Университет Арканзаса в Литл -Роке
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Прежнее имя | Little Rock Junior College (1927–1957) Университет Литл -Рок (1957–1969) [ 1 ] |
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| Девиз | Культура, правда, знание |
Девиз на английском языке | Культура, правда, знание |
| Тип | Общественный исследовательский университет |
| Учредил | 1927 [ 2 ] |
Parent institution | University of Arkansas System |
Academic affiliations | |
| Endowment | $80 million (2019) |
| Chancellor | Christina Drale |
| President | Donald R. Bobbitt |
Academic staff | 471 (full-time) |
Administrative staff | 1,852 (1,465 full-time) |
| Students | 8,197 (Fall 2022)[3] |
| Location | , , United States |
| Campus | Urban |
| Colors | Maroon and silver[4] |
| Nickname | Trojans |
Sporting affiliations | NCAA Division I – OVC |
| Website | ualr |
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Университет Арканзаса в Литл -Роке ( UA Little Rock ) - это государственный исследовательский университет в Литтл -Рок, штат Арканзас . в качестве четырехлетним Учрежден в 1927 году, учрежден университетом частного четырехлетнего университета в Университете Литтл-Рок в 1957 году, учреждение стало частным Рок Литл . - его настоящее имя. Бывший кампус Литл -Рок -Джуниор Колледж теперь (2019) Университет Филандера Смит .
На 250 акрах (100 га), кампус UA Little Rock охватывает более 56 зданий, в том числе Центр интегративных наук о нанотехнологиях, Центр развивающейся аналитики, исследовательский центр Sequoyah и библиотека Оттенхеймера [ 5 ] Кроме того, UA Little Rock House Special Learning Specials, которые включают в себя учебный центр, художественные галереи, общественная радиостанция Куара, [ 6 ] Университетское телевидение и беспроводная сеть по всей кампусе. Он классифицируется среди «R2: докторские университеты - высокая исследовательская деятельность». [ 7 ]
History
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Academics
[edit]| Academic rankings | |
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| National | |
| U.S. News & World Report[8] | 390 |
| Washington Monthly[9] | 394 |
| Global | |
| ARWU[10] | 901–1000 |
The university features more than 100 undergraduate degrees[11] and 60 graduate degrees,[12] including graduate certificates, master's degrees, and doctorates, through both traditional and online courses.[13] Students attend classes in one of the university's three new colleges and a law school:[14]
- College of Business, Health, and Human Services[15]
- College of Humanities, Arts, Social Sciences, and Education[16]
- Donaghey College of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics[17]
- William H. Bowen School of Law[18]
Student life
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| Race and ethnicity[19] | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| White | 48% | ||
| Black | 27% | ||
| Other[a] | 15% | ||
| Hispanic | 4% | ||
| Foreign national | 3% | ||
| Asian | 2% | ||
| Native American | 1% | ||
| Economic diversity | |||
| Low-income[b] | 59% | ||
| Affluent[c] | 41% | ||
The student life at UA Little Rock is typical of public universities in the United States. It is characterized by student-run organizations and affiliation groups that support social, academic, athletic, and religious activities and interests. Some of the services offered by the UA Little Rock Office of Campus Life are intramural sports and fitness programs, diversity programs, leadership development, peer tutoring, student government association, student support programs including groups for non-traditional and first-generation students, a student-run newspaper, and fraternity and sorority life. The proximity of the UA Little Rock campus to downtown Little Rock enables students to take advantage of a wide array of recreational, entertainment, educational, internship, and employment opportunities that are not available anywhere else in Arkansas.[20]
Campus living
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UA Little Rock provides a variety of on-campus living options for students ranging from traditional resident rooms to multiple-bedroom apartments. The university has four residence halls on the eastern side of the campus and the University Village Apartment Complex[21] on the southern side of campus. Six learning communities focusing on criminal justice, arts and culture, majors and careers, future business innovators, nursing careers, and STEM are available to students.
Athletics
[edit]UA Little Rock's 14 athletic teams are known as the Little Rock Trojans, with all teams participating in the Ohio Valley Conference. Little Rock's main athletic offices are located in the Jack Stephens Center. UA Little Rock offers the following sports:
- Baseball
- Men's and Women's Basketball
- Men's and Women's Golf
- Women's Volleyball
- Women's Soccer
- Women's Swimming/Diving
- Men's and Women's Cross Country
- Men's and Women's Track and Field (Indoor and Outdoor)
- Men's wrestling
Two Little Rock teams that do not compete in the Sun Belt are the women's swimming and diving team (Missouri Valley Conference) and wrestling (Pac-12 Conference), neither of which the Sun Belt sponsors. Wrestling is the school's newest sport, starting in 2019, and is the first Division I program in Arkansas.
Little Rock will move to the Ohio Valley Conference for the 2022-23 season.
Buildings
[edit]- Center for Arkansas History and Culture [22]
Collections and archives
[edit]On July 1, 2014, the UA Little Rock Collections and Archives division was created. The division encompasses:
- Ottenheimer Library
- Center for Arkansas History and Culture
- Sequoyah National Research Center
Weekend programs
[edit]The Japanese School of Little Rock (リトルロック日本語補習校 Ritoru Rokku Nihongo Hoshūkō), a weekend Japanese education program, holds its classes at the University Plaza.[23]
Notable students and alumni
[edit]Arts & entertainment
[edit]- Julie Adams (1946) – Actress (film & television)
- Mike Saunders (musician), also known as "Metal Mike" (B.S. in Accounting) – accountant, singer of the Californian punk band Angry Samoans, and rock critic who is credited with coining the music genre label "heavy metal"
- Symone (2017) - Drag Performer & Model (winner of Rupaul's Drag Race Season 13)
Athletics
[edit]- Deondre Burns (born 1997) - basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
- Malik Dixon – basketball player, top scorer in the 2005 Israel Basketball Premier League
- Derek Fisher – former Los Angeles Lakers player and New York Knicks head coach
- Lis Shoshi – Kosovan-born professional basketball player
- Rayjon Tucker (2019) – professional basketball player in the NBA with Milwaukee Bucks[24]
Education
[edit]- James E. Cofer – Ed.D. alumnus, former UA Little Rock professor, and former president of both Missouri State University and the University of Louisiana at Monroe
Government & civil service
[edit]- Camille Bennett – Arkansas House of Representatives, 2015–present[25]
- Karilyn Brown – Arkansas House of Representatives, 2015–present[26]
- Matthew Brown – member of the Arkansas House of Representatives[27]
- James Richard Cheek (1957) – U.S. Ambassador to El Salvador (1979–1981), Ethiopia (1985–1988), Sudan (1989–1992) and Argentina (1993–1996)
- Charlie Daniels (attended) – Arkansas Commissioner of State Lands (1985–2001), Arkansas Secretary of State (2002–2010), Arkansas State Auditor (2001–present)
- Denise Jones Ennett (M.A.) – politician
- Vivian Flowers (B.S. in political science) – Arkansas House of Representatives, 2015–present[28]
- Herschel Friday
- Kenneth Henderson - Arkansas House of Representatives, 2015–present [29]
- Douglas House (1976) – Arkansas House of Representatives, 2013–present[30]
- Bob Johnson (Arkansas state senator) (bachelor's degree in political science) – politician
- Allen Kerr (attended) – Arkansas Insurance Commissioner (2015–present) and former member of the Arkansas House of Representatives
- Jim Lendall (1974 Bachelor of Arts in political science and history) – American Army veteran, nurse, activist, and politician, including as the 2010 Green Party candidate for Arkansas governor
- Frederick Love (bachelor's degree in political science and master's degree in public administration) – American politician
- Jim Nickels (JD) — American politician
- Tommy F. Robinson – American businessman, lobbyist, and politician
- Mike Ross (1987) – U.S. House of Representatives, 2001–2013
- Bill Sample (attended) – Arkansas House of Representatives, 2005–2010; Arkansas Senate 2011–present[31]
- Robert William Schroeder III (1989) - U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas, Nominated June 2014[32]
- Frank Scott Jr. – current mayor of Little Rock, AR
- Vic Snyder (1988) – U.S. House of Representatives, 1997–2011
- James Sturch – (B.S., Political Science) – Arkansas House of Representatives, 2015–present
Other
[edit]- Marc Perrone (attended) – American labor union leader
Notable faculty
[edit]- Robert Bradley – psychologist
- Carolina Cruz-Neira – Spanish-Venezuelan-American computer engineer, researcher, designer, educator, and pioneer of virtual reality (VR) who is known for inventing the cave automatic virtual environment (CAVE)
- Joycelyn Elders – pediatrician, vice admiral in the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, and public health administrator who was the second woman, second person of color, and first African American to serve as Surgeon General of the United States (1993–1994)
- Sara Alderman Murphy – civil rights activist
- Daniel R. Schwarz – professor of English literature
Notes
[edit]- ^ Other consists of Multiracial Americans & those who prefer to not say.
- ^ The percentage of students who received an income-based federal Pell grant intended for low-income students.
- ^ The percentage of students who are a part of the American middle class at the bare minimum.
References
[edit]- ^ "About Us: History". ualr.edu. University of Arkansas at Little Rock. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
- ^ "Facts UALR". ualr.edu. Retrieved January 6, 2015.
- ^ "UA Littlerock Administration Quick Facts". Retrieved June 29, 2023.
- ^ "Colors – UALR". Retrieved 2016-09-17.
- ^ Ottenheimer library
- ^ KUAR public radio station
- ^ "Carnegie Classifications Institution Lookup". carnegieclassifications.iu.edu. Center for Postsecondary Education. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- ^ "2023-2024 Best National Universities Rankings". U.S. News & World Report. September 18, 2023. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
- ^ "2024 National University Rankings". Washington Monthly. August 25, 2024. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
- ^ "2024 Academic Ranking of World Universities". ShanghaiRanking Consultancy. August 15, 2024. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
- ^ "undergraduate degrees". Archived from the original on 2013-06-30. Retrieved 2013-06-12.
- ^ graduate degrees
- ^ online
- ^ three colleges and a law school
- ^ College of Business, Health, and Human Services
- ^ College of Humanities, Arts, Social Sciences, and Education
- ^ Donaghey College of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
- ^ William H. Bowen School of Law
- ^ "College Scorecard: University of Arkansas at Little Rock". United States Department of Education. Retrieved May 8, 2022.
- ^ student life
- ^ University Village
- ^ "Center for Arkansas History and Culture Home Page".
- ^ "補習授業校リスト" (Archive). Consulate General of Japan in Nashville. Retrieved on February 15, 2015. "リトルロック日本語補習校 (Japanese School of Little Rock) 学校所在地 c/o University of Arkansas at Little Rock 5820 Asher Avenue, University Plaza Suite600, Little Rock AR 72204"
- ^ "Bucks Sign Jaylen Adams And Rayjon Tucker". NBA. 20 August 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
- ^ "Камилла Беннетт" . arkansashouse.org . Получено 14 апреля 2015 года .
- ^ "Калину Браун" . arkansashouse.org . Получено 2 апреля 2015 года .
- ^ «Мэтт Браун (Арканзас)» . Ballotpedia . Получено 2023-10-18 .
- ^ "Вивианские цветы" . arkansashouse.org . Получено 15 апреля 2015 года .
- ^ "Кен Хендерсон" . arkansashouse.org . Получено 8 апреля 2015 года .
- ^ «Биография Дугласа Хауса» . hotesmart.org . Получено 14 декабря 2013 года .
- ^ «Биография Билла образца» . hotesmart.org . Получено 6 декабря 2013 года .
- ^ «Роберт В. Шредер III» . Ualr.edu. Архивировано с оригинала 2015-01-06 . Получено 6 января 2015 года .
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