UCA News

The University of Central Arkansas moved up two places from its ranking last year in U.S. News and World Report's annual "America's Best Colleges" edition. According to the new rankings released today, UCA is ranked number 54 among the "Top Schools" for Master's degrees in the South, which places it in the top tier of schools. Last year, UCA was ranked number 56 in the category. The rankings … [Read more...]

The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts has accepted the Arkansas Arts Council's invitation to make Arkansas the site of the National Symphony Orchestra's 2009 American Residency. Between March 24 and 31, 2009, the members of the Orchestra will participate in approximately 150 education and performance activities throughout the state. The announcement took place today at the … [Read more...]

The University of Central Arkansas today announced the names of 772 students who qualified for the undergraduate Presidential Scholars List based on their academic performance during the Spring 2008 semester. "Qualifying as a UCA Presidential Scholar is a remarkable achievement, because it requires a perfect grade point average," said UCA President Lu Hardin. "We are proud that so many UCA … [Read more...]

The University of Central Arkansas today announced the names of 1,362 students who qualified for the undergraduate Dean's List based on their academic performance during the Spring 2008 semester. "The impressive number of UCA students qualifying for the Dean's List is an indication of the high level of academic commitment and achievement at UCA," said UCA President Lu Hardin. "It reflects not … [Read more...]

University of Central Arkansas President Lu Hardin today announced that Scott Smith will be the director of UCA's new Arkansas Public School Resource Center, which is being established with financial support from the Walton Family Foundation. Smith currently is chief counsel for the Arkansas Department of Education. "With his vast experience, impressive credentials, and intimate familiarity with … [Read more...]

University of Central Arkansas President Lu Hardin today announced that the Walton Family Foundation has awarded a $426,141 grant to plan, develop and implement the Arkansas Public School Resource Center in affiliation with UCA. The purpose of the Center will be to provide comprehensive services to advance and support school choice initiatives and the implementation of high quality open … [Read more...]

UCA Public Appearances has selected eight shows for its 2008-09 season. "This is a very bright season of great shows that demonstrate the same variety we have presented over the past eight years," said Guy Couch, director of UCA Public Appearances since the 1,200-seat Reynolds Performance Hall opened in September 2000. "We have lined up a group of shows that are sure to please the UCA community, … [Read more...]

Thirteen undergraduate students and six faculty members from UCA's Chemistry Department presented research at the 235th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society (ACS) in New Orleans last month.With over 13,000 attendees, the meeting included symposia on topics as diverse as energy & the environment, nanotechnology, biological & medicinal chemistry, and chemical education. The … [Read more...]

Roger Pauly, Assistant Professor of History, recently saw his book, Firearms: The Life Story of a Technology, re-published in paperback by Johns Hopkins University Press. The book was originally published by Greenwood Press in 2004. David Welky, Associate Professor of History, authored a book, Everything Was Better in America: Print Culture in the Great Depression, published in April by the … [Read more...]

UCA's Department of Music is in the midst of the largest exchange in its relationship with East China Normal University and the Fuzhou Symphony Orchestra. Thirteen people from UCA, including the groups Pinnacle Brass and the Sunaura Trio, will be at East China Normal in Shanghai or with the Fuzhou Symphony Orchestra in Fuzhou, China, over the next two weeks for concerts, master classes, clinics … [Read more...]