City, Students To Dedicate Observation Deck
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark - The Parks and Recreation Advisory Board and landscape architecture students will dedicate an observation deck in Bryce-Davis Park at 5:30 this evening. Eleven students roughed out their first sketches for the design/build project last spring, and spent last summer building the 400-square-foot deck. Equipped with built-in benches and an overhead shade structure, the fully accessible deck offers expansive views of the wetlands area at Bryce-Davis Park, which is located in northwest Fayetteville. This is the fifth design/build service project that landscape architecture students have completed under the direction of Assistant Professor Mark Boyer. The project was paid for by city funds approved by the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board.
WHO: The City of Fayetteville Parks and Recreation Advisory Board, Assistant Landscape Architecture Professor Mark Boyer, and landscape architecture students.
WHAT: Ribbon-cutting ceremony to dedicate 400-square-foot wetlands observation deck designed and built by landscape architecture students.
WHEN: Monday, October 6, 5:30 p.m.
WHERE: Bryce-Davis Park. Located in northwest Fayetteville in the Walnut Grove subdivision. Go west on Wedington Drive to Shiloh, go north on Shiloh, and take the third left.
###
Contacts
Mark Boyer, Assistant Professor, Landscape Architecture, School of Architecture (479) 575-7077; mboyer@uark.edu
Kendall Curlee, Communications Coordinator, School of Architecture (479) 575-4704; kcurlee@uark.edu
Headlines
Peter Ungar Chosen as Member of the National Academy of Sciences
A distinguished professor of anthropology and director of environmental dynamics, Ungar is the first U of A faculty member to be elected to the prestigious Academy.
Ag Technology Students Visit Greenway Equipment, Learn About Advances in Machinery
Members of the U of A's Agricultural Systems and Technology Club recently spent a day at the Greenway Technology Farm in Newport to learn about advances featured in John Deere tractors and machinery.
College of Education and Health Professions WE CARE Everywhere Campaign Kicks Off This Summer
Retractable scroll banners with the phrase "WE CARE Everywhere" are small enough to fit any suitcase and just waiting for your chance to shine in social media posts throughout the summer.
Staff Senators for 2024-25 Elected
Twelve newly elected staff members will begin serving the U of A staff community for three-year terms beginning July 1 on the university's Staff Senate.
Matlock Briefs Congressional Staff Regarding Crop Sustainability Research
Professor Marty Matlock briefed U.S. House of Representative and Senate staff members on research conducted by the U of A regarding the effects of management practices on crop sustainability.