PRESS RELEASE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS AND COMMUNICATION January 15, 2013 CONTACT: Donna Lampkin Stephens, (501) 450-3406; donnals@uca.edu MARIA STUARDA TO CONTINUE MET SERIES AT UCA CONWAY — A new production of Donizetti’s Maria Stuarda will continue the 2012-13 season of Captured Live from the Met @ UCA at 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 20, in the Donald W. Reynolds … [Read more...]
Orientation Staff Announced
The Office of Orientation at the University of Central Arkansas recently announced its 2013 Student Orientation Staff. These volunteers will lead the 72 member-Student Orientation Staff (SOS), which is responsible for UCA’s Summer Orientation and Academic Registration (SOAR) program and for Welcome Week activities in August. By the time the Fall 2013 semester begins, each of these students will … [Read more...]
15 UCA Students Headed to Washington D.C. for Inauguration
CONWAY—Fifteen students from the University of Central Arkansas will travel to Washington D.C. for the 2013 Presidential Inauguration. The 15 UCA students will be among about 330 people traveling from Arkansas to Washington D.C. with the Martin Luther King, Jr. Commission. UCA is sponsoring the students’ trip. Two graduate assistants will travel with the students. “A trip to Washington, … [Read more...]
January JumpStart Welcomes Students
Posters, welcome tables, friendly faces, hot chocolate, and cookies welcome students back to campus as part of January JumpStart. January JumpStart is part of the spring semester Welcome Students Initiative sponsored by the Division of Enrollment Management. Faculty and staff will volunteer between 7:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday, January 10 and 11, at the Student Center, Torreyson … [Read more...]
UCA’s Baum Gallery Opens Spring Season with Four New Exhibitions
Contact: Barclay McConnell Director, Baum Gallery of Fine Art at UCA 501.450.5793 | barclaym@uca.edu www.uca.edu/art/baum UCA’s Baum Gallery Opens Spring Season with Four New Exhibitions Conway, AR - The Baum Gallery of Fine Art at the University of Central Arkansas announces four upcoming shows: Swishbone: New Paintings by Julie Evans, Under the Influence: New Ceramic Work by Curt LaCross, … [Read more...]
CAAH! Cosponsors 2013 Seed Swaps throughout Arkansas
CONWAY—The University of Central Arkansas’s Conserving Arkansas’s Agricultural Heritage (CAAH!) project will co-sponsor 14 Seed Swaps across Arkansas this spring. Also cosponsored by churches, farmer groups, libraries, a state park, and the Southern Seed Legacy, the communities of Yellville, Mountain View, Little Rock, Ashdown, Russellville, Harrison, Fayetteville, Hot Springs, Walnut Ridge, … [Read more...]
More Variety Added to Community Education
CONWAY, AR—New spring community education courses are being offered to the public through University of Central Arkansas’ Division of Outreach and Community Engagement. Thirteen classes have been added to the spring course offerings, which are scheduled to begin mid-February. “Community Education is more than reading, writing and arithmetic. It’s a cluster of courses designed to enrich the … [Read more...]
Acxiom/UCA Summer Camp Seeks Arkansas’ Brightest Students
Applications are currently being accepted from Arkansas’ brightest students for the 2013 Acxiom/UCA Information Technology Summer Camp. This highly competitive, grant-funded camp targets students entering grades 9-12 from across the state interested in learning more about the field of Information Technology. The camp will be held on the UCA campus from July 24 – 27, 2013. Students can expect to … [Read more...]
Prayer Breakfast Celebrates King Legacy
The Office of Multicultural Student Services will host their annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Prayer Breakfast from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. on Friday, January 18, 2013 on the campus of the University of Central Arkansas in the Student Center Ballroom 205. The keynote speaker will be Mrs. Thelma Moton, founder and executive director of Choosing to Excel. This year’s theme is “Evolution of the Dream” … [Read more...]
ROTC Instructor Honored as Solider Hero
Fort Knox, Ky. – One of the University of Central Arkansas’ Army Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) instructors will be honored as a Soldier Hero while attending the 13th annual Army All-American Bowl in San Antonio, Texas, on Saturday, January 5, 2013. Master Sgt. Joel D. Fehl, who is the Military Science (MS) III instructor at UCA, is one of 25 “soldier heroes” who will take part in a … [Read more...]
