As a freshman, living in a residence hall was one of the best decisions I ever made. I continued to live with my Pomfret Hall roommate along with our other friends that we met in the Pomfret study rooms even when we moved to off-campus housing.
My name is Neel Chanchad and I am an international doctoral student from India currently studying at the University of Arkansas in the Department of Industrial Engineering. My long term goal is to work with some Fortune 500 companies to help them optimize their processes, for example, the optimization of the J.B.Hunt logistic system or maybe optimizing Amazon Prime delivery services by optimally designing the transportation network of trucks. My research area lies in the field of deterministic and stochastic optimization. If you want to know what it’s like to study Industrial Engineering at the U of A, keep reading!
Hi! My name is Patrick Kwok, and I am an undergraduate (Junior) majoring in Computer Science with a minor in Mathematics. I am also the President of the Indonesian Student Organization called Persatuan Mahasiswa Indonesia Amerika Serikat or shortened as PERMIAS. I am studying abroad at the U of A in hopes as I pursue my dream goals, which are to become the chairman of my father’s company and also my own IT start-up company. A little bit about me: My interests outside of school are playing music and also sports! I can play the piano, a Chinese instrument called Guzheng, a little bit of violin, and during this quarantine, I am currently learning how to play guitar by myself. Furthermore, I’m very passionate about sports–that is one of the reasons why I chose the U of A.
Being a foreigner anywhere is never easy and it can be even harder when you are student. Nonetheless, being an international student is a great honor and an adventure. Even though being an international student is fun and exciting there are also some difficulties in various aspects of studying and living abroad. I’d like to share my experience on what challenges I’ve faced as an international student and what you can do if you find yourself feeling the same way.
No matter where you are, you have probably felt the effects of COVID-19. The past few months have been a challenging time, to say the least. However, it is often during the most challenging times that communities show both their strength and capacity for kindness. People around the world are working together to help those who are struggling, and the folks in Northwest Arkansas are no different. Here are some ways our community is supporting those impacted by COVID-19.
The sudden transition from in-person to online classes can be tricky to navigate, especially when you consider that we have to practice social distancing on top of that. Distance learning can definitely be a drag some days because it presents new challenges for everyone involved–you, your instructors, and your peers.
