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Word from The Waldrip Student Center

Welcome to campus! There are are a lot of great events and opportunities coming up in Bumpers College. This page will help you keep track of them. 

If you have any questions or problems with your schedule, please contact the student services team in the Waldrip Student Center (AGRI 205) by email aflsdean@uark.edu or call 479-575-2252. 

 

Student Services

Important Dates

  • April 7-25: Advanced Registration for Summer/Fall 2025
  • April 18: Last day to drop any Spring 2025 class with a "W"
  • May 1: Last day of class for Spring 2025 semester
  • May 1: Last day to officiall withdrawl from all UA classes
  • May 2: Reading day
  • May 5-9: Final Exams
  • May 10-11: Spring Commencement (Bumpers Ceremony TBD)

What's Happening Around Bumpers College

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Bumpers Honors Program

  • The Bumpers Honors Student Board is seeking applicants for the 2025-26 academic year for two positions: Secretary and the Director of Communications and Outreach. Interested students can visit our BHSB webpage https://bumpershonors.uark.edu/engage/student-board.php to learn more and apply. Applications will close at the end of March.
Got Questions? Email us!

Bumpers Honors Program: aflshnrs@uark.edu,

Associate Dean Dr. Lona Robertson: ljrobert@uark.edu

Coordinator for Honors Programs Dr. Isabel Whitehead-Adams: iwhitehe@uark.edu

Get Involved

Enclothe Ethereal. A university of arkansas student run fashion show at the Fayetteville Public Library. Hosted on April 25, 2025. For more information visit @uarkenclothe

Arkansas Environmental Federation: Industries for the Environment. AEF is calling all environmental and law school students! Applications for the Randy Thurman and Randall Mathis Scholarships are open! Don't miss the chance to apply or share this opportunity with fellow students, interns, and colleagues! Applications will close August 8, 2025. For more details on scholarships or to apply, click here. 🙏 Thank You to Our Public Education Contributors: A special shout-out to Fortis Construction and all the wonderful people who attended the 2024 Golf Tournament! Your support is invaluable!

The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) is now accepting applications for its National Dairy Leadership Scholarship Program. The online application form and additional information can be found online at https://www.nmpf.org/programs/scholarship/. An informational flyer that may be displayed on a bulletin board is attached. Please forward this information to qualified graduate students in your department and encourage them to apply. The NMPF National Dairy Leadership Scholarship Program supports graduate students actively pursuing dairy-related fields of research that will directly benefit milk marketing cooperatives and the U.S. dairy industry at large. This year, NMPF expects to award scholarships totaling $18,000; the exact number of awards and award amounts are determined by the NMPF Board of Directors. In past years, the average individual scholarship award has ranged from $4,000 to $6,000. Students from a variety of academic disciplines serving the dairy industry are encouraged to apply, including, but not limited to: Agriculture Communications Economics Animal Health Environmental Science Animal and/or Human Nutrition Food Science Bovine Genetics Food Safety Dairy Products Processing Herd Management Dairy Science Marketing and Price Analysis Completed applications must be received by NMPF no later than April 23, 2025. The NMPF Board of Directors will select the winning applicants in June 2025. The winners will be notified soon thereafter. For more information, please visit the NMPF website or contact NMPF at (703) 243-6111 or scholarship@nmpf.org.

 

2025-2026 Gordon Brown Scholarship. A $1,000 scholarhsip will be awarded to one college student - sophmore or higher - from Lonoke County. Students must be enrolled in the College of Agriculture at the University of Arkansas or Arkansas State University. The application is due to the Lonoke County Farm Bureau office by June 13, 2025. For more information please email Barbara Chivers at barbara.chivers@afbic.com or call 501-676-3111

The National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA), headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, is seeking highly-motivated students interested in nonprofit administration and the role agricultural advocacy plays in supporting the U.S. food and agriculture industry. WHAT IS NASDA? NASDA is a nonpartisan, nonprofit association which represents the elected and appointed commissioners, secretaries and directors of the departments of agriculture in all fifty states and four U.S. territories. ABOUT THE INTERNSHIP The overall internship objective will be to assist the operations team with the general administration of the association. Projects will include but are not limited to: • Assisting with monthly financial reconciliation including completing the monthly deposit journal and monitoring bank transactions. • Updating shared office events calendar and Customer Relationship Manager (CRM). • Assist events team with preparations for the Winter Policy Conference and upcoming regional meetings. • Assisting with on-going prep for annual audit – completing revenue reconciliations for all programs. • Assist as needed with scheduled USDA Routine Compliance Audit. • Assisting with Administrative needs for affiliate association the National Plant Board (scheduling calls, distributing memos from the board, etc). • Manage supplies orders for NASDA HQ office. • Any administrative help with HR as assigned. • Any other assigned tasks. HOW TO APPLY Submit a cover letter and resume with two professional written recommendations to careers@nasda.org. Please reference “NASDA Operations Internship” in the subject line. The deadline to apply is April 21, 2025.

Join us for the class of 2025 graduating first-generation student celebration. Hosted Friday May 9th 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Cick the imge to RSVP by May 2nd. location for the event will be sent after RSVP. Friends and Family are welcome!

Arkansas Summer Research Institue 2025, May 29 to June 16. FREE. This online 2 and a half weeks of interactive date science training for U.S. based students. Click image to apply now!

 

Workday enrollment help will be provided to students as the university transistions to Workday for class registration. Help stations will be set up available starting 4/7-4/25 in the CORD, Library, ENGR, and WCOB from 11am-1pm each day and 9-4 p.m. in the Waldrip Student Center.

Dodgeball Tournament hosted by the Poultry Science Club. Teams and individuals welcome from all majors. Tuesday April 22. Click image to learn more about the event, and email any questions to mebonner@uark.edu

UAConnect is being replaced by Workday this spring. This is where students will accept financial aid, complete onboarding, and register for their fall 2025 classes. Current students can apply to help at registration tables where they'll answer questions and help with enrollment. Additionally students will be selected to help at front desks. The postion pays $12 an hour up to 20 hours a week. Tabling occurs daily from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., but you don't have to work every session. Training and tabling runs March 3rd to May 2nd

 

 

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(479) 575-2252
aflsdean@uark.edu 
AGRI 205

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