2 students selected as Truman Scholars
FAYETTEVILLE -- For the second year in a row, two University of Arkansas, Fayetteville students have been named Truman Scholars.
Ryann Alonso of Tulsa and Sam Harris of Greenbrier are among 62 students nationwide designated as Harry S. Truman Scholars.
At least one nominee from every state receives a Truman scholarship of up to $30,000 for graduate or professional school. Winners are chosen based on academics and their commitment to public service.
Alonso plans to attend law school and continue working to increase voter participation. Last year, she registered more than 500 students to vote and initiated a push for an on-campus voting center, ultimately denied by county election officials.
Harris also expects to go to law school, but he first plans to serve two years in the nonprofit AgriCorps to help teach agriculture education in a developing country, according to UA. He has researched ways to alleviate food insecurity in India.
Website to address concealed-gun rules
FAYETTEVILLE -- A website under development will provide information specific to the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville about a new law allowing trained permit-holders to carry concealed weapons on campus.
Chancellor Joe Steinmetz announced plans for the site in a message Monday to the UA community.
"Concealed handguns will not be allowed at athletic events or in the Jean Tyson Child Development Study Center, nor will they be allowed to be stored in residence halls," Steinmetz said in the written statement. "However, we know the campus community has many other questions related to the new laws."
Plans are for the site to be launched in June, ahead of the Sept. 1 date the law takes effect, Steinmetz said.
However, the law requires permit-holders to complete additional training that has yet to be developed.
Diversity position's 3 hopefuls set visits
FAYETTEVILLE -- Three candidates for the top diversity officer position at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville will visit campus.
The candidates are Kauline Cipriani, diversity and inclusion director at Purdue University's veterinary college; Carolyn Dunn, formerly chief diversity officer at Central Michigan University; and Rosalyn Hargraves, associate vice president for inclusive excellence and assessment at Virginia Commonwealth University.
Hargraves, who earned a doctorate in electrical engineering from the University of Virginia, will give a public presentation at 2 p.m. today at the UA School of Law.
Cipriani, an assistant professor in Purdue's comparative pathobiology department, will present at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday in Old Main.
Dunn, who earned a doctorate in American studies and ethnicity from the University of Southern California, will talk at 3:30 p.m. Thursday at the UA School of Law.
Metro on 05/02/2017