Annual Student Art Competitive coming to Baum Gallery

PRESS RELEASE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS AND COMMUNICATION Contact: Christina Madsen, (501) 852-2659; christinam@uca.edu Barclay McConnell, (501) 450-5793; barclaym@uca.edu February 13, 2015 ANNUAL STUDENT ART COMPETITIVE COMING TO BAUM GALLERY By Kendra Beattie College of Fine Arts and Communication Media Office CONWAY — The University of Central … [Read more...]

Board of Trustees to meet Friday

The University of Central Arkansas Board of Trustees will meet in a regularly scheduled meeting at 10:00 a.m., Friday, February 13 in the Board of Trustees Conference Room in Wingo 210. A printable copy of the agenda can be found at www.uca.edu/botagenda. The Board of Trustees will have lunch after the meeting in Wingo Hall. The Audit and Finance Committee will meet at 3 p.m. Thursday, … [Read more...]

Risk management students selected to attend annual conference

Two University of Central Arkansas College of Business students have been chosen to participate in the Anita Benedetti Student Involvement Program (ABSIP) and attend the Risk & Insurance Management Society (RIMS) 2015 Annual Conference and Exhibition in New Orleans, La., from Sunday to Wednesday, April 26-29. Ross Wheeler, a senior from Fort Smith and Julia White, a junior from Magnolia, were … [Read more...]

Jazz ensembles set Feb. 16 concert

PRESS RELEASE UNIVERSITY OFCENTRAL ARKANSAS COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS AND COMMUNICATION Contact: Christina Madsen, (501) 852-2659; christinam@uca.edu Dr. Jackie Lamar, (501) 450-5759; jackiel@uca.edu February 4, 2015 JAZZ ENSEMBLES SET FEB. 16 CONCERT By Carley Conrad College of Fine Arts and Communication Media Office CONWAY — The University of Central Arkansas Department of … [Read more...]

UCA Theatre to host Youth Theatre of Central Arkansas Mask Workshop

PRESS RELEASE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS AND COMMUNICATION February 4, 2015 Contact: Christina Madsen at christinam@uca.edu or (501) 852-2659 Melissa Kordsmeier, Theatre Business Manager, at mkordsmeier@uca.edu or (501) 450-5092 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE UCA THEATRE TO HOST YOUTH THEATRE OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS MASK WORKSHOP CONWAY—The Youth Theatre of Central … [Read more...]

Arkansas STEM students at the Arkansas State Capitol

More than 90 undergraduate students will present 64 posters highlighting their original research in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) on Wednesday, February 11, 2015 from 9:30 a.m. to noon in the Arkansas State Capitol Rotunda in Little Rock. This is the fourth consecutive year for the Arkansas STEM Posters at the State Capitol. The University of Central Arkansas is the … [Read more...]

Writer Ellen Hopkins to be in residence Feb. 17-18

PRESS RELEASE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS AND COMMUNICATION Contact: Stephanie Vanderslice, (501) 450-3340; stephv@uca.edu February 2, 2015 WRITER ELLEN HOPKINS TO BE IN RESIDENCE FEB. 17-18 By Ariana Sumpter College of Fine Arts and Communication Media Office CONWAY — Ellen Hopkins, poet, freelance writer, and the award-winning author of 20 nonfiction … [Read more...]

Harlem Gospel Choir to perform Feb. 19 at Reynolds

PRESS RELEASE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS AND COMMUNICATION Contact: Christina Madsen, (501) 852-2659; christinam@uca.edu Amanda Horton, (501) 450-3682; ahorton@uca.edu January 30, 2014 HARLEM GOSPEL CHOIR TO PERFORM FEB. 19 AT REYNOLDS By Hanna Lowery College of Fine Arts and Communication Media Office CONWAY — UCA Public Appearances will welcome the … [Read more...]

UCA to study opening the state’s first optometry school

CONWAY—The University of Central Arkansas will begin a feasibility study to assess the possibility of opening a new school of optometry on the campus. Tripp Umbach, a healthcare consulting group from Pennsylvania, has been hired to conduct the feasibility study that will provide a comprehensive analysis of the current and projected needs of optometrists in Arkansas and surrounding regions, as … [Read more...]

Borromeo String Quartet to be in residence Feb. 11-12

PRESS RELEASE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS AND COMMUNICATION Contact: Dr. Stephen Feldman, (501) 450-5754; sfeldman@uca.edu January 28, 2014 BORROMEO STRING QUARTET TO BE IN RESIDENCE FEB. 11-12 By Cassidy Crawford College of Fine Arts and Communication Media Office CONWAY — The Borromeo String Quartet, Ensemble-in-Residence at the New England … [Read more...]