UCA News

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...]

The Youth Theatre of Central Arkansas is accepting students for its upcoming acting class, Shakespeare is Fun! The class is open to any central Arkansas student in grade 7-12. Previous acting experience is not required and beginning students are encouraged to enroll. The class begins March 5 and meets on consecutive Saturdays from Noon to 2 p.m. through March 26 in the Studio Theatre of the Snow … [Read more...]

The UCA Staff Senate is now accepting applications for the Staff Senate Student Book Scholarship and for the Staff Senate Employee Book Scholarship for the fall 2005 semester. The deadline for applications is Tuesday, March 15. The Student Book Scholarship is for dependents of full-time UCA Staff employees who are in good standing academically and have completed at least 30 hours of college … [Read more...]

Torreyson Library has launched E-Journal Finder, a one-stop link to thousands of full-text journal articles available in UCA?s many online research databases. E-Journal Finder allows researchers to find journals by title or subject category, indicates coverage dates, and links directly to the article in the database where it is held. To reach E-Journal Finder, please go to the Library's … [Read more...]

Rene Crow, College of Education, received a $1,300 grant to expand the playground at the UCA Child Study Center. The grant is funded through Arkansas Department of Human Services, Division of Child Care and Early Childhood Education. According to Crow, the grant will expand playground facilities to include tricycle path and gross motor equipment. UCA Child Study Center is a community based … [Read more...]

The Department of World Languages is offering scholarship opportunities for study abroad. These awards are given to majors and minors in foreign languages who plan to teach the language after graduation. Recipients must be enrolled in an academic course of study during the time of their travel. Scholarships may be awarded for summer, semester or full academic year program. See the department … [Read more...]

A weekly listing of submitted presentations, publications and accomplishments by UCA faculty and staff. Jeff Allender, Department of Geography, was acknowledged as a reviewer in the front of the new edition of ?Introduction to Geography,? 10th edition, by Getis, Getis, and Fellmann, McGraw Hill. This is one of the most used geography texts in the U.S. … [Read more...]

Jeff Whittingham, Department of Middle/Secondary Education & Instructional Technologies, received a $40,000 grant for a program titled, ?We The People: The Citizen and the Constitution.? The grant is funded by the U.S. Department of Education through the Center for Civic Education. ?We the People? programs promote civic education at the elementary, middle and secondary levels. The grant will … [Read more...]