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Â鶹´«Ã½ Chancellor to Meet with High School Seniors During Chancellor Chats
Â鶹´«Ã½ Chancellor Dr. Terisa Riley will visit area high schools throughout September, meeting with seniors to discuss opportunities at Â鶹´«Ã½.
September 01, 2026
Making Academic Success Her Mission
At the Â鶹´«Ã½, Andrea Burton, director of the Academic Success Center, draws on her higher-education background to help students thrive.
August 27, 2026
Students discover confidence, connection in Spain
Â鶹´«Ã½ Spanish majors spend summer abroad in Spain, expanding their horizons
August 20, 2026
Cub Camp Welcomes Incoming Students to Â鶹´«Ã½
Cub Camp, the annual "first tradition" for incoming Â鶹´«Ã½ students, concluded with new friends, memories, and readiness for fall classes.
August 15, 2026
Welcome Week Kicks Off Fall Semester at Â鶹´«Ã½
The Â鶹´«Ã½ begins the fall semester with Welcome Week, an annual weeklong slate of events designed to help students reconnect with friends, make new connections, and find their place on campus.
July 31, 2026
Â鶹´«Ã½ Launches Lion Family Connection
The Â鶹´«Ã½ partnered with CampusESP to launch Lion Family Connection, an online portal for families and supporters of prospective and current students.
July 27, 2026
Details on Â鶹´«Ã½ Move-In
Students will begin moving into Â鶹´«Ã½ on-campus housing starting August 12. Details and important information for a smooth move are listed.
July 24, 2026
Arkansas Tax-Free weekend Offers Savings for Students
Aug. 1-2 is tax-free weekend in Arkansas, designated to help students with the expense of back-to-school needs
July 24, 2026
Â鶹´«Ã½ Kappa Sigma Earns Top Awards
Members of Omicron-Tau, the Kappa Sigma Fraternity chapter at the Â鶹´«Ã½, were awarded additional honors at their recent leadership conference and were recognized as one of the top 2% of chapters internationally.
July 22, 2026
Housing Preps for Fall Move-In
Students move into their rooms at the Â鶹´«Ã½ beginning August 14, and preparations have been ongoing throughout the summer to ensure every room is ready.
July 02, 2026
Spirit of Success Starts with Advising
Kayla McIntosh, director of the ROAR first-year advising center, believes Â鶹´«Ã½ fosters a spirit of success for all students and that it all starts with helping students get off on the right foot through advising.
June 29, 2026
Tours Influence College Decision, Says Â鶹´«Ã½ Campus Visit Coordinator
Darbi Owen, with the admissions team at the Â鶹´«Ã½, explains how visiting a college helps students make the right decision about continuing their education.
June 26, 2026
Advising Helps Students Find First-Year Success
The Â鶹´«Ã½ Director of First-Year Advising discusses the benefits of meeting with a college advisor and dispels common misconceptions students have.
June 08, 2026
Students Pass Down Traditions for Future Lions
The Â鶹´«Ã½ is full of traditions for students to experience and bond over when they become alumni.
May 19, 2026
First-To-Go Offer Advice to First Years
First-generation students from the Â鶹´«Ã½ who are gearing up for graduation offer advice to incoming students to succeed.
May 08, 2026
Detailed Planning and Coordinated Effort Needed for Commencement Ceremonies
It takes dozens of staff and months of planning to successfully stage commencement ceremonies at Â鶹´«Ã½.
May 01, 2026
Â鶹´«Ã½ Admissions Eases Senior-Year Anxiety with Personal, Hands-On Support
Admission office stands ready to help students through the admission process.
May 01, 2026
Mental Health Awareness Month Arrives at Critical Point in Semester
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and the Â鶹´«Ã½ is ensuring students have all the tools needed to manage this stressful and busy point of the semester and take care of their mental well-being.
April 30, 2026
Campus Update, April 24, 2026
Â鶹´«Ã½ chancellor, Dr. Terisa Riley, discussed students who have completed or secured summer internships with NASA, congratulated the Â鶹´«Ã½ Women's Golf team, and more in an April 24 update.
April 24, 2026
Spring Programming Preview at Boreham Library
As the spring semester winds down at Â鶹´«Ã½, the Boreham Library has stress-free programming scheduled to help students prepare for finals.
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