The University of Central Arkansas Board of Trustees voted unanimously Friday to give faculty and staff a one-time bonus in their September 30 paychecks. Full-time current faculty who were benefits-eligible on May 15 and full-time current staff who were benefits-eligible on June 30 will receive $1,000. Those working less than full-time will receive a pro rata portion. The funds will be paid … [Read more...]
UCA trustees approve one-time bonus for faculty, staff
The University of Central Arkansas Board of Trustees voted unanimously Friday to give faculty and staff a one-time bonus in their September 30 paychecks. Full-time current faculty who were benefits-eligible on May 15 and full-time current staff who were benefits-eligible on June 30 will receive $1,000. Those working less than full-time will receive a pro rata portion. The funds will be paid … [Read more...]
UCA Freshmen Enrollment Jumps Ten Percent
The University of Central Arkansas had a 10 percent increase in freshman enrollment, bringing the freshman class to 2,157 students for the fall of 2012, according to preliminary enrollment data. Total first-time undergraduate is up 197 students over the 1,960 mark in 2011. This increase marks the third straight year the first-time undergraduate enrollment has increased at UCA. Despite the … [Read more...]
Project Runway’s Tim Gunn to Open Public Appearances Season
Tim Gunn, star of Lifetime’s Project Runway and the chief creative officer at Fifth & Pacific (formerly Liz Claiborne Inc.), will open the UCA Public Appearances season with the first Distinguished Lecture Sept. 24. The 7:30 p.m. event at the Donald W. Reynolds Performance Hall, “An Evening with Tim Gunn,” is sponsored by the Log Cabin Democrat. “A lecture of this stature usually takes … [Read more...]
Public Appearances season to open with Tim Gunn
PRESS RELEASE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS AND COMMUNICATION September 6, 2012 CONTACT: Jerry Biebesheimer, (501) 450-3682; jerryb@uca.edu UCA PUBLIC APPEARANCES SEASON TO OPEN WITH TIM GUNN SEPT. 24 CONWAY — Tim Gunn, star of Lifetime’s Project Runway and the chief creative officer at Fifth & Pacific (formerly Liz Claiborne Inc.), will open the … [Read more...]
Monumental interactive sculpture to be installed on campus during ArtsFest
Contact: Barclay McConnell Director, Baum Gallery of Fine Art at UCA 501.450.5793 | barclaym@uca.edu www.uca.edu/art/baum Monumental interactive sculpture to be installed on UCA campus during Conway’s ArtsFest CONWAY — The Baum Gallery of Fine Art at the University of Central Arkansas announces the upcoming installation of the Mirazozo luminarium on the campus of UCA Sept. 27-29. A … [Read more...]
Silas Hunt sculpture by UCA professor dedicated at U of A
PRESS RELEASE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS AND COMMUNICATION September 5, 2012 CONTACT: Donna Lampkin Stephens (501) 450-5605; donnals@uca.edu SILAS HUNT SCULPTURE BY UCA PROFESSOR DEDICATED AT UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FAYETTEVILLE — The University of Arkansas dedicated the Silas Hunt Memorial Sculpture, designed and sculpted by University of Central Arkansas … [Read more...]
UCA to Host Ribbon Cutting for New Amphitheater
University of Central Arkansas officials will host a ribbon cutting ceremony to signal the completion of the new student amphitheater. The ceremony will be held at 1:30 p.m., Friday, Sept. 7. The 200-seat amphitheater, located between the Student Center and Old Main, includes an elevated grass area, stage, and cast concrete seating. The UCA Alumni Association’s Legacy Walk surrounds the … [Read more...]
Taipei Official Visits UCA
CONWAY — Daniel Liao, director general of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Houston, visited the University of Central Arkansas on Wednesday, updating the campus and community on the relationship of Taiwan and the United States and Taiwan and Arkansas. “We had a good discussion about a lot of things — educationally, culturally and economically,” UCA President Tom Courtway … [Read more...]
Acxiom Pledges $150,000 to Support MIS Department
Acxiom Corporation® has pledged $150,000 to the University of Central Arkansas to establish the “Acxiom Professors of MIS.” The gift will support five faculty members within the Department of Management Information Systems over the next four years. The gift was announced Tuesday during a press conference at the UCA College of Business. "We sincerely appreciate this gift from Acxiom. This … [Read more...]
