iFriend Program Seeks Hosts
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The University of Arkansas iFriend program is in need of volunteers to be paired with international students or scholars. The program aims to connect local individuals or families with international students, as a platform to build friendships. iFriend is not a homestay program. However, it is a great opportunity to visit with an international student or scholar once a month and learn about a new culture.
Individuals can get involved with the iFriend program by becoming a Friendship Family or a Campus Cousin. The Friendship Family program matches international students with individuals or families in the local community. Hosts meet with their international students once a month or more to share traditions, holidays and everyday life. The Campus Cousins program matches international students with domestic students at the U of A, and allows the students to develop a peer friendship by participating in campus life events and sharing their culture.
Orientation sessions for those interested in volunteering with the program will be held in Holcombe Hall from 1 to 2:30 p.m. on Jan. 10, 6 to 7:30 p.m. on Jan. 12, 6:30 to 8 p.m. on Jan. 13 and 2 to 3:30 p.m. on Jan. 17.
Those interested in participating in the program should contact Karen Beitle, iFriend coordinator, at ifriend@uark.edu.
Contacts
Karen Beitle, iFriend coordinator
International Students and Scholars
479-575-6665,
ifriend@uark.edu
Headlines
PetSmart CEO J.K. Symancyk to Speak at Walton College Commencement
J.K. Symancyk is an alumnus of the Sam M. Walton College of Business and serves on the Dean’s Executive Advisory Board.
Faulkner Center, Arkansas PBS Partner to Screen Documentary 'Gospel'
The Faulkner Performing Arts Center will host a screening of Gospel, a documentary exploring the origin of Black spirituality through sermon and song, in partnership with Arkansas PBS at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, May 2.
UAPD Officers Mills and Edwards Honored With New Roles
Veterans of the U of A Police Department, Matt Mills has been promoted to assistant chief, and Crandall Edwards has been promoted to administrative captain.
Community Design Center's Greenway Urbanism Project Wins LIV Hospitality Design Award
"Greenway Urbanism" is one of six urban strategies proposed under the Framework Plan for Cherokee Village, a project that received funding through an Our Town grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.
Spring Bike Drive Refurbishes Old Bikes for New Students
All donated bikes will be given to Pedal It Forward, a local nonprofit that will refurbish your bike and return it to the U of A campus to be gifted to a student in need. Hundreds of students have already benefited.