UCA News

UCA recently welcomed Thomas Lasiter of Little Rock to its Foundation Board of Directors. Lasiter, a 1966 graduate of UCA, is president of the Doyle Rogers Company, a private real estate development, investments, banking and brokerage firm with offices in Little Rock and Batesville. Lasiter is also on the board of directors of Metropolitan National Bank and serves on the directors loan committee … [Read more...]

UCA's Student Activities Board will present country music star Chris Cagle this Thursday, April 24 at 8 p.m. in the Farris Center on UCA's campus. The concert also will feature special guest Tyler Hilton. Tickets are $15 for UCA students and $25 for the general public, and they can be purchased by calling 501-450-3265 or visiting www.uca.edu/tickets. … [Read more...]

Kim McCullough, Barbara Clancy and Allison Vetter won the 2008 UCA faculty awards announced last week.McCullough, of UCA's Department of Speech-Language Pathology, won the Teaching Excellence Award. Since she arrived at UCA in 2001, her profound impact on her students has been witnessed through their effusive praise of her ability to bridge the academic and clinical and through her adept teaching … [Read more...]

The UCA Debate Team recently concluded its 2007-08 competition season with excellent outings at the University of Arkansas at Monticello … [Read more...]

The UCA Honors College is now the home of the Southern Regional Honors Council (SRHC). The organization, affiliated with the National Collegiate Honors Council (NCHC), represents honors programs and colleges in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia. Formerly housed at Freed-Hardeman University … [Read more...]

UCA senior Kyla Bailey will be the featured vocal soloist at the Conway Symphony Orchestra's family concert, "The Symphony All Around You," tomorrow at 2 p.m. at UCA's Reynolds Performance Hall. Children and youth of all ages will enjoy this concert, under the direction of Israel Getzov, UCA music professor and director of orchestras. Presented in an educational and entertaining format, the … [Read more...]

Baridon Hall, UCA's Office of International Programs, Short-Denney Residential College, Satellite Minton, and Hendrix College will join to present the second annual World Fest Event at UCA tomorrow from 1 to 5 p.m. Admission is free, and all participants will be eligible to win free prizes, including two iPods. Free food, multi-cultural games, prizes and activities for kids also will be … [Read more...]

The first annual Power of Purple 5K held recently at UCA attracted 90 runners and raised $1,400 for the American Cancer Society. Winners in the Men's Division were Kevin Lemley (17:57), David McCormick (19:45) and Chris Yancey (21:15); and the winners in the Women's Division were Amy Porter (23:18), Donna Stephens (25:24) and Sara Benfer (26:04). Full resules are available at … [Read more...]

Chauncey Holloman, a sophomore business administration major at UCA, is one of six undergraduate finalists in the Donald W. Reynolds Governor's Cup undergraduate business plan competition. The winners of the competition will be announced during an awards luncheon today at 11:30 a.m. at the Statehouse Convention Center in Little Rock. The competition is designed to encourage students from … [Read more...]

UCA recently became the first four-year higher education institution in Arkansas to qualify as a Better Business Bureau Community Member. "The University of Central Arkansas interacts with businesses just as we do," said Janet Robb, President/CEO of the BBB of Arkansas. "We are proud to announce the University of Central Arkansas as the first four-year on-campus institution to become a BBB … [Read more...]