Colleges across the country are recognizing students from Little Rock Central High School for their on-campus success. Click any achievement to discover alumni from Little Rock Central High School, view their personalized Merit pages, and learn about what they are accomplishing.
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Spring 2019 Dean's List
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock announces students who have made the Dean's List for the spring 2019 semester, recognizing more than 1,450 students whose academic performances have been superior at the end of each semester. To be on the Dean's List, UA Little Rock students must earn at least nine credit hours and maintain at least a 3.5 grade point average. The student must not have any D, F, I, or "No Credit" grades on their semester grade report.
Dean's List -
2019 Jul 16
Spring 2019 Graduation
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock announces its spring 2019 graduates.
Graduation -
2019 Jul 15
Dean's, President's Lists Students Named for UA Spring 2019 Term
A total of 11,406 students enrolled during the 2019 spring term at The University of Alabama were named to the Dean's List with an academic record of 3.5 or above or the President's List with an academic record of 4.0 (all A's). The UA Dean's and President's lists recognize full-time undergraduate students. The lists do not apply to graduate students or to undergraduate students who take less than a full course load.
Honors List -
2019 Jun 21
Local students named to Dean's List at Fort Lewis College
Nearly 400 students were named to Fort Lewis College's Dean's List for the Spring 2019 semester. These students took at least 15 credits of gradable hours and achieved a 3.60 or higher grade point average.
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2019 Jun 19
UA Announces Graduation List for Spring 2019
The University of Alabama awarded some 5,716 degrees during its spring commencement May 3-5. With a beautiful campus, dozens of challenging academic programs, expert faculty and numerous opportunities for service and growth, The University of Alabama is a place where legends are made. UA offers its students a premier educational, cultural and social experience with more than 200 undergraduate, graduate and professional programs. The campus gives students the opportunity to interact with faculty performing cutting-edge research.
Graduation -
2019 Jun 19
UA Little Rock announces spring 2019 Chancellor's List honorees
UA Little Rock announces its spring 2019 Chancellor's List, recognizing around 650 students with superior academic performance in the spring 2019 semester. To be eligible for the Chancellor's List, students must earn at least nine credit hours and at least a 3.9 grade point average. Students must not have D, F, I or "no credit" grades on their semester grade reports.
Chancellor's List -
2019 Jun 18
Graduates honored at SAU's 2019 Spring Commencement
Students were honored with undergraduate and graduate degrees at Southern Arkansas University's Spring Commencement ceremonies on Friday, May 3, 2019.
Graduation -
2019 Jun 14
UA Little Rock Grad ready to take next step in research, community, and medical school
With a father as a doctor and an older sister in medical school, being a doctor would seem the obvious choice for Arooba Ilyas, a recent graduate of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock with a bachelor's degree in biology. "Ever since I was little, just seeing how happy my dad, a pediatric nephrologist (kidney doctor for kids), is and how many people he gets to help is inspiring," she said. "Ever since I was little, I thought I would be a doctor. When I get into high school, something about marine biology piqued my interest."
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2019 Jun 17
Bachelor's Degrees - Spring 2019
More than 2,000 students earned bachelor's degrees from Georgia State University during the Spring 2019 semester.
Graduation -
2019 Jun 6
UA Little Rock announces winners of 2019 Student Research and Creative Works Expo
The winners of the 2019 Student Research and Creative Works Expo at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock were announced during an awards ceremony May 2 in the Student Services Center. Students presented more than 150 research and creative works April 18 in the Jack Stephens Center during the premiere student research event. Student projects were judged on the novelty and clarity of their research, the soundness of their methodology, the potential application of their findings, and the student's ability to explain their project to an expert and lay audience. "This year's expo was bigger and better than ever before, and was part of the first ever Research and Creativity in the Rock (RCR)," said Dr. Abhijit Bhattacharyya, interim vice provost for research and dean of the Graduate School. "The RCR was an ensemble of four different college events and the expo. The presentations - posters, demonstrations and performance - were spectacular. Faculty, family, and friends turned out to celebrate the undergraduate and graduate winners of the expo in a wonderful ceremony on May 2."
Academic Award -
2019 Jun 6
College of Engineering and Information Technology Announces Award Winners
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock's George W. Donaghey College of Engineering and Information Technology recently held its annual awards ceremony on May 3, where college students were recognized for their achievements over the 2018-19 academic year.
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2019 Jun 6
Students named to Harding University dean's list
The following students are among more than 1,200 Harding University students included on the dean's list for grades achieved during the spring 2019 semester.
Dean's List -
2019 May 28
UA Little Rock students win first place in sustainability competition
A team of University of Arkansas at Little Rock students brought home first place in the Sustainability Competition at the American Society of Civil Engineers Deep South Student Conference for their design and build of a sustainable doghouse. The winning team consisted of Kassandra Castrillo, an environmental engineering major, Parker Little, architectural and construction engineering major, and civil and construction engineering students William Littlejohn, Isaac Martinez, and Garrett Wallace. "The design team from UA Little Rock chose bamboo as the primary material for the doghouse because it is fast-growing, strong, lightweight, resistant to bacteria, and water-repellent," said Dr. Nick Jovanovic, faculty advisor to UA Little Rock's team. "They also designed and built prefabricated panels that fit together with built-in pegs and slots to minimize the number of bolted connections and reduce construction time without sacrificing structural strength and stability."
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2019 Jun 6
UA Little Rock students present Collision! Bodyworks 2019
The University of Arkansas Little Rock Department of Theatre Arts and Dance and Ballet Arkansas held its first-ever combined dance concert April 25-28. This event is the launch of the partnership between the UA Little Rock dance program and Ballet Arkansas. The university's annual spring Bodyworks concert showcases choreography by dance faculty and Ballet Arkansas company member Deanna Stanton. A special highlight of the concert was the premiere of "Collision," choreographed by Ballet Arkansas Executive Director Michael Fothergill and performed by UA Little Rock students and Ballet Arkansas company members.
Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement -
2019 Apr 30
UA Little Rock students participate in Bilateral Model Arab League
More than 20 University of Arkansas at Little Rock students participated in the Bilateral Model Arab League Conference Feb. 15-17 in Houston. The Model Arab League is a student leadership development program created by the National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations. It is a simulation of an international organization, the League of Arab States, which has 22 member countries. Students met with the Egyptian Consulate to help them prepare to represent Egypt during the conference. UA Little Rock students also represented Kuwait and Morocco.
Leadership -
2019 Mar 15
UA Little Rock student present research at 29th annual Art History Symposium
Four University of Arkansas at Little Rock students presented research at the 29th annual Arkansas College Art History Symposium on March 8 at the Windgate Center of Art and Design.
Research / Grant -
2019 Mar 8
UA Little Rock students compete in Southwest BAP Conference
University of Arkansas at Little Rock students competed at the annual Beta Alpha Psi regional meeting in Dallas on Feb. 23.
Honor Society -
2019 Mar 8
Fall 2018 Graduation
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock congratulates its fall 2018 graduates.
Graduation -
2019 Mar 4
UA Little Rock students volunteer at High School Model Arab League
Several University of Arkansas at Little Rock students volunteered their time by helping to organize the High School Model Arab League Feb. 22-23, where more than 170 Arkansas high school students participated in an annual international leadership program that gives students a taste of life as international diplomats.
Community Service -
2019 Feb 22
Fall 2018 Graduation - Bachelor's Degrees
More than 1,700 students earned bachelor's degrees from Georgia State University during the Fall 2018 semester, with more than 3,000 students earning degrees at the associate's, bachelor's, master's, professional, specialist and doctoral degree levels.
Graduation -
2019 Feb 18
Fall 2018 Dean's List
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock announces students who have made the Dean's List for the fall 2018 semester, recognizing more than 900 students whose academic performances have been superior at the end of each semester. To be on the Dean's List, UA Little Rock students must earn at least nine credit hours and maintain at least a 3.5 grade point average. The student must not have any D, F, I, or "No Credit" grades on their semester grade report.
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2019 Jan 31
UA Little Rock announces fall 2018 Chancellor's List honorees
UA Little Rock announces its fall 2018 Chancellor's List, recognizing more than 700 students with superior academic performance in the fall 2018 semester. To be eligible for the Chancellor's List, students must earn at least nine credit hours and at least a 3.9 grade point average. Students must not have D, F, I or "no credit" grades on their semester grade reports.
Chancellor's List -
2019 Jan 30
UA Little Rock researchers study impact of faith-based community engagement in Little Rock
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock is researching how places of worship in Little Rock work with nonprofit organizations to promote community engagement and provide social services to vulnerable populations. The Little Rock Congregations Study is part of an ongoing research project led by Dr. Rebecca Glazier, professor in the School of Public Affairs, stemming from research begun in 2012 to study the effects of religious organizations on community engagement in Little Rock. The interdisciplinary project brought together 59 student researchers from UA Little Rock who gained invaluable research experience. More than 110 clergy members from congregations across Little Rock completed the survey, while 24 clergy were interviewed. Additionally, students wrote 22 community spotlight stories.
Research / Grant -
2018 Dec 17
University of North Georgia announces Dean's Lists for fall 2018
The deans of each of UNG's five colleges - the College of Arts & Letters, the College of Education, the College of Health Sciences & Professions, the Mike Cottrell College of Business, and the College of Science & Mathematics - announced the names of those students who made their respective lists for fall 2018. Dean's List recognition is achieved by having at least a 3.5 grade point average, carrying 12 or more credit hours in one semester and having no grade lower than B.
Dean's List -
2019 Jan 11
Students named to SAU's fall 2018 Dean's List
Southern Arkansas University announced the names of 509 students who earned a 3.5 or higher GPA for the fall 2018 semester and recognition on the SAU's Dean's List.
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2018 Dec 14
UA Little Rock students present Dance Harvest 2018
University of Arkansas at Little Rock students put on a successfull Dance Harvest 2018 show Nov. 8-11, which featured choreography by dance faculty member Robin Neveu Brown and eight undergraduate Bachelor of Fine Arts students who are completing the required two-year choreography sequence.
Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement -
2018 Nov 16
UA Little Rock announces Fall 2018 enrollment
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock is proud to announce UA Little Rock students who have enrolled for the fall 2018 semester.
Enrollment -
2018 Oct 16
Local students graduate from Fort Lewis College
Nearly 400 Skyhawks graduated from Fort Lewis College on Saturday, April 28, 2018. The students enjoyed a Commencement Address from John Hickenlooper, governor of the State of Colorado.
Graduation -
2018 Sep 24
Summer 2018 Dean's List
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock announces students who have made the Dean's List for the summer 2018 semester, recognizing those students whose academic performances have been superior at the end of each semester. To be on the Dean's List, UA Little Rock students must earn at least nine credit hours and maintain at least a 3.5 grade point average. The student must not have any D, F, I, or "No Credit" grades on their semester grade report.
Dean's List -
2018 Aug 20
UA Little Rock students selected as finalists in national legal writing competition
Two University of Arkansas at Little Rock students were selected as finalists for a national legal writing competition held by the Academy for Legal Studies in Business. As finalists, Maddie Burke, junior international studies major, and Ian Wren, senior economics major, presented their papers at the academy's national conference Aug. 11-14 in Portland, Oregon.
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2018 Aug 17