The University of Central Arkansas School of Nursing recently donated personal protective equipment to Conway Regional Health System and Arkansas Pediatrics of Conway. The donation to Conway Regional was made on April 1 and included 150 isolation gowns, 400 surgical masks and 200 surgical caps, as well as 6,000 small, 6,000 medium, 6,000 large and 5,600 extra-large gloves. The equipment was … [Read more...]
NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES AWARDS $350,000 TO OXFORD AMERICAN
Magazine published in partnership with UCA The National Endowment for the Humanities recently announced a grant of $350,000 to the Oxford American, a nonprofit arts organization primarily known for the publication of the Oxford American magazine. The Oxford American is published in partnership with the University of Central Arkansas. The grant will fund a series of feature-length reported … [Read more...]
COVID-19 Update: April 15, 2020
Update regarding COVID-19 from President Houston Davis to students, faculty, and staff As we enter the final days of classes, I want to share a few very important updates with you regarding how we are working to assist students with room and board reimbursements and scholarship renewals. Thank you for your patience as we finalize the process by which we are issuing account credits for … [Read more...]
COVID-19 Update: April 10, 2020
Update regarding COVID-19 from President Houston Davis to students, faculty, and staff We have successfully completed another week of online instruction and continued university operations. Thank you for everything you are doing to make this process as seamless and as successful as possible. I want to update you today on a few important details as we head into the final nine days of classes on … [Read more...]
COVID-19 Update: Tuesday, March 31, 2020
Update regarding COVID-19 from President Houston Davis to students, faculty, and staff As we enter the final weeks of the spring semester, I wanted to send you a few very important updates about grading, refunds, and summer courses. I will first address plans for how we will assign grades, as we are getting many questions about this topic. This week, which is our first full week of online … [Read more...]
ARKANSAS SHAKESPEARE THEATRE CANCELS 2020 SEASON
The University of Central Arkansas has cancelled Arkansas Shakespeare Theatre’s 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Actors, directors, designers and crew members were set to arrive in Conway in early May to begin the process of creating the three shows in AST’s 14th season, “As You Like It,” “The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged)” and “Into the Woods.” Public performances … [Read more...]
COVID-19 Update: Friday, March 27, 2020
Update regarding COVID-19 from President Houston Davis to students, faculty, and staff As spring break draws to a close, we wanted to send a quick note to campus with a few reminders about the remaining weeks of the spring 2020 semester. The Governor and the Arkansas Department of Health stated this week that we are likely eight or more weeks from the peak of the COVID-19 outbreak in Arkansas. … [Read more...]
COVID-19 Update: Tuesday, March 24, 2020
Update regarding COVID-19 from President Houston Davis to students, faculty, and staff During the last few days, our campus community has faced some significant challenges and changes as we adapt to the circumstances with COVID-19. As you are aware from updates in the last couple of days from the Governor and the Arkansas Department of Health, we are likely still six to eight weeks from the peak … [Read more...]
COVID-19 Update: Sunday, March 22, 2020
Update regarding COVID-19 from President Houston Davis to students, faculty, and staff Earlier today, we were notified that a UCA employee has tested positive for COVID-19. The employee’s last time on campus was Monday, March 16, after which the employee was telecommuting, as advised in our March 16 communication to faculty and staff. Following Arkansas Department of Health (ADH) guidelines, … [Read more...]
LAURELS & STRIPES 2020 CANCELLED
The University of Central Arkansas has announced the cancellation of its annual Laurels & Stripes scholarship gala originally scheduled for Saturday, April 4, 2020, in response to COVID-19. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the state of Arkansas have discouraged large gatherings. Laurels & Stripes had already sold 600 tickets. All tickets and sponsorships purchased … [Read more...]
