The nine allied offices and programs of the Academic Residential and Research Initiates (ARRI) and Undergraduate Research and Distinguished Scholarships (URDS) units offer enterprise-wide, wrap-around support to undergraduates and recent alumni exploring and participating in high-impact practices (HIPs) including undergraduate research, distinguished scholarships, learning communities, experiential education, and the residential curricular-based First-Year Experience.  

The centralized offices of URDS and ARRI share the equity-centered mission of serving students from all schools and colleges to access the full resources and benefits of a liberal arts and sciences research university and navigate the hidden curriculum and structural barriers that have disproportionately impacted traditionally underserved students in these areas of undergraduate education.

The interdivisional academic programs and strategic partnerships jointly overseen by URDS and ARRI enable the unique integration of high-impact practices into the residential first-year experience and academic-based first-year live-on requirement adopted in 2017 through the Office of the Provost as an element of core education. The partnership between the Division of Undergraduate Education and Student Success and University Housing and Residence Life began in 2005 and has grown to include over 130 academic partners from all schools and colleges.

Communities

• 16 Academic Residential Communities (ARCs) and 6 Residential Communities enrolling approximately 1,500 students in year-long, core-education satisfying, four-credit ARC seminars
• Cohort of identity-based ARCs including First Generation, Gender Expansive, Latinx Scholars, LGBTQIA+ Scholars, Native American and Indigenous Studies, Umoja Black Scholars, and Women in Science and Math
• Clark Honors College Residential Community and Offices of the Faculty Director of First-Year Experience and First-Year Advisor
• Ballmer Institute for Children’s Behavioral Health Residential Community and Office of Academic and Career Advisor

Faculty in the Hall

• 5 Faculty-in-Residence who live on campus
• 10 Faculty Fellows who partner with Residence Hall communities

Hubs and Spaces

• The Academic Success Hub in the Living Learning Center offering math and writing tutoring, Class Encore Study Groups, and Peer Academic Coaching
• Center for Undergraduate Research and Engagement (CURE) Hub in the Global Scholars Hall hosting advising offices hours for the allied URDS units and campus partners
• Undergraduate Research exhibits in Residence Hall learning commons
• Specialized ARC spaces including the Business ARC Innovation Lab, Art + Design ARC Hacker-Maker Studio, Performing Artists Collective ARC dance and music spaces

The Council for Undergraduate Research and Distinguished Scholarships, and the Academic Residential Community Council serve as the campus-wide faculty advisory boards for these URDS and ARRI units.

• Colleges 
  • College of Arts and Sciences
  • College of Design
  • School of Music and Dance
  • Lundquist College of Business
  • Clark Honors College
• Division of Equity & Inclusion: The Office of the Vice President for Equity and Inclusion promotes inclusive excellence by working to ensure equitable access to opportunities, benefits, and resources and through engagement with the campus and the community. Our programs work with the Division of Equity and Inclusion to promote programs that serve and support underrepresented student groups, including identity-based programs and events.   
• President’s Office
• Office of Distinguished Scholarships 
• Tutoring & Academic Engagement Center
• Office of Academic Advising 
• University Housing & Residential Life 
• Office of Sustainability
• CURE 
• Office of the Registrar 
• Tykeson 
• CMAE 
• LGBTESS 
• Health Services