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First-Generation Graduate Cassie Gehring is Giving Back to the Community No Comments Graduate Cassie Gehring is ending the spring semester on several high notes. Not only is she the first person in her family to earn a graduate degree, but Gehring has recently been promoted and is writing a grant proposal that could help single parents at UA Little Rock afford childcare. Gehring, a native of Helena who now lives in Searcy, is graduating this month with a Master of Public Administration degree and a graduate certificate in nonprofit management. “Since I work in Alumni and Development, I wanted an educational background in nonprofit work,” Gehring said. “I wanted to learn more about this sector. Since I started the program, I have been promoted within my department so I feel like I’ve already got the job I would have applied for after graduation. I feel lucky to be able to achieve synergy between work and school. There are a lot of applications for real-wo ....
News No Comments The University of Arkansas at Little Rock Staff Senate honored three of its staff members for excellence in the areas of service to the university, community service, and personal growth. Heather Reed, director of student retention initiatives, has received the Ben Fry Service to UA Little Rock Award. Additionally, Kelly Rigby, project coordinator, has received the Staff Achievement Award for Community Service. Tina Medlock, director of communications at William H. Bowen School of Law, has received the Staff Achievement Award for Personal Growth. “The Staff Senate are very excited for our annual Years of Service Awards,” Staff Senate President Cody Henslee said. “Chancellor Drale was kind enough to expand this year’s top category awards to $3,000 over our previous year’s $2,000 per category. We are delighted to be able to honor members of our staff for all of their hard work and to afford them an award of this value as a token of our app ....
Bright named Co-Chair of NCTA Grants Committee No Comments Kim Bright, director of testing services at UA Little Rock, has been selected as a co-chair of the Grants Committee for the National College Testing Association. The Grants Committee offers opportunities for professional development, to promote the development of resources for NCTA members, to encourage professional support activities, and to support members of NCTA. The work of the committee includes the development of promotional materials, the review of grant applications, assisting applicants with improvements as needed, and providing information to the membership at the annual conference. “I’m delighted to help lead the Grants Committee at NCTA,” Bright said. “While I’ve served on several committees, this is the first one I’ve co-chaired. We accept and review grant applications and fund as many as we can. Once COVID is over, there will probably be a flurry of wondering how testing changed ....