by Melissa Harwood-Rom | Nov 30, 2022 | From the VC
Warm Holiday Wishes to you as we near the end of the Fall 2022 semester, I can’t help but reflect upon the delights and the challenges we’ve experienced this fall. We started the term with an interim Chancellor and now have our leader in place as the Board of Trustees...
by Melissa Harwood-Rom | Oct 15, 2022 | From the VC
We observed Indigenous Peoples Day on Oct. 10 with an open mic for Indigenous speakers and a walk from the Arkansas Union to the Trail of Tears marker on Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. The marker commemorates the site where the “Benge Detachment” of...
by Melissa Harwood-Rom | Sep 22, 2022 | From the VC
October is upon us and we are heading full swing into the semester with a record number of students on campus, including the largest first year class in the history of the University. This includes a record number of Arkansas students studying at the flagship as well,...
by Melissa Harwood-Rom | Aug 29, 2022 | From the VC
We are just a few weeks into the Fall 2022 semester and once again we have welcomed the largest Freshman class in history to the University of Arkansas. We are also on track to set another record for overall enrollment as well. While campus is bustling with students...
by Melissa Harwood-Rom | May 3, 2022 | From the VC
And just like that, once the students came back from Spring Break, the semester ramped up and then it was over. Reading Day (formerly known as Dead Day) was yesterday May 6, and final exams start Monday. April, as always, was a busy month on the University of Arkansas...
by Melissa Harwood-Rom | Mar 30, 2022 | From the VC
It’s always a bittersweet moment when a long-time staff member retires from the University. We are both happy for them to move into a different phase of their life and sad to see them go. This is certainly the case with Mary Alice Serafini, associate vice chancellor...
