The University of Central Arkansas Reynolds Performance Hall welcomes Amy Grant on Friday, March 31, at 7:30 p.m. Grant has enjoyed a 30-plus-year adventure as a singer-songwriter, author, television host and speaker. Grant is the first contemporary Christian music artist to have a platinum record, the first to hit No. 1 on the pop charts and the first to perform at the Grammy … [Read more...]
UCA physical therapy program receives $100,000 gift
The University of Central Arkansas physical therapy program has received a $100,000 charitable remainder unitrust from Dr. Sandy '77 and Joyce Quillen. The estate gift will provide for the creation of the endowed William S. and Joyce D. Quillen Physical Therapy Scholarship, in honor of his late wife. The scholarship was created to provide significant financial support toward the success of … [Read more...]
Arkansas Shakespeare Theatre announces summer theatre camp
The Arkansas Shakespeare Theatre at the University of Central Arkansas is offering a four-week summer theatre camp for grades 2-12 that will provide students with the opportunity to learn about theatre from professional teaching artists as well as participate in workshops with professional actors with the AST Education Team. “We have combined all of the theatre education programs we have loved … [Read more...]
UCA College of Business unveils donor wall honoring its inaugural dean
The University of Central Arkansas and the College of Business unveiled the Dr. Conrad Carroll Society annual giving wall on March 9, as part of the UCA ninth annual Day of Giving. Carroll, who was awarded distinguished professor emeritus recognition in 2003, is the inaugural dean of the College of Business and served at the university for more than 30 years before his retirement in 1991. … [Read more...]
UCA raises more than $1.2 million for Day of Giving
Breaks 2020 all-time record The University of Central Arkansas raised $1.295 million in its ninth annual Day of Giving, outpacing the previous record set in 2020. “This year’s record UCA Day of Giving showed that our alumni, faculty, staff and friends of the university believe in our students and want to take our support for them and our programs to the next level,” said UCA President … [Read more...]
UCA announces December 2022 graduates
The University of Central Arkansas hosted December 2022 commencement on Friday and Saturday, Dec. 16 and 17, in the Farris Center on campus. The university conferred degrees and certificates through the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences; College of Business; College of Education; College of Health and Behavioral Sciences; College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics; and Graduate … [Read more...]
UCA hosts author Matthew Salesses as artist-in-residence
By: Thomas Staab Office of Media Relations The University of Central Arkansas will host author Matthew Salesses as artist-in-residence from Wednesday, March 15, to Thursday, March 16. Salesses is the author of the national bestseller “Craft in the Real World”, an Esquire Best Book of 2021. Salesses will hold a public reading on Wednesday, March 15, at 7:30 p.m., in the College of Business … [Read more...]
Celtic Angels bring sounds of the Irish to Conway
The University of Central Arkansas Reynolds Performance Hall presents the Celtic Angels Ireland on Tuesday, March 14, at 7:30 p.m. Direct from Ireland, the award-winning Celtic Angels celebrate their cherished heritage through rigorously precise Irish dances and traditional Irish music. Featuring the beautiful voices of Searlait Ni Caiside, Michaela Gtoth, Olivia Bradley, Katie Sweeney and … [Read more...]
UCA to host Arkansas College Art History Symposium
Event marks 33rd year of symposium The University of Central Arkansas will host the 33rd annual Arkansas College Art History Symposium on March 9-10 in the Windgate Center for Fine and Performing Arts. A keynote lecture is at 7 p.m., on Thursday, March 9, and will be followed by a reception. The student symposium will take place on Friday, March 10, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. All events will be … [Read more...]
UCA hosts author John Brandon as artist-in-residence
The University of Central Arkansas will host author John Brandon as artist-in-residence from Wednesday, March 1, to Thursday, March 2. Brandon’s first novel, “Arkansas” was published in 2008 and made into the 2020 film by the same name. Brandon will hold a film screening of “Arkansas” on Wednesday, March 1, at 6 p.m., in Stanely Russ Hall, room 103. The screening will be followed by a … [Read more...]
