Located in the scenic Ozarks, Fayetteville, AR is a town with abundant, high quality entertainment and recreational venues, fascinating historical sites, superior health and education facilities and a prosperous business environment.  With all the resources and advantages of a large city, Fayetteville is tucked away in the Ozarks, complete with mountain trails, running streams, serene lakes and breathtaking fall foliage.

Some of Fayetteville's highlights include the town square, where a farmer's market is held from April through November, and Dickson Street, a narrow street that is lined with shops and restaurants and that leads through the center of the city to the University of Arkansas. The Walton Arts Center, located on Dickson Street (and named after members of the Walton family) is a performing arts center that presents plays, concerts and other cultural events.

Fayetteville has received recent national recognition as one of the best places to live and work in publications like Forbes, Kiplinger Personal Finance, Inc. Magazine, The Milken Institute and others.  The cradle of industry giants like Wal-Mart, J.B. Hunt, Superior Industries and Tyson Foods as well as the base for the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Northwest Arkansas promises many employment possibilities and potential for economic prosperity.

The University of Arkansas, the flagship campus of the University of Arkansas System, resides on a former hilltop farm overlooking the Ozark Mountains to the south, giving it the nickname "The Hill" 

The University is ranked in 100 Best College Buys, Kiplingers Personal Finances 100 Best Values, and in the top tier of U.S. News & World Reports 2008 edition of Americas Best Colleges. 

Starting on Old Mains front step with the year 1876, the names of the more than 125,000 graduates have been chiseled into more than two miles of campus walkways, the names grouped by year of graduation. Its not uncommon to see alumni strolling Senior Walk to rediscover their own names and fond memories of accomplishment and fun. 

Old Main, the universitys signature building, designed in Second Empire architectural style, has come to symbolize higher education in Arkansas. Old Main is one of 11 campus buildings on the National Register of Historic Places. 

The University of Arkansas is a student focused nationally competitive research institution with a full spectrum of undergraduate and graduate degree programs.  The university has more than 200 programs of study, from history to engineering, from drama to geosciences, from accounting to logistics, from animal science to landscape architecture, and everything in between. 

University of Arkansas Athletics are second to none and boast an impressive number of national championships. 

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