LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Well, it’s finally happened, a day that high school graduates all anticipated: freshmen orientation. UA Little Rock welcomed nearly 300 freshmen on Friday morning, with leaders like Avana Ashley and Leah Ford both leading the way. “A lot of them are really nervous, like I was when I was a freshman,” Ashley said. UA Little Rock’s new freshman class all packed out the Donaghey Student Center for orientation.