Work & Play – UCA Magazine

To Protect and Serve Across All Fronts

At the helm of the University of Central Arkansas Police Department is Chief Larry James, a long time lawman who is also a meteorologist.

UCA Welcomes Baby Bears

Gary Keenan, a renowned chainsaw sculptor from Iowa, visited the University of Central Arkansas in January 2015 to create a second sculpture on campus carved exclusively by chainsaw.

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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