UCA alumnae are inductees in Arkansas Women’s Hall of Fame

Two University of Central Arkansas alumnae are inaugural inductees in the Arkansas Women’s Hall of Fame. Dr. Mary Lowe Good and Johnelle DeBusk Hunt are among 11 women and one women’s organization that will be inducted at a ceremony tonight at 7 p.m. at the Statehouse Convention Center in Little Rock. Good and Hunt were both recognized as UCA Distinguished Alumni in 1990 and 2003, … [Read more...]

UCA presented with $3M check from AHTD

University of Central Arkansas President Tom Courtway was presented with a $3 million check today from the Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department (AHTD) to support and expand the supply chain logistics management program. The University will use the funds to endow a chaired faculty position this fall. Scott Bennett, director of AHTD made the check presentation to President … [Read more...]

Community School of Music fall registration underway

The UCA Community School of Music (CSM) is registering students for the fall semester, according to Smokey Emerson, director. Now in its 26th year of offering exceptional musical training and instruction to children and adults in the Central Arkansas area, the faculty of the Community School consists primarily of UCA Music faculty and selected graduate and undergraduate students, along with … [Read more...]

Dying City is brought to life by UCA Theatre

The University of Central Arkansas Theatre will present Dying City by Christopher Shinn on September 1, 2, 3, and 4, at 7:30 pm, and September 5, at 2:00 pm in the Black Box Theatre (Studio 210) of the Snow Fine Arts Center. Dying City is a drama for mature audiences only. A year after her husband’s death in Iraq, Kelly, a young therapist confronts his identical twin brother, who shows up at … [Read more...]

Accounting students win third place in annual competition

The Theta Lambda chapter of Beta Alpha Psi at the University of Central Arkansas earned a third place award at the organization’s annual meeting in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Jered Bryan of Maumelle, Alex Hoyle of Alma and Jessica Lasater of Ozark competed on a national level in the Effective Operations category of Best Practices using their project, “Checklist for Success: A Bridge to Professional … [Read more...]

New workshop series launches in September

Starting this fall, small-business owners in the Conway area will have access to a series of workshops focused on the challenges and opportunities facing independently owned and operated enterprises. The Conway Small Business Institute is a four-part workshop series designed to help small-business owners establish, develop and promote their business. The University of Central Arkansas’ Division … [Read more...]

TEDx is coming to UCA

The inaugural TEDxUniversityOfCentralArkansas conference will be held on the 12th of March 2016 at the University of Central Arkansas.  The University of Central Arkansas is excited about the opportunity to provide a global platform for Central Arkansas’ ideas worth spreading. If you are interested in helping coordinate this event, please e-mail TEDx@uca.edu. Twitter - … [Read more...]

Board of Trustees meeting Friday, Aug. 21

The University of Central Arkansas Board of Trustees will meet in a regularly scheduled meeting at 10:00 a.m., Friday, August 21 in the Board of Trustees Conference Room in Wingo Hall. The Board of Trustees will have lunch after the meeting at the President’s Home. A printable copy of the agenda can be found at the following link: www.uca.edu/botagenda - 30 - … [Read more...]

UCA welcomes Greek alumnae back to campus

https://youtu.be/D36IEoAYu_c Greek alumnae returned to the campus of the University of Central Arkansas to have an old-fashioned sleepover in the newly constructed Greek Village. The event is one of several commemorating the opening of the Greek residences for sororities—Alpha Sigma Alpha, Delta Zeta, Sigma Kappa, Alpha Sigma Tau and Sigma Sigma Sigma. The sleepover was a two-night event on … [Read more...]

New director of special events

The University of Central Arkansas has named Ashley Love as director of special events. Love will succeed Don Bingham, who became administrator of the Governor’s Mansion for Governor Asa Hutchinson. She will oversee activities associated with the President’s Home and other campus venues. “We welcome Ashley as UCA’s new director of special events. She will do an excellent job of managing the … [Read more...]