University of Arkansas at Little Rock

University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Motto Cultus, Veritas, Scientia
Motto in English
 Culture, Truth, Knowledge
Type Public university
Space-grant
State university
Established 1927[1]
Budget $168.14 million (2014)
Chancellor Andrew Rogerson
President Donald R. Bobbitt
Provost Zulma Toro
Academic staff
 471 (full-time)
Administrative staff
 1,852 (1,465 full-time)
Students 11,848 (Fall 2015)[2]
Location Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S.
Campus Metropolitan
Colors Maroon and Silver[3]
         
Nickname Trojans
Sporting affiliations
 NCAA Division I – Sun Belt
Website www.ualr.edu

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock (UALR) is a metropolitan public research university located in Little Rock, Arkansas, United States. Established as Little Rock Junior College by the Little Rock School District in 1927, the institution became a private four-year university under the name Little Rock University in 1957. It returned to public status in 1969 when it merged with the University of Arkansas System under its present name.

Located on 250 acres, the UALR campus encompasses more than 56 buildings, including the Center for Nanotechnology Integrative Sciences, the Emerging Analytics Center, and the Sequoyah Research Center, and the Ottenheimer Library[4] Additionally, UALR houses special learning facilities that include a learning resource center, art galleries, KUAR public radio station,[5] University Television, cyber café, speech and hearing clinic, and a campus-wide wireless network.

University rankings
National
U.S. News & World Report[6] 207–270
Washington Monthly[7] 76

Academics

UALR Student Services Center

The university features more than 100 undergraduate degrees[8] and 60 graduate degrees,[9] including graduate certificates, master's degrees, and doctorates, through both traditional and online courses.[10] Students attend classes in one of the university's six colleges and a law school:[11]

Campus life

UALR homecoming boat regatta

The student life at UALR 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 UALR 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 UALR 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.[18]

Campus housing

UALR Trojan Grill

UALR provides a variety of housing 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[19] 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

Main article: Little Rock Trojans

UALR's 14 athletic teams are known as the Little Rock Trojans, with almost all teams participating in the Sun Belt Conference. Little Rock is one of two Sun Belt members that do not sponsor football (UT Arlington being the other); UALR last fielded a football team in 1955 when it was known as Little Rock Junior College. Little Rock's main athletic offices are located in the Jack Stephens Center. UALR offers the following sports:

The only Little Rock team that does not compete in the Sun Belt is the women's swimming and diving team; the Sun Belt does not sponsor the sport. That team instead competes in the Missouri Valley Conference.

Collections and Archives

On July 1, 2014, the UALR Collections and Archives division was created. The division encompasses:

Weekend programs

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.[20]

Notable students and alumni

Government

Entertainment

Athletics

References

  1. ↑ "Facts UALR". ualr.edu. Retrieved January 6, 2015.
  2. ↑ "UALR POSTS ENROLLMENT GROWTH FOR FIRST-TIME STUDENTS". University of Arkansas Little Rock. 2015-09-01. Retrieved 2016-11-28.
  3. ↑ "Font/Colors – UALR". Retrieved 2016-09-17.
  4. ↑ Ottenheimer library
  5. ↑ KUAR public radio station
  6. ↑ "Best Colleges 2017: National Universities Rankings". U.S. News & World Report. September 12, 2016.
  7. ↑ "2016 Rankings - National Universities". Washington Monthly. Retrieved September 6, 2016.
  8. ↑ undergraduate degrees
  9. ↑ graduate degrees
  10. ↑ online
  11. ↑ six colleges and a law school
  12. ↑ College of Arts, Letters and Sciences
  13. ↑ College of Business
  14. ↑ College of Education and Health Professions
  15. ↑ George W. Donaghey College of Engineering and Information Technology
  16. ↑ College of Social Sciences and Communication
  17. ↑ William H. Bowen School of Law
  18. ↑ student life
  19. ↑ University Village
  20. ↑ "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"
  21. ↑ "Camille Bennett". arkansashouse.org. Retrieved April 14, 2015.
  22. ↑ "Karilyn Brown". arkansashouse.org. Retrieved April 2, 2015.
  23. ↑ "Vivian Flowers". arkansashouse.org. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
  24. ↑ "Ken Henderson". arkansashouse.org. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
  25. ↑ "Douglas House's Biography". votesmart.org. Retrieved December 14, 2013.
  26. ↑ "Bill Sample's Biography". votesmart.org. Retrieved December 6, 2013.
  27. ↑ "Robert W. Schroeder III". ualr.edu. Retrieved January 6, 2015.

Coordinates: 34°43′21″N 92°20′26″W / 34.722472°N 92.340650°W / 34.722472; -92.340650

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