By Kira Jinkins College of Fine Arts and Communication Media Office The University of Central Arkansas will welcome Larry, Steve and Rudy of The Gatlin Brothers to Reynolds Performance Hall at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 14. The Gatlin Brothers’ “Country & Christmas” will showcase some of their most popular hits and holiday favorites, along with stories of their career and songwriting … [Read more...] about GATLIN BROTHERS TO BRING ‘COUNTRY & CHRISTMAS’ TO REYNOLDS PERFORMANCE HALL
MBA PROGRAM MAKES PRINCETON REVIEW’S BEST BUSINESS SCHOOLS LIST
The University of Central Arkansas’ Master of Business Administration program has been named to The Princeton Review’s Best Business Schools list of Best On-Campus MBA programs. “Our MBA program continues to be one of our fastest-growing in the College of Business,” said Michael B. Hargis, Ph.D., dean of the UCA College of Business. “This ranking among the top business programs in the country … [Read more...] about MBA PROGRAM MAKES PRINCETON REVIEW’S BEST BUSINESS SCHOOLS LIST
‘A VERY ELECTRIC CHRISTMAS’ COMING TO REYNOLDS PERFORMANCE HALL
By Kasiana Pettus College of Fine Arts and Communication Media Office The University of Central Arkansas’s Reynolds Performance Hall will welcome Lightwire Theater’s “A Very Electric Christmas” at 6 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 8. Since rising to national acclaim after appearing as semi-finalists on NBC’s “America’s Got Talent” and winning the top honors on TRU TV’s “Fake Off,” internationally recognized … [Read more...] about ‘A VERY ELECTRIC CHRISTMAS’ COMING TO REYNOLDS PERFORMANCE HALL
UCA NAMES DYLAN EDGELL ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
The University of Central Arkansas has named Dylan Edgell assistant director of the Center for Community and Economic Development (CCED). Edgell will assist in organizing the Community Development Institute (CDI), developing training and technical assistance programs for Arkansas communities and developing new strategic partnerships to further the mission of the organization. “I am grateful and … [Read more...] about UCA NAMES DYLAN EDGELL ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
HONORS COLLEGE STUDENTS AND FACULTY PRESENT AT NEW ORLEANS CONFERENCE
Nearly 2,000 students and faculty attended NCHC annual event Representatives from the University of Central Arkansas Norbert O. Schedler Honors College were selected as presenters during the 54th annual conference held by the National Collegiate Honors Council in New Orleans, Louisiana, from November 6-10, 2019. The conference highlighted student and faculty research presentations from … [Read more...] about HONORS COLLEGE STUDENTS AND FACULTY PRESENT AT NEW ORLEANS CONFERENCE
JEWEL MOORE PHOTOGRAPHY WINNERS ANNOUNCED
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...] about JEWEL MOORE PHOTOGRAPHY WINNERS ANNOUNCED
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...] about BOSTON BRASS TO PERFORM HOLIDAY FAVORITES AT REYNOLDS PERFORMANCE HALL
‘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...] about ‘LECTURES IN HISTORY’ TO INCLUDE WITCHER
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...] about UCA TO HOST PUBLIC LECTURE ON HONG KONG PROTESTS
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...] about NURSING FACULTY PUBLISHED