International Programs Office Hosting Information Fair for Bumpers Students
Bumpers College offers more than 10 international program and study abroad opportunities.
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences International Programs Office is hosting an International Information Fair from 3:30-5 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 26, in the AFLS Building atrium.
The fair will give interested students the opportunity to learn about study abroad programs. Faculty program leaders will be available to explain details and costs of their specific programs. Funding and scholarship information will also be presented.
Students who have previously participated in study abroad programs will be available to answer questions and give advice to interested students. Food will also be provided.
Bumpers College offers faculty-led programs to Australia, Belgium, India, Italy, Mozambique and New Zealand; internships in Greece and Scotland; student exchange programs in France; and research opportunities in Brazil, Costa Rica, the Philippines and Greece.
About the Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences: Bumpers College provides life-changing opportunities to position and prepare graduates who will be leaders in the businesses associated with foods, family, the environment, agriculture, sustainability and human quality of life; and who will be first-choice candidates of employers looking for leaders, innovators, policy makers and entrepreneurs. The college is named for Dale Bumpers, former Arkansas governor and longtime U.S. senator who made the state prominent in national and international agriculture.
About the University of Arkansas: The University of Arkansas provides an internationally competitive education for undergraduate and graduate students in more than 200 academic programs. The university contributes new knowledge, economic development, basic and applied research, and creative activity while also providing service to academic and professional disciplines. The Carnegie Foundation classifies the University of Arkansas among only 2 percent of universities in America that have the highest level of research activity. U.S. News & World Report ranks the University of Arkansas among its top American public research universities. Founded in 1871, the University of Arkansas comprises 10 colleges and schools and maintains a low student-to-faculty ratio that promotes personal attention and close mentoring.
Contacts
Kenley Bramall, communications Intern
Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences
479-575-4625,
robbye@uark.edu
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