UCA News

Bill Johnson, who has been the Voice of the University of Central Arkansas Bears for the last 40 years, will retire from broadcasting to devote all of his energy to his new position with the UCA Athletic Department. Johnson joined the department on March 1 and has been working on athletic development and advancement, in addition to serving as an ambassador to UCA's Purple Circle during football … [Read more...]

Tickets for the inaugural season of the Arkansas Shakespeare Theatre, the only festival of its kind in Arkansas, will go on sale May 1 at UCA Ticket Central. According to Matt Chiorini, producing artistic director for the family-friendly festival, the top ticket price is $25, but there are significant discounts for students, children, seniors, groups of all sizes and UCA faculty and staff. "Our … [Read more...]

The UCA cheerleaders this Saturday will participate in the taping of an episode of the Nickelodeon reality show "Let's Just Play," which encourages children to lead a healthier lifestyle through exercise and a balanced diet. This particular episode, which will air later this summer, will focus on a Hurricane Katrina evacuee who moved to Little Rock. … [Read more...]

The End of the Year Drop Off will take place all next week from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. This campus-wide recycling program is designed to reduce waste produced by students moving out of university housing. Students may donate unwanted items at donation centers outside of Short, New and State Residence Halls. Donation centers will also be located outside of Stadium Park and Bear Village apartments. … [Read more...]

UCA reading/literacy professor Dr. Mary H. Mosley has been invited to serve three-year terms on the editorial boards of both The Reading Teacher, a monthly peer-reviewed journal of the International Reading Association, and PRTE Journal, the national journal of the Professors of Reading Teacher Educators. Mosley, who also is the director of the UCA Reading Success Center, will attend a business … [Read more...]

The UCA Planetarium Show will take place next Wednesday night at 7 p.m. in Lewis Science Center 010. The program will include a tour of the May 2007 evening sky and flights through the universe, and it is recommended for ages 10 and up. Admission is free, and seating is limited to 60. There will be no admittance after the show begins. … [Read more...]

UCA's College of Fine Arts and Communication has appointed Dr. Gayle Seymour as Associate Dean. Seymour joined the UCA faculty in the Department of Art in 1986 and became a Full Professor in 1998. She served as Interim Associate Dean during the current academic year and has assumed leadership of the College's public art initiatives. Seymour earned her Ph.D. in art history from the University of … [Read more...]

UCA students will be featured on "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" on the ABC television network this Sunday, April 29 from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. as they help renovate a home for a Murfreesboro, Ark. family. The show can be viewed in Central Arkansas on KATV Channel 7, in Northwest Arkansas on KHBS/KHOG-TV 40/29 and in Northeast Arkansas on KAIT Channel 8. The UCA volunteers got involved when former … [Read more...]

Jacob Ford is not the only UCA football player who is likely to be chosen in this weekend's NFL Draft. According to Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reporter Bob Holt, UCA wide receiver Aaron Fairooz "is projected as a sixth- or seventh-round pick after finishing his UCA career with 186 catches for 2,797 yards and 26 touchdowns. He was one of two former UCA players invited to the NFL Scouting Combine, … [Read more...]

UCA business law professor Roy Whitehead has accepted an invitation to serve on the Editorial Review Board of the CPA Journal, a monthly professional publication of the New York Society of Certified Public Accountants considered among the top national accounting journals. It is targeted toward practitioners and educators, and most of the Editorial Review Board members are from large New York and … [Read more...]