Features – UCA Magazine

Introducing UCA’s 11th President: Houston Davis

Arriving to work many days well before 7:30 a.m., President Houston Davis leisurely walks from the President’s Home across the street to his office in Wingo Hall with a backpack casually tossed across his right shoulder.

The Power of Speech

The UCA Speech-Language Hearing Center has been serving the community and surrounding areas for more than 40 years. Individuals of all ages with a variety of communication needs can receive a comprehensive speech and language evaluation as well as therapy services.

Rising to the Challenge

UCA is home to approximately 700 student veterans, and David Williams ’12, Veteran Service coordinator and chair of the Veterans Day Committee, is dedicated to making sure that each of those students is taken care of during their time on campus.

Finding Your Place

The Residential College program at the University of Central Arkansas consists of five living and learning communities with each having a unique theme and character: Health Promotion and Wellness (HPaw) in Baridon Hall; Educating for Diversity and Global Engagement (EDGE) in Hughes Hall; The Stars in Short/Denney Hall; Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) in Arkansas Hall; and Business Residential College (Biz) in Bear Hall.

Tab Townsell

When Tab Townsell ’84 graduated from the University of Central Arkansas, he had several lofty ideas for his life. Having served as president of the Student Government Association and in several leadership roles on campus, he knew he wanted to run for public office.

A Place Called Home

“She broke her ankle in a cemetery. We were just courting, and she was climbing over a tombstone,” said University of Central Arkansas alumnus Jim Dickerson, about his wife, Grace ’78. “She had to go to the hospital and was there for six weeks. While she was there, I asked her to marry me.”

Riding Together: Cycle Culture in Conway

Bicycles are the most popular product checked out from Campus Outdoor Pursuits and Activities (COPA) in the Health Physical Education Recreation Center, according to Anthony Fillippino, assistant director of COPA at the University of Central Arkansas, and each bicycle has a unique back story.

Donaghey Hall

Was it Mac’s Place? What about Hamil’s Corner? No, it was Terry’s Corner or Short’s Corner. What about Papa John’s Corner? Alumni have affectionately referred to the area around Donaghey Avenue and Bruce Street in many ways, depending on which decade they spent at the University of Central Arkansas.