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SAA Traditions Contest for Current Students

Arkansas Alumni Association — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 14:00:51 +0000

The Student Alumni Association invites current students at the University of Arkansas to participate in a Traditions Contest on Facebook now through Friday, April 15th. Enter for your chance to win a $200, $150, or $100 shopping spree at the Razorback Shop on campus.

Learn More & Enter Today!

Who Helped You Succeed?

Arkansas Alumni Association — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 20:00:15 +0000

Behind every successful person is someone else. Alumnus, alumna, student, teacher or friend, no matter what the title everyone has been helped somehow in their professional careers by someone else. We’d like to know “How have your Arkansas connections helped you succeed?” Here is your chance to share with us and them how important they were in your success.

Tell us “How have your Arkansas connections helped you succeed?” in your professional career by sharing their name and class or company along with a brief story of how this individual helped you.

Share Your Razorback Predictions

Arkansas Alumni Association — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 18:00:36 +0000

The Arkansas Razorbacks Are Bowl Bound!

Can you predict which one we’ll go to? Need a hit? Check out the pre-registration bowl travel package for a list of all the eligible bowls for the Razorbacks this year.

Share your thoughts with us. Where will the Razorback’s go this year?

Tell us “your predictions” in the comments below and vote up the ones that you like best. You can vote up a comment by clicking the “Like” link next to it.

Who Inspired You?

Arkansas Alumni Association — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 13:00:27 +0000

Professor, teacher, mentor or counselor, no matter what the title, many of us were influenced, challenged and inspired by someone during our college career. Perhaps you were inspired to study abroad, pursue graduate school, excel professionally, get involved on campus or simply to earn a degree throughout difficult times but no matter what you will always grateful for their help.

Tell us “who inspired you” while you were in college by sharing their name and class or department along with a brief story of how this individual inspired you.

Where Do You Keep Your Diploma?

Arkansas Alumni Association — Sat, 15 May 2010 13:00:02 +0000

As the spring semester concludes and commencement has passed, we congratulate and welcome our newest class of graduates. In just a few short months, the Office of the Registrar will send out the official diplomas to all the graduates who completed their degrees this May. Thus we’d like to know, where do you keep your diploma?

That’s right! We want to know “Where do you keep your diploma?” Is it hanging on the wall in your office showing off your pride, home, garage or maybe in that drawer at your parent’s house?

So tell us “Where your diploma is” in the comments below and vote up the ones that you like best. You can vote up a comment by clicking the “Like” link next to it.

What Was Your Favorite Spring Break Destination?

Arkansas Alumni Association — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:00:31 +0000

With Spring Break in the air and right around the corner you can feel all the energy, excitement and enthusiasm by the students as they gear up to take a break from classes. As students get ready to go on break we want you to take a moment and remember your favorite Spring Break destination that you took during your years at the University. Be it Cancun, Spain, an Alternative Spring Break or maybe just home to visit family and friends we want to know what it was.

We want to know what your favorite Spring Break destination was!

Leave your Favorite Destination and Year(s) you went in the comments below and vote up the ones that you like best. You can vote up a comment by click the “Like” link next to it.

What Snacks got you through Finals?

Arkansas Alumni Association — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 23:00:59 +0000

With finals ending and students getting ready to go home for the holidays, and all the sugary sweets in the office, we want you to take a moment and remember that special treat that got you through finals week. Be it Oreos, Peanut Butter Crackers, Snicker Doodles or something a little healthier we want to know what it was.

We want to know what snack got you through finals week!

Leave your favorite Finals Study Snack and Attendance Years in the comments below and vote up the ones that you like best. You can vote up a comment by click the “Like” link next to it.

Arkansas Magazine Study Abroad Photo Contest

Arkansas Alumni Association — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 20:00:42 +0000

The Arkansas magazine is hosting a Study Abroad Photo Contest for students and recent graduates of the University of Arkansas in an effort to highlight the University’s robust study abroad programs in a highly visual and student-centered way.

Update (February 8, 2010):

Photographs must have been shot by the entrant between January 1, 2003, and the end of the contest, April 26, 2010, therefore recent graduates and current students who participated in study abroad during the specified period are eligible. Make sure to read our official rules for entry.

Update (October 22, 2009):

Students and recent graduates are eligible to enter their best photos from a University of Arkansas-sponsored study abroad experience in one of three categories for a chance to win great prizes, including a camera provided by Bedford Camera & Video and an Individual Life Membership in the Arkansas Alumni Association. The category winners will have their photo published in a future issue of Arkansas, the magazine of the Arkansas Alumni Association.

The Association has selected a distinguished panel of judges that includes Michael Peven, an art professor and photography teacher at the University of Arkansas; Art Meripol BA’77, a senior photographer for Southern Living Magazine; and Russell Cothren, longtime University of Arkansas photographer and photo editor.

Submit Your Photos via Email

Send your photos to editor@uark.edu.

When composing your email, write the title of the photo and the category in the subject line.

In the body of your email include your full name, major, hometown, study abroad location & date of photo, along with a short story (250 words or less) about your study abroad experience.

Submitting Via Cell-Phone

If you have a camera phone, you can also submit photos via text message (with the same information above). Instead of entering a phone number, enter editor@uark.edu – most modern cell phones with text message plans are able to do this.

Photo Categories Are:

People – Individuals from all walks of life.
Physical – Plants, animals, landscapes, geology, topography or climate.
Arts – Ceremonies, artifacts, works of art and architecture.

Submissions are due by April 26, 2010 to be considered eligible for entry. By submitting your photo, you indicate that you have read and agree to the official rules and terms.

Guess the Arkansas vs. Georgia Game Score

Arkansas Alumni Association — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 19:00:57 +0000

Coach Bobby Petrino and his Razorbacks will play their first Fayetteville home game of the 2009 season at 6:45 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 19 at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium.

As Razorback fans gear up for an exciting game on Saturday, we want to know what you think the final score will be. The person with the closest guess will receive recognition in next month’s edition of @Arkansas. Please leave your guesses below.

This will be the Hogs’ Southeastern Conference opener as they take on the Georgia Bulldogs for the first time since 2005. The game will be aired nationally on ESPN, but tickets are still available. If you cannot make it to Fayetteville consider joining a local watch party near you.

Don’t forget to leave your guess at the score below and Call Those Hogs!

Register to Win $200 Shipboard Credit While Sailing Away to the Caribbean

Arkansas Alumni Association — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 21:00:24 +0000

Make your reservation for the first Black Alumni Society Caribbean cruise prior to September 30, 2009 and each person in your reservation will be entered in a random drawing to win $200 shipboard credit to be used during the cruise.

Don’t miss this opportunity to sail with us on the Carnival Conquest thru crystal-clear blue waters to white sand beach for unique, exciting and relaxing activities in Jamaica, Grand Cayman and Mexico.

Make your reservation now!