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UCA Receives $250,000 Gift in Support of the Arts

The donation allowed the upgrade and equipment purchase for a practice room suite made up of five practice spaces that will bear Margaret Whisenhunt’s name.

Arkansas Insurance Hall of Fame Inaugural Class

The Arkansas Insurance Hall of Fame inducted its inaugural class at a ceremony in October 2015.

Argentine Students From Friends of Fulbright Program Visit Campus

International Engagement worked in partnership with the Fulbright Commission Argentina, U.S. Department of State and U.S. Embassy in Argentina to organize the event.

The UCA Bear Family Grows with New Donaghey Sculpture

Introduced by sculptor and University professor Bryan Massey, “Otis” will hang from the side of Donaghey Hall once the building is completed.

Campus Projects Near Completion For Upcoming Academic Year

Several new buildings will open on the University of Central Arkansas campus for the 2016-2017 academic year as construction nears completion.

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.
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