A University of Central Arkansas associate professor will be named an award winner at the Arkansas Physical Therapy Association (ArPTA) banquet. Dr. Steve Forbush, associate professor of physical therapy and board-certified orthopedic specialist, will be honored with the ArPTA Distinguished Service Award at the ArPTA Awards Banquet on Saturday, Sept. 29. According to the organization, the award … [Read more...]
UCA JAZZ ENSEMBLE I TO PLAY AT SOUTH ON MAIN
By Megan Bailey College of Fine Arts and Communication Media Office The University of Central Arkansas Jazz I ensemble will perform at South On Main in Little Rock on Oct. 2. The 7 p.m. performance is free and open to the public, and food and drink will be available for purchase throughout the event. South On Main is located at 1304 Main St. in Little Rock. This will be the Jazz I … [Read more...]
UCA BRINGS RED TAIL TRAVELING EXHIBIT TO CAMPUS
The University of Central Arkansas will host the Commemorative Air Force (CAF) Red Tail Squadron Rise Above Traveling Exhibit on the campus from Oct. 3-7. Admission is free. The Rise Above Traveling Exhibit is a mobile movie theater that tours the country to educate and inspire people of all ages with the history and lessons of the Tuskegee Airmen, who were America’s first black military pilots … [Read more...]
UCA HOSTS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP FOR TEACHERS
By Taylor Trevizo Division of Outreach and Community Engagement The University of Central Arkansas will host a professional development workshop featuring Deborah Kuster, an art professor in the College of Fine Arts and Communication. The workshop will be from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Friday, Sept. 21, at UCA Downtown, 1105 West Oak Street. The professional development workshop is free to all … [Read more...]
UCA DOCTORAL STUDENT RECEIVES TRAVEL AWARD FOR CONFERENCE
A University of Central Arkansas student in the Department of Psychology and Counseling has won an award to attend a conference on personality and social psychology. Clifton Adamson, a doctoral student in the UCA School Psychology program, has received the Diversity Graduate Travel Award from the Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP). Adamson will present his research titled “Gay … [Read more...]
UCA BEARS FOR CARE PROGRAM AVAILABLE TO FAMILIES
By Taylor Treviso Division of Outreach and Community Engagement The University of Central Arkansas Bears for CARE program will host free respite care events and provide services for families of children with special health needs. The first event is Saturday, Sept. 29 from 1-5 p.m. at Compass Academy in Conway. Families with children who have special health needs between ages 4-18 and … [Read more...]
GRAND OPENING OF TWISTED TACO IN DONAGHEY HALL
A new restaurant officially opened on the campus of the University of Central Arkansas with a ribbon cutting ceremony Thursday, Sept. 13. Twisted Taco, located on the first floor of Donaghey Hall, is a Tex-Mex restaurant serving made-to-order California style burritos, nachos, homemade salsas and the restaurant’s famous “Twisted Tacos.” Approximately 100 campus and community members were on … [Read more...]
UCA ANNOUNCES NONPROFIT WORKSHOP SERIES
The University of Central Arkansas Division of Outreach and Community Engagement will launch a series of professional development workshops for nonprofits starting this fall and continuing in the spring. All workshops are free and open to nonprofit professionals. The first installment of the series is a two-part workshop titled “Board Development Workshop: Donor Communication & … [Read more...]
WRITERS@WORK SPEAKER SERIES TO FEATURE STORMOE
By Sydney Lackland College of Fine Arts and Communication Media Office Shelle Stormoe will be the inaugural speaker for the University of Central Arkansas’s Writers@Work speaker series on Sept. 18 at 1:40 p.m. in Thompson Hall room 105. The Writers@Work speaker series focuses on the ways in which people on various career paths use writing in different genres and media in their jobs. The … [Read more...]
CAYLI TO HOST FUNDRAISER
WHO: Conway Area Youth Leadership Institute WHAT: Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser WHEN: Sunday, Sept. 30, 2018, 8 a.m to 1 p.m. WHERE: Stoby’s Restaurant, 805 Donaghey Ave. DETAILS: The University of Central Arkansas Division of Outreach and Community Engagement will host a fundraiser for the Conway Area Youth Leadership Institute (CAYLI). … [Read more...]
