FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. –  Chancellor Joe Steinmetz will discuss the university’s current status and plans for the future in his annual State of the University address later this week. The address is the featured event of One University Week, created to reinforce the university’s progress in advancing its academic mission.

The chancellor’s State of the University address will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 15, and will be livestreamed on the University of Arkansas YouTube channel. 

The U of A community can submit questions for the chancellor in the days before and during the State of the University address by emailing or sending a Teams chat to forums@uark.edu.

Additional details regarding the address and other One University Week news and events will be provided at news.uark.edu and in the daily Arkansas News email. 

One University Week: 2020

Tuesday, Oct. 13

• Retention and Graduation Rates Update 
• Town Hall Series: Conversations on Race as a part of Homecoming Week events

Wednesday, Oct. 14

• Staff Service Awards Video

Thursday, Oct. 15

• Virtual State of the University Address at 11 a.m.
• Sesquicentennial Planning Update

Friday, Oct. 16

• Recap of the State of the University Address 
• Provost’s fall academic message 

Saturday, Oct. 17

• Homecoming Football Game vs. Ole Miss at 2:30 p.m. – Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium

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.