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SAAC Pancake Breakfast Tickets on Sale Now!

Submitted by: Kristen Oitker, koitker1@uca.edu on 01/20/2025

The UCA Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) is hosting its annual pancake breakfast at Stoby’s in Conway on January 26th! Enjoy all you can eat pancakes with the purchase of a ticket. Tickets are on-sale now and can be purchased at the next two home basketball games at the SAAC table in the front lobby. Tickets are $6.

Won’t be at the game and want a ticket – email SAAC advisors Jessica Taylor (jtaylor21@uca.edu) or Kristen Oitker (koitker1@uca.edu)!

Arkansas Coding Academy – Demo Day

Submitted by: Leslie Coger, lcoger1@uca.edu on 01/16/2025

Arkansas Coding Academy will host Demo Day for the Fall 2024 Full-Stack Graduates. After 24 weeks of intensive training to become Web Developers, our students are ready to showcase their capstone projects.

Join us on Thursday, January 23rd, at the Brewer-Hegeman Conference Center on the UCA Campus. Demonstrations will take place from 2 pm to 4 pm, and you are welcome to drop by any time.

Arkansas Coding Academy is a coding bootcamp program within the College of Science and Engineering at UCA. Since its inception in 2016, the program has been dedicated to training beginners to become proficient computer programmers. In addition to technical training, the program offers career development opportunities to prepare students for entry-level technical jobs.

Register for this event through the link below!

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/demo-day-tickets-1113985092399?

Griffin Planetarium Shows

Submitted by: SCOTT AUSTIN, saustin@uca.edu on 01/16/2025

Griffin Planetarium shows this Friday January 17 and Saturday January 18 at 7:00pm: The one-hour shows this week include a tour of the current sky, a flight around the universe, 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. Griffin Planetarium shows this Friday January 17 and Saturday January 18 at 7:00pm: The one-hour shows this week include a tour of the current sky, a flight around the universe, 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.

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

Diversity Belonging Inclusion & Equity Grant Program

Submitted by: Lyn Gayfield, egayfield@uca.edu on 01/14/2025

Faculty, staff, administrators, students, departments, colleges, divisions, and RSOs may apply for funding to assist with diversity, belonging, inclusion, and equity (DBIE)-related initiatives.

For program guidelines and the online application, visit the Diversity website or the link below.

Application Due Dates:

February 15
April 15

For questions, contact us at diversity@uca.edu or 501-450-3135

https://uca.edu/go/dbieGrant

Bear CLAWS nominations

Submitted by: Fredricka Sharkey, fsharkey@uca.edu on 01/14/2025

President Houston Davis recognizes outstanding students as Bear CLAWS award recipients during Board of Trustees meetings, and we need your assistance. The February Board of Trustees meeting is February 28. If you know of students or student groups who should be considered for this designation, please nominate them by completing the Bear CLAWS submission form.

https://uca.edu/president/bear-claws/