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...] about UCA TO HOST CONFERENCE FOR SMALL-SCALE DEVELOPERS
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...] about UCA BOARD OF TRUSTEES TO ATTEND 2018 RETREAT
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...] about UCA HIRES EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATOR
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...] about FINCHER APPOINTED TO NASPA REGIONAL ADVISORY BOARD
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...] about PINCKLEY FEATURED ON LENSCRATCH
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...] about UCA AWARDED $500,000 BRIDGES-LARSON FOUNDATION GRANT
UCA RECEIVES GIFT TO SUPPORT SCHOLARSHIPS FOR HISPANIC STUDENTS
The University of Central Arkansas will receive $50,000 to establish and endow the Drew Marshall Gainor Scholarship for Hispanic students in certain business disciplines. The fund is being established by Lauren and Drew Gainor ’10 in honor of Drew’s late father, Drew Marshall Gainor. “This is an opportunity to leave a legacy to honor my father, the late Drew Marshall Gainor, while extending … [Read more...] about UCA RECEIVES GIFT TO SUPPORT SCHOLARSHIPS FOR HISPANIC STUDENTS
UCA PROFESSOR HONORED BY ETHIOPIAN CROWN
University of Central Arkansas associate professor Gizachew Tiruneh was recognized by The Crown Council of Ethiopia for his outstanding scholarship on Africa, and particularly for his 2015 book, "The Rise and Fall of the Solomonic Dynasty of Ethiopia: Is the Kebra Negast a Time-Bound Document?" Tiruneh has been made an officer of the Order of the Star of Honor of Ethiopia, one of the oldest … [Read more...] about UCA PROFESSOR HONORED BY ETHIOPIAN CROWN
MCGEE TO PRESENT SYMPOSIUM AT CONFERENCE
Margaret McGee, associate professor, Department of Physical Therapy, will be presenting a symposium at the American Physical Therapy Association NEXT Conference and Exposition 2018, to be held in Orlando, Florida, June 27-30, 2018. The title of McGee's symposium is “Let’s Go! Fitness Testing to Promote Physical Literacy in Children with Disabilities.” … [Read more...] about MCGEE TO PRESENT SYMPOSIUM AT CONFERENCE
UCA STUDENTS AWARDED IN BETA ALPHA PSI REGIONAL COMPETITIONS
The University of Central Arkansas Theta Lambda chapter of Beta Alpha Psi earned a first-place and second-place award at the 2018 Southwest Regional Meeting in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on Feb. 24. Beta Alpha Psi is an honor organization for financial information students and professionals with more than 300 chapters on college and university campuses. During the conference, students attended … [Read more...] about UCA STUDENTS AWARDED IN BETA ALPHA PSI REGIONAL COMPETITIONS