The American Council on Education (ACE) announced that Angela Webster, associate vice president for Institutional Diversity and associate professor of Leadership Studies at the University of Central Arkansas has been named an ACE Fellow for the 2017-2018 academic year.
Continue ReadingFall 2017
Solar Eclipse Event Held at UCA
More than 1,400 students, employees and members of the Conway community attended the solar eclipse viewing event on the McAlister Hall lawn on Aug. 21, 2017. The event coincided with the new student luncheon picnic, which was served on the lawn.
Continue ReadingUCA Athletics Receives $1 Million Planned Gift
The $1 million gift will support two important initiatives: a scholarship for women’s athletics and an endowment fund for maintenance of the UCA Strength and Conditioning Center.
Continue ReadingAdvancement Exceeds Fundraising Goal
The University of Central Arkansas Division of Advancement raised a total of $6,118,323.17 during the 2016-2017 fiscal year exceeding the goal of $6 million, making this the third-best fundraising year to date.
Continue ReadingSeventh Annual Night of Distinction
Night of Distinction is the awards gala honoring past and present recipients of the Distinguished Alumni Award and the Alumni Service Award. Proceeds from the event benefit student scholarships. Distinguished Alumni Award honorees were Charlie Strong ’82 and Herby Branscum ’63. The Alumni Service Award honoree was Sue Voegele ’62.
Continue ReadingWelcome Reception for Jenny Davis
The Women’s Giving Circle hosted a welcome reception for First Lady Jenny Davis on July 11. Katie Henry ’02 and her mother Kay Hinkle ’70 hosted the reception at Henry’s home.
Continue ReadingUp Close with Lencola Sullivan ’79
The words “Go Here, Go Anywhere” really do mean “anywhere” in the case of University of Central Arkansas alumna Lencola Sullivan ’79, who currently lives in The Hague in the Netherlands. Sullivan works as a diversity and inclusion trainer and tax office manager at the Royal Dutch Shell Headquarters.
Continue ReadingUp Close with Amy Denton ’96, ’98
If Amy Denton ’96, ’98 had been told that one day she would become the CEO of a children’s physical therapy clinic right after getting married, she would have never believed it.
Continue ReadingUp Close with Dr. Gene Sloan ’80
As a college student, he transferred from an out-of-state college to an Arkansas university to be closer to his family as they experienced a tragedy. He chose the University of Central Arkansas because it offered a strong science curriculum with accomplished faculty.
Continue ReadingUp Close with H.B. Hardy Jr. ’48
When H.B. Hardy Jr. ’48 left Heber Springs in 1944 to attend college at Arkansas State Teachers College, now the University of Central Arkansas, he had no idea that he would one day be considered an institution.
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