University ProfileThe University of Arkansas, organized under provisions of the Federal Land-Grant Act, was instituted by the General Assembly of Arkansas, March 27, 1871. Fayetteville was chosen as the site, and first students were enrolled January 22, 1872. The purpose of the Land-Grant Act was to provide a system of public higher education which would offer college opportunities to all qualified persons, regardless of their economic or social status. The University of Arkansas, as a land-grant institution, is committed to this policy. Its basic aim is to provide the finest educational opportunities to all students, regardless of race, color, or creed. The Fayetteville campus covers approximately 420 acres and is situated in the Ozark Mountains of northwestern Arkansas at an elevation of 1,400 feet. Seven separate institutions make up the University of Arkansas System: The University of Arkansas, Fayetteville; the University of Arkansas at Little Rock; the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (in Little Rock); the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff; the University of Arkansas at Monticello; University of Arkansas Community College at Hope; and Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas. The Graduate School was established in 1927. Before that year, graduate work in the University was under the supervision of a Graduate Committee. In addition to the Graduate School, the following colleges and schools are a part of the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville: the Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences; the Sam M. Walton College of Business Administration; the College of Education and Health Professions; the College of Engineering; the J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences; the School of Architecture; the School of Law; and the Division of Continuing Education. The University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture includes, in addition to the Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences, the Agricultural Experiment Station and the Cooperative Extension Service. The University of Arkansas is a member of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. In 1997, North Central continued accreditation through the doctoral level for the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, and recommended that the next comprehensive evaluation be made in 2006-07. A MESSAGE FROM THE CHANCELLOR I invite you to share in our vision for the University of Arkansas as we work to emerge as a nationally competitive, student-centered research university serving Arkansas and the world. It is a vision that comes closer to realization with each passing year, thanks to an enormously talented faculty, bright and hard-working students, a dedicated staff, and a network of enthusiastic alumni and devoted friends across the state, nation and world. And it is a vision that's contingent upon making rapid progress toward our five institutional goals:
To be sure, the University of Arkansas already is one of the nation's great public flagship universities. It has a proud legacy of internationally significant scientific and intellectual accomplishment in many academic fields. It also has cachet as a great teaching university and has produced 112,000 graduates over its nearly 130-year history who have provided leadership in professions and occupations across our state and world. The University creatively harnesses its intellectual capital to reach out to Arkansans and others through myriad outreach and public service programs, making life better for everyone. Notwithstanding, this proud record of accomplishment, the University of Arkansas is not content to stand still. We are in the process of profound and far-reaching change as we build an institution that serves ever more effectively as both an economic engine and cultural and intellectual resource to Arkansas and the world. I invite you to use this catalog of the University Arkansas and become better acquainted with who we are and where we're going. On behalf of the University of Arkansas community, I also invite your support and involvement as we create a better future for the people we serve. Sincerely, John A. White Chancellor [Jump back to the top of this page][Go
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