The University of Central Arkansas is now accepting applications for the 2020-21 Conway Area Youth Leadership Institute (CAYLI), formerly known as the Faulkner County Youth Leadership Institute. CAYLI is designed to develop leadership potential in 11th- and 12th-grade students. The institute consists of a two-day overnight retreat and seven monthly sessions, which cover human services, education, … [Read more...]
UCA EARNS CARNEGIE FOUNDATION COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT CLASSIFICATION
The Carnegie Foundation has announced that the University of Central Arkansas is one of the 119 U.S. colleges and universities to receive the Carnegie Community Engagement Classification, an elective designation that indicates an institutional commitment to community engagement. This important classification is awarded following a process of self-study by each institution, which is then assessed … [Read more...]
UCA’S BAUM GALLERY TO HOST SPRING STUDENT ART COMPETITIVE
The University of Central Arkansas’s Baum Gallery will once again host the annual Student Art Competitive (ASAC) March 3-13. An opening reception will be held March 3 at 4 p.m. During this event, UCA students are allowed to submit up to three different pieces for possible inclusion. All works are then juried, and multiple awards are given. This is an opportunity for students to participate in a … [Read more...]
UCA WIND ENSEMBLE TO PERFORM WORLD PREMIERE AT REYNOLDS PERFORMANCE HALL
By: Kira Jinkins College of Fine Arts and Communication Media Office The University of Central Arkansas Wind Ensemble will showcase the world premiere of “Double Concerto for Trumpet Trombone and Antiphonal Wind Ensemble” in a joint concert with the Symphonic Band at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 13, in Reynolds Performance Hall. The Wind Ensemble commissioned the original piece from well-known … [Read more...]
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE AT UCA APPOINTS NEW ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS
The University of Central Arkansas Community Development Institute (CDI) has announced the appointment of six new advisory board members. The six new members include Lisa Johnson, president of the Bossier Chamber of Commerce in Louisiana; Bill Luther, president and CEO of the El Dorado-Union County Chamber of Commerce; Talicia Richardson, executive director of 64.6 … [Read more...]
BLUE & YOU FOUNDATION AWARDS $149,991 GRANT TO UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS
The University of Central Arkansas received a $149,991 grant from the Blue & You Foundation for a Healthier Arkansas during a special presentation on the UCA campus on Monday, Feb. 10. The grant is for the purchase of specialized training simulation equipment for the Nabholz Center for Healthcare Simulation. The state-of-the-art simulation lab provides students with lifelike scenarios that … [Read more...]
UCA THEATRE TO PRESENT SAM SHEPARD’S ‘FOOL FOR LOVE’
College of Fine Arts and Communication Media Office The University of Central Arkansas Theatre program will perform Sam Shepard's highly acclaimed play “Fool for Love” at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 20, 21, 27 and 28, and at 2 p.m. on Feb. 22 and 29 in the Snow Fine Arts Center's Bridges Larson Theatre on the UCA campus. The drama was a Pulitzer Prize finalist in 1984 and won an Obie Award. The play is … [Read more...]
A CELEBRATION OF RAY CHARLES MUSIC COMING TO REYNOLDS
The University of Central Arkansas’s Reynolds Performance Hall will welcome “Georgia on My Mind: Celebrating the Music of Ray Charles” Friday, Feb. 28, at 7:30 p.m. A Georgia native and an award-winning musician, the late Ray Charles was an American singer, songwriter, pianist and composer. His soul music combined the styles of blues, gospel, jazz and country in a way the world had never seen, … [Read more...]
UCA TO WELCOME MARYA HORNBACHER AS ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE
By Shelby K. Grimes College of Fine Arts and Communication Media Office New York Times bestselling author Marya Hornbacher will visit the University of Central Arkansas as an artist-in-residence Tuesday, Feb. 18 and Wednesday, Feb. 19. Hornbacher is an award-winning essayist, journalist, novelist and poet. Five of her books have been named New York Times bestsellers. She is best known for … [Read more...]
CITY OF VAN BUREN, THRIVE, UCA PARTNER ON COMMUNITY BRANDING INITIATIVE
The University of Central Arkansas Center for Community and Economic Development (CCED), in partnership with nonprofit design firm Thrive, will assist the city of Van Buren with a branding initiative. The branding development process will kick off with a workshop that engages leaders at the city, the Van Buren Chamber of Commerce, the Van Buren Advertising and Promotion (A&P) Commission and … [Read more...]
