UCA TO PRESENT INAUGURAL BLACK HISTORY MONTH ART SHOW

By Darian Burks Division of Outreach and Community Engagement The University of Central Arkansas Division of Outreach and Community Engagement will celebrate Black History Month with an inaugural Black History Month Art Show from 5-7 p.m. on Friday, March 8, at UCA Downtown. Opening remarks begin at 5:30 p.m. This exhibit will feature the artwork of UCA's phenomenal student artists of black … [Read more...]

CASE IV RECOGNIZES UCA FOR COMMUNICATION EFFORTS

The University of Central Arkansas was recognized by the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) District IV during the annual CASE conference in February. The University Marketing and Communications office received one gold and two silver awards during the awards ceremony held Feb. 28. A gold award was given in the “Writing-Medical/Scientific Feature” category for the … [Read more...]

WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP NETWORK TO HOST POLITICAL ROUNDUP AT UCA

WHO: Moderators: Debra Hale-Shelton, reporter, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Kelly Sublett, publisher, Log Cabin Democrat Heather Yates, assistant professor of political science, UCA Panelists: Mayor of Conway, Bart Castleberry Rep. Spencer Hawks Rep. Steve Magie Rep. Stephen Meeks Sen. Jason Rapert WHAT: Women’s Leadership Network Political Roundup WHEN:   6-8 … [Read more...]

FOUNDATION FUNDS HONOR LATE PROFESSOR, FAMILY

The Howard Groth Vocal Performance Award has been renamed as the Howard and Helen Groth, Cathey Maxey Groth Vocal Performance Award. The late Cathey Groth ’72 and Bill Groth ’74 of Germantown, Tennessee, initially established the fund in 1984 in honor of the late Dr. Howard Groth, a University of Central Arkansas professor from 1950-75. The late Helen Groth ’68 received an MSE from UCA and retired … [Read more...]

MATHENEY SINGS NATIONAL ANTHEM AT BOSTON GARDEN

Jarod Matheney, assistant director for the HPER Center at the University of Central Arkansas, sang the national anthem before a Boston Celtics game earlier this month. In front of a crowd of more than 18,000 basketball fans, Matheney sang The Star-Spangled Banner before the Celtics played the LA Clippers. This was Matheney’s second time singing before an NBA crowd. He also sang in November … [Read more...]

WOLFRAM HOPPENSTEDT TO SPEAK AT UCA

The University of Central Arkansas Division of International Engagement will welcome Dr. Wolfram Hoppenstedt, director of the Federal Chancellor Willy Brandt Foundation in Germany, and a former UCA exchange student, for a talk on the UCA campus. Hoppenstedt will give a lecture on “America, Europe and Germany — Bonds That Cannot Be Severed” on Wednesday, March 13, at 3 p.m. in the College of … [Read more...]

PROFESSOR TO BE FEATURED ON PODCAST

An interview featuring Dr. John Murphy, professor of psychology and counseling, will be featured on the international podcast series, “Solution-Focused on Tour.” The podcast will air in March. European practitioners Elfie Czerny and Dominik Godat host the podcast. The two interviewed Murphy in February, and they visited Murphy’s Psychoeducational Interventions II class while in Conway. To see … [Read more...]

CHAINSAW ARTIST TO CARVE VALOR II ON UCA CAMPUS; PUBLIC INVITED

Beginning Monday, March 4, sculptor Gary Keenan will use chainsaws to carve a white oak tree trunk on the UCA campus into a life-sized bear. The sculpture will be located in front of Wingo Hall, welcoming visitors and students to campus. Keenan expects to begin carving around midday on March 4 and will carve all day on March 5 and 6. He plans to complete the carving by the end of the day on … [Read more...]

UCA TO HOST 2019 ALLEY SCHOLARS SUMMIT

The University of Central Arkansas Office of Diversity and Community will host the 2019 Alley Scholars Summit on Saturday, March 2, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the McCastlain Hall Ballroom on the UCA campus. The theme of the event will be “How to merge entrepreneurship and technology into success - Thinking outside the box in the New Age.” The Alley Scholars Summit brings together select minority … [Read more...]

FIFTH ANNUAL UCA DAY OF GIVING SET FOR MARCH 7

The University of Central Arkansas has set Thursday, March 7, as the date for its fifth annual Day of Giving – a 24-hour fundraising drive in which alumni, parents, faculty, staff, students and friends are challenged to make a gift of any amount to support UCA’s students, its campus and the surrounding community. Last year, the university raised an unprecedented $434,526, which set a statewide … [Read more...]