UCA hosts artists-in-residence Cecilia López and Nathan Salazar

By: Hannah Phillips Office of Media Relations The University of Central Arkansas College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences hosts Cecilia López and Nathan Salazar on Tuesday, Sept. 7, through Friday, Sept. 10, 2021, as part of the artists-in-residence fall program. All events are free and open to the public. López, a world-renowned soprano, and Salazar, a collaborative pianist, will … [Read more...]

UCA celebrates grand opening of Integrated Health Sciences Building

The University of Central Arkansas hosted the grand opening celebration for its new Integrated Health Sciences Building on Friday, Aug. 13 on the UCA campus. The cutting-edge, 80,000-square-foot facility offers expanded educational opportunities for the university’s health care students and faculty in the College of Health and Behavioral Sciences. The new facility is home to the School of … [Read more...]

Topping Out Ceremony for UCA Windgate Center

WHO:           Members of the UCA Board of Trustees UCA President Houston Davis Vice President for University Advancement Mary Bane Lackie WHEN:         Thursday, July 29, 2021 Remarks begin at noon Beam signing and refreshments at 11:30 a.m. WHERE:      Corner of Bruce Street and Donaghey Avenue DETAILS: The University of Central Arkansas Board of Trustees and President Houston Davis … [Read more...]

ARKANSAS SHAKESPEARE THEATRE ANNOUNCES LEADERSHIP CHANGES, VIRTUAL EVENTS

Arkansas Shakespeare Theatre’s (AST) longtime Executive Director Mary Ruth Marotte and Producing Artistic Director Rebekah Scallet are both stepping down from their positions at the 14-year-old summer theater festival traditionally held on the campus of the University of Central Arkansas. Marotte is returning fulltime to her role as professor in the Department of English at UCA, and Scallet is … [Read more...]

IPDA NAMES COACH OF THE YEAR

Anthony McMullen, associate professor of business law and director of forensics, is the 2020 recipient of the Bennett Strange Coach of the Year Award presented by the International Public Debate Association. The award is given annually to a debate coach for his or her dedication to students, mentoring, debate education and pedagogy and service to the association and debate community. "It is … [Read more...]

ARKANSAS SHAKESPEARE THEATRE CANCELS 2020 SEASON

The University of Central Arkansas has cancelled Arkansas Shakespeare Theatre’s 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Actors, directors, designers and crew members were set to arrive in Conway in early May to begin the process of creating the three shows in AST’s 14th season, “As You Like It,” “The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged)” and “Into the Woods.” Public performances … [Read more...]

CIRQUE ÉLOIZE RETURNS TO REYNOLDS WITH CONTEMPORARY CIRCUS SHOW

The University of Central Arkansas’s Reynolds Performance Hall will welcome back Cirque Éloize with their latest show “Hotel” on Tuesday, March 3, at 7:30 p.m. Set in an art deco lobby, “Hotel” tells the story of a place and the travelers who pass through it — a stopover where lives intersect and collide for a brief time to generate tales and memories. A cast of 12 characters, from a juggling … [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...]

UCA AND ARKANSAS SHAKESPEARE THEATRE HOST ACTOR/WRITER JESS PRICHARD 

By Shelby K. Grimes College of Fine Arts and Communication Media Office Arkansas Shakespeare Theatre (AST), in conjunction with the University of Central Arkansas, will host actor and writer Jess Prichard as an artist-in-residence from Thursday, Jan. 30, to Sunday, Feb. 9, on the UCA campus. Prichard is an American actor and educator who has worked with regional theatres throughout the United … [Read more...]