The American Association of Colleges and Universities recently recognized open educational resources as a high-impact practice , a designation reserved for educational strategies proven to deliver significant benefits for student success and engagement. Although OER was only recently designated as a HIP nationally, many UA Little Rock faculty members have already been creating and using these resources for years. The digital repository will provide a free, publicly accessible home for work created by UA Little Rock faculty and students, including research, dissertations, and open educational resources. As UA Little Rock continues to expand its OER initiatives, the university is also bringing together educators across Arkansas to advance conversations around open education. As more instructors adopt, adapt, and create open educational resources, students can benefit from lower costs, immediate access to course materials, and learning resources designed to meet a variety of educational needs.