When you initially hear the word diversity discussed regarding an institution or organization, what comes to mind? Most people think of racial diversity, working together as one cohesive unit. While this is found within all of UCA’s Residential Colleges, that is not all that diversity encompasses here.
We have a wide variety of Residential Colleges that fit multiple fields of interest. This diversity allows for everyone who comes to UCA to find his or her perfect fit. Diversity can be seen even within these individual programs, which is pretty remarkable if you think about it. With EPIC, teams are created to tackle projects that nobody in particular is an expert on, so that everyone is able to contribute their points of view. In the group for my most recent project, we had a Marketing major, Chemistry major, Music Education major, Physical Therapy major, and a Pre-Medical Biology major. Because of this, we had methodological business minds, creative artistic minds, and analytical science minds all working as a unified group to complete our project.
Having projects with such diversity allows students in Residential Colleges to experience more than those who are not, both in projects than they can participate in, as well as the huge variety of friends they will inevitably make. UCA’s Residential Colleges are an amazing way for people to meet and interact with others from all walks of life.
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