The future gets brighter and brighter! I have said before, it is truly an amazing time for U of A alums! There are so many great things occurring around campus, such as our students are back on campus, scholars are hard at work, we have new staff on campus, and of course, football season is well underway. In fact, did you know that the university has set a new enrollment record? We currently have over 26,500 students, a 2% increase based on the September preliminary count. Our alma mater is continuing to grow!
Our scholars are readjusting to campus life. Did you know we have 55 scholars on campus today? That is tremendous and it is all because of you! We are excited to launch our alumni/scholar series where alumni have the opportunity to interact with our scholars once a month during their meetings. They are doing a wonderful job from an academic perspective and we want to enhance that by partnering with you to provide encouragement, soft skills, and leadership skills that will increase marketability as they enter the workforce.
Sharing our professional development experiences give the scholars a competitive advantage in the job market. Our goal is to equip our scholars with as much information as possible. We want them to remember their undergraduate experiences with us (alumni) and become members. Don’t be shy, please click here and sign up for a session with our scholars.
During the month of October, we will launch our membership campaign for the Arkansas Alumni Association, Black Alumni Society. We are so excited about this campaign. Our nonmembers will have an opportunity to activate their membership. We all have friends who are not members. Members receive many benefits and perks. We want to insure all of our alumni and friends are a part of this great society! My friends didn’t graduate but attended the U of A. Awesome, 12 credit hours classifies anyone as an alum? That’s right, so let’s get busy and spread the membership news.
To start, our campaign focuses on friends, family, Greek letter organizations, athletics, and the major colleges. Please review our Facebook page and Twitter for more details and the launch. What do we need from you? We need you to challenge others to become a part, share the benefits, and increase awareness! To add a little excitement and competition, there will be prizes awarded to the team with the largest percentage increase in membership. I will give you a prize hint: who doesn’t like sports here at the U of A?
Speaking of sports, we will be partnering with the Arkansas Alumni Association Societies for a football tailgate against Mississippi State on November 21st. The first 26 people who send an email to bas@arkansasalumni.org will join us at the tailgate compliments of BAS. If you are attending the game or just visiting our great campus, we would love for you to be our guest! Game day energy is always high on “The Hill,” and we would love for you to be a part of it! Woo Pig Sooie – Go Razorbacks!
