University of Central Arkansas President Lu Hardin and Provost Gabriel Esteban will recognize outstanding student achievement at the 34th Annual Academic Honors Convocation at 2 p.m. on Sunday, April 17 at Reynolds Performance Hall. A reception will follow in Brewer-Hegeman Conference Center. Members of the university community and the general public are invited. … [Read more...]
Wildlife Society papers added to UCA Archives
The latest addition to the University of Central Arkansas Archives is a collection of materials from the Arkansas Chapter of the Wildlife Society. Now approaching its 70th year nationwide (35th year in Arkansas), the Wildlife Society is an international, non-profit scientific and educational association dedicated to excellence in wildlife stewardship through science and education. Blake Sasse, … [Read more...]
Benefits Tickets Now Available for Complexions Dance
UCA Benefits Series tickets are now available for the contemporary dance company Complexions, who will perform at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 26 at Reynolds Performance Hall. Each UCA faculty, staff, retiree, and resident of College Square is eligible for two free tickets by calling UCA Ticket Central at 450-3265 during regular box office hours, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday. The toll … [Read more...]
Presentations and Publications
A weekly listing of submitted presentations, publications and accomplishments by UCA faculty and staff.Dr. James Murray, Department of Biology, and 2003 UCA graduate Roger Redondo co-published a paper titled, ?Pedal neuron 3 serves a significant role in effecting turning during crawling by the marine slug Tritonia diomedea (Bergh)," in the Journal of Comparative Physiology A: Neuroethology, … [Read more...]
Conway Syphony Orchestra to present final concert for season
The Conway Symphony Orchestra is proud to present the fourth and final formal concert of its 2004-05 season at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, April 22, at Reynolds Performance Hall.The concert, titled ?Love is in the Air,? will feature music from West Side Story by Leonard Bernstein, the world premiere of Variations on a Theme of Paganini for Marimba and Orchestra by Paul Dickinson, and Scheherazade by … [Read more...]
Art History Symposium to be held at UCA
The 15th Annual College Art History Symposium will be held Thursday and Friday, April 7-8, at the University of Central Arkansas in McCastlain Hall Room 143. The symposium began in 1991 to offer an opportunity for students in art history throughout the state to deliver papers in the field. In addition, the symposium includes a lecture by an outstanding scholar in art history. Since the beginning, … [Read more...]
Taylor receives UCA Foundation grant
Dr. Felicia D. Taylor, Department of Health Sciences, received a $2,973 grant from the UCA Foundation for a project titled "Health Education Faith-Based Initiative." This project focusing on black church populations in Arkansas, will utilize a two-part process which includes conducting a brief pastor?s survey among 20 state churches, and conducting focus groups among three black church … [Read more...]
Gregg Bissonette to be featured at UCA Day of Percussion
On Saturday, April 9, world-famous drummer Gregg Bissonette will appear at the University of Central Arkansas as part of the UCA Day of Percussion. Bissonette is one of the most sought after studio drummers in the Los Angeles area and has performed and recorded with many great artists, including the late Ray Charles, Santana, Brian Wilson, David Lee Roth, Toto, Don Henley and Ringo Starr. … [Read more...]
Staff senate to participate in spring clean-up
The UCA Staff Senate will participate in Faulkner County's annual spring clean-up during the month of April sponsored by Keep Faulkner County Beautiful. Staff members interested in helping pick up litter along Conway's streets, highways and streams, and in public parks can volunteer by contacting Judy Corcoran at 450-5137. This project will help the city prepare for two major events, the Toad Suck … [Read more...]
Scholarship fundraiser set
Staff members of the UCA Financial Aid Office will host a yard sale to benefit the Fay Dunevant Scholarship beginning at 7 a.m. on Saturday, April 16 at 820 Drake Dr. in Conway.Dunevant was a UCA employee from 1977 until her death in 1999. Staff members have established a scholarship through the UCA Foundation in her memory. For more information about the yard sale, call the UCA Financial Aid … [Read more...]
