by Camilla Shumaker | Jul 27, 2017 | Spring 2016
Background Photographer and environmental activist Ken Smith hails from Hot Springs, Arkansas. He graduated from the University of Arkansas in 1956 with a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering. Upon graduation, Ken took a job as an engineer for the timber...
by Camilla Shumaker | Jun 28, 2016 | Alumni Stories, Features, Spring 2016
When Jim Geurin, a high school band director in Van Buren, Arkansas, needed engineering help, he knew exactly where to turn. In 1946, Geurin and the district superintendent, Virgil Coleman, wanted to build bleachers for the high school, so they asked George Stocker,...
by | Jun 23, 2016 | Featured Students, Q & A, Spring 2016
Why did you choose the U of A? It was local and it was close. I knew reliable people who were here. Why did you choose your major/focus? I have been doing robotics and circuitry for about 6 years now. I already know a lot about the aspects of electrical engineering so...
by Camilla Shumaker | Jun 23, 2016 | Spring 2016
At our Explore Engineering camps, middle school and junior high students learn to solve problems using skills from across engineering...
by Camilla Shumaker | Jun 22, 2016 | Featured Students, Spring 2016
Why did you choose the U of A? When I first visited, I fell in love with the campus and everyone was so friendly I just felt really welcomed, and like I was at home here in Fayetteville. Why did you choose your major? When I first visited the campus I was still...
by Camilla Shumaker | Jun 22, 2016 | Featured Students, Spring 2016
SanJuana is an Honors College student and she participates in the Engineering Career Awareness program. Why did you choose the U of A? I was born and raised in Dallas but I moved to Fayetteville for my last two years of high school. I originally wanted to go back to...
