By Amanda Nettles College of Fine Arts and Communication Media Office CONWAY — The UCA Trombone Choir will perform April 10 at 5:30 p.m. in the Snow Fine Arts Center Recital Hall. The event is open to the public and admission is free. The concert, which will feature both the BearBones Trombone Choir and the Natural Slides Trombone Octet, is free and open to the public. In addition, … [Read more...]
Jazz ensemble concert set for April 17
By Carley Conrad College of Fine Arts and Communication Media Office CONWAY — The University of Central Arkansas Department of Music will host a concert on Sunday, April 17, featuring the students of Jazz I, Jazz II and the UCA Dixieland Band. The 7:30 p.m. concert in the Snow Fine Arts Center Recital Hall is free and open to the public. The UCA Dixieland Band, directed by Professor of … [Read more...]
Board of Trustees retreat
The University of Central Arkansas Board of Trustees will meet in a regularly scheduled meeting/budget workshop/retreat at 9:00 a.m., Thursday, March 31. The action agenda will take place in the Board of Trustees Conference Room in Wingo Hall. The budget workshop/retreat will take place in McCastlain Hall Fireplace Room. … [Read more...]
Philosopher of religion to visit UCA
Noted philosopher of religion Jeffrey W. Robbins will visit UCA and give a talk on Monday, April 11 at 7 p.m. in the College of Business Auditorium. The lecture, titled “A Rhapsody of Independence: On Race, Repetition and America,” will consist of a multimedia presentation focusing on themes of race, religion and the music of Louis Armstrong. Dr. Robbins is Professor and Chair of the Department … [Read more...]
Day of Giving campaign a huge success
The University of Central Arkansas raised $36,059.80 from 1,276 donors during its second annual UCA Day of Giving campaign on Thursday, March 17. The goal was to raise $11,754 to honor each of the 11,754 students enrolled at UCA. The funds will support emergency student scholarships. “We all appreciate the generous contributions from our alumni, faculty, staff, parents and friends,” said UCA … [Read more...]
Students place first in Beta Alpha Psi regional competition
Twelve UCA accounting students traveled to Houston, Texas on March 4th and 5th to represent the Theta Lambda chapter of Beta Alpha Psi at the 2016 regional meeting. Beta Alpha Psi is an organization for financial information students and professionals with 300 chapters on college and university campuses. The Theta Lambda chapter is identified as a superior chapter by the organization for its … [Read more...]
Josh Radnor to lecture at UCA on April 4
By Carley Conrad College of Fine Arts and Communication Media Office CONWAY —Actor, director and writer Josh Radnor will speak at the University of Central Arkansas’s Donald W. Reynolds Performance Hall on April 4 at 7:30 p.m. The visit is part of UCA Public Appearance’s Distinguished Lecture Series. Radnor is perhaps best known for his role as Ted Mosby, the central character on CBS’s … [Read more...]
Graduate film screening set for April 5
By Logan Miller College of Fine Arts and Communication Media Office CONWAY — The University of Central Arkansas Digital Filmmaking program will present a graduate student film screening at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, April 5. The even in the Donald W. Reynolds Performance Hall is free and open to the public. "UCA's graduate thesis films typically keep the film community in Central Arkansas in … [Read more...]
Second annual Black Alumni Weekend
The Black Alumni Chapter at the University of Central Arkansas continues will host the second annual "Black Alumni Weekend" from April 15-17, 2016. The Black Alumni Chapter was established September 21, 2013 to foster a sense of community among UCA black graduates and the alumni community while helping to advance the University’s mission. “We want to perpetuate a cycle of continued … [Read more...]
Big band gala dance to benefit Jazz Program
College of Fine Arts and Communication Media Office CONWAY — “April in Paris”, a UCA Jazz Ensembles big band gala dance, is scheduled for Saturday, April 2, to benefit the University of Central Arkansas Jazz Program. “The UCA Jazz Ensembles have had a tradition of hosting ballroom dances for decades,” said Dr. Jackie Lamar, professor of saxophone and director of UCA’s Dixieland Band. “It is … [Read more...]
