Jan 26, 2021 | Student Life, Uncategorized, Useful For Graduate Students
Have you ever found yourself in this position before a presentation or a speech? Your mouth feels as dry as the desert, your hands are cold and clammy, and your voice is shaking when you start to speak… Your heart is beating so fast it might leap out of your chest! What was your opening line again?… Suddenly your brain has turned to scrambled eggs and everyone is watching.
This has happened to more of us than you think! It used to happen to me, too.
Jan 18, 2021 | Uncategorized
My name is Daniel Rainey and I served in the faculty of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness (AEAB) in the Bumpers College of Agriculture Food and Life Sciences from 2000 – 2020. I have the pleasure of being both an alumnus (BSA, 1990) and faculty member of AEAB....
Nov 29, 2020 | Faculty & Program Spotlight, Fayetteville/NWA, Finding Your Major, International Student Ambassador, Student Life, Uncategorized
Namaste, everyone! My name is Shivani Harshad Merchant and I’m an international undergraduate student from India. I am a sophomore Computer Science and Engineering major at the University of Arkansas, and am eager to share my experience as an international transfer student with you!
Nov 11, 2020 | Extracurricular Activities, Fayetteville/NWA, International Student Ambassador, Student Life, Uncategorized
Hi, everyone! I’m excited to keep sharing my journey to the University of Arkansas with you. In this video, I share what to expect once you get to Fayetteville—from the weather to the community to the many adventures ahead!
Oct 16, 2020 | Fayetteville/NWA, International Student Ambassador, Student Life, Uncategorized
My name is Alex Vasquez and I am a YouTuber and the creator of The Wheels Blog from Costa Rica. I studied at the University of Arkansas as an international undergraduate student in 2017. I want to share how I got to the University of Arkansas from applying for a scholarship to taking the TOEFL test to finally getting my acceptance letter!
Sep 28, 2020 | Extracurricular Activities, Fayetteville/NWA, Graduate Student Ambassador, International Student Ambassador, Student Life, Uncategorized
When I decided to leave my home country for my undergraduate degree, I did not think about the changes I was going to face. To my surprise, my first year in a new country was not as hard as I thought it was going to be. I made many friends right away that were from Bolivia and having people around from the Latino culture made my first year in college easier. However, the problem with that is that I did not learn much about the U.S culture since I was still in the safety of my own cultural bubble.
