University of Arkansas Offers ACT Workshop

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Leslie Yingling, director of Diversity Affairs' College Access Initiative program, helps high school students prepare for the ACT.

The ACT exam is all-important when it comes to college admissions – and the University of Arkansas is doing its part to provide advance preparation for the test to high school students across the state. On June 30, 56 rising juniors and seniors from four counties in the Camden area in southern Arkansas participated in a free ACT workshop. Cosponsored by the University of Arkansas and Lockheed Martin, the workshop took place at Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control in Camden.

The workshop offered a general overview of the structure and pace of the test, touched on winning strategies and focused on the four subject tests in English, math, reading and science. Students reviewed and discussed actual questions from a retired ACT exam.

Representatives from the University of Arkansas Honors College, College of Engineering and the College Access Initiative program of Diversity Affairs were also on hand to let the students know about the research, study abroad, scholarship and fellowship opportunities available at the university.

“College readiness outreach, including early ACT preparation, is critical to increasing the number of students attending the University of Arkansas from underserved counties in Arkansas,” said Bryan Hill, assistant dean of recruitment for the College of Engineering. “It was a pleasure for the College of Engineering, in conjunction with the Honors College and Diversity Affairs to partner with our friends at Lockheed Martin in Camden, Ark., to provide this exceptional opportunity.”