The Volunteer Action Center (VAC) is the student-led division of the Center for Community Engagement that connects students at the University of Arkansas to service opportunities on and off campus. The VAC seeks to foster a positive relationship between students and the Northwest Arkansas community through the VAC membership program and its six signature programs; Be BOLD, Dream BIG, the Jane B. Gearhart Full Circle Food Pantry, the PAL Program, Razorback Food Recovery, and Student Engagement. All University of Arkansas students can become VAC members by logging 10 service hours in an academic year. VAC members receive perks like free food, pins, t-shirts, sweatshirts, and prestigious service awards! Members also have access to professional development and community-building events. Join the VAC to give back to your community, gain volunteer experience, and be awarded for your hard work!

Do you love watching Jeopardy!? Are you smarter than a 5th grader? Did you know the mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell? If you answered yes to any of these questions, we are the club for you! We are the official Quiz Bowl Club at the University of Arkansas. As a student-run RSO, we meet weekly to play practice games and go over club announcements. Throughout the year, we plan on attending several online and in-person intercollegiate tournaments. Whether you have years of experience or are new to quiz bowl, join us for competitive trivia fun!

Experience the excitement of Undergraduate Mock Trial,
where you’ll take on the role of legal professionals in a simulated courtroom setting! This program, organized by the American Mock Trial Association, offers a fantastic opportunity to collaborate in teams on a trial-based case throughout the school year. Each student will join a fall team consisting of three attorneys and three witnesses, competing against others at law schools across the nation. Participants will enhance their critical thinking skills, learn courtroom procedures, and connect with like-minded peers and experienced attorney coaches!

University Programs (UP) is a student led programming board that plans over 100 free events for students to attend each school year. This Pick One group will learn about how to get involved help plan a university event!

Cardinal Taekwondo is a growing, student-run RSO on campus which focuses on teaching traditional and competitive Taekwondo to students of ALL experience levels. Club members will have the opportunity to participate in traditional Belt Tests and Olympic style competition. We follow Kukkiwon and World Taekwondo Federation curriculums and participate in events hosted by the National Collegiate Taekwondo Association, the Mountain Collegiate Taekwondo Conference, and USA Taekwondo. We typically host 4+ practices each week, which include basic techniques, form patterns, sparring, board breaking, conditioning training, and social events. We’re looking forward to continuing to grow our club and community and to putting on some fun events in the fall. Everyone is welcome, so come kick with us!

The Safe Zone Allies Student Network welcomes students of all sexuality and/or gender identities who are interested in and committed to addressing issues and topics of importance to the LGBTQIA+ community. Students in the network meet weekly to learn about and discuss LGBTQ+ history, gender and sexual identities, community cultures and norms, the laws and policies that affect the LGBTQIA+ community, heteronormativity and oppression, and more!

We are the University of Arkansas Speech and Debate Society! Ranked fourth in the country and the number one debate program in the state of Arkansas, we are all about education and having fun, while also getting experience traveling to forensics and debate events. ANY EXPERIENCE LEVEL IS WELCOMED! If you have no experience or tons of experience, we want you just the same!

Want to make a difference but not sure where to start? Democracy
Fellows is a non-partisan student organization dedicated to providing students with the tools, resources, and knowledge to navigate our democratic system with confidence. We don’t tell students discover how to engage meaningfully in civic life. Whether it’s voting, advicacy or learning more about the issues that shape our world. Democracy fellows equips students to make informed decisions and take action. Join us to connect with like minded students, develop leadership skills, and become a part of something bigger. Your voice matters, let’s make sure it’s heard!

Your civil engineering career can take you anywhere. Membership in the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) offers you access to more resources and opportunities in the civil engineering profession than any other association. These are the tools you’ll use to develop your technical specialty, build your knowledge base, and enhance your leadership skills. Along the way you’ll also develop an invaluable network and make lasting friendships with colleagues throughout the country and around the world. The University of Arkansas ASCE student chapter offers you weekly opportunities to meet and learn from employers at lunch and learn events, participate in the yearly student symposuim competition taking part in concrete canoe, steel bridge, surveying, or various other competitions. There is also a lot of free food along the way!

There are six outlets of Student Media for you to get involved in the moment you step on campus: The Arkansas Traveler (newspaper), UATV (newstation), KXUA (radio station), Main Hill Media (student-run advertising agency), The Razorback Yearbook and Hill Magazine.

Build your resume and get real world experience. No experience is required. There are volunteer and paid positions available. Learn how to be a reporter, photographer, news anchor, designer, technical director — all in a state-of-art newsroom located in the center of campus.

Collegiate DECA is a business group that is open to all majors,
focused on learning more about marketing, business management and administration, entrepreneurship, finance, hospitality and tourism, and personal finance literacy. We will compete in international competitions while gaining leadership skills and valuable business knowledge.