BA/BFA exhibition to open Thursday

PRESS RELEASE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS AND COMMUNICATION November 12, 2012 CONTACT: Dr. Jeff Young (501) 450-3113; jyoung@uca.edu BAUM GALLERY BA/BFA EXHIBITION TO OPEN THURSDAY By Mary DeLoney College of Fine Arts and Communication Media Office CONWAY — The Fall 2012 BA/BFA Juried Senior Exhibition, featuring graduating UCA art majors, will be on … [Read more...]

Baker Named to UCA Executive Staff

University of Central Arkansas President Tom Courtway announced today that Gilbert Baker will be joining the UCA executive staff effective January 15, 2013. Baker’s title will be Executive Assistant to the President and his salary will be $132,000 per year. Baker’s duties will include work on special projects; university development and communications; community outreach throughout Arkansas; … [Read more...]

UCA Honors Veterans

The University of Central Arkansas and the City of Conway are hosting the 15th Annual Veterans Day Celebration on Friday, November 9, 2012. The free event will be held at the UCA Practice Field next to Estes Stadium at 11 am. Major General William D. Wofford, Adjutant General of Arkansas National Guard, the guest speaker for the event, understands firsthand what it takes to be a veteran. “It is … [Read more...]

UCA Hosts Volunteer Fair

The University of Central Arkansas will be hosting the UCA Volunteer Fair on Election Day, Tuesday, November 6, 2012 from 12:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. in the Student Center Ballroom. Faculty, staff, students and the general public are invited to attend the free event. The fair is being planned and managed by Dr. Amy Amy’s Event Planning class in the Department of Communication. It is an opportunity … [Read more...]

UCA Honors Veterans

Contact: Shaneil Ealy Office of Outreach and Community Engagement Brewer-Hegeman, Suite 102 201 Donaghey Avenue, Conway, AR 72035 Phone (501) 450-5275 sealy@uca.edu UCA HONORS VETERANS   CONWAY –  The University of Central Arkansas and City of Conway are hosting the 15th Annual Veterans Day Celebration on November 9, 2012 to honor and recognize local veterans. The free event … [Read more...]

Maverick CEO to Lecture at UCA

Mr. Steve Williams, Chairman and CEO of Maverick USA, Inc., will speak at UCA on Thursday, November 1st at 1:40 p.m. in the College of Business Auditorium. The lecture is sponsored by the Milton & Claudia and Granger & Jan Davis Lecture Series, which is designed to bring prominent business leaders to the UCA campus to interact with students and the local community. Mr. William’s lecture … [Read more...]

2012 Humanities Fair at UCA

The 2012 Humanities Fair will be held on Thursday, November 8 at the Brewer-Hegeman Conference Center at UCA from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The fair is open to high school students and their teachers to enable students to experience attending humanities courses in a university setting. Students will have their choice of attending sessions conducted by UCA professors in Philosophy, Religious Studies, … [Read more...]

Journalism students to cover Election 2012

PRESS RELEASE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS AND COMMUNICATION October 19, 2012 CONTACT: John Gale, (501) 450-3162; jgale@uca.edu UCA JOURNALISM PROGRAM TO COVER ELECTION NIGHT 2012 By Mary DeLoney College of Fine Arts and Communication Media Office CONWAY — Students from the UCA Journalism program will be at the Faulkner County Courthouse on Nov. 6 to … [Read more...]

Straight No Chaser sold out; tickets may become available

PRESS RELEASE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS AND COMMUNICATION October 22, 2012 CONTACT: Jerry Biebesheimer, (501) 450-3682; jerryb@uca.edu A CAPPELLA GROUP STRAIGHT NO CHASER SET FOR REYNOLDS DATE  By Carissa Gan College of Fine Arts and Communication Media Office CONWAY — Straight No Chaser, a professional a cappella group, will perform at a sold-out … [Read more...]

UCA to Host 2012 Family Day

The UCA campus will see a carnival-like atmosphere on Saturday as the university hosts the 2012 Family Day, a day in which students, parents and children can take advantage of free food, games and UCA Bears football. The tailgating for the Bears game that starts at 6 p.m. will begin at noon and the concessions and games for Family Day will begin at 2 p.m. on the practice field west of Estes … [Read more...]