýLR employees, and $15 for ��Vlog��ýLR students. Patrons who attend the art reception will not only have the first chance to purchase an array of unique and beautiful items from the ��Vlog��ýLR Department of Art and Design Holiday Art Sale ahead of the general public, but they will also be able to bid on exclusive art pieces that will only be found in the reception’s silent auction. During the reception, guests will enjoy wine, locally brewed beer, and heavy hors d’oeuvres in the unique atmosphere of the ��Vlog��ýLR Applied Design Studios with live artist demonstrations and entertainment. On Friday, Dec. 2, the Holiday Art Sale, featuring original art created by ��Vlog��ýLR students, faculty, and alumni, will open to the public from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the ��Vlog��ýLR Applied Design Studio. This sale, which is free to attend, is a great opportunity to buy handmade holiday gifts from local artists while also supporting ��Vlog��ýLR students. To purchase tickets for the preview reception, visit the 6×6 website. For more information, contact Cici Conger-Portie at 408.209.0692 or ccongerp@adobe.com. For information regarding the Holiday Art Sale, contact Mia Hall at 501-569-3183 or mphall@ualr.edu. In the upper right photo, the original artwork by Adrian Quintanar will be on sale at the 6×6 Holiday Art Sale.

- University News Archive - ����Vlog��ý Little Rock

����Vlog��ý Little Rock honors employees, departments making a difference in students’ lives

College of Arts, Letters, and Sciences honors top students, scholarship recipients

Undergraduate Research Signature Experience recipients announced

����Vlog��ý Little Rock Dance Harvest set for Nov. 16-19

����Vlog��ý Little Rock class to cover history of African-American film and theatre

����Vlog��ý Little Rock to host BODYWORKS 2017 April 20-23

����Vlog��ý Little Rock student creates virtual tour guide using facial recognition research