Pinnacle Brass to present concert from China tour

PRESS RELEASE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS AND COMMUNICATION CONTACT:  Brent Shires, (501) 450-5768; bshires@uca.edu February 14, 2014 PINNACLE BRASS TO PRESENT CONCERT FROM CHINA TOUR By Stephen Simpson College of Fine Arts and Communication Media Office CONWAY —Pinnacle Brass, the University of Central Arkansas’s resident faculty quintet, will perform … [Read more...]

Symphonic Band sets Feb. 19 concert

PRESS RELEASE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS AND COMMUNICATION Feb. 14, 2014 CONTACT: Brantley Douglas, (501) 450-5022; bdouglas@uca.edu UCA SYMPHONIC BAND SETS FEB. 19 CONCERT By Kathy Kelly College of Fine Arts and Communication Media Office CONWAY — The University of Central Arkansas Department of Music will host a symphonic band concert on Wednesday, … [Read more...]

Tickets on sale for CFAC fundraiser Bravo!

PRESS RELEASE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS AND COMMUNICATION February 11, 2014 CONTACT: Dr. Gayle Seymour, (501) 450-3295; gayles@uca.edu   BRAVO! BIENNIAL FUNDRAISER TO FEATURE COMPOSER BRUCE ADOLPHE By Holly Morrison College of Fine Arts and Communication Media Office CONWAY — The University of Central Arkansas’s College of Fine Arts and … [Read more...]

Artists set February talks at Baum Gallery

PRESS RELEASE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS AND COMMUNICATION February 10, 2014 CONTACT: Barclay McConnell, (501) 450-5793 or barclaym@uca.edu ARTISTS SET FEBRUARY TALKS AT BAUM GALLERY By Taylor Woods College of Fine Arts and Communication Media Office CONWAY — Visual artists Kirsten Kindler and Dusty Mitchell will each give a talk at the University of … [Read more...]

Neil deGrasse Tyson draws sold-out crowds

PRESS RELEASE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS AND COMMUNICATION February 10, 2014 CONTACT: Amanda Horton, (501) 450-3682; ahorton@uca.edu LECTURE BY ASTROPHYSICIST NEIL DEGRASSE TYSON SETS RECORDS FOR REYNOLDS PERFORMANCE HALL By Brandon Riddle College of Fine Arts and Communication Media Office CONWAY — Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson will discuss the … [Read more...]

Professor named a STIRS Scholar

Lynn Burley, associate professor, Department of Writing, has been chosen as one of 13 Scientific Thinking and Integrative Reasoning Skills (STIRS) Scholars by the American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) for 2014-2015. Burley is the only Arkansas professor invited to the STIRS Scholars project. “Specifically, I will design a student case study that demands scientific … [Read more...]

ACT and LSAT cancelled

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS CONTACT: Fredricka Sharkey, associate director for media relations, at fsharkey@uca.edu or (501) 450 -5114. ACT AND LSAT CANCELLED CONWAY (Friday, February 7, 2014)—The Office of University Testing University of Central Arkansas has cancelled the ACT and LSAT national exams scheduled to be administered on Saturday, February 8, 2014. Test … [Read more...]

Arkatext literary festival to run Feb. 17-21

PRESS RELEASE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS AND COMMUNICATION February 6, 2014 CONTACT: Dr. John Vanderslice, (501) 450-3653 or johnv@uca.edu ARKATEXT LITERARY FESTIVAL SET FOR FEB. 17-21 By Taylor Woods College of Fine Arts and Communication Media Office CONWAY — The University of Central Arkansas’s Department of Writing will host the annual Arkatext … [Read more...]

Fall 2013 scholars named

The University of Central Arkansas has announced the Dean's List and the Presidential Scholars List for the fall 2013 semester. Recognition on the Dean's List requires at least a 3.5 grade point average with a minimum course load of 12 credit hours. Students must achieve a 4.0 grade point average with a minimum course load of 12 credit hours to receive the recognition of Presidential … [Read more...]

Acxiom/UCA summer camp seeks Arkansas’ brightest students

Applications are currently being accepted for the 2014 Acxiom/UCA Information Technology Summer Camp. This highly competitive, grant-funded camp targets students entering grades 9-12 from across the state interested in learning more about the field of Information Technology. The camp will be held on the UCA campus from June 18-21, 2014. Students can expect to learn valuable information about IT … [Read more...]