Sarah Slocum was crowned Miss University of Central Arkansas 2008 at the Miss UCA Pageant on Friday night. She was awarded over $8,000 in scholarships and $2,500 in prizes. Slocum won the preliminary talent competition with her song "The Prayer," as well as the preliminary awards for interview and evening gown. She was also awarded the Bear Spirit and Former Miss UCA Titleholders awards. She … [Read more...]

Contemporary media artist Edie Tsong tonight will open her exhibit at UCA's Baum Gallery with an artist's talk from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. in McCastlain Hall room 143 (the Art Lecture hall). Prior to her talk, an interactive opening reception will be held in the Baum Gallery Foyer from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Tsong's work will be displayed in the Baum Gallery through Nov. 29. Also tonight, poet and … [Read more...]

As part of this year's activities commemorating the 100th anniversary of the University of Central Arkansas, the UCA Centennial 5K race will take place Nov. 10 in Conway. Runners will line up at 8 a.m. on Bruce Street between Donaghey Avenue and Farris Road for a certified, flat and fast race through the UCA campus and the surrounding residential neighborhood. Refreshments will be available … [Read more...]

The University of Central Arkansas English department has established a scholarship fund to honor recently-retired professors Rebecca Williams and Linda Arnold. Both Williams, who joined the faculty in 1975, and Arnold, who arrived in 1985, taught English classes at all levels and devoted most of their college teaching careers to the preparation of Arkansas public school teachers. During their … [Read more...]

Don B. Bradley III, Executive Director of UCA's Small Business Advancement National Center, has been named Editor of the Small Business Institute Journal, a new journal that will launch on April 1, 2008. Bradley previously co-founded the Journal of Business and Entrepreneurship, which has been housed at Northwestern State University in Louisiana, New Mexico State University, and Southeastern … [Read more...]

Susan Epperson, the key figure in the landmark Arkansas evolution education case Epperson vs. Arkansas, tomorrow will speak at 3 p.m. in Doyne Health Science Center, Room 141. Her lecture, entitled "Reflections on Epperson vs. Arkansas and Science Education," is presented by the UCA Honors College. In 1965, Epperson was a tenth grade biology teacher at Little Rock Central High School when the … [Read more...]

A dedication ceremony for the new UCA Student Health Center will take place tomorrow at 1 p.m. in front of the building. Shortly thereafter, the UCA Board of Trustees will convene for its regularly scheduled meeting tomorrow at 2 p.m. in the Board of Trustees Conference Room in Wingo Hall. An agenda for the meeting is available at: www.uca.edu/divisions/admin/board/documents/071102botagenda.pdf. … [Read more...]

Every Spring semester, the Department of World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures offers a Presidential Scholarship to a native speaker of French, German, or Spanish. For the Spring 2008 award, the department is inviting native Spanish speakers on campus to apply to work in the language lab to tutor Spanish students and to provide cultural enrichment activities for Spanish students. Applicants … [Read more...]

The UCA Shotokan Karate team, which has been a registered student organization for only one year, recently placed second in the nation at the 29th International Shotokan Karate Federation (ISKF) Collegiate and U.S. National Championships in San Francisco. This was the first time the UCA team competed in the tournament, and its members -- Carissa Ganong, Jordan Haas, and Chris Willette -- picked … [Read more...]

Ten young women will compete for the title of Miss University of Central Arkansas at the 2008 Miss UCA Scholarship Pageant this Friday, Nov. 2 at 7:30 p.m. at the Donald W. Reynolds Performance Hall. This year's contestants are: Leslie Bagwell, Ashlen Batson, Rachel Brown, Melissa Davis, Alicia Haflich, Jessica Marie Norris, Ashley Quinn, Cassie Jo Sanderlin, Sarah Jane Slocum and Abby Joan … [Read more...]