The entering freshman class of 1,840 at the University of Central Arkansas, with an average ACT score of 24.5 and composite high school GPA of 3.57, is the most academically qualified in school history. Additionally, the full-time freshman-to-sophomore retention rate sets a new university record, according to preliminary census data released by the university Sept. 6. This year’s incoming class … [Read more...]
UCA FACULTY HONORED AT 2019 CONVOCATION
The University of Central Arkansas honored exceptional faculty during the 2019 Faculty Excellence Awards on Aug. 21 at the 2019 Faculty Convocation. The event was held in UCA’s Ida Waldran Auditorium. The university presented three awards to outstanding faculty in the following areas: Tammy Benson, College of Education, received the Public Service Award. Kenith Sobel, Department … [Read more...]
UCA TO WELCOME LOWENSTERN AS ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE
Michael Lowenstern, considered among the world’s pre-eminent bass clarinetists, will visit the University of Central Arkansas on Thursday, Sept. 19, as an artist-in-residence. As part of his residence, Lowenstern will perform a free public recital from 7:30–8:30 p.m. Sept. 19 in UCA’s Snow Fine Arts Center Recital Hall. He will also conduct two lectures that day. From 1:40–2:30 p.m., he will give … [Read more...]
‘DIAVOLO | ARCHITECTURE IN MOTION’ TO PERFORM AT UCA’S REYNOLDS PERFORMANCE HALL
“DIAVOLO | Architecture in Motion” will perform at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 28, at Reynolds Performance Hall, located on the campus of the University of Central Arkansas in Conway. The renowned Los Angeles-based dance company was founded in 1992 by Artistic Director Jacques Heim, who combined his academic background in theater, film and dance with a passion for architecture. For more than 25 … [Read more...]
UCA TO HOST GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY FOR GREEK VILLAGE II
The University of Central Arkansas Board of Trustees and President Houston Davis will host a special groundbreaking ceremony for Greek Village II, which will include fraternity houses for Sigma Tau Gamma, Sigma Nu and Pi Kappa Alpha, along with an National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC) complex that will house meeting spaces and chapter rooms for Alpha Phi Alpha, Kappa Alpha Psi, Omega Psi and Phi … [Read more...]
UCA HOSTS SERVICE-DAY ACTIVITIES COMMEMORATING 9/11
The University of Central Arkansas will host volunteer and emergency preparation activities in honor of National Day of Service and Remembrance on Wednesday, Sept. 11. National Day of Service and Remembrance, or Patriot Day, is the day Americans across the country are called to volunteer in their local communities in tribute to the individuals lost and injured in the 9/11 attacks, first … [Read more...]
ARTIST HELEN ZUGHAIB TO LECTURE ON UCA CAMPUS SEPT. 10
Renowned artist and painter Helen Zughaib will be a University of Central Arkansas artist-in-residence with a lecture titled “Conflict and Beauty” on Tuesday, Sept. 10 in UCA’s McCastlain Hall. The lecture will take place from 1:40-2:30 p.m. and is open to the public. At noon on Sept. 10, Zughaib will also visit the “Cultural Ties” exhibition at the Baum Gallery in McCastlain Hall. The … [Read more...]
UCA NAMES FIEGEL DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
The University of Central Arkansas has named Shelby Fiegel director for the Center for Community and Economic Development (CCED). She was formerly the managing director for CCED. Fiegel will oversee the Community Development Institute (CDI), development of training and technical assistance programs for Arkansas communities and the development of external partnerships that will further the … [Read more...]
UCA’S TORREYSON LIBRARY TO HOST TERRITORIAL ARKANSAS EXHIBIT
“Territorial Arkansas: The Wild Western Frontier,” a traveling exhibit that tells the story of Arkansas Territory, will be on display at the University of Central Arkansas’s Torreyson Library from Thursday, Sept. 5 through Sunday, Sept. 28. The traveling exhibit consists of 15 panels that explore the history of Arkansas Territory through the collections of the Arkansas State Archives and their … [Read more...]
TANANARIVE DUE TO VISIT UCA AS ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE
College of Fine Arts and Communication Media Office Tananarive Due, an award-winning author who teaches Black Horror and Afrofuturism at the University of California, Los Angeles, will visit the University of Central Arkansas as artist-in-residence in September. As part of her residence, Due will hold a public reading and book signing at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 5, in the UCA College of … [Read more...]
