The Wildcat Way

Arizona Assurance scholar Kenneth Saufley first met UA music professor Edward Reid while taking trumpet lessons through a community-based organization. Saufley said Reid opened a new world of possibilities to him and encouraged him to pursue studies at the UA. Today, the two are paired through the University's Arizona Assurance program, one that provides academic, financial and social support for Arizona residents who qualify for the program.

For four decades, members of the UA community have contributed to the evolution of Tucson Meet Yourself, an important annual festival that honors cultural diversity and heritage of the southwestern region. In recent years, members of the festival's staff and board, many of them UA affiliates, have helped grow the festival and positioned the nonprofit to begin extending its vision into other Arizona communities.

Welcome to the UA class of 2017! Here, we present incoming freshmen with the top 12 things they must do in the first few weeks at the UA, like visit faculty office hours, create study groups, attend UA fairs and arts events, and get Wildcat gear at the UA BookStores.