University of Arkansas

Five incoming freshmen from Arkansas will join the distinguished list of Sturgis Fellows in the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences this fall. The Sturgis Fellowship is one of the oldest, most esteemed fellowship programs at the University of Arkansas. It awards each fellow $80,000 during their four years to cover tuition, room and board, and educational tools such as computer hardware and software, high-quality musical instruments, access to professional journals, and participation at academic conferences.

Senior Joanna Resendez has been selected as the Student Leader of the Month for August 2023. Originally from Richardson, Texas, Resendez came to the University of Arkansas to study political science with minors in English and legal studies. She is currently the Senior Resident Assistant of Maple Hill West and a member of Alpha Phi Omega, a national service organization that builds leadership and community through service and fellowship to all. Additionally, she is an advisoe for Lead More, which empowers upperclassmen in the development of their personal leadership styles through various initiatives throughout the year. She is also a member of the Pre-Law Society and works at the Young Law library.

More than 900 undergraduate students earned nearly 1,200 bachelor's degrees this spring in the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Arkansas. These undergraduate students earned their degrees in areas of study that span across one of four academic disciplines: fine arts, humanities, natural sciences, and social sciences. The commencement website includes a complete list of our Spring 2023 graduates. Videos of the live-streamed 2023 spring commencement ceremonies are also available on the U of A's YouTube channel. Printed program books were handed out to graduates and are available online.

Twenty-nine recently graduated Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences students were selected to be part of the latest class of top graduating seniors by the University of Arkansas Alumni Association. The "Seniors of Significance" recognition is part of the Arkansas Alumni Association's Senior Awards Program, which honors students' excellence in leadership, academics and co-curricular activities.

More than 2,000 students were named to the Spring 2023 Dean's List in the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Arkansas. To qualify for the Dean's List, students must achieve at least a 3.75 GPA for the semester while completing at least 12 credit hours. More than 8,000 students call Fulbright College home with areas of study and research across the fine arts, humanities, natural sciences and social sciences.

Sophia McAdara, a junior honors political science major in the University of Arkansas' Fulbright College, has been selected as a finalist for the 2023 Harry S. Truman Scholarship. McAdara, who is from Branson, Missouri, joins just two other students from the U of A who were named finalists.

More than $3 million in scholarships were awarded to 700 Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences students this school year at the University of Arkansas. These scholarships are made possible by the support of donors, who include alumni, faculty, staff, and friends of Fulbright College, and aid students across the college's four academic disciplines: arts, humanities, natural sciences and social sciences.

Nearly 2,500 students were named to the Fall 2022 Dean's List in the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Arkansas. To qualify, students must achieve at least a 3.75 GPA for the semester while completing at least 12 credit hours. More than 8,000 students call Fulbright College home with areas of study and research across the fine arts, humanities, natural sciences and social sciences.