News No Comments Carletta Rainey is achieving a lifelong dream of completing her bachelor’s degree as she graduates this month from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock with a bachelor’s degree in applied communication. Rainey works as a nurse at the UAMS Women’s Health Clinic and is a U.S. Army veteran who has served overseas in South Korea and Kuwait. “As a transfer student who stopped out for many years, she came to UA Little Rock in 2019,” said Dr. April Chatham-Carpenter, chair of the Department of Applied Communication. “Facing the odds against her with a recent cancer diagnosis, she has overcome these odds to complete her education.”