by Eris | Aug 2, 2021 | Feature, News
The sound of water crashing into your boat or the smell of a campfire slowly darkening marshmallows are normal camping experiences. Mix this with the feeling of camaraderie created from team-building exercises and friendly competition. Top it off with a dose of...
by Zac Garrett Brown | Apr 21, 2021 | Feature
When you look back on this past year-plus, it’s easy to sum it up with the most obvious things related to the COVID-19 pandemic. I assume the vast majority likely think of face masks, frequent hand washing, social distancing, remote learning/work, ‘safe at home,’ and...
by Dr. Rob Stagni | Mar 24, 2021 | Feature
A Union In Transition On Friday, March 20, 2020, the Arkansas Union team had an emergency staff meeting in the Verizon Ballroom. The only agenda item: classes were going remote, events were cancelled, and the campus was shutting down. There was quite a bit of news...
by Scott Flanagin | Jan 27, 2021 | Feature
Scott Flanagin is the executive director of communications for the Division of Student Affairs. He has been in this position with the University for 15 years. The emotions overwhelmed me when I got the second email on a Friday afternoon. “You have been booked for the...
by Scott Flanagin | Nov 25, 2020 | Feature, News
There is no doubt that the COVID-19 pandemic changed the way most things worked over the last several months at the University of Arkansas. And much has been said in the public about students not getting the real “college experience” – those things that students get...
by Scott Flanagin | Nov 24, 2020 | Feature, News
Sometimes life throws things at us that we cannot control or presents circumstances we can’t navigate without some help. College students are no exception to this, and those difficult issues may cause them to stop pursuing their education. U of A Cares in the Dean of...
