By Taelor Pickett College of Fine Arts and Communication Media Office CONWAY — Poet Oliver de la Paz will visit the University of Central Arkansas as artist in residence Feb. 22-23. The highlight of the residency will be a public reading with Q&A and book signing on his most recent work, Post Subject: A Fable, at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 23 in the College of Business Auditorium 107. All … [Read more...]
‘THE SAVVY MUSICIAN’ TO BE IN RESIDENCE AT UCA
Dr. David Cutler, author of the 2010 book The Savvy Musician, will visit the University of Central Arkansas as artist in residence Feb. 19-21. Cutler is director of Music Entrepreneurship at the University of South Carolina, and he also teaches there. According to his biography at savvymusician.com, Cutler is a classical and jazz composer, pianist, educator, author and speaker. According to … [Read more...]
CIRQUE ÉLOIZE TO PRESENT ‘SALOON’ FEB. 14
By Jamal Rashaun Burton College of Fine Arts and Communication Media Office CONWAY — The wild, wild west will come alive at the University of Central Arkansas’s Reynolds Performance Hall as Cirque Éloize presents Saloon on Tuesday, Feb. 14 at 7:30 p.m. “Cirque Éloize is a Canadian troupe that is known for their amazing stunts, engaging choreography and artistic storytelling,” said Amanda … [Read more...]
POLITICAL COMMENTATOR MARC LAMONT HILL TO LECTURE AT REYNOLDS FEB. 13
By Waid Rainey and Hanna Lowery College of Fine Arts and Communication Media Office CONWAY — Dr. Marc Lamont Hill, a CNN panelist, Morehouse College professor, author and cultural critic, will give a lecture at the University of Central Arkansas’s Reynolds Performance Hall on Monday, Feb. 13. Tickets for the 7:30 p.m. lecture are $15 for the general public, $5 for UCA faculty and staff, and … [Read more...]
SYMPHONIC BAND PERFORMANCE SET FOR FEB. 8
By Audrey Forbes College of Fine Arts and Communication Media Office CONWAY — The University of Central Arkansas Symphonic Band will hold its first concert of 2017 on Feb. 8 at 7:30 p.m. at Donald W. Reynolds Performance Hall. The concert, the only performance of the academic school year that features just the Symphonic Band, is free and open to the public. In addition to the regular … [Read more...]
DAVIS LECTURE SERIES CONTINUES WITH MILLIE WARD
The University of Central Arkansas College of Business continues its Davis Family Lecture Series featuring Millie Ward, co-founder and president of Stone Ward. The lecture is Thursday, Feb. 9 from 1:40 –2:30 p.m. in the College of Business Auditorium. The event is free and open to the public. Ward plans to give a talk on "War Stories and Observational Advice from an Old Ad Girl" for the … [Read more...]
HARRINGTON STRING QUARTET TO BE IN RESIDENCE THIS WEEK
By Brody Arnold College of Fine Arts and Communication Media Office CONWAY — The Harrington String Quartet will visit the University of Central Arkansas this week as artists in residence. Residency activities will be highlighted by a public concert Thursday, Feb. 2, at 7:30 p.m. in the Snow Fine Arts Center Recital Hall. All residency events are free and open to the public. “The … [Read more...]
UCA ANNOUNCES FALL 2016 GRADUATES
The University of Central Arkansas held Fall Commencement on Saturday, Dec. 10, 2016 in the Jeff Farris Health and Physical Education Center on the campus. University administration conferred 525 undergraduate and 260 graduate degrees. A list of graduates can be viewed below. … [Read more...]
STEM STUDENTS PRESENT POSTERS AT THE STATE CAPITOL
More than 110 undergraduate students will present 70 posters highlighting their original research in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) on Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2017 from 10 a.m. to noon in the Arkansas State Capitol Rotunda in Little Rock. The University of Central Arkansas is the primary organizer of the event, with support and participation from the Arkansas STEM … [Read more...]
BAUM GALLERY TO HOST 3 EXHIBITIONS THROUGH FEB. 22
By Audrey Forbes College of Fine Arts and Communication Media Office CONWAY — The University of Central Arkansas’s Baum Gallery will host three exhibitions through Feb. 22. The shows are Tripletta: A Show of Miniature Works by 46 Artists; the photography of Magdalena Solé and the sculptural works of UCA art professor Holly Laws. Solé will hold a public lecture Feb. 7 at 1:40 p.m. in … [Read more...]
