Partnership with the Volcker Alliance will help to prepare students for public service The University of Central Arkansas has partnered with the Volcker Alliance to join the Next Generation Service Corps (NextGen Service), a nationwide network of higher education institutions committed to preparing undergraduate students for public service. UCA is the first institution of higher education in … [Read more...]
‘Sex and the City’ creator Candace Bushnell to perform one-woman show at UCA’s Reynolds Performance Hall
Performance set for Oct. 23 offers the perfect ladies’ night out The University of Central Arkansas Public Appearances will present “Candace Bushnell – True Tales of Sex, Success, and Sex and the City,” Thursday, Oct. 23, at 7 p.m. at Reynolds Performance Hall. Bushnell is famously the author of “Sex and the City,” published in 1996, the basis for the TV phenomenon “Sex and the City,” … [Read more...]
UCA to host Oscar-Winning documentary filmmaker Daniel Junge as Artist in Residence
Screening, discussion set for Oct. 13 The University of Central Arkansas will host Daniel Junge, an Oscar-winning (two-time nominated) and Emmy-winning (six-time nominated) documentary filmmaker, for a one-day residency on Monday, Oct. 13, with events that include a discussion with students and a screening of his new film “I Was Born This Way” (2025). “We are so excited to welcome Oscar … [Read more...]
Hot Springs Poet Laureate Kai Coggin to visit UCA for fall residency
October events focused on creative writing, poetry The University of Central Arkansas will host Kai Coggin, inaugural Poet Laureate of the city of Hot Springs, Ark., from Oct. 7-21 with events focused on creative writing and poetry. The residency will include two student-focused writing workshops and a public poetry reading by Coggin at “The AIDS Memorial Quilt” opening reception and … [Read more...]
UCA to display panels from ‘The AIDS Memorial Quilt’ in fall exhibition
Blocks honoring Arkansans to be on display Oct. 6-31 A portion of “The AIDS Memorial Quilt” will be on display in the University of Central Arkansas’ Reynolds Performance Hall lobby from Oct. 6-31. As part of the exhibition, two 12’x12’ blocks honoring Arkansans lost to AIDS will be on view. The College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences will host an opening reception and … [Read more...]
UCA Department of Government, Public Service, International Studies to recognize distinguished alumni
Sept. 18 honorees include Benjamin W. Hovland, Troy Braswell Jr. The University of Central Arkansas Department of Government, Public Service, and International Studies (GPI) will host its annual Distinguished Alumni Reception Thursday, Sept. 18, from 5-7 p.m. at Buffalo Alumni Hall, 2490 Bruce Street, Conway. The department will honor two distinguished alumni – Commissioner Benjamin W. Hovland, … [Read more...]
UCA to host innovative fashion designer Korto Momolu as Artist in Residence
Multi-week residency begins Sept. 29, culminates Oct. 21 with unveiling of new panel to AIDS Memorial Quilt Distinguished fashion designer Korto Momolu will visit the University of Central Arkansas for a multi-week residency from Sept. 29 to Oct. 21 with an event schedule that includes instructive workshops and the unveiling of a new panel to “The AIDS Memorial Quilt”. The residency will … [Read more...]
Foley artist Katie Waters to visit UCA as Artist in Residence
Sept. 25 event to showcase unique art of creating sound effects for films The University of Central Arkansas will host professional Foley artist Katie Waters for a one-day residency Thursday, Sept. 25, with events that showcase the unique art of creating sound effects for films. Waters’ residency will invite the public to learn about the process of making sound effects through an … [Read more...]
Composer Bernadette Speach to visit UCA for residency focused on Little Rock Nine opera
Residency to feature series of free public events Sept. 16-18 The University of Central Arkansas will host renowned composer, pianist and educator Bernadette Speach for a three-day residency Sept.16-18 highlighting her work on the opera “The Little Rock Nine.” “I am so pleased to welcome Bernadette Speach to campus as we restart the momentum of ‘The Little Rock Nine’ opera,” Dr. Donna … [Read more...]
Fall exhibitions ‘Vital Signs,’ ‘Symbiosis’ open at UCA’s Baum Gallery
Artist reception to be held Tuesday, Sept. 9 The University of Central Arkansas’s Baum Gallery will host an artist reception Tuesday, Sept. 9, from 4-7 p.m. for its two fall exhibits: “Vital Signs,” a solo retrospective by Jessica Mongeon, and “Symbiosis,” a group exhibition that includes Lisa Krannichfeld, Emily Moll Wood, Yelena Petroukhina and Melissa Wilkinson. The works in both … [Read more...]
