NEWS
FALL 2021 NEWS + NOTES
Raggedy Table Talks Podcast. Hosted by Madison Treat and Yaya Ciswondo.
ALUMNI ACCOMPLISHMENTS
PR alum Robert Rochell drafted into NFL
STUDENT ACCOMPLISHMENTS
31 student journalists earn 51 awards in ACMA Contest
2021 School of Communication Student Award Winners
UCA Debate and Forensics Finishes its Virtual Season
Students win awards at Southern Forensics Championship
FACULTY ACCOMPLISHMENTS
McLemore, Niswonger selected for inaugural Teaching Excellence Institute
Gardner, Brown selected for inaugural Global Learning Institute
Brown wins inaugural faculty civic engagement award
McLemore’s public scholarship results in multiple media appearances
Journalism lecturer appointed chairman of legislative task force
BLACK LIVES MATTER
PR, the Press & Public Affairs reports on BLM protests in central Arkansas
ACTIVISM + SOCIAL JUSTICE
Tim Wise visits UCA as Artist In Residence Nov. 16-17
UCA Artists in Residence Series: Tim Wise – RSO Workshop, “Not Giving Up: Maintaining Our Commitment to Justice in Unjust Times”
UCA Artists in Residence Series: Tim Wise – Public Lecture, “Interest Convergence in a Time of Pandemic & Police Brutality: How COVID and Growing Authoritarianism Provide an Opening of Solidarity”
UCA Artists in Residence Series: Tim Wise – Student Lecture, “Challenging the Culture of Cruelty: Understanding and Defeating Race and Class Inequity in America”
UCA Artists in Residence Series: Tim Wise – Faculty Workshop, “Beyond Diversity: Steps for Uprooting Racism, Privilege, and Institutional Inequity”
COMMUNICATION WEEK 2020
Simon Tam of The Slants Joins the School of Communication Oct. 7-8
JOURNALISM
Scroll inducted into Walsworth Gallery of Excellence for third time
Echo editor-in-chief elected to SPJ Arkansas Pro Chapter board
CONGRATULATIONS, GRADUATES!
Spring 2020 Graduates Share UCA Favorites, Plans