James E. Thurman, an associate professor in UCA's Department of Speech-Language Pathology, recently was appointed by Gov. Mike Beebe to serve on the Arkansas Legislative Task Force on Traumatic Brain Injury through June 2009. Thurman came to UCA in 1965 on a football scholarship and went on to receive his B.S. and M.S. degrees at UCA. He received another M.S. from Brigham Young University before … [Read more...]
UCA not selected to host presidential debate
The University of Central Arkansas was not selected as a site for one of the four officially-sanctioned debates among the major-party nominees for president and vice president of the United States. After a unusually long deliberation period, the Commission on Presidential Debates this morning notified UCA President Lu Hardin that the debates will be held at Washington University in St. Louis, … [Read more...]
UCA plays Saturday for Southland conference championship
The UCA football team will travel to Lake Charles, La. this Saturday to play undefeated McNeese State for the Southland Conference title. Incredibly, this is UCA's first season to play a full Southland schedule after moving up to Division I last year. UCA (6-4, 5-1) last week beat Stephen F. Austin 35-23 in its final home game to set up this title matchup. McNeese State (10-0, 6-0) is No. 4 in … [Read more...]
UCA study featured in national journal
A UCA biology study recently was the subject of the cover story in the Sept. 2007 edition of the journal Neurotoxicology. The study, conducted by UCA biology professor Barbara Clancy and undergraduate students James Hyde and Brandon Kersh, developed an accessible, online resource (www.translatingtime.net) that can be used to equate dates in the neurodevelopmental literature across laboratory … [Read more...]
UCA housing official named president of state association
Kevin B. Hamilton, UCA's associate director for housing, has been named president of the Arkansas College Personnel Association (ArCPA) for 2007-08. Since 2000, Hamilton has served in other ArCPA executive positions, including vice president, treasurer, public information officer and webmaster. The ArCPA is a state division of the American College Personnel Association and is charged with … [Read more...]
UCA to host Arkansas Model U.N. Conference
UCA will host the 42nd annual Arkansas Model United Nations (AMUN) Conference at the Brewer-Hegeman Conference Center and Donald W. Reynolds Performance Hall this Friday and Saturday, Nov. 16 and 17. The AMUN Conference, which is coordinated by the UCA Department of Political Science, involves the participation of about 400 high school students and faculty advisors from Arkansas, Oklahoma, … [Read more...]
UCA Humanities Fair set for Nov. 28
UCA's Fall 2007 Humanities Fair will take place on Wednesday, Nov. 28 in the Brewer-Hegeman Conference Center on the UCA campus. Registration will begin at 9 a.m., and programs will run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The conference, organized by UCA's Humanities and World Cultures Institute, is free and open to high school students and their teachers. It is not required for students to submit original … [Read more...]
UCA writing faculty announce publications
Mark Spitzer, assistant professor of writing, recently had his novel CHODE! (which is the prequel to his novel Chum -- already published by Zoland Books) accepted for publication by Spuyten Duyvil Press. Garry Craig Powell, of the Department of Writing, has had his short story, "The Arab Mind," accepted for publication by the New Orleans Review. John Vanderslice, assistant professor of writing, … [Read more...]
UCA to host state Envirothon competition
UCA next week will host the 2007 Arkansas Envirothon State Competition. The Envirothon, which will take place next Sunday and Monday on the UCA campus, was established as a competitive, multi-disciplinary, problem-solving, natural resource event for high school students to challenge their environmental knowledge. The Envirothon program encourages students to pursue environmental knowledge … [Read more...]
UCA Centennial 5K draws over 150 participants
The UCA Centennial 5K race last Saturday attracted over 150 participants, including 147 runners and 20 walkers. Ross Kramer, a UCA student, was the overall male winner and set the course record with a time of 17:22. Terri Conder Johnson, a UCA alumna, was the overall female winner in 20:52. Overall second and third place male finishers were Nolan Carter (18:48) and Kevin Lemley (19:08). Lemley … [Read more...]
