UCA to host Octubafest, Tubaween

By Cassidy Crawford College of Fine Arts and Communication Media Office CONWAY — The University of Central Arkansas Department of Music will host three Halloween concerts — Octubafest, Tubaween, and Toad Suck Buck’s Octubafest – to celebrate the tuba and euphonium. All three concerts are free and open to the public. The spooky celebrations will begin with an afternoon of tubas playing … [Read more...]

Board of Trustees meeting Oct. 9

The University of Central Arkansas Board of Trustees will meet in a regularly scheduled meeting at 10 a.m., Friday, Oct. 9 in the Board of Trustees Conference Room. A printable copy of the agenda can be found at www.uca.edu/botagenda. The Board of Trustees will have lunch after the meeting in Wingo Hall Room 210. The Audit and Finance Committee will meet at 9 a.m. Friday, Oct. 9 in Wingo … [Read more...]

Trombones to be featured in Oct. 18 concert

By Anastassiya Khvan College of Fine Arts and Communication Media Office CONWAY — The University of Central Arkansas Department of Music will present a concert by the BearBones Trombone Choir and Natural Slides Trombone Octet in the Snow Fine Arts Center Recital Hall on Sunday, Oct. 18. The 7:30 p.m. concert is free and open to the public. The program for the one-hour concert will … [Read more...]

Campus Safety Statement

We recognize that the incident reported by the University of Central Arkansas Police Department (UCAPD) this morning regarding social media postings may create heightened uncertainty and anxiety, particularly within the context of recent incidents of college campus violence across the country. Currently, a suspect in this case is in custody. We applaud UCAPD’s prompt recognition of and response … [Read more...]

Summer graduates

The University of Central Arkansas held Summer Commencement on Friday, August 7, 2015 in the Jeff Farris Health and Physical Education Center on the campus. University officials conferred 242 undergraduate degrees and 250 graduate degrees. Summer 2015 Graduates     … [Read more...]

Wind Ensemble, Symphonic Band Performance set for Oct. 15

PRESS RELEASE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS AND COMMUNICATION CONTACT: Christina Madsen (501) 852-2659; chrsitinam@uca.edu Dr. Ricky Brooks (501) 450-5764; rickyb@uca.edu October 1, 2015 WIND ENSEMBLE, SYMPHONIC BAND PERFORMANCE SET FOR OCT. 15  By Kendra Beattie College of Fine Arts and Communication Media Office CONWAY — The University of Central Arkansas Wind … [Read more...]

Communication Week set for Oct. 12-16

PRESS RELEASE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS AND COMMUNICATION Contact: Christina Madsen, chrsitinam@uca.edu Tami Phillips, tamip@uca.edu October 1, 2015 COMMUNICATION WEEK SET FOR OCT. 12-16 By Anastassiya Khvan College of Fine Arts and Communication Media Office CONWAY — The University of Central Arkansas Department of Communication will present the third annual … [Read more...]

Topping-Out ceremony for Conway Corp Center for Sciences

The University of Central Arkansas enjoyed another landmark day as the Conway Corporation Center for Sciences was ‘topped-out’ in a special ceremony on the campus today. The university broke ground in May on the Conway Corporation Center for Sciences, a 50,000-square-foot addition to the Lewis Science Center. “This space is really important to the university. It’s the basis of so many things … [Read more...]

President Courtway kicks off Salon series

University of Central Arkansas President Tom Courtway will host the first TEDxUniversityOfCentralArkansasSalon introducing TEDx and sharing his passion for history and legacy of leadership. The salon will be held at 1:40 p.m. Tuesday, September 29 in the College of Business auditorium. The salon will entail a prerecorded TED talk followed by discussion. The salon is the first in a series … [Read more...]

UCA’s community development efforts supported

The University of Central Arkansas’ Community Development Institute (CDI) received a $3,000 grant award from Central Arkansas Planning and Development District, with support from Ark. Rep. Fredrick J. Love. The $3,000 award will support rural community leaders in Arkansas. This funding will allow six community leaders to attend their final year at CDI and graduate from the program at CDI’s 30th … [Read more...]