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��Vlog��ýLR hosts Blood Drive and Pi Day Raffle

Ajani Oyindamola — Thu, 10 Mar 2016 15:32:36 +0000

Donate blood at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock Staff Senate Blood Drive on Monday, March 14, and you will have a chance to win one of seven delicious pies in celebration of Pi Day. The Blood Drive will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Commons Great Room in University Commons. Pies will be raffled off every hour on the hour. Pi Day is celebrated on March 14 around the world. Pi is the symbol used in mathematics to represent a constant — the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter — which is approximately 3.14159. In addition to the pie raffle, donors will be entered in a national raffle to win one of three prize packages with four tickets to the Cedar Fair theme park of their choice, as well as two grand prize packages including free tickets, travel, and hotel accommodations. Donors will also receive special access to purchase discounted tickets to 10 Cedar Fair theme parks. Cedar Fair will donate $2 from each ticket purchase to the American Red Cross. To make an appointment to donate blood, visit and enter sponsor code “��Vlog��ýLR”. For more information, please contact Blood Drive Committee Chairperson Sarah Travis at scdavis@ualr.edu or visit ualr.edu/staffsenate/blood-drive.

Staff senate blood drive creates friendly competition

��Vlog��ý Little Rock — Thu, 13 Nov 2014 16:58:54 +0000

The ��Vlog��ýLR Staff Senate’s next blood drive is from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, Nov. 21, in the University Commons, and will include a competition to encourage student participation and increase donations throughout the holiday season. The blood drive, open to all students, faculty, and staff, will be held in the Housing Commons Great Room. The theme of the competition is “I Bleed Maroon,” and the student organization with the most donors will have its photo and story featured under the ��Vlog��ýLR homepage banner. Students participating in the competition should identify their student organization at check-in. Refreshments will be provided after donating. Karen Lee, chairperson of the drive, said the senate’s goal is 40 donors representing the diversity of the needs of the patients the Red Cross serves. “Blood donated at this drive could go to help someone in need in your community or across the country. The Red Cross’ goal is to get the right blood to the right patient at the right time, wherever they may be,” said Lee. Danielle Ray, external communications manager and Red Cross spokesperson, said approximately every two seconds, someone in the U.S. needs a blood transfusion. About 44,000 pints of blood are needed in the U.S. each day, she said. “Donations are especially important during the holidays because inclement weather, seasonal travel, and other factors often keep regular donors from giving during the winter months,” she said. Anyone over 17 weighing at least 100 pounds and in generally good health may be eligible to donate. Potential donors can find out if they are eligible by calling 1.800.733.2767 or by visiting www.redcrossblood.org. The senate is also seeking candidates for double red cell donation. The minimum height and weight for this type of donation is 5 feet 5 inches and 175 pounds for females, and 5 feet 1 inch and 151 pounds for males. Anyone who makes an appointment to donate blood will receive a free cart ride to and from their appointment. Appointments can be made online at www.redcrossblood.org using sponsor code ��Vlog��ýLR or by downloading the Red Cross Blood App. Lee said the waiting period between receiving a tattoo and donating blood has decreased from one year to 24 hours, and individuals who have recently received piercings are eligible if they are certain a sterile needle was used. For more information, contact Karen Lee at kalee1@ualr.edu.

Staff Awards Ceremony honors employees

��Vlog��ý Little Rock — Mon, 21 Apr 2014 21:37:09 +0000

��Vlog��ýLR staff members were recognized at the 2014 Staff Awards Ceremony, held April 16, in Ledbetter Assembly Hall of the Donaghey Student Center. The annual event is presented by the ��Vlog��ýLR Staff Senate and sponsored by Chancellor Joel E. Anderson and the vice chancellors. The event recognizes staff members for years of service in five-year increments. This year, staff ranging from five through 35 years of service to the university received certificates. Staff who either graduated over the past year or are about to retire were also recognized. The ceremony was also a chance to honor three staff members in the areas of personal development, contributions to the campus, and community involvement. Those staff included Karen Palmer, who won the Service to ��Vlog��ýLR award; Angela Parker, who won the Service to Community award; and Carla Griffin, who won the Personal Growth award. They were nominated by the campus community, with an independent body selecting the winners. Each received a $1,000 award and a certificate. There were also four recipients of the Staff Senate Employee Scholarships, which are each worth $250. The four scholarship recipients included B. Anne Cameron, Kaye Lundgren, Marita McNair, and April Myers. Following the ceremony, staff mingled at a reception with light hors d’oeuvres in the DSC upper concourse.

Benefits-eligible employees may apply for two ��Vlog��ýLR scholarships this fall

��Vlog��ý Little Rock — Thu, 27 Mar 2014 15:09:52 +0000

Benefits-eligible employees who plan to enroll at ��Vlog��ýLR for the 2014-15 academic year may apply for a scholarship from the ��Vlog��ýLR Staff Senate. Employees may apply for one or both scholarships – the ��Vlog��ýLR Staff Senate Scholarship and the Jerry Crittenden Book Scholarship. The scholarships are awarded each year to up to four recipients. The deadline to apply is Friday, April 4. Scholarships will be announced at the Staff Awards Ceremony on Wednesday, April 16. Employees are encouraged to apply online or send completed forms to the Staff Senate Scholarship Committee Chair Lauren Russ in the ��Vlog��ýLR Provost’s Office, Student Success Center, Room 415i. For additional questions, email lmruss@ualr.edu.

Recycle Bikes for Kids tradition continues

��Vlog��ý Little Rock — Tue, 12 Nov 2013 18:19:13 +0000

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock Staff Senate has teamed up with the ��Vlog��ýLR Student Marketing Association to collect bikes and accessories for an annual event benefitting the Recycle Bikes for Kids program.

Recycle Bikes for Kids was started in 2008 to provide bikes to youth who would not otherwise have one.

Bikes and accessories such as helmets, tubes, knee pads, and reflectors can be dropped off at the motor pool area behind ��Vlog��ýLR Facilities Management between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m. until Nov. 15. The program initially focused on buying used bikes until it was quickly discovered that people will donate used bikes when they know they will be repaired and given to children. To date, the program has received more than 5,000 bikes and repaired and delivered more than 4,500 of them. According to Stephanie Conrad, ��Vlog��ýLR staff senator, the program is always in need of more bikes. “Nearly everyone can recall their first bike and has a desire to share that experience,” she said.

For more information about the drive at ��Vlog��ýLR, contact Conrad at sbpollard@ualr.edu.

To learn more about Recycle Bikes for Kids, go to their .

Campus community encouraged to give at blood drive

��Vlog��ý Little Rock — Tue, 24 Sep 2013 17:35:08 +0000

��Vlog��ýLR faculty, staff, and students are invited to help out the American Red Cross by participating in the first blood drive of the semester. The blood drive will take place from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 26, in the University Commons Building in the center of the four residence halls near Fair Park Boulevard. Walk-ins are welcome, but those wanting to reserve a time can do so at the ��Vlog��ýLR Staff Senate website. “The university has long been a host site for blood drives, routinely meeting its goal amount of units donated,” Jennifer Godwin, blood drive coordinator for ��Vlog��ýLR, said. “The Staff Senate hopes to see a great turnout – the blood our campus donates will go to fill a direct and urgent need at one of our area hospitals.” The process takes about an hour, including the registration, mini-physical, the donation (which lasts about 10 minutes), and resting period (which includes refreshments). According to the American Red Cross, every two seconds someone in the United States needs blood. Type O is the blood type most often requested by hospitals. The need for donations is constant. One person’s blood donation may help up to three people. Donated red blood cells have a shelf-life of up to 42 days, and a healthy donor may donate every 56 days.

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