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...]
PINCKLEY FEATURED ON LENSCRATCH
Art professor Donna Pinckley was selected by the editor of Lenscratch as the Arkansas artist for the site's "50 States" project. Lenscratch selected and featured one artist from each state, and then had that artist select other photography artists from the state to be featured on the site as well. Pinckley’s work from her “Sticks and Stones” series is featured in an article that was featured on … [Read more...]
UCA AWARDED $500,000 BRIDGES-LARSON FOUNDATION GRANT
Funds to support film, theater, creative writing initiatives The Bridges-Larson Foundation has awarded a $500,000 grant to the University of Central Arkansas Department of Film, Theatre and Creative Writing in the College of Fine Arts & Communication. Awarded this past fall, the grant is the largest gift in the history of the department, and $100,000 will be awarded over five … [Read more...]
