UA LITTLE ROCK DOWNTOWNS NEW STUDY GROUP

Need a new change of scenery when you study? “Instead of sticking to one study location, simply alternating the room where a person studies improves retention,” stated Psychologist Robert Bjork in this New York Times article: https://www. nytimes.com/2010/09/07/ health/views/07mind.html

Story: Gabriela Ramirez

quiet and filled with soft lighting. There are large glass windows to the side that give a beautiful view of the outside streets nearby.

The study group is open to all students at both undergraduate and professional levels. It is also open to students at other professional schools in the area, including UAMS and the Clinton School of Public Service.

encourage students to connect with the city and our neighbors, location, there are a variety of food shops surrounding UA Little Rock Downtown to choose from for when students need a quick break in between study sessions or want to grab a quick dinner before leaving.

To name only a few, those include Nexus Coffee & Creative Cafe, Flying Fish, Gus’s World-Famous Fried Chicken, Kilwins ice cream and so much more.

At the beginning of the 2023 fall semester, UA Little Rock Downtown created a Student Study Group program available every Monday from 2-4 p.m. It is located at 333 President Clinton Ave.

This is a scheduled time for students to come and have a new quiet space to study. Students can come and go at any point within the frame time. A student can have their own self-study time or come in with a group.

When walking into the UA Little Rock Downtown office, Programming and Administrative Assistant Emily Housdan greeted students with a warm welcome. The place has plenty of spacious room and many clean desks aligned in the center.

The environment is

For instance, they would love it if there was a graduate student or UAMS student at the study group in a field similar to an undergraduate student, in which they would be able to learn and connect with each other. Similarly, it would also be a great opportunity for students of different backgrounds and fields of study to meet and engage in discussion, to learn from each other and foster community connections across disciplines.

UA Little Rock Downtown strives to serve as a place where the university can such as the UA Little Rock Center for Arkansas History and Culture, the Clinton Library, Historic Arkansas Museum, the Central Arkansas Library System and so much more.

It is important for them to provide students with easy access to the city center. For this reason, they provide parking validation stickers for the CALS parking lot and deck, making it free for students to avoid paying for parking.

They also want to promote the university’s partnership with Rock Region METRO, which grants employees and students access to ride the city bus for free, using the Trojan’s U-Pass.

If students want to take a quick eye break from studying, there are many locations for sight-seeing and shopping. Those include the Little Rock River Market, Straight Lines on a Round World, Historic Arkansas connect with the city and the Little Rock community.

They believe inviting their students to their space can

Students can take the bus from campus to Second Street and Rock Street (CALS Main Branch Stop) location, where they can take a short walk to UA Little Rock Downtown. For more information on the Trojan’s U-Pass, a student may pick one up at the ID Card Office in Room 11 of the Donaghey Student Center.

With the convenience of UA Little Rock Downtown’s

Museum and many more.

UA Little Rock Downtown hopes that in doing this, it will give the students at UA Little Rock an opportunity to meet and interact with other students in the Little Rock Community, as fostering community connections is an essential part of their mission.