The $45,000 grant, made to the University of Arkansas Foundation, will direct $25,000 to 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock鈥檚 Summer Bridge Academy.听

鈥淏ank of America is a large bank, but they are also a great community partner. This investment reflects their ongoing commitment to expanding access to education and healthcare in Little Rock,鈥� said Christian O鈥橬eal, vice chancellor for university advancement at 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock. 鈥淲e鈥檙e grateful for their continued support and proud to work alongside 糖心Vlog传媒MS to improve outcomes for students and the community.鈥�

Bank of America has supported student success initiatives at 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock for nearly two decades, including repeated investments in the Summer Bridge Academy, a three-week residential program that helps incoming freshmen eliminate the need for remedial coursework while building academic skills and confidence. 

Since its launch in 2013, the program has helped dozens of students strengthen their college readiness before the start of the fall semester.

鈥淏ank of America is committed to helping build strong communities by supporting programs that remove barriers and open doors,鈥� said Magen Tune, Bank of America local market executive for Arkansas. 鈥淥ur partnership with 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock and 糖心Vlog传媒MS reflects that commitment and our belief that education and healthcare are essential building blocks for long-term success.鈥�

The grant also supports the 糖心Vlog传媒MS 12th Street Health and Wellness Center, a student-led clinic that provides preventive care and health education to underserved residents in central Arkansas. The clinic offers hands-on experience for 糖心Vlog传媒MS students while serving the health needs of the surrounding community.

This grant reflects a shared commitment between Bank of America, 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock, and 糖心Vlog传媒MS to create opportunity, improve outcomes, and build a stronger Little Rock community.

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The Osceola, Arkansas native graduated this May with a bachelor鈥檚 degree in biology and minor in chemistry.

鈥淚鈥檓 feeling very grateful and accomplished and proud of myself, especially since not everyone has the means to go out and get a college degree,鈥� she said.

While at 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock, McAdory served as a mentor with the Student Affairs Diversity Initiatives (SADI) and the Arkansas Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation.

鈥淚 was able to share my experiences and my skills, especially for those who were minority and first-generation students,鈥� McAdory said. 鈥淚t was very fulfilling, and it was nice to have a community of people who came from the same background and had the same struggle as me.鈥�

A first-generation college student, McAdory joined 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock as a member of the Donaghey Scholars Honors Program and said she 鈥渋s trying to set a good example for my siblings鈥� by earning her college degree.

In addition to mentoring, McAdory volunteered as a composition teachers assistant during the Summer Bridge Academy, a residential program aimed at preparing incoming freshmen for college-level work by eliminating the need for them to take developmental math and composition courses, as well as acclimating them to the university environment.

鈥淏eing able to work with those kids who are coming into college and try to give them advice about their first years made me realize that I do enjoy helping and mentoring other people,鈥� she said. 鈥淚 like to be a source of knowledge for other people. There is no sense in harboring information if it can help somebody else.鈥�

To prepare for a medical career, McAdory has worked as a research assistant in the Emergency Department at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and a hospice volunteer.

After graduation, McAdory will leave for Argentina to spend two months studying Spanish. She will return in the fall to apply for medical school with the ultimate goal of becoming a forensic pathologist, a goal she credits to Netflix.

鈥淎ll my life, I knew I wanted to be a doctor, but I didn鈥檛 know until my senior year of high school that I wanted to be a pathologist,鈥� she said. 鈥淎 Netflix special helped me figure it out. I watched a documentary about the post-mortem view of a person鈥檚 body and how you can tell things about how a person lived, like what kind of job they had and if they were an athlete.鈥�

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