County music singer and songwriter Sara Evans will headline the 20th season of Reynolds Performance Hall, located on the campus of the University of Central Arkansas in Conway, with a concert at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 20. The intimate evening will consist of a performance by Evans, along with two additional musicians and a background vocalist. Evans has had five No. 1 singles, including “Suds … [Read more...]
UCA RAISES MORE THAN $30 MILLION, SHATTERS FUNDRAISING RECORDS
The University of Central Arkansas set multiple fundraising records in 2018-19, with a $30,051,844 fundraising year and $1,478,259 in private scholarships awarded. This represents a 193% increase over last year’s total giving, setting an all-time record for private dollars raised in a single year. Scholarship dollars awarded increased by more than 20%, with 771 students receiving private … [Read more...]
UCA’S BAUM GALLERY TO HOST DIVERSE EXHIBITION OF THREE ARTISTS THIS FALL
The University of Central Arkansas’s Baum Gallery will host “Cultural Ties: Sonya Clark, Joyce J. Scott and Helen Zughaib” from Aug. 29 through Oct. 11, with an opening reception from 4 to 7 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 29, at Baum Gallery. Clark, primarily known as a fiber artist, is a professor of art at Amherst College in Amherst, Massachusetts. Previously, she was a Distinguished Research Fellow in … [Read more...]
UCA BOARD OF TRUSTEES ANNOUNCES AUGUST MEETING
The University of Central Arkansas Board of Trustees will hold a regularly scheduled meeting Friday, Aug. 16 at 10:30 a.m. in the Board of Trustees Conference Room in Wingo Hall. The following meetings will also take place on Friday, Aug. 16: 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, following the … [Read more...]
UCA ALUMNI ASSOCIATION ELECTS NEW BOARD MEMBERS
The University of Central Arkansas Alumni Association Board of Directors welcomes four new members. Corey Parks ’16, ’18; Marilyn Porterfield ’06; James “Blake” Robertson ’10; and Sue Voegele ’62 are the latest additions to the board. Parks is director of economic development at the Conway Area Chamber of Commerce. While a student at UCA, Parks was a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity, the … [Read more...]
33rd ANNUAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE AT UCA CONCLUDES WITH GRADUATION AND AWARDS CEREMONY
A diverse group of over 140 community leaders from the mid-south region participated in the 33rd annual Community Development Institute (CDI) at the University of Central Arkansas. The five-day training session, held July 29 through Aug. 2, concluded with a special graduation and awards ceremony. Debra Banks, loan officer and marketing manager at the Arkansas Teachers Federal Credit Union, … [Read more...]
UCA, UA-PTC SIGN ‘BEAR PARTNERS’ AGREEMENT
Agreement gives UA-PTC students access to UCA resources University of Central Arkansas President Houston Davis and University of Arkansas-Pulaski Technical College Chancellor Margaret Ellibee signed a memorandum of understanding today to enter into a “Bear Partners” agreement. The partnership gives UA-PTC students who are pursuing an associate degree access to academic resources at UCA, along … [Read more...]
ARKANSAS CODING ACADEMY HOLDS DEMO DAY
The Arkansas Coding Academy (ArCA) at the University of Central Arkansas will hold Demo Day on Friday, Aug. 9 from 1-3 p.m. at UCA Downtown located at 1105 W. Oak Street in Conway. ArCA Java/SQL graduates will present their final projects as students. Demo Day is an event that allows recent coding academy graduates to showcase their work to the community and potential future employers. It serves … [Read more...]
UCA SUMMER COMMENCEMENT SET FOR AUG. 10
The University of Central Arkansas will hold summer commencement Saturday, Aug. 10 in the Farris Center on campus. The undergraduate ceremony will be held at 10 a.m., the graduate ceremony at 2 p.m. The university will confer 246 undergraduate degrees and 237 graduate degrees from the College of Business, College of Education, College of Fine Arts and Communication, College of Health and … [Read more...]
UCA, UA-PTC TO SIGN ‘BEAR PARTNERS’ AGREEMENT
WHAT: Ceremony to sign Memorandum of Understanding WHO: University of Central Arkansas President Houston Davis and University of Arkansas-Pulaski Technical College Chancellor Margaret Ellibee WHEN: 10 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019 WHERE: UA-PTC Center for Humanities and Arts (in performance studio off main lobby) DETAILS: University of Arkansas-Pulaski Technical College and the University … [Read more...]
