Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson and the University of Central Arkansas will announce a significant computer science initiative to be housed at UCA, as well as a new cyber technology partnership with Arkansas Educational Television Network at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 4 in the Governor's Conference Room at the Arkansas Capitol. Hutchinson, UCA President Houston Davis, UCA College of Natural Sciences … [Read more...]
BOARD OF TRUSTEES OCTOBER MEETING
The University of Central Arkansas Board of Trustees will meet in a regularly scheduled meeting at 10 a.m., Friday, Oct. 6 in the Board of Trustees Conference Room in Wingo Hall. A printable copy of the agenda can be found at the following link: www.uca.edu/botagenda. The board will have lunch in Wingo Hall, Room 210. The Audit and Finance Committee will meet at 2 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 5 in … [Read more...]
UCA HONORS COLLEGE HOSTS CHALLENGE WEEK
The Norbert O. Schedler Honors College hosts its annual Challenge Week event Oct. 2-Oct. 6. This year's theme is “Brave New Algorithms: How 'Big Data" Shapes Our World.” Challenge Week is a week-long event each fall that brings to campus nationally known thinkers to engage the community in a reflective interchange of ideas. Speakers present compelling arguments to UCA students, faculty and … [Read more...]
UCA HOSTS FIRST AMIGO FEST
The University of Central Arkansas will host the first Amigo Fest for the campus. The event is 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 7 in the Student Center Courtyard on the campus. This celebration of Latino culture is a free, family-friendly event and open to the public. The rain location is Old Main. The Amigo Fest includes free health screenings, Zumba workouts, a children’s area and … [Read more...]
CONFUCIUS INSTITUTE AT UCA CELEBRATES 10TH ANNIVERSARY
The Confucius Institute at the University of Central Arkansas (UCACI) celebrates its 10th anniversary with a grand banquet Thursday, Sept. 28 at 6 p.m. Dignitaries from the Consulate General of the People’s Republic of China in Houston, Texas will join representatives from the Arkansas Department of Education, East China Normal University (ECNU), Arkansas school districts and senior staff from … [Read more...]
AUGUST GRADUATES ANNOUNCED
The University of Central Arkansas held commencement Friday, Aug. 11 at the Farris Center at 7 p.m. University officials conferred 218 undergraduate degrees and 242 graduate degrees to candidates from the College of Education, College of Liberal Arts, College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, College of Business, College of Fine Arts and Communication, and College of Health and Behavioral … [Read more...]
HILLIARD SPEECH SHOWCASE RESCHEDULED FOR SPRING 2018
Because of scheduling conflicts, the annual Hilliard Speech Showcase originally set for Oct. 5 has been rescheduled to spring 2018. The event, created to honor the memory of Olive Hilliard, who served as a professor at UCA from 2003 until her death in 2010, is sponsored by the UCA School of Communication. It showcases outstanding students from Principles of Communication classes. The Olive … [Read more...]
C.D. WRIGHT WOMEN WRITERS CONFERENCE ANNOUNCES INAUGURAL EVENT AT UCA
Conference will take place Nov. 3-4 with headliners Tayari Jones and Cara Brookins CONWAY — The C. D. Wright Women Writers Conference will host its inaugural event Nov. 3-4 at the University of Central Arkansas. The conference is open to all, though it will cater to women and women-identifying writers from all genres and all experience levels, from journalism to mass-market books to literary … [Read more...]
ARTSFEST 2017 TO INCLUDE UCA EVENTS
The University of Central Arkansas continues to be a part of ArtsFest, Conway’s yearly celebration of music, visual art, theatre, dance, creative writing and film, which will take place for one fun-filled day, Saturday, Oct. 7. This is the 11th year that Conway Alliance for the Arts (CAFTA) has organized the family-friendly ArtsFest. The 2017 theme is “A Splash Of Color.” All events are free … [Read more...]
OSCAR-NOMINATED FILMMAKER WERNER HERZOG TO VISIT UCA AS ARTIST IN RESIDENCE
By Brody Arnold College of Fine Arts and Communication Media Office CONWAY — Werner Herzog, a prominent figure in the film industry, will visit the University of Central Arkansas as artist in residence Thursday, Oct. 5. It will be Herzog’s first trip to Arkansas. “He is a world-class filmmaker, a renowned figure in the arts,” said Stephen Stanley, assistant professor of Film and the … [Read more...]
