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Alternative Spring Break Interest Meetings

Submitted by: Lyn Gayfield, egayfield@uca.edu on 10/15/2025

2026 Alternative Spring Break: River Cleanup in Memphis
March 22 – March 27, 2026

– Explore the Mississippi River by foot and by boat
-Meet students from around the country
-Earn volunteer hours

Info meetings: October 28
1:40 – 2:30, RWSC 213
5:00 – 6:00, Zoom

Sign-up and $25 fee deadline is December 5
Register on GivePulse by scanning the QR code or clicking the link below.

Contact OSAC at 5014503135 and osac@uca.edu.

https://uca.givepulse.com/event/677055

10 Day Study Away in Washington D.C. for “Inside Washington” Academic Seminar

Submitted by: Bailey Fairbanks, bfairbanks@uca.edu on 10/15/2025

Dear Students,
Looking to go behind the scenes in the city where history is made? Join UCA’s partner, The Washington Center, for the Inside Washington Seminar!
Spend a week in Washington, D.C. with college students from across the country as you explore hot-button issues in policy, media, business and politics. You’ll interact with experts and public figures, discover new career paths and go behind the scenes of organizations throughout the city.
This program will be held in Washington, D.C.and will take place January 6–14, 2026. As part of the program, you’ll:
●Hear from thought leaders and political experts on hot-button issues.
●Go behind the scenes of government agencies, think tanks, embassies and media outlets.
●Connect with other students through small group discussions.
●Have an opportunity to earn three credit hours for PSCI 4340: Special Topics in American Politics or PSCI 4393: Experiential Learning.
Students outside of the Department of Government, Public Service, and International Studies need to contact Dr. Fairbanks (bfairbanks@uca.edu) to determine other academic credit available for your major/program.

Scholarships and support are available for a limited number of Arkansas in-state residents! Other funds may also be available to support student travel and tuition for this opportunity.
Email Dr. Fairbanks (bfairbanks@uca.edu) for information about the upcoming seminar and see how you can participate. If you have any questions about the program, feel free to reply to me, stop by my office (Irby Hall 217) or contact info@twc.edu.

The deadline to apply for this trip is Friday, October 24th, 2025!

You can begin your application here: https://washingtoncenter.my.site.com/s/login/
You can also explore The Washington Center’s other academic offerings including semester and summer internships, short term programs like Inside Washington, and their career accelerator programs in cyber security, Non-profit and advocacy, and health policy immersion here: https://twc.edu/find-program

https://washingtoncenter.my.site.com/s/login/

Thank you: Bear Bottoms Drive

Submitted by: Maria Negrete Padron, mnegretepadron1@uca.edu on 10/14/2025

Thank you to everyone who donated and helped spread the word about our Bear Bottoms Diaper Drive! Your generosity and support make a real difference in the lives of UCA parenting students.

Through the Bear Bottoms Program, eligible parenting students can receive one pack of diapers or pull-ups and one container of wipes each month, as long as supplies are available. We are located in Bernard Hall, Suite 207. Your kindness helps ensure that our student parents have one less thing to worry about as they balance school, family, and life.

 

CALC Speaker Series: Dr. Tim Strikwerda, “Re-Animating the Sacred Forests: Ecology and Nationalism in Miyazaki Hayao’s Filmography”

Submitted by: Zach Smith, zsmith@uca.edu on 10/14/2025

Re-Animating the Sacred Forests: Ecology and Nationalism in Miyazaki Hayao’s Filmography
With Dr. Tim Strikwerda (Asst. Professor of Japanese, UCA School of Language and Literature)
When: Monday, Oct 27 from 6 – 7pm
Where: Schichtl Hall Rm 115 (Agora)

Description:
Miyazaki Hayao, the co-founder of Studio Ghibli, has received global praise for the ways his animated films depict Japanese nature and spirituality. Studio Ghibli films have been a major conduit for transmitting ideas about Shinto, Buddhism, and animism to audiences (and college students) around the world. This presentation explores the ecological and political ideas that influenced some of Miyazaki’s most famous films, including My Neighbor Totoro and Princess Mononoke. Using both media analysis and archival research, Professor Strikwerda will highlight how Miyazaki drew from postwar theories about Japanese agriculture and neo-nationalist ideas concerning Japanese prehistory to shape the diegeses of the aforementioned films.

 

Leadership Speaker Series

Submitted by: Heather Harmon, hharmon3@uca.edu on 10/14/2025

UCA’s College of Health and Behavioral Sciences will be hosting the inaugural event for a new Leadership Speaker Series on Tuesday October 28, 2025, in the Brewer-Hegeman Conference Center, Room 112/114.

The event will be from 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m., with questions at the end and refreshments to follow. The speaker for the event will be author and former longtime UCA executive administrator Dr. Ronnie Williams. The theme for the event is “Essentials of Leadership.” The event is free, open to the public.

Limited to 75 attendees. Register today to secure your spot!

http://uca.edu/go/LeadershipSpeaker