UCA News

There will not be a plus/minus grading system at the University of Central Arkansas. Not in the foreseeable future anyway. The Faculty Senate voted unanimously Tuesday to keep the university's grading system as it currently stands. A consensus of comments expressed during the discussion was that plus-minus systems have brought an increased number of complaints at other institutions where the … [Read more...]

On a scale of one to 10, with one being the lowest and 10 being the highest, UCA students rate their undergraduate experience as an eight. That was one of the conclusions a group of graduate students in the college student personnel services and administration program at UCA made after completing a research project last spring titled ?Students Perceptions of UCA Undergraduate … [Read more...]

While a number of seniors stood out in their final appearance at Estes Stadium on Saturday, it was two sophomores, a true freshman, and a redshirt freshman, along with, who else, senior punter John Newberry who walked away with Player of the Week honors from the West Alabama Game. Coach Clint Conque shared the news at the regular weekly Bearbackers meeting on Monday in the Hall of Fame Room at … [Read more...]

A two-day collaboration between UCA and the Mayflower Public School District is a step toward forming an alliance that would ensure no child is left behind. The partnership is a pilot project that resulted from a grant from the Arkansas Department of Higher Education. UCA President Lu Hardin said that, if successful, the partnership could become a model for the nation. ?A collaboration of … [Read more...]

The UCA Staff Senate will hold a Veterans Day ceremony at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 11, in front of Main Hall. President Lu Hardin will begin the ceremony, introduce the keynote speaker and recognize the veterans who are present. The public is cordially invited to attend. The rain location for the ceremony is East McCastlain Hall. … [Read more...]

The American Red Cross Blood Mobile will be on campus from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday and Tuesday, Nov. 10-11 in front of the Student Center. There will be free T-shirts, Sonic coupons and refreshments for all who donate blood. … [Read more...]

UCA theatre was awarded several honors for its production of ?One Flea Spare,? by Naomi Wallace at the Arkansas Kennedy Center American College Theatre held on the campus of the University of Arkansas at Beebe. The play was awarded Respondent?s Choice and tied with ASU-Beebe for the Director?s Choice award. Either award qualifies the production to be considered for an invitation to perform at … [Read more...]

The Bears seek to wrap up leg two of what they hope will be an unbeaten November when West Alabama comes to Estes Stadium Saturday for another 3 p.m. kickoff. At Monday's Bearbackers meeting, Head Coach Clint Conque heaped high praise on his outstanding freshman runner Willie Hopson, who rushed for 201 yards on 12 carries, averaging 16.8 yards per carry. In the process, Hobson broke a … [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. Ronald Fritze, Department of History, was elected to the governing council of the Sixteenth Century Society and Conference at it?s annual meeting, Oct. 31, in Pittsburgh, Penn. Council members hold office for a term of three years. Fritze … [Read more...]

With his sleeves rolled up and plastic safety goggles strapped tightly to his head, chemistry major Ryan Thurman closely watches his test tube as he waits for a sign that his theory for purifying a compound has worked. Thurman, a senior, is participating in an undergraduate research project at UCA that is allowing him to sharpen his lab skills. Thurman?s objective is to couple two molecules. … [Read more...]