University of Arkansas Global Campus Expanding Opportunities and Global Connections

The view from the top of the Arkansas World Trade Center is a spectacular reminder of where Rogers used to be and where it’s headed. With the opening of the new Global Campus at ARWTC, UofA has successfully expanded its educational reach and opened the door to global connections.

The University of Arkansas School of Continuing Education and Academic Outreach is the academic unit for the Global Campus, a local degree completion and professional development center, with locations in downtown Fayetteville and now Rogers.

“We are very excited about the opening of our new facility and the opportunities to better serve the formal and informal educational needs of the state and beyond,” said Linda Beene Ballard, Dean and Associate Provost of the University of Arkansas Global Campus and Associate Provost for Academic Outreach. “Through this new location, our programs will expand and allow synergy with the Arkansas World Trade Center to provide global outreach to both education and business.”

Why is the Global Campus such an important development?

For Northwest Arkansas residents who are not able to travel to Fayetteville to continue their studies, the Global Campus offers a world of opportunity. The University of Arkansas Global Campus encompasses five departments – Distance Education, Study Abroad, Special Programs and Professional Studies, Conference Planning and Facilities, and Media Services.

Within these departments, the Global Campus offers undergraduate degree programs, graduate degree programs, independent study courses, licensure and certificate programs that give working professionals the opportunity to expand their knowledge while enhancing their skills.

The Global Campus offers Executive education courses as well as professional development programs. Professional development programs include skills such as industry-specific Spanish for police officers, bank employees, business leaders and teachers; or conflict resolution for HR.

Also popular are computer classes that can be customized to fit a particular business need, while the mobile computer lab makes it convenient to train employees at the client’s site.

For companies looking to host a workshop, conference, confab or training program, the Global Campus offers a multi-purpose venue. Executive boardrooms are replete with services, including global teleconferencing capabilities and wireless internet. Classrooms were designed to easily reconfigure for whatever use is needed, and the multi-station student computer lab makes individual computing practical and private. On-site personnel, including conference coordinators and media specialists, are part and parcel.

There’s ample, convenient shopping are all within walking distance, and the Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport is a short drive through bucolic back roads if you choose.

Housed on the fourth floor of the Arkansas World Trade Center, the Global Campus is in place to deliver higher education outside the physical boundaries of the Fayetteville UofA campus. The goal of the Global Campus is to develop and deliver quality, student-centered offerings that connect the University of Arkansas and the world.