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Employee Appreciation Week is Here!!

Submitted by: Christina Lammers, clammers@uca.edu on 04/11/2025

TUESDAY, APRIL 15
Aramark: Free regular sized fountain drink with purchase of meal – Twisted Taco
Bookstore Employee Appreciation 35% Discount with ID
Lost Pizza (2600 College Ave) Dine-In, 20% Faculty/Staff with ID
Retiree Luncheon, Noon
Faculty & Staff Recognition Celebration, X-Period (Ronnie Williams Student Center Ballroom)
Drawings for giveaways
Aramark provided Starbucks gift cards
Aramark provided Chik-Fil-A gift cards
Lost Pizza provided gift cards
Bear to Bear – Drop by the table at the Celebration and write a note of appreciation to a fellow UCA employee
*UCA Women’s Softball – UCA vs. Arkansas 5:00 p.m.
*UCA Men’s Baseball – UCA vs. Memphis 6:00 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16
Bookstore Employee Appreciation 35% Discount with ID
Lost Pizza (2600 College Ave) Dine-In, 20% Faculty/Staff with ID
Administrative Professionals Reception, 3:00- 4:00 McCastlain Hall
Bear to Bear – Drop by the table at the Administrative Professionals reception and write a note of appreciation to a fellow UCA employee

THURSDAY, APRIL 17
Bookstore Employee Appreciation 35% Discount with ID
Lost Pizza (2600 College Ave) Dine-In, 20% Faculty/Staff with ID
Forever Bear Ceremony X-Period, Amphitheater

Guest speaker Trace Henley: Realigning with Resiliency
3:00 – 4:15 p.m. McCastlain Hall Ballroom
Speaker Sponsored by Staff Senate

Bear to Bear – Drop by the table at the special presentation and write a note of appreciation to a fellow UCA employee

FRIDAY, APRIL 18
Aramark: Friday lunch in Cafeteria with ID (Discount $6)
Bookstore Employee Appreciation 35% Discount with ID
Lost Pizza (2600 College Ave) Dine-In, 20% Faculty/Staff with ID
Zip Lining and Climbing Tower – FREE, Sponsored by Campus Recreation and Wellness, 3:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Questions? Contact Robert Stine in Campus Outdoors at rstine@uca.edu.

*UCA Women’s Softball – UCA vs. Lipscomb 3:00 p.m.

*UCA Athletics
1. Visit ucasports.universitytickets.com
2. Register under student/faculty/staff
3. Login using your UCA Credentials
4. Create an account (if you have not already)
5. Select a game & secure your tickets

https://uca.edu/hr/files/2024/03/April-Newsletter-2025-with-only-appreciation-flier-1.pdf

UCA Employee Coaching Circles 2024-25

Submitted by: Christina Lammers, clammers@uca.edu on 04/11/2025

BROTHER’S KEEPER
African American male faculty & staff led by Myron Kuykendall & Travis Johnson mkuykendall2@uca.edu tjohnson56@uca.edu
– April 16, 2:00-3:00, Main 027

SISTER’S KEEPER
African American female faculty & staff led by a committee apeten@uca.edu denichak@uca.edu egayfield@uca.edu
mgoins@uca.edu cdr02003@uca.edu
– April 24, 3:00-4:00, BHCC 103
Committee members: Audreka Peten, Crystal Harris, Denicha Kemp, Lyn Gayfield, Millie Goins

 

SLL & SLANT to Host Louisiana Poet Laureate

Submitted by: Michael Blanchard, mblanchard@uca.edu on 04/11/2025

The 2024-2025 UCA Visiting Poet Series will conclude April 22 with a public reading and book signing by current Louisiana Poet Laureate Alison Pelegrin at 7 p.m. in the McCastlain Art Lecture Hall on the UCA campus. The series is jointly sponsored by the School of Language & Literature and SLANT, the School’s international journal of contemporary poetry.

Alison Pelegrin was appointed Poet Laureate of Louisiana in 2023. She is also Writer-in-Residence at Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond, where she has taught for more than twenty years. A native of Gretna, located just across the Mississippi River from New Orleans, Pelegrin has lived in Louisiana her entire life, except for a period of three years in Fayetteville while working towards an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Arkansas.

She is the author of six books of poetry, including her most recent collection, Our Lady of Bewilderment (Louisiana State University Press, 2022), and her poems have also appeared in notable literary journals such as Poetry, Ploughshares, The Southern Review, The Missouri Review, and The Bennington Review. In addition, she has received multiple notable fellowships and grants, including a fellowship from the Louisiana Division of the Arts, a Creative Writing Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts, an ATLAS Grant from the Louisiana Board of Regents, and in 2024 an Academy of American Poets Laureate Fellowship.

The reading is open to the public and is free of charge. For more information, contact SLANT editor Michael Blanchard at mblanchard@uca.edu.

Forever A Bear Memorial Service

Submitted by: Kelly Owens, kowens9@uca.edu on 04/10/2025

The annual Forever A Bear Memorial Service (FAB) will take place on Thursday, April 17 during X Period at the UCA Amphitheater. FAB recognizes members of the campus community who have passed away during the previous year. This year’s service will feature music from a French horn quartet, poetry selections and vocal performances. The service culminates with reading the names of those we are honoring. Everyone is invited to attend the service and to visit the FAB Memorial Garden, which borders Ferguson Chapel. In case of rain, the service will be held in the RWSC 205A

 

UCA Piano Camp

Submitted by: Christine Franklin, chrisf@uca.edu on 04/10/2025

Students ages 4-18, join us for a week of piano June 23-27. UCA Piano Camp has classes for first time beginners and students with a few years of piano experience. Beginners, come and get a great start on learning piano! Discover the fundamentals of piano playing and music reading with our expert faculty. Experienced students will also enjoy new experiences at the piano such as ensemble playing, chord chart playing, playing by ear, strengthening your technique, and a great chance to renew your love for piano while improving your overall skills!

https://uca.edu/music/uca-piano-camp-june-23-27-2025/

AAUP 2025 Spring Meeting – Advancing Academic Freedom and Shared Governance

Submitted by: Jessica Riedmueller, jriedmueller@uca.edu on 04/09/2025

The Richard Hudson AAUP Chapter will hold our Spring Meeting on

April 17, 2025 at 3 PM
Library Room 215 (Southeast corner, 2nd floor)
Zoom: https://uca-edu.zoom.us/j/89418928159?pwd=SAc3mDa5Tbg6s9WcMtZH3Q7BuOEkLK.1&jst=2

Join us to discuss how we can safeguard academic freedom on our campus and in our state. We have open positions on our Executive Committee. If you’d like to submit your name for consideration, please email Jessica Riedmueller at jriedmueller@uca.edu.

https://blogs.uca.edu/aaup/2025/04/09/aaup-spring-2025-meeting/

BeWell April Presentation: A Holistic Approach to Improving your Biometric Screening Score Panel

Submitted by: Madeline Kimbrell, mkimbrell@uca.edu on 04/09/2025

We’re excited to invite you to an informative panel presentation featuring a variety of experts from our campus. This session will cover essential topics, including strategies to improve your biometric screening score, what to expect during the screening process, and why these are important for your overall health. There will also be an opportunity for a Q&A session! This will be Thursday, April 17th from 12:00 to 1:00 pm, via Zoom. This will be recorded and uploaded to our BeWell Youtube, if you are unable to attend.
This presentation is worth 5 lifestyle reward points.

https://uca-edu.zoom.us/j/86222490526?pwd=5D5slaVekDy9JEH91KWSbXbZvwdCjo.1

Griffin Planetarium Shows

Submitted by: SCOTT AUSTIN, saustin@uca.edu on 04/09/2025

Griffin Planetarium shows this Friday April 11 and Saturday April 12 at 7:00pm: The one-hour shows this week include a musical tour of the current spring evening sky, and the full-dome movies “Mayan Archaeoastronomy” and “Aztec Archaeoastronomy”. The planetarium is located in the Conway Corporation Center for the Sciences. Seating starts 10 minutes before show time. Admission is free. Seating limited to the first 94. No admission after the shows begin. No food or drink allowed.

https://uca.edu/physics/planetarium/