STUDENT SPOTLIGHT: NYAH SCOTT

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock is not just a school to get a degree from. It is more like a friend that pushes you to succeed and perform your best, and Nyah Scott proves this with her story.

Scott transferred to UALR during her sophomore year toward the end of the COVID-19 chaos in fall of 2021.

She has only experienced school under the COVID-19 terms from her past university.

As she first started classes here at UALR she saw the campus flourish from what lacked of student engagement due to the virus, to a school full of life.

She says UALR has a variety of many great professors, and they are what she will miss as she graduates, because they created the perfect learning environment for her.

“UALR offers so many opportunities for students and that is one big reason I decided to transfer here in 2021,” Scott says. Scott also says her favorite class at

UALR is “Intro to Phonetics.”

Scott is graduating this May 13 with a degree in Communication Science and Disorders and a minor in Psychology.

Scott has been a part of the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority and a peer mentor through student success initiative.

Scott decided to go into her degree field after watching a close relative with autism receive therapy. She felt inspired by her relatives’ success and wanted to do this for others.

Besides Nyah’s passion for helping others, she also loves interior design and fashion.

Having confidence is another important component in succeeding for Scott. She says keeping a healthy lifestyle and a passion for beauty helps bring out her own confidence and that “Having your own style brings out your confidence and self-worth. Fashion, makeup and style are elements of a personal expression.”

After graduating, Scott plans to attend UAMS to pursue a master’s degree in Speech-Language Pathology.

Scott says she will leave UALR being thankful for the learning experience she gained from staff and students and will remember the positive impact the university placed on her.

She can’t wait to see what the next chapter holds for her and is proud to be a future alumnus of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.

BY JOE SANTANA