The University of Central Arkansas Board of Trustees will meet in a called teleconference meeting at 2 p.m. Thursday, June 2. The call will be placed from Room 210 in Wingo Hall on the campus. A printable copy of the agenda can be found at the following link: www.uca.edu/botagenda Call-in number: 1-855-332-4181 Access Code: 4503173 - 30 - … [Read more...]
College of Education accredited by International Dyslexia Association
Two programs in the University of Central Arkansas College of Education have received accreditation from the International Dyslexia Association (IDA) and its affiliate, the Center for Effective Reading Instruction (CERI), for having met the standards outlined in IDA’s Knowledge and Practice Standards for Teachers of Reading. The Bachelor of Science in Education in elementary education and … [Read more...]
Spring 2016 President’s and Dean’s List announced
The University of Central Arkansas has announced the President’s and Dean’s List for spring 2016. Students must achieve a 4.0 grade point average with a minimum course load of 12 credit hours to receive recognition on the President’s List. Recognition on the Dean’s List requires at least a 3.5 grade point average with a minimum course load of 12 credit hours. A total of 905 students were … [Read more...]
Counseling psychology program receives accreditation
The University of Central Arkansas Department of Psychology and Counseling has received a seven-year accreditation from the American Psychological Association (APA) for the counseling psychology program. With the recent accreditation, UCA is now home to two of the three accredited psychology programs in Arkansas. The counseling psychology program is one of 72 accredited counseling psychology … [Read more...]
UCA Archives receives historical papers of late AFL-CIO leader
The University of Central Arkansas Archives has received the papers of the late J. Bill Becker, president of the Arkansas AFL-CIO, from 1964 to 1996. The papers were donated to UCA by the Becker family. Becker passed away in December 1997. According to Jimmy Bryant, director of the UCA Archives, “Mr. Becker was a very powerful labor leader and had significant political clout. Politicians … [Read more...]
UCA, Arkansas Shakespeare Theatre host ‘First Folio!’
The University of Central Arkansas and Arkansas Shakespeare Theatre have been selected as hosts for First Folio! The Book that Gave Us Shakespeare, a national traveling exhibition of the Shakespeare First Folio, one of the world’s most treasured books. The First Folio Exhibition will run June 7-July 12, 2016 in the Baum Gallery on the UCA campus. The exhibition will open at 12:30 p.m. on … [Read more...]
Board of Trustees called meeting
The University of Central Arkansas Board of Trustees will meet in a called meeting at 3 p.m. Monday, May 23 in the Board of Trustees Conference Room in Wingo Hall. A printable copy of the agenda can be found at the following link: www.uca.edu/botagenda … [Read more...]
Voices of Central Arkansas Choir Auditions
Students in grades 3-12 as of Fall 2016 are invited to audition for the award-winning Voices of Central Arkansas (VOCA) Choir on Wednesday, May 25 and Thursday, May 26, at Snow Fine Arts, Room 312A from 3:30 – 6:30 pm, according to Dr. Sheri Cook-Cunningham, director of VOCA. VOCA is the umbrella organization for several vocal ensembles: Choristers, Concert Choir and High School Choir. The intent … [Read more...]
UCA announces Schedler Honors Scholars for fall 2016
The University of Central Arkansas Norbert O. Schedler Honors College has selected 75 incoming first-year students as its newest class of Honors Scholars. The students were selected from a pool of over 375 qualified applicants, of which 136 were selected for intensive full-day interviews on the UCA campus. Honors Scholars receive UCA’s most prestigious scholarship package, reside in a … [Read more...]
Arkansas Shakespeare Theatre awarded $10,000
National Endowment for the Arts Chairman Jane Chu has approved more than $82 million to fund local arts projects and partnerships in the NEA’s second major funding announcement for fiscal year 2016. Included in this announcement is an Art Works award of $10,000 to Arkansas Shakespeare Theatre to support the "pay what you can" comedy A Midsummer Night's Dream and to expand its touring show to … [Read more...]
