Armed Forces Alumni Society Hosts Veterans Day Weekend Activities
EDITOR'S NOTE: Due to worsening weather conditions, the Veterans Day Celebration committee has canceled tonight’s event and will reschedule the event at a later date. To service members past and present, they committee thanks you for your service to the country.
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The Armed Forces Alumni Society encourages the campus community to help honor veterans during Veterans Day today. The society plans to host a Veterans Day Ceremony and Reception, at no cost to military veteran students, faculty, staff and alumni, on Monday, Nov. 11.
Pending a determination on weather safety, all military veteran students, staff, faculty and alumni are invited to attend a free Veterans Day Ceremony and Reception at 5 p.m. today, Monday, Nov. 11, at the Janelle Y. Hembree Alumni House. Patriotic activities and guest speakers highlight the agenda. Hors d'oeuvres will be served. The Armed Forces Alumni Society is partnering with the Associated Student Government's Director of Veteran Affairs to host the event.
About the Armed Forces Alumni Society: The Armed Forces Alumni Society is dedicated to military and veteran alumni of the University of Arkansas. All alumni of the University of Arkansas who have served in the Armed Forces are encouraged to get involved in the Armed Forces Alumni Society. The first step: updating military service information as a part of an individual's U of A alumni record. For more information contact, Danielle L. Williams at afas@arkansasalumni.org.
About the University of Arkansas: The University of Arkansas provides an internationally competitive education for undergraduate and graduate students in more than 200 academic programs. The university contributes new knowledge, economic development, basic and applied research, and creative activity while also providing service to academic and professional disciplines. The Carnegie Foundation classifies the University of Arkansas among fewer than 3 percent of colleges and universities in America that have the highest level of research activity. U.S. News & World Report ranks the University of Arkansas among its top American public research universities. Founded in 1871, the University of Arkansas comprises 10 colleges and schools and maintains a low student-to-faculty ratio that promotes personal attention and close mentoring.
Contacts
Danielle L. Williams, assistant vice chancellor and director
Office of Equal Opportunity and Compliance
479-575-4825,
afas@arkansasalumni.org
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