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Jennifer Fleming, teacher at Nemo Vista Junior High School, received the Arkansas Business Education Association 2005 New Teacher of the Year Award on Wednesday, August 3 at the 2005 ABEA Conference. Fleming is a 2002 graduate of the University of Central Arkansas Business/Marketing Technology Education program. She began her teaching career at Whitt Springs. When Whitt Springs School District … [Read more...] about Alumna receives New Teacher of the Year award

The 2005 Faulkner County Children's Health Fair will be held at the Student Center on the University of Central Arkansas campus on Wednesday, Aug. 10. The fair is scheduled from noon to 7 p.m. Parking is available behind McCastlain Hall, located next to the Student Center. Free health screenings will be provided to children ages birth to fifteen that include immunizations, dental exams, vision, … [Read more...] about Faulkner County Children's Health Fair 2005

Not all of the youngsters flocking to the University of Central Arkansas campus this summer are learning about state politics or sports, instead one group is learning their way around computers. Dr. Sherry Roberts, an assistant professor in the College of Education, coordinated the first UCA summer camp aimed at teaching children in grades 3-6 basic computer skills including keyboarding, working … [Read more...] about UCA offers Techno Cub Computer Camp to local children

The following grant announcements were released during the month of May: Serious and Violent Offender Study Janet Wilson, Ed Powers, Allison Vetter, from the Department of Sociology, and Lisa Ray, from the Department of Health Sciences, received $32,680 for a grant proposal titled ?An Evaluation of the Serious and Violent Offender Reentry Initiative.? According to the authors, ?The primary goal … [Read more...] about Faculty Grant Announcements – May 2005

A weekly listing of presentations, publications and accomplishments submitted by UCA faculty and staff. Dr. William H. Friedman, Department of Management Information Systems, presented a paper titled "An Economic and Ethical Analysis of Offshoring: Intercountry Outsourcing of IT (Information Technolgy) Employment," at the 16th Information Resources Management Association (IRMA) International … [Read more...] about Presentations and Publications

Several University of Central Arkansas students have taken what they?ve learned in the classroom and used that knowledge to better the community, and they?ve also received some awards for their service-oriented projects.UCA students involved in a local chapter of the business organization Students In Free Enterprise (SIFE) participated in a regional competition for their organization earlier this … [Read more...] about SIFE students win regional competition

Come enjoy the great outdoors at the University of Central Arkansas?s Jewel E. Moore Nature Reserve on Sunday, May 1. Dr. Don Culwell, a plant taxonomist at UCA, will lead an informative walk through the nature reserve, highlighting the unique plants of the prairie ecosystem. Plants that will be seen are the insectivorous Sundew, perennial grasses and a variety of blooming flowers. The group … [Read more...] about Tour of Nature Reserve set for Sunday

A weekly listing of presentations, publications and accomplishments submitted by UCA faculty and staff.Dr. Dwight E. Langston, Department of World Languages, read a paper titled, "The Absence of Solace: The Ambiguous Emblems of Trees and Wood in Jurek Becker's ?Jakob der Luegner?," at the 58th Annual Kentucky Foreign Language Conference on April 22 in Lexington, Ky. *** Dr. Linda Griffith, … [Read more...] about Presentations and Publications

Cathy Acre and Jennifer Johnson, College of Health and Behavioral Sciences, received a $2,000 grant for Very Special Arts. Independent Living Services, Inc. is the funding agency. The outcome of this grant will provide continuation of the Acting Creates Therapeutic Success (ACTS) Program. ACTS is a performing arts program for persons with disabilities in the community. Occupational Therapy … [Read more...] about Grant provides assistance for Very Special Arts

Complexions Contemporary Ballet, comprised of 20 dancers, will perform at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, April 26 at Reynolds Performance Hall as the final concert on the UCA Public Appearances 2004-05 Season. Tickets are available at the Reynolds Performance Hall Box Office or by phone at 450-3265. Two free tickets are available to all UCA faculty, staff, and students with a valid I.D., pending … [Read more...] about Complexions Comtemporary Ballet coming to Reynolds