Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson signed an executive order establishing the State Computer Science and Cybersecurity Task Force and appointed Stephen Addison, dean of the University of Central Arkansas College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, to be a member of the force. Addison joins 30 other members who serve as leaders in education, industry and government in Arkansas. According to a press … [Read more...]
UCA FACULTY RECEIVE MORE THAN $1 MILLION FOR RESEARCH
Three University of Central Arkansas faculty members in the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics received a total of $1,020,435 in grants to support research. Tansel Halic and Sinan Kockara, both associate professors of computer science, received a $761,119 National Institutes of Health Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant for their research titled “Virtual Rotator Cuff … [Read more...]
REYNOLDS PERFORMANCE HALL TO HOST ARKANSAS PREMIERE OF ‘THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL’
The University of Central Arkansas’s Reynolds Performance Hall will welcome the critically acclaimed, award-winning production “The Spongebob Musical” on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020, at 7:30 p.m. Based on the hit animated series “SpongeBob SquarePants,” the musical features an original pop- and rock-infused score by a legendary roster of Grammy Award-winning songwriters. This one-of-a-kind musical … [Read more...]
FIFTH ANNUAL PSEUDOSCIENCE FAIR
More than 120 students came together to present the culmination of their research during the fifth annual STEM@Arkansas Pseudoscience Fair. The Pseudoscience Fair unites courses in philosophy, communication, engineering, biology, chemistry and history with a common intellectual experience. For this assignment, students were asked to choose a pseudoscientific claim — that is, something that sounds … [Read more...]
UCA COMMENCEMENT SET FOR DECEMBER 13-14
The University of Central Arkansas will hold commencement at 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 13, and at 10 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 14, in the Jeff Farris Health and Physical Education Center. The university will confer 525 undergraduate degrees and 206 graduate degrees during four ceremonies. Graduate school commencement for all colleges is scheduled for 7 p.m. Friday. Undergraduate … [Read more...]
COREY THRONEBERRY NAMED SENIOR DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT FOR UCA COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
Corey Throneberry has been named the senior director of development for the University of Central Arkansas College of Business. Prior to joining UCA, Throneberry worked as a business development officer at First Service Bank. He also worked with Centennial Insurance Agency in Conway. Throneberry graduated from the UCA College of Business in 2008 with a bachelor’s in insurance and risk … [Read more...]
UCA BOARD OF TRUSTEES ANNOUNCES DECEMBER MEETING
The University of Central Arkansas Board of Trustees will hold a regularly scheduled meeting on Friday, Dec. 6 at 10:30 a.m. in the Board of Trustees Conference Room in Wingo Hall. The following meetings and events will also take place on Friday, Dec. 6: The Audit and Finance Committee will meet at 9 a.m. in Wingo Hall, room 210. The board will have lunch in Wingo Hall, room 210, … [Read more...]
GATLIN BROTHERS TO BRING ‘COUNTRY & CHRISTMAS’ TO REYNOLDS PERFORMANCE HALL
By Kira Jinkins College of Fine Arts and Communication Media Office The University of Central Arkansas will welcome Larry, Steve and Rudy of The Gatlin Brothers to Reynolds Performance Hall at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 14. The Gatlin Brothers’ “Country & Christmas” will showcase some of their most popular hits and holiday favorites, along with stories of their career and songwriting … [Read more...]
MBA PROGRAM MAKES PRINCETON REVIEW’S BEST BUSINESS SCHOOLS LIST
The University of Central Arkansas’ Master of Business Administration program has been named to The Princeton Review’s Best Business Schools list of Best On-Campus MBA programs. “Our MBA program continues to be one of our fastest-growing in the College of Business,” said Michael B. Hargis, Ph.D., dean of the UCA College of Business. “This ranking among the top business programs in the country … [Read more...]
‘A VERY ELECTRIC CHRISTMAS’ COMING TO REYNOLDS PERFORMANCE HALL
By Kasiana Pettus College of Fine Arts and Communication Media Office The University of Central Arkansas’s Reynolds Performance Hall will welcome Lightwire Theater’s “A Very Electric Christmas” at 6 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 8. Since rising to national acclaim after appearing as semi-finalists on NBC’s “America’s Got Talent” and winning the top honors on TRU TV’s “Fake Off,” internationally recognized … [Read more...]
