From Sunday's Arkansas Democrat-Gazette: "Several years ago, when University of Central Arkansas associate professor Sondra Gordy was researching student transfer records from the year that Little Rock high schools were closed, she found something unusual. "The last names of Yada, Nakamura and Oishi were hardly typical for Little Rock students. So, Gordy contacted the three Japanese-Americans … [Read more...]

The University of Central Arkansas Theatre kicks off its 2007-08 season with "The Visit by Friedrich Durrenmatt," on October 1-5 in the Studio Theatre of the Snow Fine Arts Center. There is no admission charge, although tickets are required. "The Pillowman" by Martin McDonagh will show October 25, 26, 31, and November 1, 2, at 7:30 pm in the Bridges/Larson Theatre (formerly Centre Stage) in the … [Read more...]

UCA and the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) will resume their in-state football rivalry next year. According to Sunday's Arkansas Democrat-Gazette sports section: "Athletic directors Brad Teague of Central Arkansas and Louis 'Skip' Perkins of UAPB confirmed Saturday that the schools have an oral agreement to play at War Memorial Stadium for two seasons beginning in 2008. "In 2003, … [Read more...]

Sunday's Arkansas Democrat-Gazette also featured a front-page article in the Arkansas section about UCA's residential college program. "UCA's faculty-in-residence program is almost unmatched among Arkansas' public, four-year universities, but it is increasingly common nationally," according to the article. "At UCA, Sally Roden, associate provost and dean of undergraduate studies said, 'More and … [Read more...]

Sara Mullally has been selected to receive Alpha Sigma Alpha?s national Outstanding New Member Award. Mullally was selected from more than 3,000 collegiate members from across the country to receive this award, which recognizes a new member's spirit and attitude during her first year of membership, her willingness to take on responsibilities within the chapter, evidence of growth and maturity, … [Read more...]

A cover story in the new edition of the Arkansas Times credits UCA President Lu Hardin with rapid and dramatic progress toward achieving gender equity in faculty tenure and salaries. Excerpt: "Of Arkansas university presidents, Lu Hardin of the University of Central Arkansas at Conway is the most eager to talk about gender equity. When he was a professor himself (at Arkansas Tech), he wrote … [Read more...]

Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc. (CFP Board) has awarded $74,060 to Dr. Victor Puleo, CFP?, Dr. John Bratton, and Dr. Mike Casey in the University of Central Arkansas College of Business, and to Dr. Sherry J. Roberts, an assistant professor in the Jones College of Business at Middle Tennessee State University. With the grant award, the UCA College of Business will establish a … [Read more...]

Patricia Mounce, associate professor of Accounting, Donna Smith, assistant professor of Accounting, and Keith Atkinson, provost and professor of Accounting, recently received the Best Paper Award at the Academic Business World Conference in Nashville, Tenn. The paper, "Assurance of Learning: A Theoretical Approach to Balanced Scorecarding," has been accepted for publication in publication in a … [Read more...]

The Center for a Better South yesterday unveiled a new book of environmental ideas for Arkansas and Southern policymakers during a press conference in front of the Jewel Moore Nature Reserve on the UCA campus. The book, "Getting Greener: Progressive Environmental Ideas for the American South," outlines 15 environmental policy recommendations for state and local leaders and suggests a dozen ways … [Read more...]

Public artist Morton Brown, a University of Central Arkansas alumnus, has kicked off the eighth season of UCA?s Artists in Residence program with the Conway Community Mural project. The Conway City Council appropriated $6,000 in January to help finance a city mural, which will be a historically-themed, 26 feet x 36 feet mural celebrating the relationship of UCA and the city of Conway. It will be … [Read more...]