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Brandon – STEM (Part 3)
Me at Battle of the Hall 2011 The residential colleges are truly amazing places when it comes to the sheer number of diverse student voices living and learning together in their communities. Just about...
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Chandler – STARS (Part 3)
I think the absolute best part about living at UCA and more specifically STARS has been the people. I basically say that in every post in a different way, but seriously. It’s great to have people who...
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Carolynne – STARS (Part 3)
Hello my fellow readers, To start off this blog, I would like to give a quote… “Diversity is a very broad term, and its truth meaning is hard to define. However, we do experience diversity everyday...
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Michael – Hughes (Part 3)
Members of the Bear Marching Band (or BMB in campus-speak) Hey Guys! What is striped and feared at the same time? The stripes…a.k.a. the football field at Estes stadium. We’ve got to get you up to...
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Jackson – EPIC (Part 4)
Residential College Life and Making Connections with Other Residents One of the best parts about living in a Residential College at UCA is that there is almost always a program or activity going on,...
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Chloe – Hughes (Part 4)
Connecting With Others One of the main purposes for the residential colleges on campus is to allow students to form connection with not only other students but with faculty as well. Every week there...
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Chelsey – STARS (Part 4)
Me. Life in a Residential College has been the most fun, interesting experience. When I lived in my previous dorm, State Hall, it was very different than the dorm I live in now- Short/Denney. In State...
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Carolynne – STARS (Part 4)
Hello my dear viewers! One of the biggest things aossociated with residential colleges is the social connections. The friendships that have been made throughout the school year have been worthwhile....
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Seneca – EPIC (Part 4)
Living in a residential college thus far has been a great experience for me. Coming to college was a new experience for me and like all freshman I didn’t know what to expect. My first semester of my...
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Daniel – STARS (Part 4)
Daniel. Freshman. Marketing Major. STARS Residential College. Relative to other colleges in our region UCA is a large university. One of its greatest strengths is the balance between the size of the...
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Kirsten – EDGE (Part 4)
In a wired world we are able to stay connected to more people than ever before. Unlike all of you, I am not the internet social butterfly. I only have about 100 friends on Facebook and 20 of them are...
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Hunter – EDGE (Part 4)
EDGE Residential College has plenty of social activities right inside the building. We have had gaming nights, Halloween Costume Party, Ping-Pong tournaments, a Super Bowl party, a clue game night and...
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Brandon – STEM (Part 4)
When I first came to college, I had a pretty negative attitude about being social. I had this idea that I was in college to learn, and that was it. I wasn’t there to make friends, play games, party, or...
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Brady – STARS (Part 4)
“Be excellent to each other, and party on, dudes.” -Abraham Lincoln (Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure) Ever since I started college I have always stated that college is all about networking;...
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Laney – STEM (Part 4)
Okay, in order to let you fully understand how much Residential Colleges mean to me, we’re going to start out with a bit of background info. Pretty much my biggest fear when going off to college has to...
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Chandler – STARS (Part 4)
Over the course of my posts, I think I have definitely showed my bias in terms of building friendships and gaining life experiences… and I’m about to do it again. After walking past the same people in...
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Michael – Hughes (Part 4)
Hey guys and gals! So if you are unaware of what’s going on here in college land. It the week before finals!!! Whoo!! Right?? No! It’s not Whoo, it’s all gloom and doom. Its all final projects,...
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In previous posts, I’ve talked about how living in a residential college has certain academic and social benefits that you wouldn’t otherwise get while living in a regular campus dorm or apartment, but...
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Laney – STEM (Part 5)
Ironically, Residential Colleges are the reason that I chose UCA over other colleges nearby. And I didn’t even know the full extent of how awesome Residential Colleges can be. But if you have been...
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Kirsten – EDGE (Part 5)
College is easier than high school. Said no college student ever. College proposed new challenges. It is extremely social and academically challenging. When I was in high school I had a lot of friends...
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Brady – STARS (Part 5)
“Be excellent to each other, and party on, dudes.” -Abraham Lincoln (Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure) College is a lot different than high school and when you first arrive here it can be rather...
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Hunter – EDGE (Part 5)
I had no idea what my life was going to be like my first year of college. I was scared I wouldn’t make friends, the work would be too hard, and had all these other concerns I worried about all summer...
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Chelsey – STARS (Part 5)
Me. This school year at the University of Central Arkansas has been an experience that will always stay with me. Coming from an extremely small town that lies three hours south of Conway, I started...
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Daniel – STARS (Part 5)
Daniel. Marketing major. Freshman. STARS Residential College. Among the greatest shocks in my college experience came at the start of my second semester. My friends and I had finally moved back into...
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Seneca – EPIC (Part 5)
College is a place for a person to explore their possibilities, to realize their talent, skills and put them into action. It is also a place where one can increase their knowledge and understanding and...
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Michael – Hughes (Part 5)
It’s the Res. College Life for ME! Hey guys, this is my last post! So in this post I want to sum up what living in Residential Colleges has done for me here at UCA. From the picture above you can...
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Chandler – STARS (Part 5)
Short and Denney is a place to be artistic, to make friends, to hang out, to really experience life in a way that you haven’t before. Over the course of the posts, I have bragged about our classroom,...
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Chloe – Hughes (Part 5)
As I have said in other posts, Hughes Residential College has definitely made a difference in my freshman year here at UCA. If you are a student who feels prepared for college or a student who is timid...
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Carolynne – STARS (Part 5)
Fellow Readers, Something that is really close to my heart is UCA. I have grown so much through the experiences and people I have met. One thing in particular that has really impacted me is the...
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Jackson – EPIC (Part 5)
Attending UCA has been one of the best choices that I have ever made. I have been given opportunities to participate in a huge variety of organizations and activities on and off campus. UCA’s...
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