University of Arkansas Fayetteville - Razorback Yearbook (Fayetteville, AR)

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University of Arkansas ... Past, Present and Future A fter 100 years of growth, the University of Arkansas has now served as a viable educational institution through an entire century. The university was estab¬ lished in 1871 as the Arkansas Industrial Institution. As of this year, it can boast that it has played a role in Arkansas history during three centuries. It has grown from Old Main lawn to include 167 buildings on 420 acres of land. According to University Relations, the UA offers more than 230 undergraduate and graduate degrees in more than 150 fields of study in agricul¬ tural, food and life sciences, arts and sciences, business, education and health profes¬ sions, law, engineering and architecture. Since the university gradu¬ ated its first class in 1876, it has experienced many improvements to reach its cur¬ rent status. The university is one of only five institutions to receive CASEfe Circle of Excellence award for develop¬ ment efforts. The UA won the award three consecutive years. Harvard University and the UA are the only two insti¬ tutions to have earned the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education ' s recognition as the top fund¬ raising programs in the United States during four con¬ secutive years. The UA has gained recogni¬ tion in many areas in the past century. Its programs in cre¬ ative writing and translation are ranked among the five best in the country, and since 1965, the programs ' graduates have published more than 100 books of fiction, poetry and translation. While the university is dedi¬ cated to helping students adjust to college life and pro¬ viding them with quality edu¬ cation, it has maintained a great relationship with stu¬ dents well past graduation. Membership in the Arkansas Alumni Association is at an all-time high of more than 22,000, a 100 percent increase in the last seven years, accord¬ ing to University Relations. photos by Felicia lewell 4 Razorback 2000 ... And Beyond Opening

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Photos by AP tury. We were amazed with the first television, man£ walk on the moon and the fall of the Berlin Wall. We were angered by the holocaust, the Vietnam Conflict and Watergate. We were saddened by the Great Depression, JFKs assassination and the high school shooting at Columbine. We were shocked by the explosion of the Challenger shuttle, cloning and the Y2K bug that never bit. In the past century, we have wit¬ nessed things we could never have imagined and some we hope to never witness again. With a new cen¬ tury dawning, we will hold expecta¬ tions, and again, we will be amazed, angered, saddened and shocked. The year 2000, and beyond, will undoubtedly bring an array of changes we have yet to imagine. — Felicia Jewell Razorback 2000 3 ... And Beyond Opening

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The 1900 have served as a time for growth and advancement for the university. A diverse group of students, faculty and staff has evolved through this process. At least 49 states and 98 countries are represented by students at the UA, and at least 16 percent of students are minorities. Along with this diversity has come an increase in the intellectual ability of stu¬ dents. The aver¬ age ACT score for entering fresh¬ man this fall was 24.42 and the average grade point average was 3.51, accord¬ ing to University Relations. The past centu¬ ry brought great advancements to the University of Arkansas, but what will this century hold? Enrollment will probably contin¬ ue to rise and the representation of minorities may increase as well. With this addi¬ tion will come expansion to the campus in the form of class¬ rooms, residence halls and parking garages. It§ likely that technology will predict much of the university future as the Internet and distance¬ learning become even more accessi¬ ble tools for education. Possibly most important though is the thought that if the university con¬ tinues to graduate students at its current rate, more than 275,000 will be awarded degrees from the UA in this century. Regardless of what the year 2000, and beyond, hold for the university, we can rest assured that the UA and its stu¬ dents will make their mark. — Felicia A. Jewell Razorback 2000 5 ... And Beyond Opening