Discover is happening on Thursday, Oct. 31 from 9:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.! In 2023, nearly 1,000 students and guests attended Discover, which is UA Little Rock’s largest recruitment event. Students told us how much they loved connecting with real people on campus. Faculty, staff, and students can sign up now for Discover.
Campus partner signup closed on Friday, October 18, at 5:00 p.m. We are still accepting Volunteer Your Time sign-ups until October 30 at 5:00 p.m.
Four Ways to Participate
Showcase Your Academic or Business Office.
Prior to the Welcome session, you can showcase your department or office during the morning Academic Expo. If you are on this list, you are someone students want to see!
- Majors and academic departments
- Academic clubs
- Scholarship programs
- Business and support offices
Read what students loved about the Academic Expo!
“Asking questions; everyone was very helpful and friendly.”
“You really care about your students and want them to succeed.”
“There are lots of scholarships.”
“There are a lot of internship and career opportunities here.”
“I like the beginning when we were able to talk to people in their booths.”
Learn more about the Academic Expo.
The Expo will take place at the Jack Stephens Center, and you will be provided a table and two chairs. Students love being able to take something away from your table, whether that be handouts or freebies.
Date: Thursday, Oct. 31
Time: 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. | Please set up by 9:00 a.m.
Location: Jack Stephens Center
Host an Academic Session.
After the Welcome session, you can showcase your department or office in a breakout academic session. If you are on this list, this is a great way to connect with prospective students!
- Majors and academic departments
- Academic college
Learn more about the Academic Sessions.
Academic Sessions will showcase the academic colleges, departments, and majors in addition to internship and research opportunities available to students. Don’t forget to talk about student stories and support services!
Date: Thursday, Oct. 31
Time: 11:30 a.m. to Noon | Please set up by 11 a.m.
Location: You Choose | You are responsible for reserving a classroom or auditorium for your session.
Featured with Fun Activities: Tent OR Pop-up Activities.
After the Academic Sessions, students will be free to grab lunch and explore campus! To make their adventure more fun, we will have tents all across campus. Come up with a fun activity for students and sign up for a tent! Or, sign up for a “pop-up” activity (Examples: tours of a lab, choir concert)!
- Honor societies, departmental clubs, social organizations, or interest groups (registered student organizations)
- Fraternities and sororities
- Research centers or classrooms, opening their doors for tours
- Majors and academic departments
- Scholarship programs
- Business and support offices
Read what students loved about the Tents & Pop-up Activities!
“Visiting the art and design building.”
“The fun games and college campus tour.”
“Meeting local college students.”
“Participating in the games and going to all the booths!”
“Seeing the dorms and the nursing Sim Lab.”
Ideas for a great Tent
When you sign up for a Tent (a booth), you are coming up with a small, fun activity that can happen at your tent throughout the afternoon. Here are a few examples from past Discover Tents:
| TENT: | DETAILS: |
|---|---|
| Biology Club | Biology Trivia, prize giveaway, and a “picture activity” called Smooch a Pooch with dogs. |
| CALS – Mathematics & Statistics | Topology math tricks and number tricks. Display board, handouts for math anxiety. |
| Delta Chi | UA Little Rock’s Delta Chi Fraternity Chapter is hosting “Cheese Fries with Delta Chi” in order to raise more for our philanthropy, the Jimmy V Foundation. We will be selling cheese fries and t-shirts at the event. We hope to encourage prospective students to come to UA Little Rock and join our amazing student organizations. |
| Office of International Student Services | Writing prospective students’ and parents’ names in different languages (e.g., Japanese and Hindi). |
| Physics and Astronomy | Fun Physics demos and hands-on experiments. |
Ideas for a fun Pop-up Activity
Pop-up Activities are similar to a pop-up shop or food truck: You may not be there the whole time, but you offer a surprise activity or service at a unique location! Here are some of the Pop-up Activities in the past:
| TIME: | ACTIVITY: | LOCATION: |
|---|---|---|
| 11:30-2 | Meet with Donaghey Scholars | Ottenheimer Library Lobby |
| 11:30-2 | Windgate Center of Art + Design Tours Check out the art studios, including metalsmithing, jewelry making, furniture design and woodworking, plus many more! The galleries will also be open for viewing. |
Windgate Center of Art + Design, Second Floor |
| 11:30-2 | Nursing SimCare Hospital Tours One of the most innovative simulation healthcare facilities in the south! |
Nursing, First Floor |
| 11:30-2 | Robotics Lab Tours | Engineering Technology and Applied Sciences (ETAS), Room 101 |
| 12-1 | More than Bones, Stones, and Indiana Jones! Open House at the Anthropology Research Laboratories Find out about exciting research and student opportunities in Archaeology, Biological Anthropology, and Cultural Anthropology at UA Little Rock |
Stabler Hall 105 (facing theater building) |
| 12-1:15 | Popping Poetry Read from a selection of poems – One reader will get to toss a water balloon at the department chair! Baggo Toss Competition |
Donaghey Student Center (DSC), Outside Ledbetter Hall |
| 1:00-1:30 | Misunderstanding The game that helps drive creative communication! |
Ross Hall 120, The Link |
Learn more about the Tents & Pop-up Activities.
The Tents & Pop-up Activities will take place all across campus. If you sign up for a Tent, you will be provided a tent, a table, and two chairs. Students love being able to take something away from your table, whether that be handouts or freebies. Most importantly, they are excited about connecting with you! Get creative with your activity and let it show off your area.
Date: Thursday, Oct. 31
Time: 11:45 a.m. to 2 p.m. | Please set up by 11:30 a.m.
Location: All Across Campus*
*If we need to move to our rain plan, the Tents & Pop-up Activities will be moved to the Fitness Center. The locations of Pop-up Activities will be included in the printed event map.
Volunteer Your Time.
Discover is a very large event to host on campus, and Admissions needs your help! Take a look at the volunteer schedule and add your name to an activity you think you will enjoy at a time that works for you. We are happy to provide documentation to students who need volunteer hours for a scholarship or student organization!
Volunteer Opportunities
| SHIFTS: | ACTIVITY: | VOLUNTEER TYPE: | LOCATION: |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8:30-10:30 a.m. | Morning Greeter Greet students and families arriving to the Jack Stephens Center, and provide directions on where to check-in and find the Expo. |
Great for Student Volunteers | Jack Stephens Center |
| 11:45-2 p.m. (Broken into shifts) | Lunch Table Host/Busser Take guests’ meal tickets, and clean up tables if needed (trash cans will be available for guests and bussers). |
Great for Any Volunteers | Lunch location TBD |
| 11:45-2 p.m. (Broken into shifts) | Lunch Greeter Help students find the two lunch locations. |
Great for Student Volunteers | Lunch location TBD |
| 11:45-2 p.m. (Broken into shifts) | Lunch Server Serve guests food at the picnic. |
Great for Any Volunteers | Lunch location TBD |
| 11:45-2 p.m. (Broken into shifts) | Check-out Surveys Provide students with a printed check-out survey. |
Great for Any Volunteers | DSC Lower Concourse |
| 11:45-2 p.m. (Broken into shifts) | Provide School Excuse Letters Provide high school students with a printed school excuse letter; possibly writing their name on it. |
Great for Any Volunteers | DSC Lower Concourse |
| 11:45-2 p.m. (Broken into shifts) | Hand out Tshirts Students who complete a check-out survey will turn it into your station, and you will give them a free tshirt. |
Great for Student Volunteers | DSC Lower Concourse |
| 11:45-2 p.m. (Broken into shifts) | App Assistant Assist students with completing paper materials needed for their admissions application. Note: A member of Admissions staff will also be at the app station for application issues. |
Great for Faculty/Staff Volunteers | Various locations on campus |
Questions?
Email Admissions at admissions@ualr.edu with your questions.
