CAMERON CARPENTER TO BRING INTERNATIONAL TOURING ORGAN TO UCA CAMPUS

Cameron Carpenter, the first solo organist ever nominated for a Grammy award for a solo album, will visit the University of Central Arkansas as artist-in-residence April 2-3. Carpenter will bring his International Touring Organ — a monumental cross-genre digital organ built by Marshall & Ogletree to his own design — and will give a performance open to the public in Reynolds Performance Hall … [Read more...]

BEARBONES TROMBONE CHOIR SETS APRIL 3 PERFORMANCE

The University of Central Arkansas BearBones Trombone Choir will perform its end-of-the-semester concert on April 3 in the Snow Fine Arts auditorium. The 7:30 p.m. performance is free and open to the public. “The BearBones will perform Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture, Rachmaninoff's Prelude in C# Minor, Dukas' Fanfare from La Peri and a new fanfare titled Apogee Fanfare by Chris Sharp,” … [Read more...]

ADDISON JOINS STATE SCIENCE ADVISORY COMMITTEE

Steve Addison, dean of the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, was appointed to the State Science Advisory Committee. The State Science Advisory Committee is an advisory committee to the Board of the AEDC Division of Science and Technology, making recommendations for strategies, research focal areas and partnerships that will benefit the state of Arkansas, help accomplish the mission … [Read more...]

LIBRARY FACULTY TO PRESENT ARTICLE

Torreyson Library faculty Amber Wilson and Jessica Riedmueller and library technician Karen Pruneda coauthored an article titled, “The writing on the walls: Engaging students utilizing whiteboards effectively.” The article was published in the College & Research Libraries News, Vol. 78 No. 5 (2017). They were invited to present on the topic at the Texas Library Association 2018 Annual … [Read more...]

MUSIC/CULTURE CRITIC RASHOD OLLISON TO BE IN RESIDENCE AT UCA APRIL 5

Rashod Ollison, a music and cultural critic, will visit the University of Central Arkansas as artist-in-residence April 5. Ollison, an Arkansas native, will give a reading, followed by a Q&A and book-signing, at 7:30 p.m. in the College of Business Auditorium 107. The event is free and open to the public. Ollison has been a staff critic at the Dallas Morning News, Philadelphia Inquirer, … [Read more...]

UCA THEATRE TO PRESENT ARMS AND THE MAN

UCA Theatre will present the critically acclaimed “Arms and the Man” by celebrated playwright George Bernard Shaw in the Bridges/Larson theatre in the Snow Fine Arts Center on the University of Central Arkansas campus in April. Performances are scheduled for April 12, 13, 19 and 20 at 7:30 p.m., as well as two matinee shows April 14 and 21 at 2 p.m. Stacy Pendergraft, associate professor of … [Read more...]

UCA TO HOST CONFERENCE FOR SMALL-SCALE DEVELOPERS

The University of Central Arkansas Center for Community and Economic Development (CCED) will host a Small Developer Conference from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday, May 31 at McCastlain Hall on the UCA campus. Current or aspiring real estate developers, financial institutions, city officials and others involved in the development process are encouraged to attend this day-long workshop. The cost to … [Read more...]

UCA BOARD OF TRUSTEES TO ATTEND 2018 RETREAT

Members of the University of Central Arkansas Board of Trustees will meet for a retreat beginning with lunch at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 28 at the Winthrop Rockefeller Institute in Morrilton. The retreat is expected to conclude at 2 p.m. Thursday, March 29. The board will have no action agenda. … [Read more...]

UCA HIRES EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATOR

The University of Central Arkansas has hired Tyler Lachowsky as the campus emergency management coordinator. In this role, Lachowsky will coordinate and conduct exercises that test the university’s preparedness, response and recovery capabilities both within the university and with partner agencies at the local, state and federal levels. He will also review and update UCA’s emergency operations … [Read more...]

FINCHER APPOINTED TO NASPA REGIONAL ADVISORY BOARD

John Fincher, assistant vice president for Student Services, has been appointed to the Regional Advisory Board of National Association of Student Personnel Administrators-Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education. As the state coordinator for Arkansas, Fincher will oversee membership efforts within the state and represent the state on the Region IV-West leadership team. The appointment … [Read more...]