NEWS RELEASE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS AUG. 12, 2011 CONTACT: Jeff Pitchford, vice president of university and government relations, at jeffp@uca.edu or (501) 450- 3185. Venita Jenkins, associate director of media relations, at vjenkins@uca.edu or (501) 450-5114. CONWAY – For Matt Morgan, earning his bachelor’s degree in biology Friday night was about setting an example. He is the … [Read more...]
Congressman Griffin Visits Labs, STEM Residential College
Congressman Tim Griffin, representative for the 2nd District, toured UCA's STEM Residential College and observed two labs in the Lewis Science Center on Aug. 8. College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics faculty and staff provided Griffin information on science programs and what the university is doing to promote STEM education. "We hear all the time that the United States is behind with … [Read more...]
UCA to Host Summer Commencement Aug. 12
Summer commencement for the University of Central Arkansas will be held Friday, Aug. 12 in the Farris Center. More than 490 degrees will be conferred during the ceremony. Commencement will begin at 7 p.m. UCA President Allen Meadors will deliver a challenge to the graduates. SGA President Austin Hall and Faculty Senate President Janet Wilson will give greetings on behalf of the student body and … [Read more...]
Graduate Assistants Train to Respond to Disasters
More than 20 graduate assistants in the university's Housing Department participated in emergency response and preparedness training at the Faulkner County Office of Emergency Management on Aug. 4-6. The training is a part of the Community Emergency Response Team Program, which educates people about disaster preparedness and how to respond to hazards that may impact their communities. CERT … [Read more...]
UCA Selected for Complete College America’s Challenge
The University of Central Arkansas is one of nine universities selected to participate in a program that would boost the number of Arkansans completing their college degree. Arkansas has been awarded a $1 million grant that will fund efforts to increase college completion. The grant, funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, is a part of Complete College America's Completion Innovation … [Read more...]
Undergraduates’ Research Examines Health Information Technology
Ten undergraduate students from across the country completed a nine-week competitive research program aimed at improving the overall quality, safety and efficiency of the health delivery system. The program is part of the Computer Science Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) project funded by the National Science Foundation. The University of Central Arkansas was selected earlier this … [Read more...]
Atkinson to Lead Economic and Workforce Development Committee
Tim Atkinson, assistant provost and director of Sponsored Programs at the University of Central Arkansas, has been appointed to co-chair the Economic and Workforce Development Committee with the American Association of State Colleges and Universities' Grant Resource Center. The committee's goal is to raise awareness of sponsored programs as a source of financing and capacity building for … [Read more...]
Harding to Teach at UCA
Rush Harding III of Crews and Associates will be teaching at the University of Central Arkansas as a guest lecturer on a volunteer basis during the Fall 2011 semester. Harding will teach a special problems course titled "Fixed Income and Municipal Finance" for the Department of Economics, Finance, and Insurance and Risk Management in the UCA College of Business. The course is designed to … [Read more...]
UCA Celebrates 25th Annual Community Development Institute
Community leaders from across Arkansas and surrounding states will gather at the University of Central Arkansas on August 1-5 to participate in the annual Community Development Institute. This year's CDI is filled with special events to commemorate the 25th annual institute and promises to be a rewarding experience for participants. "We worked hard this year to make the 25th annual CDI an … [Read more...]
Higher Education Leaders to Gather for National Conference
The 65th annual National Conference of Academic Deans will be held on the campus of the University of Central Arkansas on July 28-29. The conference provides continuing education in-service development opportunities for provosts, vice presidents of academic affairs, academic deans and associate deans. Sixty provosts and deans from across the state as well as Minnesota, Texas, Kansas, Missouri, … [Read more...]
