Winners of the 2019 Jewel Moore Nature Reserve Photography Contest at the University of Central Arkansas were recently announced by the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics. The contest is open to students, faculty, staff and alumni. It focuses on capturing all-natural photos in UCA’s Jewel Moore Nature Reserve, at the Steel Creek field station along the Buffalo River, and in other … [Read more...]
BOSTON BRASS TO PERFORM HOLIDAY FAVORITES AT REYNOLDS PERFORMANCE HALL
The University of Central Arkansas’s Reynolds Performance Hall will welcome Boston Brass and Brass All-Stars Big Band with “Christmas Bells are Swingin’” on Thursday, Nov. 21, at 7:30 p.m. For 31 years, Boston Brass has aimed to establish a one-of-a-kind musical experience. Performing everything from exciting classical arrangements to burning jazz standards, Boston Brass treats audiences to a … [Read more...]
‘LECTURES IN HISTORY’ TO INCLUDE WITCHER
A University of Central Arkansas scholar-in-residence will appear on an upcoming episode of C-SPAN’s “Lectures in History.” Marcus Witcher spoke about his book, “Getting Right with Reagan: The Struggle for True Conservatism, 1980-2016,” at the Montgomery, Alabama, chapter of the Federalist Society in October. C-SPAN filmed the event, and it will air on the network in December. Witcher … [Read more...]
UCA TO HOST PUBLIC LECTURE ON HONG KONG PROTESTS
The University of Central Arkansas will host Gina Anne Tam, assistant professor of history at Trinity University, who will speak about the historical and cultural context of ongoing protests in Hong Kong. This free, public event will take place Thursday, Nov. 21, from 6-7:30 p.m. in the UCA College of Business Auditorium. In the summer of 2019, the former British colony of Hong Kong was swept up … [Read more...]
NURSING FACULTY PUBLISHED
University of Central Arkansas School of Nursing faculty Julie Meaux, Pamela Ashcraft and Laura Gillis wrote an article that has been accepted for publication. The article, “The effect of the poverty simulation on BSN student attitudes toward poverty and poor people,” will appear in a December issue of Nurse Education Today journal. … [Read more...]
VANDERSLICE JOINS 2020 ASSOCIATION OF WRITERS BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The Association of Writers and Writing Programs (AWP) recently announced the addition of University of Central Arkansas professor Stephanie Vanderslice to its board of directors. Vanderslice began her four-year term on Nov. 7 and serves as the southern regional chair for the organization. She and eight others received a unanimous vote in October to join the AWP board. At UCA, Vanderslice is … [Read more...]
STEPHENS BEGINS TERM AS PRESIDENT OF JOURNALISM HISTORIANS ASSOCIATION
Donna Lampkin Stephens, interim director of the School of Communication at the University of Central Arkansas, has assumed the presidency of the American Journalism Historians Association. Stephens first joined the AJHA as a doctoral student at the University of Southern Mississippi in 2008, when a paper she wrote for Dave Davies’ history class was accepted for the Seattle conference. Her paper … [Read more...]
RESEARCH ACCEPTED FOR PUBLICATION
College of Health and Behavioral Sciences professors Duston Morris, Stephanie Rose and Anita Sego will have research published in the International Journal of Psychological Studies. Their paper, “An Examination of Service Learning and Self -Efficacy For Master’s Students Engaging In Substance Use Education," will be published in the December 2019 issue. … [Read more...]
ARKANSAS CODING ACADEMY TO HOLD DEMO DAY
The Arkansas Coding Academy (ArCA) at the University of Central Arkansas will hold its 11th Demo Day on Friday, Nov. 8, from 1-3 p.m. at UCA Downtown located at 1105 West Oak Street in Conway. Graduates of the most recent full-time class will present their final projects as students before entering the information technology workforce as computer programmers. Demo Day is an event that allows … [Read more...]
UCA TO HOST PUBLIC DISCUSSION ABOUT HOMELESSNESS IN CONWAY
The University of Central Arkansas Poverty Studies Working Group, in partnership with the Conway Homelessness Task Force, will host a public roundtable discussion on homelessness Wednesday, Nov. 6, from 6-7:30 p.m. at UCA Downtown. Participants will have the opportunity to join a small group discussion to share their perspectives on homelessness and listen to the perspectives of others. Through … [Read more...]
