The 46th annual Arkansas Model United Nations (AMUN) conference will be held Nov.18 -19 on the campus of the University of Central Arkansas. About 400 high school students and teachers from 25 high schools in Arkansas, Tennessee, Mississippi, and Florida are expected to attend this year's conference. The Opening Session of the 2011 AMUN Conference will take place on Friday, Nov.18 at 1:30 … [Read more...] about UCA to Host Arkansas Model United Nations Conference
Researchers to Study Rebuilding New Orleans
Researchers at the University of Central Arkansas have been awarded a grant to investigate the effects of non-profit assistance on home rebuilding after Hurricane Katrina. Dr. Jennifer M. Wang, a research associate in the Department of Biology, and Dr. David Mitchell, an assistant professor of economics, are the recipients of a $34,996 grant from the Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant … [Read more...] about Researchers to Study Rebuilding New Orleans
James Carville to Continue Lecture Series
The University of Central Arkansas's Log Cabin Democrat Lecture Series continues Monday, Nov. 21 with media personality and presidential and political consultant James Carville. Carville will speak at the Donald W. Reynolds Performance Hall at 7:30 p.m. on the UCA campus. Carville is known as the man who has devised the most dramatic political victories of our generation. His winning streak … [Read more...] about James Carville to Continue Lecture Series
EDGE Residential College to Host Open House
A new residential college that allows students to immerse themselves in global learning will officially open its doors on Wednesday, Nov. 9. The EDGE Residential College open house will begin at 3:45 p.m. in the lobby of State Hall on the campus of the University of Central Arkansas. EDGE, EDucating for Global Engagement, provides students a living and learning community filled with students, … [Read more...] about EDGE Residential College to Host Open House
UCA, City of Conway to Host Veterans Day Celebration
The University of Central Arkansas and the City of Conway will host the annual Veterans Day Celebration Nov. 11 at the football practice field next to Estes Stadium on the UCA campus. A special ceremony honoring veterans will be held at 11 a.m. More than 100 balloons will be released in honor of each Arkansan killed in service since Sept. 11, 2001. Guest speakers for this year's ceremony … [Read more...] about UCA, City of Conway to Host Veterans Day Celebration
Artificial Intelligence Explored in Public Lecture
University of Central Arkansas and the College of Liberal Arts will be hosting a free public lecture on the topic of artificial intelligence. The lecture, Mind and Machines: Artificial Intelligence, will be held Tuesday, November 8th from 6-8pm at the Brewer-Hegeman Conference Center located on the UCA campus. The lecture explores the possibility of artificial intelligence and what it reveals … [Read more...] about Artificial Intelligence Explored in Public Lecture
Filmmaker Evan Glodell to be in residence Nov. 10
By Rachel McAdams College of Fine Arts and Communication Media Office CONWAY — Filmmaker Evan Glodell will be on the University of Central Arkansas campus Thursday, Nov. 10, as an artist in residence. He will conduct a workshop at 9:25 a.m. in Stanley Russ Hall, Room 108 and another at 10:50 a.m. in Stanley Russ Hall, Room 103. He will also screen his most recent film, Bellflower, and … [Read more...] about Filmmaker Evan Glodell to be in residence Nov. 10
BA/BFA Juried Senior Exhibition set for Baum Gallery
By Rachel McAdams College of Fine Arts and Communication Media Office CONWAY — The fall 2011 BA/BFA Juried Senior Exhibition, an exhibition by graduating UCA art majors, will be available for viewing at the University of Central Arkansas’s Baum Gallery of Fine Art Nov. 10-Dec. 8. Opening receptions for the exhibition will be held on Thursday, Nov. 10, from 4-6 p.m. and Sunday, Nov. 13 … [Read more...] about BA/BFA Juried Senior Exhibition set for Baum Gallery
Arkansas Saxophone Quartet to perform Nov. 20
By Han Zhao College of Fine Arts and Communication Media Office CONWAY — The Arkansas Saxophone Quartet will perform at 3 p.m. Nov. 20 in the University of Central Arkansas’s Snow Fine Arts Center Recital Hall. This will be a lecture-recital presentation on the history of the Saxophone Quartet titled “In The Beginning… The Saxophone Quartet.” The lecture recital, which will use lecture, … [Read more...] about Arkansas Saxophone Quartet to perform Nov. 20
UCA to Offer New Master of Fine Arts Degree in Creative Writing
The Arkansas Department of Higher Education today approved a Master of Fine Arts Program in Creative Writing at the University of Central Arkansas. The Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board approved the program in a special meeting this morning in Batesville. Housed in the university's Department of Writing in the College of Fine Arts and Communication, the Arkansas Writers MFA … [Read more...] about UCA to Offer New Master of Fine Arts Degree in Creative Writing