Introduction : Mark gives out awards in 25 different categories to the 11 colleges he visited in Texas in his 3 weeks he spent in Texas in April.

Mark interviews John Pollard, Dean of Admissions of Franke Honors College at the University of Arizona, Topic, Understanding the University of Arizona – Preview of Part 1 of 2 :

• John gives his backstory
• John shares what changes he has seen at the University of Arizona
• John shares the changes at the campus of U of A?
• John talks about the changes on campus
• John talks about the world class research being done at U of A
• How does being close to the border impact school culture
• John talks about the strength of the Scientific research at U of A
• John talks about the strength of the Health Sciences at U of A
• John talks about the strength of Environmental Studies at U of A
• John tells us more about the unique strengths of the SALT Center at U of A

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