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Today: AiR Crystal Wagner’s RADICAL Unveiling

Submitted by: Sarah Brackett, sbrackett1@uca.edu on 03/20/2025

You are invited to the official unveiling of RADICAL, a stunning new site-specific sculpture by renowned artist Crystal Wagner. This vibrant installation transforms the Windgate Center for Fine and Performing Arts at the University of Central Arkansas, bringing a dynamic burst of color and organic movement to the space.

Join us for an immersive celebration where Wagner’s work comes to life through multidisciplinary collaborations in music, video, and dance, alongside her dedicated fabrication team.

Event Details
Thursday, March 20th
4:00 – 6:00 PM
Windgate Center for Fine and Performing Arts, UCA Campus

Live Music & Immersive Experience | 4:00 – 5:00 PM
Experimental Video Screening in Atrium | 5:00 – 6:00 PM
Aerialist Performance & Refreshments | Ongoing

This is a one-of-a-kind opportunity to experience contemporary art in motion—don’t miss it!

For questions, please contact Leslie Macklin, Project Faculty Sponsor, at lmacklin@uca.edu.

This project is made possible through the UCA Artists in Residence Program and Engage Management.

https://uca.edu/cahss/artists-in-residence/

Deadline Extended: Service-Learning Institute

Submitted by: Jessica Underwood, jessicau@uca.edu on 03/19/2025

Don’t miss out! The application deadline for the 2025 Service-Learning Institute (SLI) has been extended, creating an opportunity for more faculty to apply for this comprehensive professional development focused on integrating service into their curricula. Participants will become Service-Learning Faculty Fellows for the 2025-2026 academic year and receive:

> Stipend for participation
> Daily catered lunches during the in-person institute
> Ongoing support throughout the academic year

KEY INFORMATION

Institute Dates: June 23-27, 2025
Pre-Institute: Asynchronous readings and discussions prior to summer program
Implementation: 2025-2026 academic year

PROGRAM OUTCOMES

> Apply service-learning pedagogies across disciplines
> Create reciprocal community partnerships using cultural humility
> Plan and manage collaborative community-based projects
> Facilitate meaningful student reflection
> Assess and research service-learning impact
> Advocate for civic engagement within your academic community

For more information about the program, please visit the Service-Learning Faculty Fellows program webpage.

Submit your application ONLINE by the new deadline: April 14, 2025

https://uca.edu/cetal/service-learning-faculty-fellows-institute/

Congratulations to the first recipients of the Faculty Senate Research Empowerment Grant!

Submitted by: Gregory Naumiec, gregn@uca.edu on 03/18/2025

The Faculty Senate would like everyone to join us in congratulating Sunjung Kim Thao, Amrita Puri, Adele Okoli, and Kathryn Carroll as the first recipients of a Faculty Senate Research Empowerment grant! We received ten proposals this semester and were able to fund these four, keep the applications coming! Our next application opportunity is this coming fall semester, 10/1/25!

https://uca.edu/facultysenate/research-empowerment-grant/

Learn Web Development for Just $50 – Exclusive UCA Employee Discount!

Submitted by: Leslie Coger, lcoger1@uca.edu on 03/18/2025

Want to learn the basics of web development? Join our 4-week Intro to Web Development course, taught by an industry professional! Classes meet two nights a week (6-9 PM) in a hybrid format—attend in person at ArCA or online.

UCA Employees: Enroll in the April class for just $50 with your exclusive discount!

Apply Below!!

https://arkansascodingacademy.com/apply/

SLL & SLANT to Host Louisiana Poet Laureate

Submitted by: Michael Blanchard, mblanchard@uca.edu on 03/18/2025

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.

 

Employee Appreciation Week April 14-18-We hope to see you there!

Submitted by: Christina Lammers, clammers@uca.edu on 03/18/2025

MONDAY APRIL14
Aramark: Executive Coffee at Einsteins (Discount $1.69)
Bookstore Employee Appreciation 35% Discount with ID
Lost Pizza (2600 College Ave) Dine-In, 20% Faculty/Staff with ID
Bear to Bear – Drop by the Student Center lobby table and write a note of appreciation to a fellow UCA employee 1:00 – 3:00 p.m.
Podcast- Bear to Bear on Air! 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. (Steve Owens, Leigh Ann DenHartog)
Drop by KUCA in the Student Center and grab the microphone. Share a story about a fellow colleague
and/or someone you wish to thank for their impact while working at UCA!

Pickle Ball tournament – FREE, HPER Center Gym, 2:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Grab a fellow employee and play in the pickleball tournament. Wear athletic gear and bring a pickleball paddle. Questions? Contact Logan Wylie, lwile@uca.edu. Register at this link:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSems6Gq91EJjeMcahU-R10FNp05tVpHm5PZnIj_IHNR7w1uLQ/viewform?usp=sharing

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 gift card
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
Aramark: Five (5) Starbucks free beverage coupons – drawing
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
Aramark: Five (5) Chick-Fil-A free meal coupons – drawing
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 HPER 3:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Questions? Contact Robert Stine 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

 

2025 Women’s History Month Calendar

Submitted by: Lyn Gayfield, egayfield@uca.edu on 03/17/2025

Tuesday, March 18
Women Authors in the Golden Age of Japanese Literature
4:30 p.m. IHSB 201/203
Facilitated by Dr. Zach Smith, Associate Professor of History, Director of the Asian Studies Program, UCA

Thursday, March 20
Unveiling Ceremony – Public Event
4:00 p.m. Windgate Center
Facilitated by Crystal Wagner, Artist in Residence

Grandmother’s Blood Ties: Female Vampirism and Gender Subcersion in Nalo Hopkinson’s Caribbean Reimagining of “Little Red Riding Hood”
7:00 p.m. Doyne Auditorium
Speaker: Stacy J. Lettman, Assistant Professor of English, Florida Atlantic University

Monday, March 31
Bookbinding Workshop – Student Event
3:00 – 4:30 p.m. Windgate Center 105
Facilitated by Keri Miki-Lani Schroeder, Artist in Residence

Please email diversity@uca.edu to add events to this calendar.

https://uca.edu/go/WHM