Success Stories

Are you or have you been a part of the UCA’s Living Learning Community Legacy? We invite you to share your story of how we helped shape your success!

A Message to New Students from Joshua Eddinger-Lucero, SGA Executive President 2018-19

A Letter to Students from Tera Zeigler Simpson, BA ’11, Public Relations

A Letter to Students from Chloe Zedlitz, English Major, Graduated May ’16


A Letter to Students from Lachan Layton, BS ’14, Biology

A Letter to Students from Bethany Bell, BA ’14, International Studies

From Susan Spellins Holman, BS ’01, Family & Consumer Science


An Interview with W. Bart Shaw, BBA ’04, Marketing & MBA ’07, Business Administration

A Letter to Students from Senior Blake Eiermann, Digital Film Major, Graduated May ’16

A Letter to Students from Grace Berkau, BA ’11, French & International Studies


A Letter to Students from Hoda Agrama, BS ’15, Biology

A Letter to Students from James Keaton, BSN ’04, Nursing

An Interview with Elyahb Allie Kwizera, BS ’14, Chemistry


A Letter to Students from Courtney Shearer Leach, BA ’04, Public Relations & MS ’07, College Student Personnel Administration

Lauren Weatherly Geier, BA ’01, Psychology & MS ’03, Community Counseling with her husband Trey Geier, BS ’03, Health Service Administration

An Interview with Melinda “Mindy” Freyaldenhoven Bryan, BS ’01, Speech Pathology


An Interview with Robert Habimana, BS ’14, Mathematics

A Letter to Students from Bethany Verkamp, BS ’15, Biology

An Interview with Ryan Simpson, BSE ’09, Social Studies