UCA News

Many of the first-graders at Ellen Smith Elementary School have lots of books, but now they have a very special one to add to their collection. On Thursday, each of the first-grade students at Ellen Smith were presented with a personalized book called ?I Like Me.? The book contains the name of the child, the names of two friends, the teacher and the principal. The books were a gift from Dr. … [Read more...]

A weekly listing of submitted presentations and publications by UCA faculty and staff. Submissions made to UCA Today are posted the following Friday. Dr. Terry Wright, Department of Writing and Speech, was the featured reader at two state poetry events. He lectured and gave a reading at Arkansas Tech University on Nov. 13 and 14. He also was a featured reader, along with University of Arkansas … [Read more...]

The following personnel adjustments were approved by the UCA Board of Trustees at their meeting on Friday, Dec. 12: ADJUSTMENTS: Patricia Cantrell, College of Business Dean?s Office, change from Interim Dean/Associate Professor to Dean/Associate Professor, change salary, effective September 29, 2003. Tom Courtway, President?s Office, Attorney, temporarily change salary for three months, … [Read more...]

Bill F. Johnson, a 1961 graduate of UCA, has donated his papers to the UCA Archives. Johnson, president of Simmons First National Bank of Conway, is perhaps best known for his work as sports announcer for the UCA Bears football team. He began sports broadcasting in 1961 and has broadcast sports events for UCA, Hendrix College, Conway High School, and the University of Arkansas. Through 2003, … [Read more...]

The UCA Faculty Senate approved a resolution at its meeting on Thursday recommending that the university decrease its reliance on non-tenure-track faculty by increasing the number of tenure-track faculty positions. Provost Gabe Esteban said the university is already advertising 17 new tenure-track positions for the fall semester and will convert two non-tenure-track positions to tenure-track. … [Read more...]

There should be plenty of housing available for students at the University of Central Arkansas even as enrollment continues to climb. Friday, the board of trustees approved two measures that will provide an additional 400-plus beds for students by the fall of 2005. The first measure allows the university to purchase the Torreyson Place apartment complex located behind the Oak Tree apartment … [Read more...]

Scott Roussel was elected chairman of the UCA Board of Trustees for 2004 at the December board meeting Friday. Roussel, a 1978 graduate of UCA, has been president and owner of SMC Inc., a third-party administrator of insurance products throughout the state. He also is a partner at Roussel, Floyd & Associates, a general insurance agency that has serves Searcy and White County … [Read more...]

Late on a Friday afternoon rock music wafts from a small radio in a lab in the otherwise deserted Lewis Science Center as five students donning lab coats and protective gloves perform various tasks such as mixing solutions and analyzing tiny matter under powerful microscopes. Their dedication and teamwork is equal to the magnitude of full-fledged research biologists, but these students are … [Read more...]

The University of Central Arkansas will hold its Winter Commencement ceremonies on Saturday, December 13. The location of the events will be the Farris Health and Educational Center. The academic colleges will graduate at the following times: 10:30 a.m. College of Business Administration College of Education College of Fine Arts and Communication Graduate School of Management, … [Read more...]

The University of Central Arkansas Archives has acquired the papers of two Arkansas journalists. Richard Allin and Charles Allbright, both writers for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, have donated their papers to the UCA Archives. Jimmy Bryant, director of the archives, said that the papers of Allin and Allbright were two of the most significant collections ever obtained by UCA. Bryant said, … [Read more...]