Submitted by: Jennifer Bell, jbell15@uca.edu on 05/27/2025
Friday, June 6, 2025
3:00 pm
https://meet.google.com/euj-uecx-hts
Announcement/Events
Your Full-Stack Roadmap: Java vs. MEAN – A Live Webinar by Arkansas Coding Academy
Submitted by: Leslie Coger, lcoger1@uca.edu on 05/22/2025
Join us for a free, informative webinar designed to guide you through your journey into full-stack development. Whether you’re new to programming or looking to advance your skills, this session will explore the key differences and similarities between our MEAN Full-Stack and Java Full-Stack courses—presented by the instructors who teach them.
You’ll gain insights into how each course equips you for modern web development, including curriculum structure, areas of focus, and potential careers. Plus, get your questions answered live during our interactive Q&A session.
What You’ll Learn
The core technologies and tools used in the MEAN and Java Full-Stack tracks
Ideal learning paths and project types for each stack
How each course prepares you for real-world technical roles
Foundational concepts shared across both full-stack approaches
Who Should Attend
Aspiring developers deciding between the MEAN and Java Full-Stack paths
Students currently enrolled or considering enrollment at Arkansas Coding Academy
Career changers seeking clarity on which stack best fits their goals
Tech enthusiasts looking for structured guidance from experienced instructors
Why Attend
Make a well-informed decision about your education and career path
Gain a clear understanding of the strengths and focuses of each full-stack track
Learn directly from instructors with industry experience
Participate in a live Q&A to get answers tailored to your needs
Register for Event Below!
SOAR 2025 Schedule!
Submitted by: Lindsey Shurley, losborne@uca.edu on 05/15/2025
Please join the Department of First Year Experience welcoming our Fall incoming students and their families for our 2025 SOAR dates – May 20, May 22, May 28-29, June 1-2, June 3, June 5, June 17-18, June 22-23, June 24, June 26, & July 22.
Please know campus will be busy with our incoming Bears on these dates. They are directed to park at the Donaghey Hall parking lot. During 1-day sessions, all attendees will be eating in the cafeteria between 12-1:15pm. For 2-day sessions, guests will be eating at retail locations on the second day for breakfast and lunch. Please check out our website for SOAR schedules.
If you see SOAR attendees on campus, please welcome them! Students will have a purple lanyard name tag and student guests are identified by a gray lanyard.
Legacy Brick Walk Friends section
Submitted by: Haley Fowler, hcrafton@uca.edu on 05/12/2025
UCA Legacy Walk Friends Section – Leave your mark in UCA History!
One of our most treasured traditions at UCA is the UCA Legacy Walk, located in the Amphitheater, near the Student Center and Old Main.
A Legacy Friends section has been added, providing faculty, staff, friends and former students an opportunity to showcase their purple pride with a personalized brick.
Order your legacy brick online at uca.edu/legacywalk.
Miss UCA Send Off Party – May 29th!
Submitted by: Stephanie McBrayer, smcbrayer@uca.edu on 05/06/2025
Miss UCA Send Off Party
Thursday, May 29th
4:00pm – 5:00pm
Student Center Lobby (across from the UCA Bookstore).
Join us for a reception honoring Miss UCA, Tori Kiser. She will be leaving to represent UCA at the Miss Arkansas competition in the Robinson Center in Little Rock this June.
Remarks at 4:20pm.
Refreshments will be served.
Contact: missuca@uca.edu
Instagram: @miss_uca
