More than 450 student-athletes representing 18 sports finished the fall 2020 semester with a cumulative GPA of 3.16. This marks the 16th consecutive semester that UCA’s student-athletes have maintained a GPA above 3.0.
Continue ReadingStephen Addison: Preparing for the New Economy
As a child growing up in Swansea, Wales, Stephen Addison developed an interest in the sciences. His homeroom teacher, a physicist, invited him to join a club where Addison built electronics such as radios and metal detectors. Addison was his teacher’s informal lab assistant at 13. By 16, he was taking his first computer science class.
Continue ReadingCOVID-19 and Supply Chain Management
The University of Central Arkansas College of Business instituted its logistics and supply chain management program in 2016 with a $3 million grant from the Arkansas Department of Transportation. Our faculty train students to manage supply chains capable of resisting future shocks such as those caused by COVID-19.
Continue ReadingUCA’s Economic Impact on the State Exceeds $1 Billion
The University of Central Arkansas added $1.01 billion in income to the Arkansas economy and supported 19,506 jobs (one out of every 85) in fiscal year 2018-19, according to a recent study that measures the economic impact and return on investment of the university to its students, taxpayers and society.
Continue ReadingUCA Breaks Ground on Windgate Center for the Fine and Performing Arts, Announces $3 Million Gift
The University of Central Arkansas hosted a groundbreaking ceremony for the Windgate Center for Fine and Performing Arts and announced a $3 million gift from the Alice L. Walton Foundation on Oct. 9 on the UCA campus.
Continue ReadingCETAL, Instructional Technology Ready Faculty for Online Instruction
For the fall 2020 semester, Tom Courtway, University of Central Arkansas president emeritus and senior lecturer of business law, teaches one hybrid course and on-site classes. He livestreams classes for online students and even records one of his sections to upload to Blackboard, a learning management system.
Continue ReadingPurple Attire Inspires School Spirit
Before he came to the University of Central Arkansas, the only purple clothing President Houston Davis had in his closet was two purple ties. Now he has at least 40.
Continue ReadingSetting the Curve: College of Education’s Integration of Technology Prepares Graduates for New Challenges
In spring 2020, when travel, work settings and schools experienced major shifts in operation due to COVID-19, KristiAnna Mathes ’19 took her kindergarten class on a field trip to the San Diego Zoo — a virtual field trip, that is.
Continue ReadingHonoring a Movement: UCA’s Suffrage Centennial Draws on Arts to Tell History
For two months of the fall semester, the University of Central Arkansas campus was buzzing with art exhibitions, concerts, poetry and more all in recognition of the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment.
Continue ReadingContainers of Memory
Seymour, associate dean of the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences and professor of art history, treasures an extensive collection of Christmas ornaments that she estimates has at least a couple thousand pieces.
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