Join the UCA community for the total solar eclipse on Monday, August 21. Custom UCA solar eclipse glasses will be distributed beginning at 11:30 a.m. on the McAlister Hall lawn.
This event will coincide with the Welcome Week picnic lunch.
You don’t want to miss this rare celestial event!
The University of Central Arkansas and Conway communities are encouraged to visit the Jewel Moore Nature Reserve on the UCA campus.
The Reserve includes 5 acres of virgin prairie, which now features an abundance of wildflowers in bloom.
The Reserve is open dawn to dusk free of charge seven days a week.
Visitors are asked to please stay on the trails to avoid trampling the wildflowers and to minimize the risk of chiggers and ticks.
The trails can be entered from behind the HPER Center or next to the sand volleyball courts.
The names of some of the wildflowers and more information on the Jewel Moore Nature Reserve Facebook page.
Photographers are invited to enter the Jewel Moore Nature Reserve Photography contest.
For more information, please visit the Jewel Moore Nature Reserve Facebook page.
The Lantern Theatre presented a free staged reading of the new play “Two Old Men” by UCA creative writing professor Bob May.
The play is a hilarious and touching look at the relationships formed, and the lives touched, by two old friends as they contemplate going out in a blaze of glory.
The reading featured:
Terry Wright, Dean of UCA’s College of Fine Arts and Communication
Bob May, UCA Creative Writing Professor
Ruthann Curry-Browne, Director of Youth Theatre of Central Aransas & UCA Theatre Professor
Heather Hooten, Director of Theatre for Morrilton High School & Lantern Company Member
Tavares Pilgrim, UCA Theatre alum & Lantern Company Member
Augustine Nguyen, Arkansas Shakespeare Theatre Company Member & UCA Theatre student
The Lantern Theatre is dedicated to nurturing and promoting new works, especially those from talented Arkansas artists.
Public relations students from the University of Central Arkansas School of Communication presented to Conway High School students on March 31, 2017.
Treslyn Fletcher, Jordan Reynolds, Shelby Sites, Leia Smith and Julia Woods presented to five different classes. Jordan Reynolds and Shelby Sites are members of UCA’s chapter of the Public Relations Student Society of America.
“I was very excited to get to speak to high school students about public relations,” said Woods. “I didn’t even know what it was before college, so I’m glad they’re hearing about it now.” The presenters informed the students about PR, what PR practitioners do and skills they know, how to use social media effectively, and what PRSSA is and how it is beneficial to students. High school students are heavily involved with social media, so the presenters tried to work that into a large portion of their presentations. Students were asked to list reasons why they use social media, as well as start thinking about ways that their social media usage could help or harm their chances of getting a summer job or even a future career.
The Conway High students came from classes such as entrepreneurship, accounting, imaging and design, debate and oral communications. There was a mix of sophomores, juniors, and seniors in the classes.
To get the students more involved, they were shown an example of a LinkedIn page and then asked to fill out their own information on a handout. They wrote about past job and volunteer experience as well as skills and languages that they know. This activity was included to give them an idea of LinkedIn, because it is so important in the public relations industry.
Public Relations Student Society of America, or PRSSA, is a student organization for public relations and communication students. There are over 300 chapters with more than 10,000 students. PRSSA provides students with opportunities to broaden their knowledge and expertise, to get internships and to make connections for their future profession. For details about the national organization, visit their website here or for details about the UCA Chapter, visit their website here.
For more information, contact PR Specialist Jordan Reynolds, at jordan.reynolds.994@gmail.com or 870-917-7040.
The University of Central Arkansas partnered with a group from UALR to assist with flood cleanup efforts in Pocahontas, Arkansas, which began Thursday, May 18.
UCA Bear Boots On The Ground was brought back in order to participate in this relief effort.
Volunteers met in front of UCA Reynolds Performance Hall at 5:45 a.m. on Thursday, May 18, and worked the entire day until 4:00 pm. The volunteers did not return to UCA until 8:00 p.m.
President Davis allowed UCA employees to attend without having to take a vacation day. He stated, “I appreciate anyone that is willing to represent UCA and participate.”
“I realize it will be a long day. You will be tired and your body will ache, but on the 2 1/2 hour drive back you will have a smile on your face,” said Gary Roberts, while recruiting volunteers. “When was the last time you smiled for 2 1/2 hours? Please sign up today. Your Arkansas family needs you.”
During the second day of volunteering, there were 13 UCA volunteers – 10 Bear Boots On The Ground participants plus 3 from UCA Baptist Collegiate Ministry – who worked on four houses in Pocahontas. UCA President Houston Davis joined in on the efforts as well!
Altogether, 20 UCA volunteers worked 2 full days (May 18 & 25) donating 235 hours of service. They worked on six houses removing drywall, insulation, kitchen cabinets, plumbing, flooring, and cleaning debris. UCA Bear Boots On The Ground had a large impact on many families in the Pocahontas area.
UCA extends a huge “thank you” to the following Bear Boots participants – President Houston Davis, Richard Hammond, Riva Brown, William Baker, Tchetahan Natogoma Silue, Malika Sylla, Zoheb Yunus, Sandy Ahne, Jennifer Boudreaux; and these individuals who worked two days – Misty Booth, Dylan Britto, Charlotte Strickland and Gary Roberts. UCA also thanks the three volunteers from Baptist Collegiate Ministry.
