The Global Community Fund is an endowed fund of the University of Central Arkansas Foundation, Inc. This fund is created for the purpose of supporting international students attending the University of Central Arkansas. Endowment of the fund was achieved in 2021.
Donations will be used to support international students by:
- helping with unexpected bills
- providing emergency living expenses (food, winter coats, etc.)
- defraying costs of expensive co-pays for medication (insulin, etc.)
- helping with travel costs to foreign consulates and embassies in US for passport renewal
- creating new international initiatives that help our students thrive
For more information on the Global Community Fund contact Dr. Phillip Bailey, Associate Vice President for Center for Global Learning and Engagement at phillipb@uca.edu.
Arkansas Chinese Heritage Project, an expendable fund in the UCA Foundation.
The mission of the Arkansas Chinese Heritage Project (ACHP) is to collect, preserve, and showcase the rich history of Chinese communities in Arkansas and surrounding states. This multi-disciplinary oral history project will share the lived experiences of Chinese communities past and present with students, scholars, and community members, while also educating the broader public about the ethnic and cultural diversity of our state. Our work is conducted with the collaboration and input of community members and historical societies in Arkansas, Tennessee, Mississippi, and Louisiana.
Donations will be used to:
- Transport students and scholars to interview sites around the state to empower community members to share their stories
- Record interviews and digitize photographs in the highest-possible quality
- Design and maintain an online oral history archive
- Create exhibits to share Chinese history in Arkansas with the broader public
For more information on the Arkansas Chinese Heritage Project contact Dr. Zachary Smith, Associate Professor of History, at zsmith@uca.edu