American Management Corporation CEO Steve Strange didn?t get another autographed baseball for his birthday. Instead he got a gift that will keep on giving. AMC employees and business partners chipped in and established an endowment for the Insurance Department at the University of Central Arkansas. The Stephen L. Strange Sr. Excellence in Insurance Endowment Fund will provide scholarships to … [Read more...]
Conque family establishes scholarship fund
The University of Central Arkansas recently announced the establishment of a new scholarship fund aimed at assisting students studying in the College of Business. The Conque Family Scholarship Fund was established by UCA Head Football Coach Clint Conque and his wife, Angele. ?Athletics is a big part of our life, obviously, but so is academics, and we wanted to show that by establishing a … [Read more...]
Survey: UCA is best university in Arkansas
The Log Cabin Democrat newspaper in Conway recently reported in an editorial about UCA's impressive showing in a statewide survey about attitudes toward major universities in Arkansas: "Arkansas State University's Center for Social Research recently surveyed 415 registered voters across the state. ... The survey focused on four universities University of Central Arkansas, ASU, University of … [Read more...]
Terry Wright to open UCA Arts & Presidency Series
Terry Wright, professor of Writing at UCA, will open UCA's College of Fine Arts and Communications Arts and Presidency Series for 2007-08 with a poetry reading this Sunday, Oct. 28 in the Clinton Presidential Center's Garden View Room in Little Rock. Wright, a writer and visual artist, will read from his nearly-finished book of poetry, "The Confrontations," during the approximately hour-long … [Read more...]
UCA faculty news
Victor A. Puleo, Jr., CFP?, assistant professor of insurance and risk management in UCA's College of Business, was selected as an Exam Content Specialists to work alongside the Council on Examinations to review all the questions and cases proposed for the November 2007 CFP? Certification Examination. CFP Board's CFP? Certification Examination requires full integration of knowledge covered in CFP … [Read more...]
Gov. Beebe to hold town hall meeting with UCA students today
Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe today will convene a town hall forum with students at the University of Central Arkansas to discuss education and government. The town hall forum will take place at 2 p.m. in the Brewer-Hegeman Conference Center on the UCA campus. Beebe will make opening remarks, but most of the time will be devoted to answering student questions. UCA President Lu Hardin will moderate … [Read more...]
UCA alum & faculty member wins national educator award
Corey Oliver, a UCA alumnus and adjunct faculty member, this week won the 2007 Milken Family Foundation National Educator Award for his work as a teacher at Bob Courtway Middle School in Conway. The award includes an unrestricted financial prize of $25,000. Up to 100 educators across the country are being recognized for their outstanding work with the awards at surprise ceremonies this … [Read more...]
UCA faculty news
Mary H. Mosley, associate professor of Reading/Literacy Education in UCA's Early Childhood and Special Education Department, has been selected by the Corporation for National and Community Service in Washington, D.C. to serve as a peer reviewer for national service learning and community service projects. Mosley will work with a panel of reviewers during October and November. An article by UCA … [Read more...]
UCA to host national launch of ONE Student | ONE Vote
The University of Central Arkansas on Thursday will join with the ONE campaign to host the first-ever ONE Student | ONE Vote event to discuss ways to power the 2008 election and rally presidential candidates around issues such as extreme poverty and global disease. Jim VandeHei, executive editor of Politico, will moderate the conversation. Panel members include UCA President Lu Hardin; author … [Read more...]
UCA students present new brain mapping research
UCA research students working in the neuroscience labratory of Biology professor Barbara Clancy have characterized a region of the brain that has never been mapped before, and today they will present their results at a State Neuroscience Conference in Little Rock, in advance of a presentation at the International Society for Neuroscience Conference in San Diego on Nov. 4. Clancy and current UCA … [Read more...]
