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U of A Junior Cicely Shannon Named Truman Scholar
U of A junior Cicely Shannon has been selected as a 2014 Harry S. Truman Scholar. Shannon is a member of the U of A Honors College. She is one of 59 students from 52 U.S. colleges to be awarded the prestigious scholarship. She will receive $30,000 to be used toward her graduate study. Truman Scholars…
McMillon Donates $1 Million to Business School
U of A alum and Chief executive officer of Wal-Mart, Doug McMillon and his wife are donating $1 million to the Walton College of Business. This money will be used to establish the McMillon Family Endowed Excellence Fund which will be used to fund a proposed School of Global Retail Operations and Innovation. It would educate future retail…
University Programs to Host Comedian Rob Delaney
University Programs will host author and comedian Rob Delaney at 8 p.m. this Thursday in the Verizon Ballroom at the Union. Rob Delaney was named funniest person on Twitter by Comedy Central in 2012 and currently has more than a million followers. He published his first book, Rob Delaney: Mother. Wife. Sister. Human. Warrior. Falcon. Yardstick. Turban. Cabbage, in November.…
Birthday Celebration Being Held for Senator Fulbright
A famous name on campus is being celebrated. Tomorrow marks the 109th birthday of Senator J. William Fulbright and the university is commemorating by having a birthday party. The event will be at 2:30 in the Connections Lounge in the Union. Tom Healy will be the keynote speaker and the Hogwild band will be performing. Cake…
UofA Alum Ben Rector Performing Thursday
A U of A alum is putting on a free concert this week. Musician Ben Rector will be performing at the Gardens on Thursday. The concert begins at 9 P.M. and is free to both students and the public. Students with valid U of A I-D’s will be admitted first. The general public will be…
Walton College Ranked Again
The Walton College is once again ranked in the top 50 among public business schools. In the new rankings from Business Week, the Walton college ranks 47th, up a spot from 48th last year. The college received an A-plus grade for job placement after graduation, and an A for facilities and services. Arkansas beat out…
Lemke Department J-Days Begins Today
Today kicks off the start of Lemke Jounalism Days. The week long event will feature several special guest speakers. This year’s Roy Reed Lecture speaker will be New York Times deputy national editor, Peter Applebottom. That lecture starts at 7 P.M. on Wednesday. The event will also include a fiesta honoring all Journalism department seniors…
UofA Staff Member Arrested on Campus
A university staff member was arrested for public intoxication. Yesterday, a custodian was found drunk in Willard J. Walker Hall. UAPD was called to handle the situation.
UofA Elects New ASG President and Cabinet
The Associated Student Government has a new president. U of A students elected Junior, Daniel MacFarland from Keithville, Louisiana who is majoring in animal science. Nearly 15-hundred students voted in this year’s election. Other officers elected are Vice President Amy May West, Secretary Kelsey Furr, Treasurer Mike Wyse, and Chair of Senate Ray Todd.
Paralympic Medalist Honored as Johnson Fellow
U of A Alumnus John Register will return to campus but this time as the Arkansas Alumni Association 2014 Johnson Fellow. Register graduated in 1988 and is a former track star turned Paralympic medalist. The Johnson Fellows program was created to bring esteemed alumni back to campus to engage and inspire students. Register is the fifth Johnson…