Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Videos: UALR Mini-Baja

Systems Engineering students get dirty, build a Baja racing machine, and compete against hundreds of other universities in a regional collegiate competition.

A big thanks to UALR University Television for posting these videos on Youtube.











Department of Systems Engineering: Learn more about the Mini-Baja Capstone Project

Tuesday, October 20, 2009

They do it for the Pies

Faculty and Staff give back financially to the university in amazing ways, most notably through the UALR Campus Campaign.

It's a common occurrence for departments on campus to have 100% participation in the campaign, meaning that every staff person in that office has set aside a financial contribution.

I'm going to go out on a limb and say they do it for the pies, which are delivered by the campus campaign committee to those offices on the 100% list.

Campus Campaign committee members Daniel McPherson, Jan Austin, and Thomas McMillan deliver an exquisite pecan pie from Community Bakery to the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Educational and Student Services. As it was an unannounced surprise delivery, Vice Chancellor Donaldson was not present to receive the pie, so Dean of Students Preston Slayton graciously accepted the gift on his behalf.

Whether or not Slayton shared the pie, is unknown at this point. The campus campaign committee sees fit to distribute the pies, and doesn't serve in a regulatory capacity to oversee how the pies are partitioned among staff members.

Learn more about the Campus Campaign...

Friday, October 9, 2009

Up the Creek

Students greeted a raging Coleman Creek on Friday morning. One wonders how high the creek has risen in years past.