Wind Ensemble to perform March 11 at Reynolds

PRESS RELEASE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS AND COMMUNICATION Contact: Christina Madsen, (501) 852-2659; christinam@uca.edu Dr. Ricky Brooks, (501) 450-5764; rickyb@uca.edu March 6, 2015   UCA WIND ENSEMBLE TO PERFORM AT REYNOLDS   By Kendra Beattie College of Fine Arts and Communication Media Office   CONWAY — The University of Central … [Read more...]

Goodman selected for inaugural class of Presidential Leadership Scholars

Dr. Hunter Phillips Goodman, executive director of development at the University of Central Arkansas, has been selected to be a member of the inaugural class of Presidential Leadership Scholars, a unique leadership development initiative that draws upon the resources of the U.S. presidential centers of Lyndon B. Johnson, George H.W. Bush, William J. Clinton, and George W. Bush. These presidential … [Read more...]

Opera Theater to present The Marriage of Figaro

PRESS RELEASE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS AND COMMUNICATION Contact: Christina Madsen, (501) 852-2659; christinam@uca.edu Dr. Robert Holden, (501) 450-5762; roberth@uca.edu March 2, 2015   UCA OPERA THEATER TO PRESENT MOZART’S THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO By Samantha Hudon College of Fine Arts and Communication Media Office   CONWAY — The … [Read more...]

State champion debate team to host tournament

PRESS RELEASE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS AND COMMUNICATION Contact: Christina Madsen, (501) 852-2659; christinam@uca.edu Anthony L. McMullen, (501) 852-0695; AMcmullen@uca.edu  STATE CHAMPION UCA DEBATE TEAM TO HOST TOURNAMENT MARCH 13-15 By Samantha Hudon and Carley Conrad College of Fine Art and Communication Media Office CONWAY — The University of … [Read more...]

The Rep’s Robert Hupp to lecture, direct at UCA

PRESS RELEASE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS AND COMMUNICATION Contact: Christina Madsen, (501) 852-2659, christinam@uca.edu Melissa Kordsmeier, (501) 450-5092; mkordsmeier@uca.edu March 2, 2015 THE REP’S ROBERT HUPP TO LECTURE, DIRECT AT UCA By Hanna Lowery College of Fine Arts and Communication Media Office CONWAY — Robert Hupp, producing artistic … [Read more...]

UCA welcomes new board member

Joe Whisenhunt, of Conway, was officially sworn in today as a member of the Board of Trustees of the University of Central Arkansas. Arkansas Supreme Court Justice Rhonda Wood administered the oath. Whisenhunt, a 1984 graduate of Hendrix College, is a commercial real estate developer. Whisenhunt and his wife, Connie, who has a master’s degree in physical therapy from UCA, have called Conway … [Read more...]

Percussion Festival at UCA on March 7

PRESS RELEASE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS AND COMMUNICATION Contact: Dr. Blake Tyson, (501) 450-5263;  btyson@uca.edu February 25, 2015 PERCUSSIONISTS HEADED FOR UCA ON MARCH 7 By Hanna Lowery College of Fine Arts and Communication Media Office CONWAY — Percussionists from around Arkansas will be on the University of Central Arkansas campus Saturday, … [Read more...]

Author Maggie Jackson visits UCA

Maggie Jackson, author of Distracted: The Erosion of Attention and the Coming Dark Age (2008), has been named the first Norb and Carol Schedler Scholar in Residence. Her visit to UCA will feature a public lecture on Tuesday, March 3, at 7 pm in the College of Business Auditorium, titled “A Workmanship of Risk: The Craftsmanship of Thought in an Age of Speed.” Jackson is a former foreign … [Read more...]

Bard Ball set to benefit Arkansas Shakespeare Theatre

PRESS RELEASE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS AND COMMUNICATION Feb. 19, 2014 CONTACT: Christina Madsen, (501) 852-2659, christinam@uca.edu Dr. Mary Ruth Marotte, (501) 428-4165 mrmarotte@arkshakes.com ARKANSAS SHAKESPEARE THEATRE'S BARD BALL ‘THE TAMING OF THE BREW’ SET IN ADVANCE OF 2015 SEASON  CONWAY — Arkansas Shakespeare Theatre will host its annual … [Read more...]

Montana Repertory Theatre to present The Great Gatsby

PRESS RELEASE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS AND COMMUNICATION Contact: Christina Madsen, (501) 852-2659; christinam@uca.edu. Amanda Horton, (501) 450-3682; ahorton@uca.edu February 19, 2015 THE GREAT GATSBY TO VISIT REYNOLDS FEB. 24 College of Fine Arts and Communication Media Office CONWAY — Montana Repertory Theatre’s production of The Great Gatsby will … [Read more...]