UCA's College of Business this week is hosting the 2008 Fund for the Improvement of Post-Secondary Education (FIPSE) North American Mobility Consortium meeting. International guests include professors from the Universidad de Colima in Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico; the Universite de Moncton in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada; and the University of Prince Edward Island in Charlottetown, Prince Edward … [Read more...]
Higher Learning Commission Self-Study begins
UCA President Lu Hardin has appointed a committee to guide UCA through its application for continuing accreditation with the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. Because institutional accreditation is vital to any university, and because the self-study involves all parts of the institution, the committee directing the self-study will be a critically … [Read more...]
State Personnel Association holds Spring Drive In at UCA
The Arkansas College Personnel Association (ArCPA) tomorrow will host its annual Spring Drive In at UCA's Brewer-Hegeman Conference Center. The theme for the Spring Drive In is "Retaining and Graduating the Millennial Generation," and the program will feature concurrent programs and two keynote speakers: Jerry Pattengale and Shane Broadway. Pattengale currently serves as Assistant Vice President … [Read more...]
UCA alumnus confirmed as federal judge
The U.S. Senate unanimously confirmed a UCA alumnus, Arkansas Appeals Court Judge Brian Miller, for a seat on the federal bench. A native of Helena-West Helena, Miller graduated from UCA and earned a law degree from Vanderbilt. He has served on the appeals court since January 2007. Miller is taking over the seat occupied by the late U.S. District Judge George Howard. … [Read more...]
Writer George Singleton to give reading at UCA
George Singleton, one of the most prominent short story writers in the country, will be an artist in residence at UCA today and tomorrow. Singleton's recently released novel is Work Shirts for Madmen, published by Harcourt. He is also the author of four collections of short stories: These People Are Us (2001), The Half-Mammals of Dixie (2002), Why Dogs Chase Cars (2004), Drowning in Gruel (2006), … [Read more...]
East Village Opera Company at UCA this week
East Village Opera Company (EVOC) closes its spring tour with two concerts in the Donald W. Reynolds Performance Hall at UCA tonight and tomorrow night at 7:30 p.m. East Village Opera Company -- a powerhouse five-piece band, a string quartet, and two outstanding vocalists -- brings the towering emotion and timeless musicality of opera into the 21st century with its inventive, hard-hitting … [Read more...]
UCA faculty news
David Keith, guest lecturer in the Department of Mass Communication and Theatre, recently won the Kappa Tau Alpha Journalism Research Paper Contest at UALR. Keith's paper on "Style or Substance: What Viewers Like and Dislike about the Nightly Network News" was selected the outstanding journalism research paper at UALR. The paper was the result of a survey of how people in the Little Rock area … [Read more...]
UCA to unveil offical ring
The UCA Alumni Association and Association of Future Alumni will unveil the design of the new UCA Official Ring at a ceremony next Tuesday, March 11 at 1:45 pm in the UCA Student Center Ballroom. The new ring, designed in cooperation with Balfour, will feature elements that symbolize the unique traditions of UCA. All UCA graduates will be able to purchase the ring and wear it with pride, … [Read more...]
UCA Community Rallies to Support Tornado Victims
UCA students, faculty and staff have been assisting with clean-up efforts for victims of tornados that struck Arkansas on February 5. An initial group of 20 individuals went to Clinton, Arkansas on February 9 to assist with clean-up. The following Saturday, February 16, over 50 individuals went to Clinton to work in a relief center. On Saturday, February 23, 45 students and staff went to … [Read more...]
UCA to Host Job Fairs on Campus
Career Services is hosting the annual Teachers' Fair for education majors Friday, February 26, 2008. The following Wednesday, March 5 is the annual Spring Job Fair open to all majors. These events are held in the Student Center Ballroom from 9 am until 2 pm. Both events are open to students, alumni and the community.Each year these events continue grow in attendance. Just this past semester … [Read more...]
