Legends & Legacies – UCA Magazine

History professor makes UCA history

Dr. Don Jones completed his 50th year as a faculty member in spring 2018, making him the first employee in UCA history to complete 50 years of service.

56 Seasons and Counting

A home football game at the University of Central Arkansas has several   constants: the Bears, Bruce Street tailgating, the Bear Marching Band, the Stripes and Susan Hoggard ’67 cheering in the stands.

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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