UCA Public Appearances announces that two matinees for student groups are available during the spring of 2007. On Friday, February 2, Soweto Gospel Choir will present a 1-hour matinee, starting at 11 am. The matinee will include 45 minutes of performance followed by a question and answer session with the audience. Soweto Gospel Choir, from South Africa, consists of 32 voices plus several … [Read more...]

The following faculty have reported presentations, publications, awards and honors: Dr. Jim Guinee, counseling center director of training, recently conducted three workshops at the Arkansas Counselor Association conference in Hot Springs, "Before you leave them with us: A program for parents of college students", "Grief counseling," and "Ethics of college counselors." The UCA Occupational … [Read more...]

Dr. Linda Musselman, associate professor and chairperson of the Department of Occupational Therapy at the University of Central Arkansas has been accepted to a national leadership mentorship program that is sponsored by the American Occupational Therapy Foundation. Of the approximate 60 applicants for the program, Dr. Musselman was one of 15 selected. She was recently elected as chair of the … [Read more...]

Everyone is invited to the Kwanzaa Celebration on Dec. 6 at 6:30 pm in Brewer-Hegeman Conference Center Rooms 5A-B. The event is free and open to the public. Kwanzaa is a celebration of family, community and culture. Come learn about the history, symbols and significance of this holiday. Logan Hampton, former director of UCA Minority Student Services will be the guest speaker. For more … [Read more...]

Ball in the House - five guys, five mouths. That?s it. They have performed with such stars as Cher, Jessica Simpson, The Temptations, and many more. They can even be heard on national TV and radio as the voice behind the Cool Whip commercials. Ball in the House is a tour de force of a cappella vocal sound that must be heard and seen to be believed. The group will perform with UCA's own A … [Read more...]

The following faculty have reported presentations, publications, awards and honors: Michael Hargis, Department of Marketing and Management, had the article ?A multidimensional approach for evaluating variables in organizational research and practice? accepted for publication in Personnel Psychology, which is considered to be one of the top publications in the Organizational Behavior/Human Resource … [Read more...]

The Rotaract Club of the University of Central Arkansas will host its 4th World AIDS Day event on Dec. 1. Members of Rotaract will distribute red ribbons and other awareness materials throughout the day. The event will continue in rooms 5a and 5b in Brewer-Hegeman from 6-8 p.m. Speakers will address this year?s theme, ?Accountability.? A panel discussion will follow and refreshments will be … [Read more...]

Conway Symphony Orchestra presents its annual holiday concert, ?A Conway Christmas,? on Saturday, Dec. 2, at 7:30 p.m. As a special offer, tickets are only $10 each for groups of 10 or more. Tickets for children and UCA faculty, staff and students are only $5. Conducted by Israel Getzov, Music Director, ?A Conway Christmas ? features over 70 talented musicians playing both popular and classical … [Read more...]

The following faculty have reported presentations, publications, awards and honors: Dr. Letha J. Mosley, Department of Occupational Therapy, made an oral presentation on Nov. 8, at the American Public Health Association's 134th Annual Conference in Boston, Massachusetts. The paper, "Program Planning in Medical Education to Facilitate Students' Cultural Competency: A Cross Case Analysis", was … [Read more...]

The Department of History and the College of Liberal Arts of the University of Central Arkansas announce the screening of ?The Lost Year?, a documentary on Sunday, November 19 at 3 p.m. in Reynolds Performance Hall on the UCA campus. Unlike the more familiar story of the nine African-American youths who integrated Central High in 1957, this story recounts a series of events in the following … [Read more...]