From: Megan Hull Date: March 30 Subject: This Week in Honors: Welcome Back ☀️
March 30, 2026
Welcome back, scholars! We’re refreshed, refocused and ready to support you as we head into the final stretch toward May.
This week’s events will help you ease back into the rhythm with familiar essentials, plan ahead for your academic journey before registration opens and celebrate Asian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month.
This session is a great intro into the required honors research experience, perfect for freshmen, sophomores, or juniors who want to know how to get started.
Do you like to cross-stitch, crochet, or craft in any way? Come craft in the company of Honors College staff and fellow students! If you have a project to work on, then bring one; if you don't, then come learn from others or enjoy some coloring pages!
Have questions about Pre-Med requirements, or want to make sure that you’re on track for medical school? Jonathan Langley will discuss course timelines, planning for the MCAT, and more.
Futures Hub staff are coming to Hotz Hall! We’ll be set up across from the music room on Thursdays from 9 – 10 am. Stop by to chat, ask questions or grab coffee and a snack.
This 30-minute workshop with Jonathan Langley is an introduction to the tools you need to plan your academic career in honors at the U of A, whether you are planning one or multiple majors. Meets Honors Fellow planning and mapping requirement.
INST/ECON Visiting Scholars Event! Dr. Muhamad Chatib Basri, visiting scholar at the Harvard Center for International Development, will deliver a lecture tomorrow, March 31 from 12:00-1:30pm in CORD 349. The lecture is titled "Why Development Becomes Harder: The Political Economy of the Possible." In it, Basri will explain how slower growth, rising economic insecurity, and structural shifts in the labor market work to reshape the political foundations of reform — ultimately defining what is politically feasible in contemporary development. This lecture is geared towards students and open to the public. Basri is a former minister of finance of Indonesia and former chairman of the Indonesian Investment Coordinating Board. He currently serves on the National Economic Council to the president of the Republic of Indonesia.
Food Insecurity Research Study: The Associated Student Government (ASG) Senate is currently conducting research to better understand the prevalence, causes, and impacts of food insecurity among undergraduates at the University of Arkansas. All questions are optional, and responses will remain confidential as permitted by law and University policy. All currently enrolled undergraduate students are invited to participate. Every participant who enters the giveaway will have a chance to win one of ten $10 on-campus dining vouchers. To complete the survey, click the link, use the QR code, or contact Alexander Dennis at asgsen@uark.edu.
Ink + Inspiration: A Student Writing Retreat: The School of Art's Art Education program, together with the Graduate School & International Education and Julia Smith, associate director of Graduate Student Support, invite students to their second annual writing retreat. The retreat, scheduled for (THIS WEEK) April 1-2 in the Fine Arts Center (FNAR), will feature sessions led by various experts from across campus and institutions around the U.S. Full schedule and a list of speakers is available online. Students are encouraged to register on HogSync. Feel free to direct questions to Dr. Brown at kjb038@uark.edu.
Financial Literacy Fair: The ASG is back with another event – the Financial Literacy Fair will be held on Monday, April 6, from 11 am to 2 pm, at the Union Mall. Join us to learn about financial literacy while networking with student organizations, faculty members, and local banks, along with Magic Ice Tropical Snow catering. If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to Kelsey Jung kj076@uark.edu or Alex May asgtres@uark.edu.
Thursday, April 2nd, 6pm - 8pm: Fellows Networking Bingo
INST/ECON Visiting Scholars Event! Dr. Muhamad Chatib Basri, visiting scholar at the Harvard Center for International Development, will deliver a lecture 
