Dear UCA Students, Faculty, and Staff: I came to you in May, following the death in Minneapolis of George Floyd, to express my disgust for the atrocities of racism and police brutality, and the broken system that allowed Floyd’s horrific murder and the deaths and abuse of many other people of color all across the country. I come to you today to address the pain and outrage that emanates from yet … [Read more...]
PSI CHI SELECTED AS MODEL CHAPTER FOR 13 CONSECUTIVE YEARS
The University of Central Arkansas chapter of Psi Chi, the International Honor Society in Psychology, has been designated as a Psi Chi Model Chapter for 2019-20. This is the 13th consecutive year the chapter has earned this distinction. The UCA Psi Chi Chapter was one of 23 chapters selected from a worldwide pool of more than 1,180 chapters to achieve the Model Chapter status this year. In … [Read more...]
UCA BOARD OF TRUSTEES VOTES TO RENAME CHEMISTRY BUILDING TO MANION HALL
The University of Central Arkansas Board of Trustees unanimously voted to rename Laney-Manion Hall to Manion Hall during their July 23 meeting. Built in 1994, Laney-Manion Hall is the current home of the Department of Chemistry. The building was constructed on the site of the original Laney Hall, named after Gov. Benjamin T. Laney. The new building continued to be identified as Laney Hall … [Read more...]
Conway Regional Health System, Central Baptist College, Hendrix College and the University of Central Arkansas Announce COVID-19 Partnership
Conway Regional Health System, along with Central Baptist College, Hendrix College, and the University of Central Arkansas, announce a partnership for testing and health services related to COVID-19. Conway Regional Health System and Conway’s three institutions of higher education have been collaborating for several weeks to implement protocols and practices to help ensure the health and safety … [Read more...]
PROFESSOR PENS ESSAY FOR NEW YORK TIMES
An essay written by Paige Reynolds, professor of English, appeared in “Modern Love,” a regular column of the New York Times. The column ran July 12. “A Glimpse Into My Son’s Magnificent Mind” is the title of the essay and can also be found online. Reynolds said the essay is a “kind of love story about mothering my son, who has autism.” She wrote the piece to explore and express her own … [Read more...]
STANSEL FEATURED IN CASE PUBLICATION
Jon-Stephen Stansel, digital and social media specialist at the University of Central Arkansas, was recently featured in a Currents magazine article on social media crisis communication in higher education. Currents is the magazine of the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE), a global nonprofit association serving educational institutions and the advancement professionals who … [Read more...]
UCA ANNOUNCES 2019-20 OUTSTANDING STUDENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY
The University of Central Arkansas has announced its President’s Medallion recipients for the 2019-20 academic year. This annual award honors undergraduate students from each academic college as Outstanding Students of the University for their commitment to academic excellence and experiential learning. Students awarded for the 2019-20 academic year were Kevin Joshua Knox, College of Business; … [Read more...]
UCA STUDENT CHOSEN AS DIRECTOR OF ACN COALITION
Ashlyn Sander has been selected as director of the Arkansas Collegiate Network, effective June 28, 2020. The Arkansas Collegiate Network (ACN) is Arkansas’ official collegiate coalition committed to addressing substance misuse at every institution of higher education in Arkansas. As ACN director, Sander will lead the coalition in its efforts to bring awareness to students at each institution … [Read more...]
UCA 2020 SERVICE-LEARNING AWARDS HONOR STUDENTS, FACULTY AND NONPROFITS
The University of Central Arkansas Service-Learning Program has announced the recipients of the annual Service-Learning Awards. These awards honor students, faculty and nonprofit community partners for outstanding contributions to service-learning projects and partnerships. UCA students Grace Zimmerman received the Spirit of Humanity Award and John Singel received the Exceptional … [Read more...]
UCA STUDENT, ALUMNUS RECEIVE FULBRIGHT AWARDS
A University of Central Arkansas student and a recent alumnus have received Fulbright U.S. Student Program awards for the 2020-21 academic year from the U.S. Department of State and the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. Sophia Ordaz of Little Rock and Alexander Battaglia of Bella Vista have both been offered Fulbright English Teaching Assistantships (ETA). Ordaz and Battaglia are … [Read more...]
