Jul 10, 2020 | Extracurricular Activities, Faculty & Program Spotlight, Fayetteville/NWA, Finding Your Major, Registered Student Organizations, Student Life, Uncategorized
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!
Feb 26, 2020 | Faculty & Program Spotlight, Graduate Student Ambassador, International Student Ambassador, Student Life, Uncategorized, Useful For Graduate Students
By Emilija Sarma Applying for Graduate School is a huge decision that will impact the course of your career in major ways. Getting a graduate degree is definitely a test of endurance–it takes a lot of time, patience, grit, and resources. While you may feel like...
Jan 21, 2020 | Faculty & Program Spotlight, Graduate Student Ambassador, Student Life
By Christina Barnes Hi there! My name is Christina Barnes and I am a Graduate Student Ambassador! Here at the University of Arkansas, I am in the Experimental Psychology Ph.D. program focusing on cognition and development of young children. I’m originally from Fairfax...
Dec 9, 2019 | Faculty & Program Spotlight, Graduate Student Ambassador, Student Life, Uncategorized, Useful For Graduate Students
By Quincy Carpenter It is important to develop your job interview skills early in order get a step ahead in the hiring process and become a professional in your field. Once you finish as a graduate student, you will go into the professional world with an advanced...
Oct 2, 2019 | Faculty & Program Spotlight, Graduate Student Ambassador, International Student Ambassador, Student Life
By Emilija Sarma Have you ever wondered what it would be like to completely immerse yourself in another culture for a few months or a year (or several years!) while you pursue your degree? Maybe your curiosity has already been piqued by photo after photo of amazing...
Jun 27, 2016 | Faculty & Program Spotlight, Student Life, Uncategorized
One of the reasons that the University of Arkansas interested me while I was searching for colleges to attend was that they had the Honors College. I wanted to attend a big university, and the Honors College was an opportunity to have smaller, in-depth classes. Honors...
