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UCA recycling program begins next week

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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...] about UCA recycling program begins next week

UCA professor to serve on two national journal editorial boards

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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...] about UCA professor to serve on two national journal editorial boards

UCA planetarium show next Wednesday

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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...] about UCA planetarium show next Wednesday

UCA faculty: Campus appointments

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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...] about UCA faculty: Campus appointments

UCA students featured on ABC's 'Extreme Makeover'

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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...] about UCA students featured on ABC's 'Extreme Makeover'

Another UCA player on NFL Draft radar

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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...] about Another UCA player on NFL Draft radar

UCA professor invited to serve on national journal board

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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...] about UCA professor invited to serve on national journal board

UCA choir concert tonight

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The UCA Concert Choir and Chamber Choir Spring Concert takes place tonight at 7:30 p.m. in the recital hall at Snow Fine Arts Center. The choir will soon travel to Florence, Italy to participate in the celebration of UCA's Centennial, and they will perform their touring repertoire at tonight's event. Their trip is made possible by UCA's Student Government Association and individual … [Read more...] about UCA choir concert tonight

UCA hosts state math contest

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The UCA Department of Mathematics this Saturday will host the annual High School Mathematics Contest sponsored by the Arkansas Council of Teachers of Mathematics (ACTM). Over 300 high school students from junior high and senior high schools throughout Arkansas will convene on the UCA campus (Mathematics and Computer Science Building) to compete for trophies, scholarships and other prizes in one … [Read more...] about UCA hosts state math contest