Delani Bartlette

Jessica Doss. Photo by Chieko Hara. (Photo: Submitted) Jessica Doss, a junior from Little Rock majoring in anthropology and chemistry with plans to go to medical school, has already built an impressive resume of travel and research. Some of the countries she's visited include Japan, where she studied Japanese, and Canada, to participate in Model U.N. This past summer, she conducted research at Washington University in St. Louis, studying the intersection of economics and clinical applications.

Ally Hodges. Photo courtesy of Jazmin Scheitel Photography. (Photo: Submitted) For Ally Hodges, a junior studying Apparel Merchandising & Product Development at the U of A, fashion has always been more than clothing—it has been a way to tell stories. Growing up in a small town in Arkansas, Ally dreamed of one day working in the fashion industry.

Jack Norris and Grace Martin. (Photo: Submitted) After a chance meeting in a laundry room during their freshman year at the University of Arkansas, Grace Martin and Jack Norris fell in love. Five years later, their paths took them halfway across the globe to Paraguay as Peace Corps volunteers. “Jack and I met in the laundry room of Hotz [Hall],” says Grace, who graduated in 2024 with degrees in chemical engineering and food science. “He had forgotten his detergent, and I let him borrow some of mine.