Class Notes – UCA Magazine

Arkansas Shakespeare Theatre Season Reveal

The lineup for the 2020 season of the Arkansas Shakespeare Theatre was announced at the annual Season Reveal party Oct. 15 at the President’s Home on the University of Central Arkansas campus. The event also featured live music and special appearances by AST actors.

Decades Brunch

Alumni from the class of 1969 were inducted into the Half-Century Club during the Decades Brunch held Oct. 26. Established in 1980, the Half-Century Club recognizes alumni who graduated at least 50 years ago. The induction ceremony takes place every year at Homecoming.

Alumni and Friends Party

Homecoming 2019 included the Alumni and Friends Party held Oct. 25 at the Centennial Events Center in Conway. During this event, the University of Central Arkansas Alumni Association presented the Alumni Service Award to Brandy Pate ’98 and the inaugural Young Alumni Award to Spencer Gordy ’07.

Scholarship Reception

“Beyond Me” was the theme for the 2019 Scholarship Reception. Nearly 500 scholarship donors and recipients attended the event held Sept. 26 at the Farris Center on the University of Central Arkansas campus.

This year has been filled with many history-making moments, and this issue of the UCA Magazine showcases several of those instances.

We start with the total solar eclipse in April and the rarity of witnessing this celestial event. With UCA being in the path of totality, our campus became a destination for thousands of individuals from Arkansas and at least 32 states and five countries. We hosted presentations with UCA professors, eclipse yoga, children’s book readings, a car show, and of course, the watch party on The Stripes. If that was not enough, our campus played host to Luna: the Eclipse Superhero, and the Barkanalia event which allowed visitors to experience the eclipse with their dogs. This was a “totally” great day.
Continue Reading