The Asian Studies program at the University of Central and the Arkansas branch of the National Consortium for Teaching about Asia will present a four-part fall workshop series in October. This series will bring together leading scholars on Asia and public health to provide essential context on the origins of COVID-19, the response to the virus within China, its impact on Asian-American … [Read more...]
UCA, ACXIOM 30-YEAR PARTNERSHIP EXCEEDS $1 MILLION
Recent $120,000 commitment to fund IT careers camp The University of Central Arkansas has received a $120,000 commitment over five years from Acxiom. This will take the company’s support to $1.1 million across a 30-year collaborative partnership for initiatives in the College of Business and College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics. Leaders from Acxiom and UCA signed a memorandum of … [Read more...]
UCA TO HOST PUBLIC LECTURE WITH AUTHOR, MUSICIAN AJA GABEL
The University of Central Arkansas College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (CAHSS) will host artist-in-residence Aja Gabel for three events on Tuesday, Sept. 29. Events will be held via Zoom and Facebook Live. A public reading followed by a Q&A will take place via Zoom and Facebook Live at 7:30 p.m. During the session, Gabel will read from her novel about the life and times of a … [Read more...]
UCA HONORS COLLEGE HOSTS 2020 CHALLENGE WEEK
The University of Central Arkansas Norbert O. Schedler Honors College will host 2020 Challenge Week from Friday, Sept. 25 to Friday, Oct. 2. The theme is “Democracy, Citizenship, Governance.” Challenge Week brings a wide range of regional, national and international thinkers to campus to discuss a specific issue or problem that impacts society. Speakers present information and arguments to … [Read more...]
UCA TO HOST PUBLIC LECTURE WITH ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE RENA DETRIXHE
The University of Central Arkansas’s College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (CAHSS) will host a public lecture with artist-in-residence Rena Detrixhe via Zoom and Facebook Live on Tuesday, Sept. 29, from 1:40-2:30 p.m. Detrixhe is an interdisciplinary artist based in Salina, Kansas, where she works as a research resident with The Land Institute. Through large-scale objects and … [Read more...]
VARGHESE RECOGNIZED AS FELLOW BY APA
Femina Varghese, professor of psychology, was elected to fellow status by the American Psychological Association (APA) in August. Fellow status is an honor bestowed upon APA members who have shown evidence of unusual and outstanding contributions or performance in the field of psychology. Fellow status requires that a person's work has had a national impact on the field of psychology beyond a … [Read more...]
UCA ANNOUNCES 2020 BEAR PARTNER SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS
The University of Central Arkansas has announced Abby Grace Benham, Aimee Dycus and Hayley Stewart as the three recipients of the 2020 Bear Partner Scholarship. The Bear Partner Scholarship is awarded to students who transfer from each participating two-year institution, including Arkansas State University-Beebe, the University of Arkansas Community College at Morrilton and the University of … [Read more...]
ACCOUNTING STUDENTS DISCUSS FUTURES AT MEET THE FIRMS
Meet The Firms looked a bit different than usual this year. There were masks, social distancing and virtual meet-and-greets, but the meaningful interactions were the same. Nearly four dozen UCA accounting students met and discussed their futures with 16 firms from across the state and region Sept. 17. Students shared their stories, talked about what attracted them to accounting, discussed … [Read more...]
UCA FACULTY HONORED AT 2020 CONVOCATION
The University of Central Arkansas honored several faculty members with Faculty Excellence Awards on Aug. 19 at the 2020 Faculty Convocation. Due to COVID-19, the event took place via Zoom. The university announced the following faculty award recipients and finalists: Mary Ruth Marotte, Department of English, received the Public Service Award Finalists: Cindy … [Read more...]
UCA’s AMERICORPS AND VISTA MEMBERS HOST WEEK OF SERVICE COMMEMORATING 9/11
Each year, national service programs across the country participate in service experiences on 9/11 to commemorate the tragedy and serve in honor of first responders and emergency service workers. As part of their service for the week, University of Central Arkansas AmeriCorps and VISTA members participated in a virtual summit with nonprofit leaders and community-engaged faculty, received training … [Read more...]
