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Thursday, July 31, 2025

Markell Cox Translates His Love of Music to Helping Others

“Music has been a central part of my life for as long as I can remember,” said Markell Cox, a senior from Wynne who is majoring in music education. That core keeps growing at the U of A though.

Dunn Family Encourages Perseverance, Giving Back with Scholarship Endowment

U of A alumni Meredith and Aaron Dunn contributed $100,000 to the Land of Opportunity Scholarship.

Top left, clockwise, a few of the past scholarship winners: John Emett, Nicole Price, Sophia Bazzi, Cristina Castorena, Saben Strode, Tabitha Mays, Cedric Haulcy, Kristi Lock, Jessica Culver and Hasnaini Wood.

Global Campus Awards Scholarships to 35 Students in Online Degree Programs

The W.E. Manning Scholarship is awarded to University of Arkansas students studying in online degree programs and will be given to 35 students for the upcoming academic year.

CAMPUS NEWS

New Arkansas Teacher Corps fellows made time during their summer institute training to show they are

Arkansas Teacher Corps Trains New Cohort of Educators for State's Highest-Needs Schools

The Arkansas Teacher Corps, a program of the Department of Education Reform, helps reduce teacher shortages and boosts student academic achievement and personal growth in the schools where fellows teach.

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STUDENT NEWS

Korean Language and Culture Course Launches at U of A Amid Global K-Culture Boom

Learn some basics of Korean language and culture in this special topics 1-credit-hour course, which will be offered Wednesdays during the fall semester's second 8-week session

FACULTY AND STAFF NEWS

Sami Dridi, a professor of avian endocrinology and molecular genetics in the Poultry Science Department, was elected as a vice president of the Poultry Science Association in July.

Dridi Moves up on Poultry Science Association Board of Directors

Sami Dridi, a poultry science professor and researcher with the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station, was recently elected second vice president of the Poultry Science Association board of directors.

YaYa Jenkins, center, accepts the Global Campus Employee of the Year award from Cheryl Murphy, vice provost for distance education and head of the Global Campus (left), and Jamie Loftin, assistant vice provost for distance education administration (right).

Jenkins Named Global Campus Employee of the Year

Yakeshia Jenkins won the award for her part in developing a groundbreaking system that manages non-credit courses, provides online registration and supports an internet portal that looks like an e-commerce website.

From left: Julio Martinez, biomedical engineering student, and Timothy Muldoon, professor of biomedical engineering.

First-Generation Mentoring Program Is Seeking Volunteer Faculty Mentors

In this program, the mentor does not replace the role of the academic adviser. Instead, through at least two meetings a semester, the mentor can help students learn more about a variety of college-related topics.

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