UCA students Alison Page and Tatum Branaman were among a group selected by the National Academies to represent Arkansas at a national economic convocationin Washington D.C. at the end of April.The event, titled, ""Rising Above the Gathering Storm Two Years Later: Accelerating Progress toward a Brighter Future," was organized to highlight growing economic challenges. Thirteen Arkansas delegates … [Read more...]
UCA Theatre renews 10-year national accreditation
The National Association of Schools of Theatre at a recent meeting voted to continue UCA's good standing for an additional ten year period.This action was taken following a self-study and site visit and upon review of UCA by the NAST Commission on Accreditation. The Commission commended the faculty and leadership of the UCA theatre program (a unit of the Department of Mass Communication and … [Read more...]
UCA faculty news
Letha Mosley was named a Fellow of the American Occupational Therapy Association last month at the association's Annual Conference in Long Beach, Cal.The Association names individuals to the Roster of Fellows to "recognize occupational therapists who with their knowledge and expertise have made a significant contribution to the continuing education and professional development of members of the … [Read more...]
UCA breaks ground on new College of Business building
University of Central Arkansas President Lu Hardin and the UCA Board of trustees today broke ground on a new $18.1 million building that will be the new home of its College of Business. The 82,000-square-foot facility will be completed by the beginning of the fall 2009 semester. "The new College of Business building will be state-of-the-art, and one of its exciting features is that it will … [Read more...]
Conservation Society CEO named Distinguished Alumnus
UCA this Saturday will present its Distinguished Alumnus Award to Dr. Steven Sanderson, president and chief executive officer of the Wildlife Conservation Society. The award will be presented during the 10 a.m. commencement ceremony.Prior to his appointment in 2001, Sanderson was dean of Emory College, Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Emory University in Atlanta. Sanderson is the 23rd individual … [Read more...]
UCA Commencement to take place Saturday
UCA's Spring Commencement will take place this Saturday, May 3, and degrees will be conferred at three ceremonies.All ceremonies will be held at the Farris Health and Physical Education Center on the UCA campus, and both undergraduate and graduate degrees will be presented at each ceremony. 10 a.m. - College of Education, College of Liberal Arts, and College of Natural Sciences and … [Read more...]
UCA Board of Trustees to meet this Friday
The UCA Board of Trustees will hold a regularly scheduled meeting this Friday, May 2 at 2 p.m. in the Board of Trustees Conference Room in Wingo Hall on the UCA campus.The meeting agenda is available on the UCA website at this link: http://www.uca.edu/divisions/admin/board/documents/080502botagenda.pdf … [Read more...]
Groundbreaking this Friday for new UCA Business building
UCA President Lu Hardin, the UCA Board of Trustees and U.S. Rep. Vic Snyder on Friday, May 2 will participate in a groundbreaking ceremony for the new UCA College of Business building.The ceremony will take place at 1 p.m. at the building site, which is located in the parking lot on Donaghey Avenue south of Wingo Hall and north of the AETN headquarters. The public is invited to attend, and … [Read more...]
Cornell professor to present Burgess Lecture
Ronald R. Hoy, the David and Dorothy Merksamer Professor in Biology at Cornell University, tonight at 6:30 p.m. will present the third annual Burgess Lecture in the Doyne Health Sciences Auditorium at UCA. The title of Hoy's lecture is "Rhythm and Mode in the Acoustic Signals of Animals and Humans: Speculation on the Origins of Speech and Music." He will present several case studies of acoustic … [Read more...]
