The University of Central Arkansas held August commencement on Saturday, Aug. 9, 2025, in the Reynolds Performance Hall on campus. The university conferred approximately 460 undergraduate and graduate degrees and certificates from the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences; College of Business; College of Education; College of Health and Behavioral Sciences; College of Natural … [Read more...]
UCA Department of Government, Public Service, International Studies to recognize distinguished alumni
Sept. 18 honorees include Benjamin W. Hovland, Troy Braswell Jr. The University of Central Arkansas Department of Government, Public Service, and International Studies (GPI) will host its annual Distinguished Alumni Reception Thursday, Sept. 18, from 5-7 p.m. at Buffalo Alumni Hall, 2490 Bruce Street, Conway. The department will honor two distinguished alumni – Commissioner Benjamin W. Hovland, … [Read more...]
UCA to host innovative fashion designer Korto Momolu as Artist in Residence
Multi-week residency begins Sept. 29, culminates Oct. 21 with unveiling of new panel to AIDS Memorial Quilt Distinguished fashion designer Korto Momolu will visit the University of Central Arkansas for a multi-week residency from Sept. 29 to Oct. 21 with an event schedule that includes instructive workshops and the unveiling of a new panel to “The AIDS Memorial Quilt”. The residency will … [Read more...]
Foley artist Katie Waters to visit UCA as Artist in Residence
Sept. 25 event to showcase unique art of creating sound effects for films The University of Central Arkansas will host professional Foley artist Katie Waters for a one-day residency Thursday, Sept. 25, with events that showcase the unique art of creating sound effects for films. Waters’ residency will invite the public to learn about the process of making sound effects through an … [Read more...]
UCA to host Mobilize Recovery Campus Surge 2025 on International Recovery Day Tuesday, Sept. 30
University one of only 13 sites to host national recovery event Mobilize Recovery will bring the Campus Surge 2025 initiative to the University of Central Arkansas as part of a nationwide effort to address the challenges of substance use and mental health among college students. This free event will be held on International Recovery Day, Tuesday, Sept. 30, from 3-7 p.m. at the UCA Student … [Read more...]
Composer Bernadette Speach to visit UCA for residency focused on Little Rock Nine opera
Residency to feature series of free public events Sept. 16-18 The University of Central Arkansas will host renowned composer, pianist and educator Bernadette Speach for a three-day residency Sept.16-18 highlighting her work on the opera “The Little Rock Nine.” “I am so pleased to welcome Bernadette Speach to campus as we restart the momentum of ‘The Little Rock Nine’ opera,” Dr. Donna … [Read more...]
Fall exhibitions ‘Vital Signs,’ ‘Symbiosis’ open at UCA’s Baum Gallery
Artist reception to be held Tuesday, Sept. 9 The University of Central Arkansas’s Baum Gallery will host an artist reception Tuesday, Sept. 9, from 4-7 p.m. for its two fall exhibits: “Vital Signs,” a solo retrospective by Jessica Mongeon, and “Symbiosis,” a group exhibition that includes Lisa Krannichfeld, Emily Moll Wood, Yelena Petroukhina and Melissa Wilkinson. The works in both … [Read more...]
UCA teams up with Museum of Discovery to tinker
University of Central Arkansas’ College of Science and Engineering has teamed up with the Museum of Discovery for Tinkerfest 2025. The event will be in downtown Little Rock from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 13. Tinkerfest is an annual hands-on event that brings together makers, artists, engineers and innovators to engage families in interactive, STEM-based activities and fuel inspiration … [Read more...]
UCA announces incoming Honors Scholars for fall 2025
The Norbert O. Schedler Honors College has selected 80 incoming first-year students as its newest class of the Schedler Honors College and 44 incoming first-year students for its Schedler Honors Program. The entering Schedler Honors College and Schedler Honors Program classes of 2025 have an average high school GPA above 4.1. The Honors College class includes 117 students from Arkansas and 7 … [Read more...]
UCA hosts annual robotics camp
The University of Central Arkansas will host its second annual AI robotics and ethics camp June 22-27 for Arkansas students in grades 9-12 for the upcoming academic year. The camp will take place in the Conway Corp Center for Sciences on the UCA campus. During the week, student teams will learn programming and hardware skills to build and test machine learning algorithms to train and … [Read more...]
