The Donaghey Scholars Program, UALR’s university-wide honors program, will host their annual Sampler Day on November 5, 2009 from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM. Current high school and college students interested in the honors program are invited to attend Donaghey Scholars classes, participate in discussions, and learn more about the Program. Students who wish to attend should email dsp@ualr.edu or call (501) 569-3389 to reserve a spot.
Co-hosted by the UALR Alumni Association and the Donaghey Scholars Alumni Society, guest Gregory Curtis will give a lecture “The Cave Painters” on October 15th, 2009. A reception and book signing for UALR alumni will be held at 6:30 PM in the Bailey Alumni Center. The lecture is free and open to the public with priority seating for alumni, beginning at 7:30 in the Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall.
Gregory Curtis is the author of two books, The Cave Painter: Probing the Mysteries of the World’s First Artists and Disarmed: The Story of the Venus De Milo. He also served as editor for Texas Monthly, and has contributed to numerous publications including The New York Times, The New York Times Magazine, Rolling Stone, Fortune, and Time. For more information on Curtis, visit his website www.gregorycurtis.com
For more information on the event or to make a reservation, visit the alumni website or contact Eileen Turan at (501) 683-7752 or elturan@ualr.edu
Entering Donaghey Scholars will meet for Fall orienation on July 10, 2009 from 1:00-5:00 PM. Students will meet in the Student Union A room 102C. Required reading for orientation is The Cave Painters: Probing the Mysteries of the World’s First Artists by Gregory Curtis. For directions or more information, contact dsp@ualr.edu or (501)569-3389.
The Donaghey Scholars Program Alumni Society of the UALR Alumni Association has awarded two students, Shariq Ali and Jessica Fawley, with the Second Annual Research Grant. Research grants of up to $1,000 are open to current Donaghey Scholars Program students who wish to pursue research opportunities that require additional resources. Often, these projects result in a Final Project, a graduation requirement for Donaghey Scholars. Funding for these grants is provided by Donaghey Scholars Alumni Society dues and donations.
Shariq Ali, a third-year Donaghey Scholar and UALR junior, is working with Dr. Brian Berry in the Chemistry department on a project titled “Study of the Self-Assembling Properties of Polymer Tethered Nanoparticles.” Funding from the Research Grant will allow Ali to travel to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Center for Neuron Research. Ali hopes to present his work at the American Chemical Society Meeting and Exposition next Spring.
Jessica Fawley, a second-year Donaghey Scholar and UALR junior, will use funding to attend the First World Congress on Positive Psychology in Philadelphia. The conference will help her gain exposure to her field and refine her Final Project topic.
Thanks to the Donaghey Scholars Alumni Society Research Grant, students can pursue new avenues in their research and gain experience with the grant-writing process. For more information on how you can reconnect with fellow alumni and support research at UALR through the Donaghey Scholars Alumni Association, visit www.ualr.edu/alumni, email dsp@ualr.edu, or call (501) 683-7752.