UCA News

Joe Cangelosi, College of Business, received a $1,000 grant for the Marketing Research Scholarship. The grant is funded through Central Arkansas American Marketing Association. The grant is an annual award to outstanding marketing research student, and will be used to encourage students toward careers in marketing research. … [Read more...]

Proposals for faculty enhancement grants are due Jan. 17. A grant of $1,000 will be awarded to a faculty member from each college, and the highest-ranked proposal will receive a grant of $2,000. The proposal form and grant guidelines can be found on the IDC Web page: http://www.uca.edu/divisions/academic/idc/ Faculty are encouraged to read the guidelines before filling out the form. … [Read more...]

Ricky Skaggs and his band Kentucky Thunder will play in Reynolds Performance Hall at UCA, Dec. 10 and 11 at 7:30 p.m. Billed as ?An Evening of Bluegrass? the concerts are the fourth show on the UCA Public Appearances 2004-2005 Season. Tickets are available by calling UCA Ticket Central at 450-3265 between the hours of 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, or by going online at … [Read more...]

Sondra Gordy, College of Liberal Arts, received a $25,000 grant titled ?The Lost Year? a documentary film project. The grant was funded through the National Endowment for the Humanities through the Arkansas Humanities Council. The grant will allow Sondra Gordy, Sandra Hubbard, and Morningstar Studios to make a documentary of an Arkansas event/period known as the ?Lost Year?. According to … [Read more...]

Patsy Ramsey and Harry Readnour, College of Liberal Arts, received a $5,000 grant for History Day in Arkansas. The grant was funded through the Arkansas Department of Higher Education. The grant allows more Arkansas students to attend National History Day competition by paying part of the costs. The money will be used to pay student entry fees for competition at the University of Maryland in … [Read more...]

The next Bear Facts Day at the University of Central Arkansas will be Friday, Dec. 3 with registration set to begin at 9:30 a.m. in the Student Center. Bear Facts Days are special visitation days for interested students. "All prospective students are invited and encouraged to check out UCA firsthand to meet faculty, students and staff and tour the UCA campus," said Penny Hatfield, director of … [Read more...]

Pi Sigma Epsilon, the country?s only professional business fraternity for men and women interested marketing, sales management, and selling, will charter its 136th active chapter in a ceremony at the University of Central Arkansas on Friday, Dec. 3. ?I am very excited to have University of Central Arkansas as the newest PSE Chapter. The students there have worked very hard and have done a … [Read more...]

The University of Central Arkansas? Rotaract club will collaborate with the Healthy Environment and Life Protection (HELP) club to host World AIDS Day events on Wednesday, Dec. 1. Members of Rotaract and H.E.L.P. will distribute red ribbons and other awareness materials on campus throughout the day. The day?s events will continue in Brewer-Hegeman Conference Center Rooms 5a-b from 6-8 … [Read more...]

The University of Central Arkansas College of Business Administration has established the UCA Business Plan Competition. All full- and part-time undergraduate and graduate students enrolled at UCA are eligible to enter the competition. The deadline for submitting a business plan is Feb. 8. Winners will be announced March 3. The business plan must represent the original work of each … [Read more...]

The students of the Griot Society and the Office of Minority Student Services invite you to join in a celebration of culture and family. Kwanzaa is celebrated by millions of Americans and we want to share this experience with you. Come learn about the rituals and the purpose of this holiday. The celebration is free and open to the public. Celebrate Kwanzaa 6 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 1 Student … [Read more...]