University of Arkansas Services
The Basics
| Basic services offered: | nonremedial tutoring, placement service, day care, health service, health insurance, other |
| Remedial services: | reading, math, writing, study skills |
| Counseling availability: | minority student, career, military, personal, veteran student, academic, older student, psychological, birth control, religious |
Career Potential
| Career advising services: | co-op education, on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training, other |
| Percent of graduates employed after 6 months: | N/A |
| Percent of graduates employed after 1 year: | N/A |
| Percent of graduates employed after 2 years: | $N/A |
| Main employers of graduates: | 3M, ABF Freight System Inc., Acxiom, Alltel, American Express Financial, Arkansas Western Gas, Arvest Bank Group, Bank of America, Baxter Healthcare, BKD, Black and Decker, BNSF Logistics, Boeing, Central States Manufacturing, Cintas, Colgate Palmolive, C |
Campus Resources
| Library on campus/close promixity?: | Yes |
| Library collaboration present?: | Yes |
| Number of books available: | 1,727,892 |
| Number of subscriptions: | 18,131 |
| Number of microforms: | 5,472,437 |
| Number of audiovisuals: | 20,920 |
| Number of E-books: | 15,243 |
| Description of library facilities: | Chemistry Library, Fine Arts Library, Physics Library, and the Young Law Library Special Collections: Notable collections include the papers of former U.S. Senators J. William Fulbright, Dale Bumpers and David Pryor, Civil Rights Activist Daisy Bates, poet John Gould Fletcher, folklorist Vance Randolph, African-American composer William Grant Still, architect Edward D. Stone, and the Archives for the Council of the International Exchange of Scholars. The dept. of Special Collections comprises approx. 1,400 manuscript collections for research in the history, culture, and literature of Arkansas and surrounding regions, as well as a large collection of printed materials about Arkansas, and a modest rare book collection. |
| Museums in proximity: | Red Diamond-the University's and Arkansas' first super computer, Environmental scanning and electron microscope, The Center for Sensing Tech. & Research features a 9.4 Tesla Fourier Transform mass spectrometer, Center for Space & Planetary Sciences houses a large stainless steel vacuum, Chamber for Planetary/Asteroid simulations, The Chemical Hazards Research Center has the largest wind tunnel for hazardous chemical research, High Density Electronics Center, Fine Arts Gallery, Anne Kittrell Gallery |
Technological Availability
| Wireless internet on campus?: | Yes |
| Public computers available: | 2,002 |
| Computer courses offered?: | No |
| Email accounts granted?: | Yes |
| Campuswide internet access?: | Yes |
| Usable computer locations: | computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center |
| Library connection ports (avg.): | 20 |
| Classroom connection ports (avg.): | 150 |
| Total wireless capacity: | 8,850 students/faculty |
| Recommended OS: | Microsoft |
| Wireless coverage: | in all the libraries, in some classrooms, in computer labs, in administrative/faculty offices and work areas, in some of the college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing |
Safety
| Campus safety details: | 24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, student patrols, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc) | Students granted university webspace?: | Yes |
| Able to register online?: | Yes |
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