Local & Community News Update

The more than 8,700 first-year students starting classes on Monday will set a university record for first-year student enrollment, according to preliminary data.

University of Arizona Cooperative Extension of Yavapai County has announced the retirement of Jeff Schalau, county director and agriculture and natural resources agent.

For the fifth time in six years, the University of Arizona is among 200 colleges and universities featured in The Princeton Review's "Best Value Colleges".

The university appears on Forbes’ fourth annual “Best Employers For Diversity” list, placing No. 206 out of 500 businesses with at least 1,000 employees – a 35-spot increase over last year’s ranking of No. 241. 

A small but growing number of colleges will require students to receive a COVID-19 vaccine, saying it is the most assured way of returning to some semblance of pre-pandemic campus life. Many colleges have required certain vaccinations for years, but the standards aren't uniform, said Leila Barraza, an associate professor at the University of Arizona's Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health.

The University of Arizona has confirmed changes to its admissions processes for fall 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.  Kasey Urquidez, the vice president of enrollment management at UArizona, is interviewed. University Communications assisted with this story.

The state-run COVID-19 vaccine POD at the University of Arizona is in need of volunteers.  University Communications assisted with this story.