ScholarWorks@UARK

Title

Beacon of Hope: The Story of the University of Arkansas

Authors

Larry Foley, University of Arkansas, FayettevilleFollow
Dale Carpenter, University of Arkansas, FayettevilleFollow

Document Type

Video

Streaming Media

Publication Date

2007

Abstract

Beacon of Hope is the first documentary to tell the history of the University of Arkansas. The 50-minute film debunks a few myths, details the origins of several campus traditions and legends including Senior Walk, and presents a host of stories that include the birth of the university, integration, and the building of Old Main. Includes interviews with former students from 1920s-2000s.

Comments

Writer/Research - Prof. Larry Foley, Journalism- Class of 1976

Camera/Editor - Prof. Dale Carpenter, Journalism

Original Music - Prof. James Greeson, Music

Narrator - Jack Parnell

Citation

Foley, L., & Carpenter, D. (2007). Beacon of Hope: The Story of the University of Arkansas. Journalism Faculty Publications and Presentations. Retrieved from https://scholarworks.uark.edu/jourpub/2