The University of Central Arkansas will host Gina Anne Tam, assistant professor of history at Trinity University, who will speak about the historical and cultural context of ongoing protests in Hong Kong. This free, public event will take place Thursday, Nov. 21, from 6-7:30 p.m. in the UCA College of Business Auditorium. In the summer of 2019, the former British colony of Hong Kong was swept up … [Read more...]
NURSING FACULTY PUBLISHED
University of Central Arkansas School of Nursing faculty Julie Meaux, Pamela Ashcraft and Laura Gillis wrote an article that has been accepted for publication. The article, “The effect of the poverty simulation on BSN student attitudes toward poverty and poor people,” will appear in a December issue of Nurse Education Today journal. … [Read more...]
VANDERSLICE JOINS 2020 ASSOCIATION OF WRITERS BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The Association of Writers and Writing Programs (AWP) recently announced the addition of University of Central Arkansas professor Stephanie Vanderslice to its board of directors. Vanderslice began her four-year term on Nov. 7 and serves as the southern regional chair for the organization. She and eight others received a unanimous vote in October to join the AWP board. At UCA, Vanderslice is … [Read more...]
STEPHENS BEGINS TERM AS PRESIDENT OF JOURNALISM HISTORIANS ASSOCIATION
Donna Lampkin Stephens, interim director of the School of Communication at the University of Central Arkansas, has assumed the presidency of the American Journalism Historians Association. Stephens first joined the AJHA as a doctoral student at the University of Southern Mississippi in 2008, when a paper she wrote for Dave Davies’ history class was accepted for the Seattle conference. Her paper … [Read more...]
RESEARCH ACCEPTED FOR PUBLICATION
College of Health and Behavioral Sciences professors Duston Morris, Stephanie Rose and Anita Sego will have research published in the International Journal of Psychological Studies. Their paper, “An Examination of Service Learning and Self -Efficacy For Master’s Students Engaging In Substance Use Education," will be published in the December 2019 issue. … [Read more...]
ARKANSAS CODING ACADEMY TO HOLD DEMO DAY
The Arkansas Coding Academy (ArCA) at the University of Central Arkansas will hold its 11th Demo Day on Friday, Nov. 8, from 1-3 p.m. at UCA Downtown located at 1105 West Oak Street in Conway. Graduates of the most recent full-time class will present their final projects as students before entering the information technology workforce as computer programmers. Demo Day is an event that allows … [Read more...]
UCA TO HOST PUBLIC DISCUSSION ABOUT HOMELESSNESS IN CONWAY
The University of Central Arkansas Poverty Studies Working Group, in partnership with the Conway Homelessness Task Force, will host a public roundtable discussion on homelessness Wednesday, Nov. 6, from 6-7:30 p.m. at UCA Downtown. Participants will have the opportunity to join a small group discussion to share their perspectives on homelessness and listen to the perspectives of others. Through … [Read more...]
HARRY THOMASON TO DISCUSS NEW MEMOIR AT UCA
The University of Central Arkansas will welcome film and television writer, director and producer Harry Thomason to campus Wednesday, Nov. 6, at 7 p.m. for a talk and book signing on his new memoir, “Brother Dog.” The event will be held in the Snow Fine Arts Center’s Bridges/Larson Theatre. Thomason, a native of Hampton, is best known for his work as executive producer for the television shows … [Read more...]
UCA’S WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP NETWORK WELCOMES TWO NATIONAL SPEAKERS IN NOVEMBER
The University of Central Arkansas Women’s Leadership Network (WLN), through partnerships with the Division of Outreach and Community Engagement and the Arkansas Center for Research in Economics, will welcome Dr. Nicole McZeal Walters and Nan Alexander Doyal to campus for back-to-back events in November. On Monday, Nov. 4, from 6-8 p.m. at the Elizabeth House (120 Elizabeth St., off Robins … [Read more...]
UCA THEATRE TO PRESENT ‘UNITED DIFFERENCES’
The University of Central Arkansas Department of Film, Theatre and Creative Writing will present "United Differences," an expressive, experimental work at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 4, and Friday, Nov. 15, and at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 6, in the Snow Fine Arts Center’s Black Box Theatre. Admission is free and open to the public. No tickets are required. The show is a devised piece by a student … [Read more...]
