International Engagement Newsletter
Weekly Update
Weekly updates for Monday, February 1st - Sunday, February 7th
WE WANT YOU TO STAY HEALTHY!
To be seen in our office, you must have an appointment. All general questions that can be handled over the phone, virtual meeting or email, will be. It is important to check your email for instructions. If it is too late for you to schedule your appointment online, please email international@uca.edu or call 450-3445 to be worked into the schedule. NO EXCEPTIONS! When you arrive for an in person meeting, please come by yourself, as our lobby only has space for 3 people to comply with social distancing. If the lobby is full, we have additional seating in the main hallway. Thank you.
Optional Practical Training (OPT) Information Sessions
We will be holding three information sessions to prepare you for Optional Practical Training (OPT). Spring and summer graduates who are thinking about applying for OPT are strongly encouraged to attend. Other students are also welcome. All sessions will be via ZOOM so you MUST sign up to attend.
Thursday, February 18 1:40 pm (X Period)
OPT application packets will be available at the front desk at International Engagement on February 15th. The first day for processing/submitting applications for May graduates will be Monday, February 22. Pam or Sarah can assist you with the application process. Please make your application processing appointment through Appointy on the International Engagement webpage.
Health Insurance Compliance Reminder
Spring 2021 Immigration Compliance
If you have concerns or questions about your Spring 2021 class schedule and if you are taking the correct mix of traditional/hybrid classes to online classes, please review our FAQ found at the link below. We have updated this information for the upcoming semester and are available if you have additional questions.
New application procedure for all Graduate applicants!
February Shuttles
One complete outfit each year for FREE!
Tuesday, February 2nd
Tuesday, February 2nd
Check it out!
Friday, February 5th
Counseling Center
The Counseling Center provides a wide range of mental health services, including consultations, to currently enrolled UCA students. We offer in-person, teletherapy, or phone appointments. Click here to learn how to make an appointment.
Tutoring Services
Tutoring Services is open and our tutors are easily accessible online to assist with UCA Core courses and most math and science courses. Let us help! See our website for instructions and tutor availability.
Arkansas Fun Fact
Votes for Women
On Feb. 7, 1917, state representative John A. Riggs of Hot Springs proposed a law that would allow women to vote in primary elections.
The bill passed the House 71-19 and the Senate 17-15. Governor Charles Hillman Brough said it was an honor to sign the bill into law, and it made Arkansas the first non-suffrage state in the Union to allow women the right to vote in primaries.
The first primary women could vote in was in 1918, and an estimated 40,000 women voted, which resulted in more than 50 female delegates being elected to the Democratic State Convention.