- University News Archive - 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock /news-archive/tag/university-writing-center/ 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Tue, 15 Mar 2022 14:20:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Opens Learning Commons to Provide All-Access Tutoring to Encourage Student Success /news-archive/2022/03/15/learning-commons-success/ Tue, 15 Mar 2022 14:20:40 +0000 /news/?p=81159 ... 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Opens Learning Commons to Provide All-Access Tutoring to Encourage Student Success]]> The 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Learning Commons is a student-centered space that is designed to allow for inclusive learning for any student in need of tutoring assistance. It鈥檚 a 13,000-square-foot-facility located on the first floor of Ottenheimer Library. Students can receive tutoring from the Communication Skills Center, Math Assistance Center, University Writing Center, World Languages Center, and Trojan Tutoring, which provides general tutoring for core courses not served by one of the other centers. All tutoring is free for 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock students. In addition, the space also features rooms for small work groups, hang-out areas, desks, and computer workstations. 鈥淐entralizing tutoring services at the center of campus will make it more convenient for students to use them; if a student is getting help with College Algebra, they can also get help with a paper, a class presentation, or the content of a core course, all without leaving the commons,鈥 said Dr. Daryl Rice, who coordinated the creation of the Learning Commons. 鈥淭he increased visibility and buzz in the commons will help convince those who may be reluctant to ask for tutoring see that help-seeking is something successful students do as a matter of course.鈥 The Learning Commons will continue the mission of 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock to help each student excel in school and in life. Whether students need to conduct research with physical or digital collections, write a paper, create and practice a presentation, or increase their knowledge and skill in math or other subjects, the Ottenheimer Library Learning Commons will provide a space where students can access the technology and expert assistance they need to succeed.
The Learning Commons at Ottenheimer Library.

Photos of the new Learning Commons at Ottenheimer Library by Ben Krain.

糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock saw a need to increase tutoring for particular courses that are not addressed directly by the existing academic assistance centers. The new general tutoring program will be funded in part as one of the new student success initiatives implemented by a $25 million anonymous donation the university received in 2020. Students may visit ualr.edu/learningcommons for hours and how to schedule an appointment. For more information, contact learningcommons@ualr.edu or call 501-916-3966.]]> Renovations Will Bring Reinvigorated Learning Spaces to Support Student Success at 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock /news-archive/2021/10/14/learning-commons-renovations/ Thu, 14 Oct 2021 13:30:42 +0000 /news/?p=80080 ... Renovations Will Bring Reinvigorated Learning Spaces to Support Student Success at 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock]]> The university鈥檚 new Learning Commons will be located on the first floor of Ottenheimer Library. The commons will be the new home of the University Writing Center, Math Assistance Center, Communication Skills Center, and Global Languages Center, as well as general tutoring at the university. The Learning Commons will also include rooms for small work groups, hang-out areas, and computer workstations. 鈥淭he overall design of the new spaces will be very inviting with a fresh, new, and cool look,鈥 said Leslie Hutchins, director of planning and capital construction at 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock. 鈥淧eople will want to be at the Learning Commons. This is a place where students will want to spend time to study and meet and work on projects. The renovations will give the space a different feel.鈥 The university saw a need to increase tutoring for particular courses that are not addressed directly by the existing academic assistance centers. The new general tutoring program will be funded in part as one of the new student success initiatives implemented by a $25 million anonymous donation the university received in 2020. Also under renovation is the first floor of Old Student Union Building B, which will be the new home of TRIO Student Support Services and the Ronald McNair Scholars program. TRIO serves first-generation and low-income students and students with disabilities, while McNair Scholars help undergraduate students explore and prepare for graduate school. Dr. Daryl Rice, associate vice chancellor for academic affairs, said that the renovations will centralize student support centers that were previously scattered across campus.
A rendering by WER Architects/Planners of the finished Learning Commons project in Ottenheimer Library.

A rendering by WER Architects/Planners of the finished Learning Commons project in Ottenheimer Library.

  鈥淲e are very excited about this renovation project because it will make a real difference for students,鈥 Rice said. 鈥淎 student won鈥檛 have to travel across campus to visit the Math Assistance Center and the Communication Skills Center. All of these great student resources will be located within 150 yards of each other right in the center of campus. We want students to be able to go to one convenient place to fill all their tutoring needs.鈥 Renovations are underway at both projects and are expected to be completed during the fall semester by WER Architects/Planners. Ottenheimer Library will remain open during renovations. 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock will hold a grand reopening ceremony for the Learning Commons and Old Student Union Building B in the spring 2022 semester.]]> 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock senior overcomes injury to complete college education /news-archive/2019/05/09/ua-little-rock-senior-overcomes-injury-to-complete-college-education/ Thu, 09 May 2019 13:34:06 +0000 /news/?p=74248 ... 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock senior overcomes injury to complete college education]]> In 2016, Kaiden O鈥橲uilleabhain鈥檚 life was on track. He had just graduated from the University of Arkansas-Pulaski Technical College and was about to start school at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock as an engineering major.聽 His life soon took an unexpected turn he wasn鈥檛 sure he would ever overcome. 鈥淚 had sudden cardiac arrest and suffered a brain injury. I was actually in a coma the first day that classes started,鈥 O鈥橲uilleabhain said. The year and a half that followed his injury would prove to be an intense journey through an extended hospitalization, rehabilitation, recovery, and setbacks, but O鈥橲uilleabhain fought hard to get his life back and started at 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock in fall 2017. All his hard work paid off, and he will graduate May 11 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in professional and technical writing at the Jack Stephens Center. 鈥淏eing back in college gave me a sense of normalcy I didn鈥檛 have anywhere in my life, so I fought my doctors to get back to college as quickly as possible,鈥 he said. 鈥The thing about coming back to school so quickly after an injury is that I wasn鈥檛 completely fixed.鈥 Recovering from his injuries was not the only roadblock O鈥橲uilleabhain faced in his efforts to complete his college degree. 鈥淏ecause of the fact that I mysteriously did not show up to class, I lost my scholarship,鈥 he said. 鈥淭he doctors told my parents I wouldn鈥檛 survive more than a couple of days, so they were more interested in getting my family in to see me before I passed. They didn鈥檛 know they needed to contact the school. Sharon Downs was very instrumental in helping me get the scholarship back, and I probably wouldn鈥檛 have made it back to school without her. The Disability Resource Center was also very helpful in getting me back to school.鈥 O鈥橲uilleabhain joined the Department of Rhetoric and Writing after getting some advice from a friend. 鈥淚 originally came here to study engineering, but after my injuries, the doctors told me that I couldn鈥檛 pursue that,鈥 he said. 鈥淎 friend told me about the Rhetoric and Writing Department because she knew that I liked writing.鈥 While at 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock, O鈥橲uilleabhain greatly sharpened his writing, editing, and design skills while working at the University Writing Center and interning at the Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corp., where he wrote and edited safety training materials for electric workers. 鈥淚 loved my internship. I learned a lot about writing in the real world,鈥 O鈥橲uilleabhain said. 鈥淭he audience I was writing for was rural electrical workers, pretty much the opposite of me. My job was to make the technical writing clean enough and in the right terms that people will want to read it. I have to look at all the obstacles people have to reading these manuals and overcome those preemptively.鈥 O’Suilleabhain credits the rhetoric and writing faculty members with keeping him motivated and on track to complete his education. 鈥淔or me, the faculty is my favorite part of 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock. I鈥檝e had some professors who really motivated me. I鈥檝e had my health and other things on my mind while in college, but my teachers have kept me motivated,鈥 O鈥橲uilleabhain said. 鈥淒r. Karen Kuralt stands out. She is one of the teachers who seems very excited about her work. I took one of her classes my first semester. Being a writer wasn鈥檛 my original plan. I was still feeling nebulous, and she helped me feel like I belong.鈥 After graduation, O鈥橲uilleabhain plans to work as a technical writer. 鈥淕raduation is pretty exciting,鈥 he said. 鈥淔inishing college feels a lot like getting my life back in a way. This injury derailed my life, and I definitely feel accomplished now that I am graduating. This is a big step in rebuilding my life.鈥 ]]> University Writing Center to hold bake sale for veterans /news-archive/2017/11/16/university-writing-center-bake-sale-veterans/ Thu, 16 Nov 2017 22:12:31 +0000 /news/?p=68611 ... University Writing Center to hold bake sale for veterans]]> The University Writing Center at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock will hold a bake sale to raise money for veterans on Monday, Nov. 20.聽 The bake sale will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Donaghey Student Center. All proceeds will go to volunteer services at veterans hospitals in the Little Rock area and will be used to purchase necessity items for local veterans in need. The University Writing Center, located in Student Union B Room 116, was developed to help clients with their writing at any stage of the writing process. It is located in the Student Union B Room 116. For more information, call 501-569-8343.]]>