- The Arkansas State Normal School did not have dormitories during its early years. Students had to depend on the citizens of Conway for room and board. The cost of room and board was between $12.50 and $15 per month. The first dorm, Doyne Hall, was built in 1913 and served as a dorm for 100 women.
- The creation of the 1920 class ring by student Sam Huffman may have played a role in the movement to change Arkansas State Normal School to Arkansas State Teachers College. He created a ring design with a large letter A and the smaller letters T and C underneath the A. He also drew a bear peering though the top of the A. This ring design also led to the adoption of the bear as UCA’s official mascot.
- McAlister Hall was dedicated on May 20, 1934, with the nation’s first elected female U.S. senator, Hattie W. Caraway, giving the dedicatory address. More than 2,000 people were in attendance.
Source: The Centennial History of the University of Central Arkansas by Jimmy Bryant.