UCA News

The pride of Lakefield, Ontario, the multi-talented family band of eight brothers and sisters, LEAHY will play two evening concerts at 7:30 p.m., Monday and Tuesday, Feb. 21 and 22 at Reynolds Performance Hall. LEAHY is a whirlwind triple threat of fiddle-driven music, step dancing, and vocals, augmented by keyboards, percussion, and bass. They leave audiences breathless from the moment they … [Read more...]

The following events will take place Feb. 21-25 as part of UCA International Week 2005. This year?s theme is ?Going Global.? For more information on UCA International Week, visit www.uca.edu/international or call (501) 450-3445. SCHEDULE OF EVENTS Monday, Feb. 21 LEAHY 7:30 p.m. Donald W. Reynolds Performance Hall Leahy, a Canadian group, will perform at the Reynolds Performance Hall. … [Read more...]

A weekly listing of submitted presentations, publications and accomplishments by UCA faculty and staff. David Dennis, Intramural Sports and Recreation, successfully passed the entrance examination for membership into the National Association of Parliamentarians (NAP). NAP is the oldest and largest non-profit association of parliamentarians in the world. The organization?s primary objectives are … [Read more...]

The deadline for senior students to submit an application for Outstanding University Student recognition has been extended to Friday, Feb. 25. Application forms are available at the Information Desk in the Student Center, in Irby 317, and on the web at http://www.uca.edu/schola/. For more info, contact Dr. Terrance Kearns at 450-5130. … [Read more...]

The University of Central Arkansas Department of Music and The Horn Studio (French Horn) will host a visit by one of the nation's foremost professional horn players and teachers, Mr. Eli Epstein, as the featured guest artist for the UCA Horn Event 2005. Epstein will present a solo recital at 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 13, with UCA piano faculty member Terrie Shires accompanying. He will then give … [Read more...]

The University of Central Arkansas Art Department will host internationally-known photographer Kate Breakey as a visiting artist on Tuesday, Feb. 15. Breakey will be giving a presentation on Tuesday at 7p.m. in McClastalin Hall Room 143. She will also give an informal talk on Wednesday, Feb. 16 at 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. in Baum Gallery, also located in McClastalin Hall. All presentations are free … [Read more...]

Applications are now available for book scholarships given each year to non-traditional women students by University Women, a nonprofit campus organization at the University of Central Arkansas. University Women will award three $200 book scholarships to non-traditional women students, who can demonstrate a need for financial assistance. Applicants should be at least 23 years old, currently … [Read more...]

UCA Theatre will present ?Proof,? at 7:30 p.m., Feb. 16-19 on Centre Stage of the Snow Fine Arts Center. Written by David Auburn, this 2001 Pulitzer Prize-winner for drama finds a young woman confronting her father's legacy of genius and madness as she cares for him in his final years. After his death, the father's protege finds a revolutionary mathematical proof among his papers. Did the … [Read more...]

A weekly listing of submitted presentations, publications and accomplishments by UCA faculty and staff. Mary H. Mosley, Ed.D., College of Education, is president of the Arkansas State Communication Association. Several members of the association hosted a breakfast for Arkansas legislators on Tuesday, Feb. 1 at the Capitol Cafe in the State Capitol. Speech, debate and drama teachers from around … [Read more...]

Independent filmmaker David Gordon Green will be appearing at the University of Central Arkansas, Feb. 24-25 as part of the College of Fine Arts and Communication?s Visiting Artist Series. Green will be screening his film Undertow in Stanley Russ Hall, Room 103 on Thursday, Feb. 24 at 7:30 p.m. He will also be a guest judge at the first UCA Film Festival. The festival will be held on Friday, Feb. … [Read more...]