2021–2022 Parent & Family GUIDE About This Guide
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Л (479) 575-5002 Л (855) 264-0001 (Toll Free) ƍ [email protected] For more information, please contact: î family.uark.edu University of Arkansas î uark.campusesp.com New Student & Family Programs – Razorback Family Portal ARKU A688 \ facebook.com/RazorbackParent 1 University of Arkansas H instagram.com/RazorbackParent CONTENTS
Welcome to the Razorback Family! ...... 4
Parent & Family Programs ...... 6
Traditions ...... 10
Campus Map ...... 12
Facts About the University ...... 14
Student Life ...... 16
Colleges and Schools at the University of Arkansas ...... 19
Understanding FERPA – Access to Records ...... 20
Parent/Family Member Checklist ...... 21
2021–2022 Academic Calendar ...... 22
Campus Contacts ...... 23 Welcome to the Razorback Family!
We are excited to welcome you and your student into the Razorback Family! Throughout your student's college years, our office is here to communicate with and support you and your family. While you may not be able to join us on campus every day, you are vital members of our campus community and critical to your student’s success and retention.
4 collegiateparent.com/school/university-of-arkansas We are committed to keeping the parents and families of our students informed and involved, and look forward to partnering with you in the upcoming years. It is our hope that this guide will provide information that is helpful to you and your student as members of the Razorback Family. In addition to a vast array of educational resources and support services for students, the University of Arkansas has a comprehensive Family Engagement Program with a variety of resources and services. We recognize that familial involvement in the college process plays an important role in student success. Therefore, we encourage you to make the most of the following opportunities:
• Sign up and create a profile on our Razorback Family Portal to enhance your Razorback family experience. You'll receive customized newsletters and 24/7 access to information, news, and resources curated just for family members of University of Arkansas students. • Join the Parent & Family Association as a Cardinal Member to receive expanded membership benefits and special resources. • Participate in exciting programming and engagement opportunities for parents and families like Family Weekend, Spring Family Reunion, Razorback Family Networks, and more.
Our staff is committed to being a resource for you. If you are not sure where to direct your questions or concerns, please contact Parent & Family Programs. We are always ready and willing to help provide the answers and resources necessary to ensure a positive experience for you and your student here at the University of Arkansas. We look forward to getting to know you over the next few years. Welcome to the University of Arkansas and GO HOGS! Quincy D. Spencer Director of New Student & Family Programs
University of Arkansas 5 Parent & Family Programs
We recognize the crucial role that parents and family members play in their student’s college success. It is our goal to help you be a supportive voice for your student by providing you with resources, relationships, education, and communication. These initiatives will provide you with the knowledge and understanding needed to help your student learn, grow, and ultimately reach their full potential at the University of Arkansas.
Goals of Parent & Family Programs: Parent & Family Association (PFA) • To encourage healthy and supportive Every parent or guardian of an enrolled family/student relationships University of Arkansas undergraduate • To serve as a link between the student is a General Member of the Parent University of Arkansas and parents/ & Family Association. Families also have families the option of becoming a Cardinal Member of the Association. • To provide parents and families with resources, events, and communication to encourage their student’s growth and personal success
6 collegiateparent.com/school/university-of-arkansas General Membership: • Student Discount Card (allows your student to also take advantage of the • Razorback Family Portal above-mentioned discounts) (sign up at uark.campusesp.com) • Access to family events including Cardinal Membership is $65 per family Family Weekend, Spring Family mailing address per year, even if the Reunion, and Razorback Family family has more than one student enrolled Networks at the University of Arkansas. Visit family.uark.edu for more information and Cardinal Membership includes the above to register for your Cardinal Membership in benefits, and: the Parent & Family Association.
• PFA Book Scholarship opportunity for your student(s) • 10% discount and early registration for Family Weekend • 10% discount and early registration for Spring Family Reunion • $2.00 off lunch or dinner at all dining hall locations on campus • Proud Razorback Parent car decal • Parent & Family Association tote bag family.uark.edu • Parent ID Discount Card (various nationwide hotels, car rental companies, and local businesses)
University of Arkansas 7 Razorback Family Networks As a parent or guardian, it is hard to be involved in the University of Arkansas community when you are in a different city, region, or state. In an effort to make things easier, Parent & Family Programs created Razorback Family Networks in various areas to better serve you and your family. Membership in a Razorback Family Network is extended to any parent or guardian of a University of Arkansas undergraduate student. Some events require a fee to cover costs, but there are no membership dues to be a member of a Razorback Family Network. Typical events include Razorback Family Weekend and sports watch parties, meet and greets with parents and families, care package Spring Family Reunion assembly for students, and more. Parent & Family Programs sponsors two main events each year, Family Weekend Razorback Family Networks are currently and Spring Family Reunion. These events located in: are great opportunities to visit your student, learn about the University of • Austin, TX Arkansas campus, and get to know other • Dallas-Ft. Worth, TX Razorback families. • Houston, TX Family Weekend • Kansas City, MO Family Weekend is an opportunity for • Little Rock, AR families to visit their students and make • Memphis, TN memories while enjoying a variety of family- • Northeast Arkansas friendly activities. UARK Cardinal Nights, a traditional Tailgate Party, a Razorback • Northwest Arkansas football game, and Sunday Brunch are just • San Antonio, TX a few of the activities awaiting your family • St. Louis, MO during this exciting event! • Tulsa, OK Spring Family Reunion For information about Razorback Family Every spring, families are invited back to Networks, visit family.uark.edu. campus to reunite with their students and the University of Arkansas. Guests will enjoy a Tailgate Party prior to a Razorback baseball game, as well as tickets to the Hog Pen. Information on Family Weekend and Spring Family Reunion is available at family.uark.edu/family-events.
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University of Arkansas 9 Traditions
Old Main on the University’s front lawn. Here tucked into the crevices of Spoofer’s Stone, Old Main is the oldest building on admirers left love notes for their would- campus. In 1873, construction began be suitors. As time wore on, Spoofer’s for a permanent and symbolic building Stone became a popular site for marriage for the University of Arkansas. It was proposals during which couples would finished in 1875, only three years after often remove a portion of the stone as the first classes started at the University a memento. Over the years, the campus of Arkansas. Every college currently produced many couples: so many, in fact, on campus had its origin in Old Main. It that the stone started to show wear from was used until 1981 when it was closed the many pieces taken from it. In 1933, the for safety concerns. Thanks to many students repaired the stone and placed it contributions by alumni and friends of the on a foundation to preserve it for the many University, work on restoration began in admirers to come. the late summer of 1989. Completed in 1991, the building now provides 100,000 School Mascot square feet of classroom and office space. From 1894, when University of Arkansas Old Main is one of 11 campus buildings on football began, until 1910 the University’s the National Register of Historical Places. mascot was the Cardinal, chosen because Spoofer’s Stone the school color was Cardinal Red. While addressing a large group of students During the early history of the University after returning from a 16–0 victory of Arkansas, male and female students over Louisiana State on November 13, were not allowed to mingle. With such 1909, Coach Hugo Bezdek informed strict social policies in place, students the crowd that his team had performed sought ways to let their infatuations be not like football players but “like a wild known. To the students’ fortune, workers band of Razorback hogs.” In 1910 the had blundered many years earlier by student body voted to change the official breaking a piece of limestone intended for University mascot from the Cardinal to the the construction of Old Main and leaving it Razorback.
10 collegiateparent.com/school/university-of-arkansas Senior Walk Fight Song Senior Walk is the University’s longest The University of Arkansas fight song tradition in miles as well as years. Stories was written in the late 1920s. We sing of the origin of Senior Walk vary, but the the fight song at every home Razorback most common is that it was begun by football, basketball, and baseball game. the class of 1905. A few years later, the A newer tradition has emerged in recent class of 1904 added their names on the years, where the Arkansas football players sidewalk. Each graduating class since sing the fight song to the student section then has had their names engraved in the following every home football game win. walk. In 1930, slabs were placed for all of the graduating classes prior to 1904. Originally, the names were stamped by hand, but that changed in 1986 when Hit that line! Hit that line! Keep on going, University Physical Plant employees Take that ball right down the field! invented the Sand Hog, a machine Give a cheer. Rah! Rah! Never fear. Rah! designed specifically for the purpose of Rah! Arkansas will never yield! etching the names in Senior Walk. More On your toes, Razorbacks, to the finish, than 150,000 graduates are now listed on Carry on with all your might! Senior Walk. For it’s A-A-A-R-K-A-N-S-A-S Alma Mater for Arkansas! The Alma Mater was written by a University of Arkansas alumnus in 1909 Fight! Fight! Fi-i-i-ght! and set to music by the director of the Glee Club at that time. In 1931, the University College Song Association in New York Hog Call reviewed a collection of 500 college tunes, and the University of Arkansas Alma Razorback fans have been “Calling the Mater was judged to be one of the 25 best Hogs” since the 1920s. It is said to have college songs of the United States. It is begun when a group of farmers attending tradition to point to the Towers of Old Main the game began issuing hog calls to during the last line of the first verse. encourage a lagging Razorback football team. The encouragement worked and the attending crowd took notice of the farmer’s calling. By the next game, a group Pure as the dawn on the brow of thy beauty of men had organized to cry “Wooo, Pig, Sooie.” Since then, this rallying cry has Watches thy soul from the mountains of God grown to become the school yell that Over the Fates of thy children departed unites Arkansas fans everywhere. Far from the land where their footsteps have trod.
Beacon of hope in the ways dreary lighted; Woooooooooooooo, Pig! Sooie!
Pride of our hearts that are loyal and true; Woooooooooooooo, Pig! Sooie!
From those who adore unto Woooooooooooooo, Pig! Sooie! one who adores us— Razorbacks!! Mother of Mothers, we sing unto you.
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University of Arkansas 13 Facts About the University
Ă Established in 1871, the University of Arkansas is the only comprehensive doctoral degree-granting institution in Arkansas. It is classified as a Carnegie I Research Institution.
Ă The University offers more than 94 major fields of undergraduate study, 79 master’s degree programs, and 39 doctoral/specialist programs.
Ă Total fall enrollment for 2020 was 27,562, which included 22,825 undergraduates, 4,354 graduate students, and 383 students studying law.
Ă The campus includes 200 buildings, spanning 300+ acres.
Ă The University of Arkansas has all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and over 120 countries represented in its student population.
Ă More than 400 Registered Student Organizations are active on campus, including governing, Greek, international and cultural, professional, religious, honorary and service, and special interest groups.
Ă With over 1,500 instructional faculty members on campus, the University of Arkansas has a 18:1 student-to-faculty ratio for undergraduates.
Ă Senior Walk includes the names of 200,000+ U of A graduates over 4 miles of sidewalks.
14 collegiateparent.com/school/university-of-arkansas University of Arkansas 15 Student Life
Division of Student Affairs Campus Police î studentaffairs.uark.edu î uapd.uark.edu The Division of Student Affairs is The UA Police Department (UAPD) is a dedicated personally and professionally nationally accredited police department to ensure that U of A students have a that has been an active law enforcement successful university experience, both agency since 1972. UAPD officers have in and out of the classroom. From staff the same authority as any municipal in the residence halls to the personnel in police department officer or county the Union, every member of the Division is sheriff’s deputy in Arkansas. UAPD offers committed to creating a campus climate a wide range of services such as 24-hour that includes all, supports diversity, and campus patrol, criminal investigations, strengthens students for success. crime prevention programs, women’s self-defense (R.A.D.), safety bulletins, New Student & Family Programs fingerprinting for employment purposes, î nsfp.uark.edu motorist assists, the Razorback Patrol The Office of New Student & Family Escort Service, and daily crime logs. Programs connects students and their Career Development Center families to the University of Arkansas î career.uark.edu campus and community by providing diverse, innovative programs and The Career Development Center (CDC) resources that support a successful helps students prepare for their future, collegiate experience. whether it is choosing a major, preparing a resume, or career advising and interview Campus ID Card techniques. With a variety of resources î campuscardoffice.uark.edu and insights available, the CDC can Along with being the student identification help your student prepare for life post- card, the Campus ID Card is used to gain graduation. access to a student’s resident hall and Center for Community athletic events and campus programs as well as buildings such as the HPER. The Engagement card can be equipped with a meal plan and/ î service.uark.edu or loaded with “Razorbuck$” and used as The Center for Community Engagement a debit card to purchase meals, snacks, (CCE) is made up of a variety of service- books, and school supplies. In addition, based programs run by the Volunteer the card is required to check out books Action Center. Programs like the Full Circle and materials from the library, wireless Food Pantry, the VAC Literacy Program, computers and digital cameras from the Make a Difference Day, and Martin Luther Student Technology Center, and athletic King, Jr. Day of Service give students the equipment from University Recreation.
16 collegiateparent.com/school/university-of-arkansas opportunity to give back to the Fayetteville Office of Student Activities and University of Arkansas communities. î osa.uark.edu Other programs that fall under CCE The Office of Student Activities is the include Alternative Break programs and home to Associated Student Government the volunteer.uark.edu website. (ASG), Registered Student Organizations Center for Educational Access (RSOs), University Programs (UP), î cea.uark.edu Headliner Concerts Committee, and the Distinguished Lectures Committee. These The Center for Educational Access serves areas work to provide programs, activities, as the central campus resource for and involvement opportunities that focus helping students with disabilities obtain on the educational, cultural, and social the accommodations they need for equal needs of University of Arkansas students. access to classroom activity. Center staff work with students individually and assist Pat Walker Health Center academic units to determine reasonable î health.uark.edu accommodations that will enable every The Pat Walker Health Center supports student to have access to the full range of the University of Arkansas community programs and services at the University of on the way to wellness. The health Arkansas. center offers: allergy desensitization, Greek Life counseling, group therapy, illness/injury î uagreeks.uark.edu treatment, immunizations, international travel consultations, laboratory services, Over thirty Greek lettered organizations lifestyle improvement classes, men’s fall under purview of the Greek Life health, mental health crisis intervention, Office. Greek Life provides students with minor surgeries, nurse triage, nutrition opportunities that enhance their personal consultations, orthopedics, psychiatry, development, academics, and leadership RazorCARE (quick diagnosis and treatment skills while building lasting relationships of minor illnesses, no appointment with members of their Greek organization necessary), sexual assault and as a way to actively engage and build relationship violence support, substance exemplary men and women for life. abuse prevention, tuberculosis screenings, wellness coaching, women’s health, and x-ray services. Angle-right
University of Arkansas 17 Safe Ride Study Abroad & î saferide.uark.edu International Exchange Safe Ride provides currently enrolled î studyabroad.uark.edu students with a safe means of The Office of Study Abroad and transportation from any uncomfortable or International Exchange works with inconvenient situation. During operating numerous study abroad programs and hours, students are taken from any place provides campus wide support to students within the Fayetteville city limits to their seeking to integrate a study abroad residence as indicated on UAConnect. experience into their degree program. Student Success Center University Housing î success.uark.edu î housing.uark.edu The Student Success Center is here to University Housing is composed of 20 help your student find the resources campus communities, providing safe, they need to achieve their academic convenient, and reasonably priced on- goals, develop into the most engaged campus living and learning environments learner possible, and find fulfillment aimed at enhancing student success. Each in an academic career that will lead to residence hall is staffed by University graduation and beyond. Explore support of Arkansas students called Resident services designed to make even the most Assistants (RAs) as well as professional difficult subjects manageable, including staff members called Coordinators for academic coaching, basic study skills Residence Education (CREs). training, personal tutoring, additional instruction time, and other individualized University Recreation services. î urec.uark.edu We are here to provide your student with The Department of University Recreation every opportunity to succeed. Please (UREC) is a major campus wide service encourage them to utilize the support unit in the Division of Student Affairs. services offered at the University of UREC serves the university community Arkansas, and know that we believe in your by providing a diverse selection of student. recreational opportunities and facilities, which are designed to enhance the quality of life for each participant. The mission of University Recreation is to empower students for success through recreation and wellness.
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Dale Bumpers College of College of Education and Health Agricultural, Food and Life Professions Sciences Ȱ 324 Graduate Education Building Ȱ AFLS E-202 Л (479) 575-3208 Л (479) 575-2252 î coehp.uark.edu î bumperscollege.uark.edu College of Engineering Fay Jones School of Architecture Ȱ 4183 Bell Engineering Center Л (479) 575-7455 and Design î engineering.uark.edu Ȱ 120 Vol Walker Hall Л (479) 575-4945 Honors College î fayjones.uark.edu Ȱ 244 Gearhart Hall Л (479) 575-7678 J. William Fulbright College of î honorscollege.uark.edu Arts and Sciences Ȱ 525 Old Main Global Campus Л (479) 575-4801 Ȱ 2 E. Center Street î fulbright.uark.edu Л (800) 952-1165 î globalcampus.uark.edu Sam M. Walton College of Business Graduate School and Ȱ 328 Business Administration Building International Education Л (479) 575-4622 Ȱ 213 Gearhart Hall î walton.uark.edu Л (479) 575-4401 î graduate-and-international.uark.edu
School of Law Ȱ 1045 W. Maple Street Л (479) 575-5601 î law.uark.edu
University of Arkansas 19 Understanding FERPA – Access to Records
As a University of Arkansas student, your student is covered by a set of laws that protects the privacy of their records. Many family members are surprised when they call the U of A and, unlike during the high school years, cannot gain access to information related to their student's records (such as paying a bill or checking grades).
The Family Educational Rights and and temporary password assigned. Access Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA), a federal law, to the Parent/Family Center does not give states that a student must give written the University permission to discuss your consent prior to the institution disclosing student’s academic information with you. educational records. These records For discussions to occur, your student include personal information, grades, must complete and submit a Third-Party enrollment records, and class schedules. Parental Release. For more information about the Third-Party Parental Release, The University of Arkansas does not have your student contact the Registrar’s release information regarding your student Office at (479) 575-5451 or via email at without their permission to ensure the [email protected]. protection of your student and family as a whole. FERPA, for many families, is a confusing issue, especially when family members In order for the University to release need information about their student information to you, your student must for insurance purposes or enrollment elect to give you access to the Parent/ verification. In situations like this, have a Family Center through their UAConnect conversation with your student about their account. Upon completing the Parent/ grades, class attendance, finances/tuition Family Center Authorization in UAConnect, bills, and conduct. Having and maintaining the newly authorized user should receive open communication and a supportive an email containing a temporary password. environment will ease the tension for both To access the Parent/Family Center within you and your student. Often, your student UAConnect, visit uaconnect.uark.edu and will share openly what is going on, without log in using the authorized email address the need of written consent.
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` Help your student complete the Free ` Talk with your student about Application for Federal Student Aid. expectations and other relevant issues (fafsa.ed.gov) like: ` Sign up and create a profile on our ` Academics Razorback Family Portal to enhance ` Time management your Razorback Family experience by providing you with customized ` Finances newsletters and 24/7 access to ` Social involvement information, news, and resources curated just for family members of ` Safety and travel University of Arkansas students. ` Alcohol and drugs (uark.campusesp.com) ` Set up a budget with your student to ` Like us on Facebook avoid unexpected expenses (facebook.com/RazorbackParent) (family.uark.edu/family-resources/ and follow us on Instagram budget-sheet.php) (Instagram.com/RazorbackParent) for ` Help your student start a packing list frequent updates. as they prepare to move on campus. ` Join the Parent & Family Association as (movein.uark.edu) a Cardinal Member. (family.uark.edu) ` Call or email us with any questions you may have! (479) 575-5002, (855) 264-0001, or [email protected].
University of Arkansas 21 2021–2022 Academic Calendar
Fall 2021
August 23 Classes Begin
September 6 Labor Day Holiday (no classes, University closed)
October 18-19 Fall Break (no classes, University open)
November 24–26 Thanksgiving Break (no classes)
December 9 Last Day of Classes
December 10 Dead Day
December 13–17 Final Examination Period
December 18 Commencement
Spring 2022
January 17 Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday
January 18 Classes Begin
March 21–25 Spring Break (no classes)
May 5 Last Day of Classes
May 6 Dead Day
May 9–13 Final Examination Period
May 14 Commencement Dates are subject to change.
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