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Submitted by: Deanna Farney, dfarney@uca.edu on 04/08/2025

Please fill out our survey, so we can improve the HPER Center!

Survey link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdl7-Th9r-ogdgyiSfe3zMOLjIbl4SXTIbXEJHE0c9UVfI1Jw/viewform

 

Submitted by: Stephanie McBrayer, smcbrayer@uca.edu on 04/08/2025

The 2025 UCA Graduation Celebration event of the semester is Tuesday, April 29th, 2025 at Buffalo Alumni Hall. All UCA graduating Seniors, faculty, and staff are invited to attend the “Paws Up, Caps Off” party! This special event to honor our graduates will have food, music, fun prizes, a photo booth, and a special toast to the graduates. Come cheer with us and join in the festivities to celebrate the UCA graduating students’ achievements.

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Submitted by: Millie Goins, mgoins@uca.edu on 04/08/2025

It’s time for the annual UCA Spring Social brought to you by Staff Senate. Come out for food, fun, and prizes. Most of all be ready to get social and celebrate with colleagues as we prepare to close the spring semester. The hot ones challenge is back by popular demand this year. Think you can tolerate unBearably spicy sauces? Put your money where your mouth is and prove it! If you are interested in participating in the Hot Ones Challenge FUNdraiser, please email Senator Melanie Watson( melaniesw@uca.edu) or Senator Sherita Kern( smcgee@uca.edu).

See you April 25, 2025, 11a.m- 1p.m McAlister Lawn.

 

Submitted by: Wendy Lucas, wendyc@uca.edu on 04/08/2025

The Arkansas Center for the Book at the Arkansas State Library is pleased to announce that Dr. Buck Foster’s So Great Was the Slaughter: Market Hunters, Sportsmen, and Wildlife Conservation in Arkansas has been selected for inclusion on the 2025 Arkansas Gems poster.

Arkansas Gems is an annual publication of the Arkansas Center for the Book, the official state affiliate of the Library of Congress Center for the Book. Launched in 2004 and formerly known as Fresh from Arkansas, the project celebrates notable works of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and art with strong ties to Arkansas. Each year, approximately twenty titles are selected based on literary or artistic merit, originality, and regional significance. Selected book jackets are featured on a colorful, poster-sized publication distributed to all public library branches across the state.

In addition to statewide distribution, Arkansas Gems are showcased nationally at the National Book Festival in Washington, DC, where they are featured in the “Roadmap to Reading” (formerly the Parade of the States). The poster has proven to be a popular attraction for thousands of visitors interested in regional literature and culture.

The Arkansas Gems project supports the Arkansas Center for the Book’s mission to encourage reading, writing, and literacy throughout the state. The initiative is made possible through a grant from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services to the Arkansas State Library. Posters are distributed free of charge, with a typical print run of 1,000 to 1,500 copies.

To view past editions of the Arkansas Gems poster and learn more about the program, visit:
https://www.library.arkansas.gov/programs/arkansas-center-for-the-book/arkansas-gems/

 

Submitted by: Zach Smith, zsmith@uca.edu on 04/08/2025

Join us on April 25th at 3pm in the Hall of Fame Room at Estes Stadium to celebrate four (!) UCA History faculty who have published books during the 24-25 academic year. This event highlights the hard work and intellectual contributions of Dr. Michael Mwenda Kithinji, editor of The Historical Dictionary of Kenya; Dr. Kenneth Barnes, author of Mob Rule in the Ozarks; Dr. Vaughn Scribner, author of Under Alien Skies; and Dr. Buckley T Foster, author of So Great Was the Slaughter. The event will feature free food and is open to all students, faculty, staff, and history fans.

 

Submitted by: Donna Stephens, donnals@uca.edu on 04/08/2025

Rob Moritz, a Lecturer I in Journalism, has written a biography of his grandfather, who was a pioneer in forensic pathology, that was recently published by CRC Press (Taylor & Francis Group). Dr. Alan R. Moritz and Forensic Pathology: Tales That Dead Men Tell, recounts the career of Dr. Moritz (1899-1986), using personal papers and correspondence, interviews, newspaper accounts and other sources, including archived materials from Harvard Medical School, the Rockefeller Foundation, Case Western Reserve and the University Hospitals of Cleveland.
The biography details many of his grandfather’s investigative techniques and research findings that are still used today. High-profile investigations Dr. Moritz worked on are also detailed, including the death of actor George Reeves, television’s first Superman; the assassination of President John F. Kennedy; the Sam Shepherd case, the Cocoanut Grove nightclub fire, the Attica prison riots and the Texas Tower fire, to name a few.
Moritz also details a number of his grandfather’s first-hand accounts of some history’s darkest moments, including a lynching during the “Red Summer” of 1919, the rise of Nazi Germany and the death of a black dissident during the Apartheid-era in South Africa.
The book is available on Amazon, Routledge, the UCA Bookstore and at various other bookstores.

 

Submitted by: Anthony Fillippino, anthonyf@uca.edu on 04/08/2025

Basketball Courts: Thursday – Saturday, April 10-12
Golf Simulator and Racquetball Courts: Saturday, April 12
Indoor Track: Saturday, April 12

 

Submitted by: Jessica Underwood, jessicau@uca.edu on 04/07/2025

The time has come to choose our next Learning Management System — the platform that will define how we teach, engage, and assess for years to come. The Teaching with Technology Advisory Committee (TTAC) urgently needs YOUR feedback in this critical decision-making process. Your insights are irreplaceable — no one understands the faculty experience better than you!

TTAC is asking you to test drive our three potential platforms, Blackboard Ultra by Anthology, Brightspace by D2L, and Canvas by Instructure. Explore at your own pace, evaluate features that matter to you, and imagine how each platform might enhance your teaching experience.

Consider:

▪️How intuitively can you build your course?
▪️Do the assessment tools meet your needs?
▪️How effectively could you engage students?
▪️Which features do you find most appealing?

After exploring, share your feedback through the link provided within each LMS. Your evaluation will directly influence this university-wide decision!

👉DEADLINE: We need your insights by April 25th to ensure they’re included in our final evaluation. If you have any questions about the process, feel free to reach out, or simply use the link below to get started.

Your voice in this process isn’t just welcome — it’s ESSENTIAL!

https://uca.edu/lmsreview/feedback/

Submitted by: Kristen Oitker, koitker1@uca.edu on 04/07/2025

The Beach Bears are home this weekend! Four matches across two days – there’s plenty to see out at the Beach Bear Sand Courts!
Friday, April 11th
12 PM vs Mary Hardin Baylor
4 PM vs TAMU Kingsville
Saturday, April 12th
8 AM vs UT- Martin
3 PM vs Hendrix

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Submitted by: Kristen Oitker, koitker1@uca.edu on 04/07/2025

The Bears take on the Little Rock Trojans in a non-conference matchup on Wednesday. First pitch at Bear Stadium will be at 3 PM!

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