The Student Affairs Bulletin

The Division of Student Affairs at the University of Arkansas

Freshman Pep Rally

College can be overwhelming, especially in the first few days after moving in. Students can get homesick, missing their friends and family, and not sure how to find their way. A-Week is designed to help incoming first year students as they transition from high school to college, from move-in to the first day of classes.

New Student & Family Programs creates many of the A-Week activities and coordinates others with departments and programs across campus to host a week of fun and informative experiences for students.

“We had more than 16,000 touchpoints with new students during A-Week activities,” said Quincy Spencer, director of New Student & Family Programs. “This is the largest number of students we have engaged during A-Week since it began. These students were more than ready to start their college experience.”

Students took part in a New Student Welcome and Cookout, college open houses, Trivia nights, UREC Open House, service projects, Cardinal Nights, The Freshman Pep Rally and so much more.

Peruse the full list of A-week activities that occurred on the calendar of events. And check out the photos from some of these events taken by our student photographer Noah Skalberg, and a highlights video by graduate student Shane White.

Click on the first photo to see the full gallery of Noah’s photos.