Good morning, Fayetteville.

Fayetteville High School students, cheerleaders, athletes, and the Bulldog marching band paraded east on Center Street at the downtown Homecoming parade on Wednesday, Oct.

28. Homecoming continues today as the Bulldogs host Rogers Heritage at Harmon Field with a 7 p.m. kickoff.

Conservationist and creator Maya Higa will speak at the Faulkner Performing Arts Center at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Nov.

5 as part of the UA Distinguished Lectures Series; the free event requires reserved tickets (students, faculty, and staff via HogSync; public tickets were released at noon on Oct. 29).

Halloween weekend brings Trick-or-Treat on the Trail tonight in the Lower Ramble, live music all weekend including Punk Truck Stop's Punkoween Saturday and Punkinhead reunion shows, Razorbacks hosting Missouri Saturday night at Razorback Stadium, and a Dia de los Muertos celebration Sunday at the Community Creative Center (family friendly).

Joe and Pat Hays committed $2.5 million to the University of Arkansas to create three endowments, a $500,000 doctoral fellowship, a $1 million student business incubator endowment, and a $1 million Land of Opportunity scholarship to expand access, entrepreneurship, and doctoral support for Arkansas students.

Anahita Khojandi joined the University of Arkansas in August as the Palmer Terrell Family Endowed Chair and Arkansas Research Alliance Scholar, and she is launching a DOE-funded, three-year O&Mgpt project this fall to speed nuclear plant work-order prioritization while also developing patient-preference medical models and a scholarship-matching engine.

The U of A Honors College announced seven faculty and community leaders as this year’s award recipients, honoring excellence in undergraduate teaching, research mentorship, and community leadership; recipients include Patrick Travis and Iana Jackson and represent fields from supply chain to oncology and the University Libraries.

The U of A Armed Forces Employee and Colleague Resource Group will host a Veterans Day luncheon from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, Nov.

11 in Arkansas Union (rooms 509-510), and guest speaker Col. Ryan Bolling of the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve and Walmart Inc. will honor veterans and military-connected staff.

The Honors College awarded $80,800 in Faculty Equipment & Technology Grants to 16 faculty-led projects to buy specialized equipment that will expand hands-on undergraduate honors research across engineering, food science, archaeology, neuroscience, apparel studies, and more.

U of A undergrads can apply now for Lunch Buddy Mentoring to earn three credit hours by mentoring elementary students twice weekly (10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.) in Spring 2027; applicants need a 2.5+ GPA, reliable transportation, 1.5 hours twice a week, plus interview, training, and background check.

The School Board will review a draft AI policy at its November meeting that would require district AI tools to follow state cybersecurity rules, ban inputting confidential student or staff data into unapproved apps, prevent AI from being the sole basis for major student decisions, and let teachers disable AI on assignments (Act 848 requires such policies).

A Washington County jury approved Trinitas Ventures' seven-story, 611-bedroom student housing development plan Thursday for the lot on Dickson Street between Block and Church avenues, reversing the City Council's 2025 denial; the council will consider whether to appeal within 30 days (meetings on Nov. 5 and Nov. 17).

Arkansas' 2027 football commitments are posting this season's stats, including Fayetteville LB Will Caston (70 tackles, 5 TFLs, 4 sacks) and Clarksville WR Parker Keenan (17 catches, 229 yards, 2 TDs), with next high school games listed for each recruit.