Submitted by: SCOTT AUSTIN, saustin@uca.edu on 11/13/2024
Griffin Planetarium shows this Friday November 15 and Saturday November 16 at 7:00pm: The one-hour shows this week includes a tour of the current sky, and the full-dome movie “Invaders of Mars!”. 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.
Submitted by: Tracy McGarrity, tracym@uca.edu on 11/13/2024
The Bear Essentials Food Pantry will be celebrating its 10th Anniversary with an Open House. Come by and see the Pantry from 12 – 2 pm on Friday, November 15th! Refreshments will be served.
https://uca.edu/foodpantry/home/news/
Submitted by: Phillip Bailey, phillipb@uca.edu on 11/13/2024
The Center for Global Learning and Engagement (CGLE) is pleased to invite UCA faculty to attend an introduction to Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) information session as part of our celebration of International Education Week.
According to Rubin (2021), “COIL utilizes the Internet to empower students and instructors around the world to develop curiosity, flexibility, and generosity in concert with their academic partners. This benefits two or more classrooms of collaborating students, usually located in different countries, who have had different life experiences. COIL is also a way for students and instructors to learn about their discipline from a new perspective and can be a method for engaging those with other experiences and perspectives about how this knowledge might be applied.”
Sign up by Nov 18 for the COIL session here https://forms.gle/cgvFp6niR98BRGwY9
https://uca.edu/global-learning/coil/
Submitted by: Kelly Owens, kowens9@uca.edu on 11/12/2024
Dr. Veneta Fricks recently attended the Southern Association for College Student Affairs (SACSA) in Charlotte, NC, where she was named the Mid Level Professional of the Year. The Mid-Level Professional Award recognizes someone who has provided exemplary service to SACSA and to their college or university campus. Additionally the recipient must possess outstanding character and serve as a role model for new and other mid-level professionals.
Dr. Fricks currently serves as the associate dean of students and is responsible for alcohol and drug programming and student conduct adjudication as well as the administration of programs such as the UCA CARE Team and 313-TALKUCA. Dr. Fricks has planned and implemented several new campus initiatives such as the Bear Truth Social Norming Campaign, Boos Over Booze, Summer Send Off and Safe Spring Break. She has given many years of service to SACSA as a program chair, executive board member and a multi-year program presenter. Dr. Fricks is also an active member of UCA Staff Senate and currently serves as vice president for that organization.
Submitted by: Michelle Wynn, mwynn@uca.edu on 11/12/2024
International Education Week (IEW) 2024
International Education Week (IEW) is a national program sponsored by the U.S. Department of State to celebrate the benefits of international education and exchange worldwide. With 360 students from 79 countries here at UCA, IEW gives our international students the opportunity to share many facets of their culture with the community. Additionally, during this week we promote study abroad opportunities with the Office of Education Abroad, and to show how the work of academic departments and students can have a global impact! Please visit our webpage for registration and full details of the events.
Here are highlights from International Education Week November 18 – 23, 2024:
Submitted by: KRISTY CARTER, kcarter@uca.edu on 11/07/2024
Join the Women’s Leadership Network for Wine Down on Wednesday, November 13, from 4 – 6 p.m. at Vincent’s BBQ located at 2850 Prince St #99, Conway, AR 72034.
No Registration Required
https://uca.edu/outreach/women/wln-events/
Submitted by: KRISTY CARTER, kcarter@uca.edu on 11/07/2024
Join the Women’s Leadership Network for the Women’s Leadership Academy Luncheon on Monday, November 18, from 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. at The Rogue Roundabout as they proudly announce the 2025 Women’s Leadership Academy participants!
This special event, sponsored by Genesis of Conway, will offer a chance to meet and celebrate the inspiring women selected for this year’s cohort while enjoying a delicious meal and networking with fellow leaders and community members. Don’t miss this exciting opportunity to learn more about the impactful programs and experiences WLN has planned for the year ahead. Be part of the celebration!
https://women-s-leadership-network.springly.org/collect/description/475733-y-wla-launch-luncheon
Submitted by: Wendy Sparks, wsparks2@uca.edu on 11/07/2024
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Musical is coming to Reynolds Performance Hall on Sunday, November 24 at 4:00 pm.
The critically acclaimed live stage show, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Musical, returns to Reynolds as part of a national fall tour featuring the “most famous reindeer of all” and his friends from the longest running and highest rated holiday television special. Audiences are invited to help Santa save Christmas with the help of Rudolph and the holly jolly cast of characters including Hermey the Elf, Yukon Cornelius, Bumble the Abominable Snow Monster and more.
Projections, costumes, and characters are faithfully brought to the stage against a backdrop of nostalgic set designs. The 12-foot-plus-tall Abominable Snow Monster is jaw-dropping. The high-energy cast brings high energy to classic songs and dialogue, while irresistible and loveable puppets highlight the charming roughness from the television show’s stop-motion effects.
Current and retired UCA Faculty and Staff may each receive two FREE tickets to three of the Public Appearances performances in the 2024-25 season.
* To obtain your tickets you must visit the box office in person with your current UCA ID before the day of the performance.
* Free tickets are subject to seating availability and, therefore, an event may sell out before the date arrives for free tickets.
* We cannot place orders for free tickets over the phone, nor can you bring the ID of anyone else in order to obtain more than 2 free tickets.
* You cannot receive more than 2 free tickets for an event, however we have great discounts on tickets for purchase.
UCA PUBLIC APPEARANCES
BOX OFFICES
REYNOLDS PERFORMANCE HALL
Open Monday-Friday 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
501.450.3265
WINDGATE CENTER FOR FINE AND PERFORMING ARTS
Open Monday-Friday 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
501.470.7572
https://uca.edu/publicappearances/broadway/rudolph-the-red-nosed-reindeer-the-musical/
