The University of Central Arkansas conferred 204 undergraduate and 285 graduate degrees and certificates through the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences; College of Business; College of Education; College of Health and Behavioral Sciences; College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics; and Graduate School. Degrees and certificates were conferred in August to the … [Read more...]
UCA announces October Board of Trustees meeting
The University of Central Arkansas Board of Trustees will hold its October meeting at 10 a.m., Friday, Oct. 7, in the Board of Trustees Conference Room. Those wishing to view the meeting virtually may do so using this link. A printable copy of the agenda may be found here. The Audit and Finance Committee will meet at 8:30 a.m., prior to the board meeting, in Wingo Hall, room 315. … [Read more...]
UCA adjunct appointed to state review board
By: Aurora King Office of Media Relations University of Central Arkansas adjunct instructor Ann Bryan was appointed by Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson to serve on the State Review Board. The 11-member State Review Board works with the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program to make nominations to the National Register of Historic Places. Bryan serves on the boards of directors for the … [Read more...]
Reynolds Performance Hall welcomes ‘America’s Got Talent’ finalist Preacher Lawson
The University of Central Arkansas Reynolds Performance Hall welcomes stand-up comedian Preacher Lawson on Saturday, Oct. 15 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $30-$40 for adults and $10 for students. Tickets are on sale now and may be purchased at the Reynolds Box Office Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., online at uca.edu/reynolds or by calling UCA Ticket Central at (501) 450-3265 or … [Read more...]
UCA digitizes more than 1,000 historic photos
Archivists in Torreyson Library at the University of Central Arkansas have recently digitized more than 1,000 historical photographs. The collection, which can be accessed here, includes buildings, social activities and student life dating back to the school’s beginning in 1907. The process has taken several months and interim archivist Daniel Klotz says this is just a start. His office … [Read more...]
Three UCA alumni chosen for prestigious science fellowship
Three University of Central Arkansas alumni have been selected as part of the 50th class of Science and Technology Policy Fellows by the American Association of the Advancement of Science. Destiny Davis, Heather Masson-Forsythe and Jordan Wilkerson, all graduates from UCA’s Norbert O. Schedler Honors College and the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, will spend the year helping to … [Read more...]
UCA police organize pedestrian safety event
The University of Central Arkansas Police Department will host its annual Brake for Bears campaign on Wednesday, Oct. 5 from 8:30 a.m. until noon. The tradition, which dates back more than a decade, includes volunteers bringing awareness to campus safety by handing out educational flyers, distributing t-shirts and holding signs at three crosswalks on campus. “We have a lot of pedestrians … [Read more...]
UCA hosts two filmmakers as artists-in-residence
By: Aurora King Office of Media Relations Husband-and-wife team Michael ‘Nance Jordan’ Wright and Caro Posse will be artists-in-residence on Thursday, Oct. 13, at the University of Central Arkansas. Wright and Posse will present a sneak preview of their new film “American Parent” at 7 p.m. in McCastlain … [Read more...]
Reynolds Performance Hall presents illusionist Kevin Spencer
The University of Central Arkansas Reynolds Performance Hall will hold performances by famed illusionist Kevin Spencer at 10 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 7, and 2 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 8. The show will last one hour and is appropriate for children and adults with sensory sensitivities and developmental or intellectual disabilities. Tickets are on sale now at $5 for children and $10 for adults. … [Read more...]
UCA alumnus selected as 2022-23 Obama Foundation Scholar
The Obama Foundation announced that DeKevious Wilson will be part of its fifth cohort of Obama Foundation Scholars. The program gives rising leaders the opportunity to take their work to the next level through an immersive experience that brings together academic, skills-based and hands-on learning. Wilson, who earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in African and African Studies from the … [Read more...]
