UCA News

The University of Central Arkansas will use a federal grant to create an interdisciplinary Chinese studies program that will include an emphasis on Chinese language and culture. Dr. Hui Wu in UCA's Department of Writing was awarded a two-year Title VI grant of $166,339 from the U.S. Department of Education for her proposal entitled, ?Improving the Asian Studies Curriculum through a Focus on … [Read more...]

UCA's Department of Housing & Residence Life has been selected to host the 2007 Annual Resident Assistant Conference for the Southwest Association of College & University Housing Officers (SWACUHO). The regional conference consists of Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Mexico, and parts of Louisiana and Missouri. Resident Assistants from colleges and universities around the region will come to … [Read more...]

Tina Mankey, assistant professor in the Department of Occupational Therapy, has been named Arkansas's delegate to the Representative Assembly of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA). The Representative Assembly (RA) is the policy-making body of the Association (the "Congress" of AOTA). In this position, she will represent all Arkansas occupational therapists to the national … [Read more...]

The University of Central Arkansas will kick off its first-ever comprehensive fund-raising campaign, ?New Vision, New Century: The Centennial Campaign for UCA,? next Thursday, Sept. 27 at 3 p.m. on the front lawn of McAlister Hall. The event is free and open to the public. During the kickoff, UCA President Lu Hardin and volunteer leaders of the campaign will announce the university?s latest … [Read more...]

The U.S. Postal Service will hold a Passport Fair this Saturday, Sept. 22 from 10 a.m. to 12 noon at the Conway West post office located at 1060 Hogan Lane. To obtain a passport at that time, a passport application (Form DS-11) must be completed in advance. For an application, and for more information about fees and what to bring (photos, proof of identity) visit usps.com/passport. … [Read more...]

Alex Fayman, assistant professor of finance in UCA's Department of Economics, Finance, Insurance & Risk Management, will present his paper entitled, "Banks, IPOs, Dividends, and Takeovers" at the Financial Management Association Annual Meeting on Oct. 14. Noel Campbell, associate professor of economics in the same department, will publish two articles in the coming months: "Did Caplan Catch a … [Read more...]

"Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee," the HBO movie based on the book by UCA alumnus Dee Brown, took home the award for Outstanding Made for Television Movie at the 2007 Emmy Awards on Saturday night. Brown received the Distinguished Alumnus Award from UCA in 1988. Published in 1971, "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee" is one of the foremost works documenting the systematic subjugation of the … [Read more...]

James T. Clemons, author of "Crisis of Conscience: Arkansas Methodists and the Civil Rights Struggle," will speak on campus tomorrow at 1:40 p.m. in the UCA Student Center Ballroom. Clemons' lecture is timed to coincide with the activities commemorating the 50th anniversary of the desegregation of Little Rock's Central High School. Clemons is Professor Emeritus of Wesley Theological Seminary and … [Read more...]

Margaret McGee, Nancy Reese, and Kevin Garrison of UCA's Department of Physical Therapy presented a poster titled "Reliability of balance measurements obtained utilizing the AccuGait portable force platform in children with spastic cerebral palsy," at the 2007 Annual Conference of American Physical Therapy Association in Denver, Colo. At the same conference, David Taylor, also of the Department … [Read more...]

UCA's annual Careers in Public Service Day will take place tomorrow at the UCA Student Center. The program is designed to raise awareness of career possibilities in the public and non-profit sectors and to provide UCA students with information on graduate programs in the fields of public administration, public policy, sociology, international studies, and political science. The day's events … [Read more...]