UCA NAMES DAVIS AS NEW PRESIDENT

The University of Central Arkansas Board of Trustees has named Dr. Houston D. Davis as the 11th president. Davis joins UCA from Kennesaw State University where he served as interim president. Davis brings many years of experience to UCA, after serving as the executive vice chancellor and chief academic officer at the University System of Georgia, vice chancellor for academic affairs at Oklahoma … [Read more...]

UCA BOARD OF TRUSTEES CALL SPECIAL MEETING

The University of Central Arkansas Board of Trustees will have a special meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 2 in the Board of Trustees Conference Room in Wingo Hall. … [Read more...]

BEARBONES CONCERT SET FOR NOV. 15

By Ariana Sumpter College of Fine Arts and Communication Media Office CONWAY — The University of Central Arkansas’s BearBones choir will be in concert in the Snow Fine Arts Center Recital Hall on Tuesday, Nov. 15, at 7:30 p.m. The concert is free and open to the public. The event is part of a series of performances and workshops that the choir has lined up for this fall semester. Dr. … [Read more...]

TROMBONE STUDIO CONCERT SET FOR NOV. 13

By Audrey Forbes College of Fine Arts and Communication Media Office CONWAY — The University of Central Arkansas Department of Music will host a concert featuring the students of trombone professor Justin Cook and UCA’s Trombone Studio on Sunday, Nov. 13 at 3 p.m. in the Snow Fine Arts Center Recital Hall. The concert is free and open to the public. Cook said the majority of the studio … [Read more...]

OPERATION SAFE WALK AT UCA

The University of Central Arkansas will participate in its seventh Operation Safe Walk event on Wednesday, Nov. 16 at 5:30 p.m. Six teams with representatives from the UCA Police Department, University Safety Committee, Student Government Association, UCA Executive Staff, Physical Plant, Office of Greek Life and Housing and Residence Life will walk throughout campus to identify potential safety … [Read more...]

BOARD OF TRUSTEES CALLED MEETING NOV. 2

The University of Central Arkansas Board of Trustees will have a called meeting at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 2 at the President’s Home. The board plans to meet in executive session to discuss the four finalists who have interviewed for the position of UCA president. … [Read more...]

ELECTION WATCH PARTY ON THE UCA STRIPES

The University of Central Arkansas Campus Election Engagement Project (CEEP) and Interdisciplinary Doctor of Philosophy in Leadership Studies program will host an Election Watch Party on the Stripes Tuesday, Nov. 8 from 8-11 p.m. Students and the Conway community are invited to attend the Watch Party at Estes Stadium. Election results will be shown on the stadium Jumbotron. The event is free … [Read more...]

ACCOMPLISHED BRITISH A CAPELLA GROUP VOCES8 TO VISIT UCA

By Hanna Lowery College of Fine Arts and Communication Media Office CONWAY — The British choral ensemble VOCES8 will be on the University of Central Arkansas campus as Artists in Residence Nov. 9-10. As part of the residency, the group will be in public concert at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 10 in Reynolds Performance Hall. The group, formed in 2003, performs everything from Renaissance … [Read more...]

UNIVERSITY CHORUS SETS NOV. 17 CONCERT

By Amanda Nettles College of Fine Arts and Communication Media Office The University of Central Arkansas University Chorus will be in concert at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 17 in the Snow Fine Arts Center recital hall. “The fall recital is going to be a bit unique in some ways,” said Dr. Sheri Cook-Cunningham, director of the University Chorus. “For the first part of the program, we are … [Read more...]

BAUM GALLERY TO HOST SENIOR SHOW NOV. 3-DEC. 1

By Ariana Sumpter College of Fine Arts and Communication Media Office The University of Central Arkansas’s Baum Gallery will host its Senior BA/BFA exhibition Nov. 3-Dec. 1. Students graduating in December with a Bachelor of Arts with emphases in Fine Arts or Art Education or a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Studio Art must show work in the senior show. Two receptions will be held in the Baum … [Read more...]