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A familiar face opens Fayetteville tennis courts
By: Kye Kocher Fayetteville, Ark. (UATV) – The new University Recreation Tennis Center opened yesterday. The university celebrated opening the courts by bringing in a familiar face. Venus Williams, a seven time grand slam champion, and all-time great tennis player will cut the ribbon to open the new courts. The courts officially opened today to…
U of A brings back summer music camps
By: Maddie Sexton FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (UATV)— The University of Arkansas opens registration for junior and senior high summer band camps. After not hosting camps for two years due to Covid-19, the Community Music School is eager to have campers back on campus. Woodwind, brass, string and percussion students have the option to stay overnight in…
UARK Ukrainian student faces tough choices
By: Christopher Garrett FAYETTEVILLE, Ark.— Anatolii Nezgoduk, a University of Arkansas foreign exchange student, is having a hard time focusing on his studies. He said it is difficult to have a normal campus life while watching war unfold in his home country, Ukraine. Nezgoduk is an agronomy major at the National University of Life and…
100 Years of Mount Sequoyah
By: Will Kennedy FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (UATV) – Mount Sequoyah’s 100th year anniversary takes place in 2023. During the celebration, Sequoyah will celebrate the people who lived and worked there, and much more. Sequoyah was founded in 1922 as a summer retreat, and a faith-based training facility. During the celebration, interviews and videos will be included to…
“50 Years of Title IX” panel hosted by Chancellor’s Commission on Women
U of A Chancellor’s Commission of Women panel, 3/2022.
Coffee fundraiser for Ukrainian family
Local coffee shop owners help with Ukrainian crisis.
Winter weather wallop causes concerns for many
Photo courtesy of: Tevin Wooten By: Kye Kocher FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (UATV)- Since spring of 2022, students at the University of Arkansas (U of A) have missed roughly five instructional days of school due to inclement weather. This is equal to one whole week of school. When students miss class because of extreme weather, professors become…
Student media empowers campus program
By Yael Even: FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – On Friday, Feb. 11, Empower joined student journalists in the UATV studio for a control room workshop followed by a guest speaker. Empower is a post-secondary transitional program that provides students with a neurodivergent background a non-degree seeking college experience. Students in Empower will receive a university-recognized certificate of program…
Chairman steps down to teach classes abroad
By: Yael Even Chair of the School of Journalism and Strategic Media, Larry Foley, has decided to leave what he has started behind and teach classes at the Rome Center Fall 2022. “Wherever I will be, I will be telling stories,” Foley said. “I’ll just have the opportunity to work with students who will…
Arkansas School Districts short on staff
School Districts Across Arkansas Search for Certified Teachers April 7, 2021By Madison Hartley FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (UATV) – A recent report conducted by the The New Teacher Project, or TNTP, found Arkansas’ rate of uncertified teachers more than double that of the national average, sitting at 4% compared to 1.7%. The report noted that the teacher…