Board of Trustees February Meeting

The UCA Board of Trustees will meet at 10 a.m. Friday, February 21, 2014 in the Board of Trustees Conference Room in Wingo Hall. The Board of Trustees will have lunch after the meeting in Room 211 in Wingo Hall. A copy of the Board of Trustees agenda is available at this link: February 21, 2014 Agenda. The Audit Committee will meet at 3 p.m. Thursday, February 20, 2014 in Room 210 in Wingo … [Read more...]

Student Competitive Exhibition to run March 2-16

PRESS RELEASE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS AND COMMUNICATION February 14, 2014 CONTACT: Barclay McConnell, (501) 450-5793, barclaym@uca.edu BAUM GALLERY TO HOST ANNUAL STUDENT COMPETITIVE By Brandon Riddle College of Fine Arts and Communication Media Office CONWAY — The Baum Gallery of Fine Art at the University of Central Arkansas will present the 2014 … [Read more...]

Pinnacle Brass to present concert from China tour

PRESS RELEASE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS AND COMMUNICATION CONTACT:  Brent Shires, (501) 450-5768; bshires@uca.edu February 14, 2014 PINNACLE BRASS TO PRESENT CONCERT FROM CHINA TOUR By Stephen Simpson College of Fine Arts and Communication Media Office CONWAY —Pinnacle Brass, the University of Central Arkansas’s resident faculty quintet, will perform … [Read more...]

Symphonic Band sets Feb. 19 concert

PRESS RELEASE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS AND COMMUNICATION Feb. 14, 2014 CONTACT: Brantley Douglas, (501) 450-5022; bdouglas@uca.edu UCA SYMPHONIC BAND SETS FEB. 19 CONCERT By Kathy Kelly College of Fine Arts and Communication Media Office CONWAY — The University of Central Arkansas Department of Music will host a symphonic band concert on Wednesday, … [Read more...]

Mentzer, Menendez set for March residency

PRESS RELEASE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS AND COMMUNICATION CONTACT: Dr. Jeffery Jarvis, (501) 450-3163; jarvisj@uca.edu February 11, 2014 MENTZER, MENENDEZ SCHEDULED FOR MARCH RESIDENCY By Stephen Simpson College of Fine Arts and Communication Media Office CONWAY — Susanne Mentzer and Louis Menendez will be in residence at the University of Central … [Read more...]

Tickets on sale for CFAC fundraiser Bravo!

PRESS RELEASE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS AND COMMUNICATION February 11, 2014 CONTACT: Dr. Gayle Seymour, (501) 450-3295; gayles@uca.edu   BRAVO! BIENNIAL FUNDRAISER TO FEATURE COMPOSER BRUCE ADOLPHE By Holly Morrison College of Fine Arts and Communication Media Office CONWAY — The University of Central Arkansas’s College of Fine Arts and … [Read more...]

Artists set February talks at Baum Gallery

PRESS RELEASE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS AND COMMUNICATION February 10, 2014 CONTACT: Barclay McConnell, (501) 450-5793 or barclaym@uca.edu ARTISTS SET FEBRUARY TALKS AT BAUM GALLERY By Taylor Woods College of Fine Arts and Communication Media Office CONWAY — Visual artists Kirsten Kindler and Dusty Mitchell will each give a talk at the University of … [Read more...]

Neil deGrasse Tyson draws sold-out crowds

PRESS RELEASE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS AND COMMUNICATION February 10, 2014 CONTACT: Amanda Horton, (501) 450-3682; ahorton@uca.edu LECTURE BY ASTROPHYSICIST NEIL DEGRASSE TYSON SETS RECORDS FOR REYNOLDS PERFORMANCE HALL By Brandon Riddle College of Fine Arts and Communication Media Office CONWAY — Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson will discuss the … [Read more...]

Professor named a STIRS Scholar

Lynn Burley, associate professor, Department of Writing, has been chosen as one of 13 Scientific Thinking and Integrative Reasoning Skills (STIRS) Scholars by the American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) for 2014-2015. Burley is the only Arkansas professor invited to the STIRS Scholars project. “Specifically, I will design a student case study that demands scientific … [Read more...]

ACT and LSAT cancelled

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS CONTACT: Fredricka Sharkey, associate director for media relations, at fsharkey@uca.edu or (501) 450 -5114. ACT AND LSAT CANCELLED CONWAY (Friday, February 7, 2014)—The Office of University Testing University of Central Arkansas has cancelled the ACT and LSAT national exams scheduled to be administered on Saturday, February 8, 2014. Test … [Read more...]