This year's freshman class of more than 7,100 is the largest in school history and sets the record for highest incoming GPA, as enrollment continues to hover around 34,000.

The two-day program hosted by faculty in the Office of Innovation for Education provided insight to Bentonville high school students teaching, leadership and service.

Colin Barker, a rising fourth-year landscape architecture student, put his lessons into practice through a five-week internship at Garvan Woodland Gardens.