FAYETTEVILLE, Ark., Nov. 3 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news release:
U of A undergraduates can earn course credit by being a Lunch Buddy mentor to a local elementary school student in the upcoming Spring 2027 semester! Mentors visit a school twice weekly and sit with their mentees during lunchtime. They promote positive peer interactions, offer social support to mentees and receive three credit hours for being a consistent mentor and completing an end-of-term paper.
Mentors must participate in a screening interview, brief training and agree to a criminal background check. They must also have reliable transportation and a two-hour block twice a week during the school lunch period (roughly between 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m...