University of Arkansas

University of Arkansas is a public research university founded in 1871 as the Arkansas Industrial University, as the first state funded university. The university is located near the picturesque Ozark Mountains, precisely in Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA.

Through schools, including the School of Law, Graduate School, College of Engineering, College of Education and Health Professions, Sam M. Walton College of Business, J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Science, as well as the Fay Jones School of Architecture, the university offers more than 210 programs of study, with various degrees, ranging from undergraduate degrees, graduate, masters to doctorate.

One school in this university, the J. William Fulbright College, is giving the name given in honor graduate and president of this university, J. William Fulbright. Not only naming schools, even the scholarship program at this university also adopted the name, the Fulbright Scholarship Program.

Many leading figures in the world comes from members of the university, one of them is former US President Bill Clinton and his wife, Hillary Clinton, they both start early in his career as a lecturer in the university's legal department. And some other famous alumnus, as chairman of Wal-Mart Stores, S. Robson Walton, and owner of the Dallas Cowboys, Jerry Jones.

As is generally the university with a tradition, the university also has a tradition which has always done up to now. The tradition began in 1905, at which time the senior students of mixed cement for a piece of walkway on campus and wrote Reviews their names on it. With a tradition of more than a century old, and still continue to be performed today, so do not be surprised if you see the sidewalk are etched up to 3 miles in length.

For students who have a talent in the field of sports and want to develop this talent, or want to show their capabilities, can join the university sports teams. With mascot, dubbed the Razorback, the university sports teams compete with other participants at the Division IA athletics competition. And to give support to the team during the match, the fans will be singing a famous song from this university, the Calling of the Hogs.