The Faulkner County Juvenile Drug Court (FCJDC) announced expanded partnerships with the University of Central Arkansas and other community partners.
Continue ReadingUCA Announces First IT Apprenticeship Program in the State
The Division of Outreach and Community Engagement, the Arkansas Coding Academy, the Arkansas Department of Workforce Services and U.S. Department of Labor announced the state’s first Information Technology Based Registered Apprenticeship Program at the University of Central Arkansas.
Continue ReadingUCA Student Wins National Study Abroad Scholarship
University of Central Arkansas student Colleen Weidman was named a recipient of a 2017-18 James G. Stemler Study Abroad Scholarship in the amount of $2,000.
Continue ReadingUCA Accreditation Status Reaffirmed
The Higher Learning Commission continued the accreditation of the University of Central Arkansas. The University was notified in March.
Continue ReadingStudents Recognized at Board Meeting
Anastasiya Klimiankova and Lillian McEntire, both seniors, were the first CLAWS recognized. Anastasiya Klimiankova is a senior accounting major from Belarus. She served as 2016-2017 president of the Theta Lambda chapter of Beta Alpha Psi here at UCA.
Continue ReadingLacy Awarded Community Development Award
Amy Whitehead, director of the UCA Community Development Institute; the Bill Miller Award winner, Brad Lacy, president and chief executive officer of the Conway Area Chamber of Commerce; and UCA President Houston Davis, at the close of the 31st annual Community Development Institute Friday, Aug. 4, 2017.
Continue ReadingBears, Sugar Bears to Face Some of Nation’s Best
The University of Central Arkansas Bears and Sugar Bears aren’t afraid of anyone, and a quick look at their 2017-18 basketball schedules proves that.
Continue ReadingUCA Appoints New Grad School Dean
Barlow most recently served as director of the Mathematics and Science Education doctoral program at Middle Tennessee State University. She has held faculty positions at the University of Mississippi and University of West Georgia.
Continue ReadingUCA Welcomes First Latina Sorority To Campus
The University of Central Arkansas welcomed its first Latina sorority to the campus when Hermandad de Sigma Iota Alpha, Inc. hosted its new member presentation in April 2017.
Continue ReadingUCA Student Honored as 2017 Newman Civic Fellow
University of Central Arkansas student Morgan Sweere was named to the 2017 cohort of Newman Civic Fellows.
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