Welcome Week is just around the corner. Activities kick off Aug. 21 with Move-In Day for freshmen. Volunteers from the UCA and the Conway community will be on hand to welcome and assist new students and their families. "We want to make moving in as easy as possible for our incoming freshmen. That's why we will have volunteers at each hall to assist with moving new students into their residence … [Read more...]
UCA to Host Civil War Sesquicentennial Event
The University of Central Arkansas will sponsor a free seminar on Arkansas' experience in the Civil War on Saturday, Aug. 27 at 2 p.m. in the Brewer-Hegeman Conference Center on the UCA campus. "Civil War Battles: The Dishonorable Men Who Fought Them and the Weapons They Used" is one in the series of seminars, lectures and workshops in the Exploring Our World series sponsored by the College … [Read more...]
UCA Confers Nearly 500 Degrees
NEWS RELEASE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS AUG. 12, 2011 CONTACT: Jeff Pitchford, vice president of university and government relations, at jeffp@uca.edu or (501) 450- 3185. Venita Jenkins, associate director of media relations, at vjenkins@uca.edu or (501) 450-5114. CONWAY – For Matt Morgan, earning his bachelor’s degree in biology Friday night was about setting an example. He is the … [Read more...]
Congressman Griffin Visits Labs, STEM Residential College
Congressman Tim Griffin, representative for the 2nd District, toured UCA's STEM Residential College and observed two labs in the Lewis Science Center on Aug. 8. College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics faculty and staff provided Griffin information on science programs and what the university is doing to promote STEM education. "We hear all the time that the United States is behind with … [Read more...]
UCA to Host Summer Commencement Aug. 12
Summer commencement for the University of Central Arkansas will be held Friday, Aug. 12 in the Farris Center. More than 490 degrees will be conferred during the ceremony. Commencement will begin at 7 p.m. UCA President Allen Meadors will deliver a challenge to the graduates. SGA President Austin Hall and Faculty Senate President Janet Wilson will give greetings on behalf of the student body and … [Read more...]
UCA Theatre Announces Season
Our Town by Thornton Wilder will run February 9, 10, 15, 16, and 17, 2012 at 7:30 pm in the Bridges/Larson Theatre of the Snow Fine Arts Center. Change comes slowly to the people of Grover’s Corners, as life’s fundamental meaning and significance are contemplated in this Pulitzer Prize winning drama. We follow the Gibbs and Webb families as they come to grips with life’s joys and sorrows in this … [Read more...]
Graduate Assistants Train to Respond to Disasters
More than 20 graduate assistants in the university's Housing Department participated in emergency response and preparedness training at the Faulkner County Office of Emergency Management on Aug. 4-6. The training is a part of the Community Emergency Response Team Program, which educates people about disaster preparedness and how to respond to hazards that may impact their communities. CERT … [Read more...]
UCA Selected for Complete College America’s Challenge
The University of Central Arkansas is one of nine universities selected to participate in a program that would boost the number of Arkansans completing their college degree. Arkansas has been awarded a $1 million grant that will fund efforts to increase college completion. The grant, funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, is a part of Complete College America's Completion Innovation … [Read more...]
Undergraduates’ Research Examines Health Information Technology
Ten undergraduate students from across the country completed a nine-week competitive research program aimed at improving the overall quality, safety and efficiency of the health delivery system. The program is part of the Computer Science Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) project funded by the National Science Foundation. The University of Central Arkansas was selected earlier this … [Read more...]
Atkinson to Lead Economic and Workforce Development Committee
Tim Atkinson, assistant provost and director of Sponsored Programs at the University of Central Arkansas, has been appointed to co-chair the Economic and Workforce Development Committee with the American Association of State Colleges and Universities' Grant Resource Center. The committee's goal is to raise awareness of sponsored programs as a source of financing and capacity building for … [Read more...]
