UCA Magazine

Up Close With Dr. Kaye McKinzie

After 23 years of leading and making life or death decisions as a U.S. Army officer, Dr. Kaye McKinzie, assistant professor of Management Information Systems at the University of Central Arkansas, was looking for her next move.

Up Close With Jennie Strange ’05

Jennie Strange ’05 has had a passion for the arts since she was four years old, and now she gets to share that passion with the Conway community.

Up Close With Nakita Higgins

From Nassau, Bahamas to Conway, Arkansas, Nakita Higgins has traveled great lengths to excel in life and make his family and friends back home proud.

Dr. Michael Mills

Mills, assistant professor in the College of Education’s Department of Teaching and Learning, is an Apple Distinguished Educator (ADE). His teaching integrates technology into the curriculum, and he loves to share strategies with others who want to do the same.

UCA Student-Athletes Providing Smiles to Children in Need

For the past three years, UCA’s student-athletes have partnered with Samaritan’s Feet for “Shoes of Hope” events, where money is raised and shoes are distributed to needy children in the region.

Honors College Dean Receives Honors Council Award

The University of Central Arkansas dean of the Norbert O. Schedler Honors College was given the National Collegiate Honors Council’s  (NCHC) Sam Schuman Award for Excellence at a Four Year Institution.

Adcock Reappointed to UCA Board of Trustees

Robert “Bunny” Adcock was reappointed to the University of Central Arkansas Board of Trustees by Gov. Asa Hutchinson in December 2015.

UCA Unveils Updated Academic Logo and Marketing Campaign

Following a months-long assessment of the University of Central Arkansas brand, communications and recruitment materials, an updated academic logo was unveiled to students, faculty and staff on Friday, Feb. 26, 2016.

UCA Dean Inducted as Kinesiology Association Fellow

Dr. Jimmy Ishee, dean of the University of Central Arkansas College of Health and Behavioral Sciences, has been designated a 2016 Fellow of the National Association for Kinesiology in Higher Education (NAKHE).

Blankenship Family Gifts $215,500

The gift will help outfit the Department of Nursing with a high-fidelity manikin, which is a patient simulator that aids students in training to work with real patients in the field, as well as cameras, microphones, a control station and other equipment to record student performance.