Division of Advancement hits several milestones in banner year for fundraising The University of Central Arkansas raised a record total of $10,252,463 for 2017-18, which is a 66 percent increase over last year’s total. The total also surpassed two previous fundraising goals the university’s Division of Advancement set. The initial goal of $6.5 million was reached by mid-year, so the … [Read more...]
UCA PRESENTS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE AWARDS
The University of Central Arkansas Center for Community and Economic Development presented awards at the 32nd annual Community Development Institute, which offers community and economic development training. CDI is a three-year program that features a weeklong training each year. This year’s institute, held July 30 through Aug. 3, welcomed more than 140 community leaders from across the mid-South … [Read more...]
UCA BOARD OF TRUSTEES TELECONFERENCE AUG. 2
The University of Central Arkansas Board of Trustees will meet in a called teleconference meeting at 10 a.m., Thursday, Aug. 2. The call will be placed in Wingo 210. … [Read more...]
UCA COMMENCEMENT SET FOR AUG. 10
The University of Central Arkansas will hold commencement Friday, Aug. 10, at 7 p.m. in the Farris Center on campus. The university will confer 274 undergraduate degrees and 243 graduate degrees from the College of Business, College of Education, College of Fine Arts and Communication, College of Health and Behavioral Sciences, College of Liberal Arts, and College of Natural Sciences and … [Read more...]
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE MARKS 32 YEARS AT UCA
WHAT: 32nd Annual Community Development Institute WHEN: Monday, July 30 – Friday, Aug. 3, 2018 WHERE: University of Central Arkansas and UCA Downtown WHO: UCA Center for Community & Economic Development DETAILS: The University of Central Arkansas Center of Community and Economic Development will host the following activities during the … [Read more...]
REYNOLDS PERFORMANCE HALL 2018-19 TICKETS ON SALE AUG. 6
Single tickets to the 2018-19 Donald W. Reynolds Performance Hall season at the University of Central Arkansas will be on sale to the general public Monday, Aug. 6 at 10 a.m. Tickets will be available online at uca.edu/reynolds, at the box office, or over the phone at 501- 450-3265. Individual tickets for all shows except lectures are $30-$40 with UCA students and children’s tickets at $10; … [Read more...]
UPDATE REGARDING INCIDENT ON CAMPUS
The University of Central Arkansas campus community was briefly asked to shelter in place as university police responded to an incident on campus. At approximately 3:11 p.m., UCAPD was notified of a possible suspect seen coming onto campus, near the Arkansas Educational Television Network (AETN) building. The person was believed to have been involved in a possible shots fired incident at … [Read more...]
UCA FACULTY RECEIVE $1.4M FOR RESEARCH
Five faculty members in the University of Central Arkansas College of Natural Science and Mathematics have been awarded more than $1.4 million for research. The award is an Arkansas IDeA Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE) Research Development grant, which is funded from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences grant under the Institutional Development Award Program of the … [Read more...]
UCA AWARDED GRANT TO HOLD MODEL UN CAMP
The University of Central Arkansas Department of Political Science has received a $35,000 grant to hold a Model United Nations camp on the UCA campus July 15-20. Funded by an Academic Enrichment for Gifted/Talented in Summer grant from the Arkansas Department of Education, the Arkansas and the World: Model United Nations Summer Camp will allow 40 Arkansas students entering 10th through 12th … [Read more...]
UCA NAMES EALY ASSOCIATE VICE PRESIDENT OF OUTREACH
The University of Central Arkansas announced Thursday the naming of Dr. Shaneil Ealy as the associate vice president for the Division of Outreach and Community Engagement. Ealy, a Conway native and graduate of UCA, has worked for the Division of Outreach and Community Engagement for the past 15 years. For the last two years, she has served as assistant vice president for the division. With the … [Read more...]
