/news-archive/tag/university-of-arkanksas-at-little-rock/ 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Thu, 25 Jan 2018 14:23:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 /news-archive/2018/01/25/state-farm-gift/ Thu, 25 Jan 2018 14:23:32 +0000 /news/?p=69096 ... State Farm donates $68,000 to 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock College of Business skills lab]]> The lab was established in 2017 with financial assistance from area State Farm agents and a State Farm Good Neighbor Citizenship grant. On Wednesday, Jan. 24, State Farm presented $38,000 of a $68,000 gift to the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock College of Business for continued support and operations of the Business Skills Lab. The donation includes $30,000 in gifts from 14 State Farm agents in central Arkansas, $30,000 provided by the State Farm Employee Matching Gift Program, and an $8,000 grant to the College of Business. 鈥淪tate Farm is proud to support the Business Skills Lab at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock through individual donations and a grant,鈥� said Tim Brown, State Farm Sales Leader. 鈥淗elping students excel in their studies and preparing them for the workforce of the future benefits all of us.鈥� 鈥淲e are grateful for the continued support from State Farm and its local agents,鈥� said Holly Rose, executive director of development for 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock. 鈥淥ur students benefit greatly from this resource which helps equip them with the skills and confidence needed to begin or further their careers.鈥� Hundreds of students have benefited from using the lab, located on the second floor of the Donald W. Reynolds Center for Business and Economic Development. The lab is equipped with an interactive system that allows students to record sales pitches, marketing presentations, and conduct mock-interviews in a fixed environment. Panelists, professors, and corporate partners can watch live and provide students with instant feedback. Students also use the lab to practice presenting data for their capstone courses. 鈥淚mproving your soft skills, being mentored by corporate executives through the software, and the ability to create digital portfolios that our students can share with potential employers or even their families has been a game changer 聽for our students,鈥� said Dr. Lenita Davis, chair of the Marketing Department. In the photo at top right, area State Farm agents present an oversized check to the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock College of Business for the State Farm Business Skills Lab on Jan. 24.聽Seated (from left): 糖心Vlog传媒LR senior marketing student Cliff Haney; State Farm agents Heather Powell of Hot Springs Village and Whitney Owens of Little Rock; and Dr. Jane Wayland, Dean of the College of Business.聽Standing (from left): Dr. Lenita Davis, chair of Department of Marketing, and State Farm agents Dennis Bost of Little Rock, Pat Frizzell of Little Rock, Anthony Smith of Little Rock, Eric Hodson of North Little Rock; and Anthony Otwell of Maumelle. Agents who gave but not pictured: Eric Andrews, Don Barrow, Charley Benson, Ike Eisenhauer, Mike Hart, Charlotte Potts, and Alvin Smith. Photo Credit/ Lonnie Timmons III / 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Communications  ]]> /news-archive/2017/06/15/two-trojans-drafted-cardinals/ Thu, 15 Jun 2017 18:57:37 +0000 /news/?p=67320 ... Two Trojans drafted by Cardinals]]> 聽and pitcher ,聽were selected by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 2017 Major League Baseball Draft.聽 Knight was taken with the 964th overall pick in the 32nd round, and Malcom was the 1,024th overall pick in the 34th round. In 2017, Knight had the second-highest batting average on the team at .310 and added聽54 hits, 27 runs, 23 RBIs, and 12 doubles. He played in 51 games and started in 44. Of the 44 starts, Knight was the DH in 29 games and catcher in 15. He ended the season with a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage. As Little Rock’s only four-year player, Malcom saved his best season for 2017 as he broke the program’s single-season record for strikeouts with 109. He finished the year with a 3.46 ERA and a 4-5 record in 96.1 innings on the mound. Malcom’s strikeout-to-walk ratio of 5.74 led the Sun Belt and ranked 25th nationally. This is the fifth consecutive year that at least one Little Rock player has been drafted. It’s also the first time since 2009聽that two Trojans have been selected in the same draft. The last time two Trojans were taken by the same team in the same draft was in 2001 as Derin McMains and Miguel Miranda were selected by the San Francisco Giants. Knight and Malcom聽are the first Trojans to be drafted by St. Louis since pitcher Scott Madden in 1983. Little Rock signee Marcus Ragan was drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 15th round with the 461st overall pick. Ragan is a junior college transfer from East Mississippi Junior College and hit a club-high .395 with 70 hits, 58 runs, 13 doubles, eight triples, six home runs, 34 RBIs, and 25 RBIs last season. For his performance, Ragan was named to the MACJC All-State Team.]]> /news-archive/2017/02/06/ualr-children-international-2017/ Mon, 06 Feb 2017 14:50:49 +0000 /news/?p=66213 ... 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Children International receives $400k for renovations]]> Certified as the only Children International site in the country, the nonprofit organization received $400,000 from Children International to help enhance the appearance of the location. Located on Fair Park Boulevard for more than 23 years, members of the 糖心Vlog传媒聽Little Rock Children International community are excited to witness the long-awaited changes. 鈥淭he timing is perfect,鈥� said director Ryan Davis. 鈥淏efore, all that mattered was that we were able to store whatever benefits that we were going to give out but now, it鈥檚 important that we have workable space for us to do the things that they鈥檝e mandated us to do.鈥� 糖心Vlog传媒LR Children International serves 3,000 children and youth. With such high volumes of participation, programs are usually done in other locations. Without a permanent space, the organization remains in a state of instability. 鈥淧eople don鈥檛 really identify this place as a program space,鈥� Davis said. 鈥淲e need a space that people can have a visceral connection to.鈥� Before Davis became the director of 糖心Vlog传媒聽Little Rock Children International, the youth gathered together in efforts to raise money for more space. Although they raised a significant amount, it was not enough for the space that they鈥檇 envisioned. 鈥淲e promised the youth that there would be a space for them to enjoy as their own, and we鈥檙e glad to be able to deliver that promise to them,鈥� Davis said. Due to most of the funds being used for the main building, 糖心Vlog传媒聽Little Rock Children International staff will work to redesign the two adjacent buildings along with the playground. 聽聽 The upcoming renovations will include removing a wall, new floors, new furniture, fresh paint and wifi. The remodeling is scheduled to conclude before or after spring break in March. For more information, contact Ryan Davis at rddavis1@ualr.edu.]]>