Hailing from world-famous stages such as Carnegie Hall and the Ryman Auditorium, Grand Ole Opry stars and multiple award winners Dailey & Vincent will appear at Reynolds Performance Hall on the campus of the University of Central Arkansas on Sunday, April 14 at 7:30 p.m. The duo is riding a wave of critical acclaim for their newest release, “Patriots & Poets,” as well as their nationally … [Read more...]
LOWE AND YATES PUBLISHED IN JOURNAL
Dr. Leah Lowe, assistant professor in the Department of Physical Therapy, and Dr. Charlotte Yates, associate professor in the department, had an article recently accepted for publication in the International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy from work with a National Institutes of Health (NIH) concussion grant they … [Read more...]
UCA’S LAURELS & STRIPES GALA RAISES $719,000 FOR STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS
The University of Central Arkansas raised $719,000 in private scholarship support at its debut Laurels & Stripes fundraising gala, which was held at 7 p.m., Saturday, March 30, in the HPER Center on the UCA campus. With almost 600 people at the event, records were set for both attendance and amount raised at the annual fundraising gala. All funds raised benefit much-needed student … [Read more...]
UCA’S BAUM GALLERY TO HOST SPRING SENIOR ART SHOW
The Baum Gallery at the University of Central Arkansas is set to host its Spring BFA/BA senior show April 4-26. The exhibition is free and open to the public. The Baum Gallery, located in McCastlain Hall, is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday and from 10 a.m. to7 p.m. Thursday. Opening receptions are set for Thursday, April 4 from 4-7 p.m., followed by another on Sunday, April 7 from 2-4 … [Read more...]
ACADEMY AWARD-WINNER KEVIN WILLMOTT TO BE UCA ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE APRIL 8
By Andrew Tucker College of Fine Arts and Communication Office Kevin Willmott, a film director and screenwriter, who collaborated with Spike Lee in writing “BlacKkKlansman,” will host a screening of the film April 8, while on the University of Central Arkansas campus as an artist-in-residence. The film won an Oscar and a BAFTA for Best Adapted Screenplay. The screening, followed by a Q&A … [Read more...]
UCA TO HOST BEST-SELLING AUTHOR MICHAEL ERIC DYSON FOR SPEAKERS FORUM AND LECTURE
The University of Central Arkansas will host Dr. Michael Eric Dyson for a speakers forum and keynote address on Monday, April 15, in McCastlain Ballroom on the UCA campus. Dyson's appearance at UCA will begin at 2:15 p.m. in McCastlain Ballroom with the Alpha Kappa Delta Sociology Honors Society (AKD) Speakers Forum. The forum's topic, "Fake News, Public Discourse, and Seeking Truth in America," … [Read more...]
UCA TO WELCOME BONNIE JO CAMPBELL AS ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE
By Andrew Tucker College of Fine Arts and Communication Office American novelist and short story writer Bonnie Jo Campbell will be an artist-in-residence at the University of Central Arkansas in April and will participate in a trio of events April 9 and 10 in Win Thompson Hall and the College of Business Auditorium. On April 9, Campbell will conduct a private masterclass with students in the … [Read more...]
UCA HIRES PLANNED GIVING DIRECTOR
The University of Central Arkansas has hired Carolyn Floyd Ishee as the director of planned giving and senior director of development for the College of Education. Ishee began her duties on Jan. 16. The planned giving program provides opportunities to support the university through estate or planned gifts such as bequests, charitable trusts and charitable annuities. As senior director of … [Read more...]
ANDERS ÅSTRAND TO PERFORM AT UCA’S SNOW FINE ARTS RECITAL HALL
By Andrew Tucker College of Fine Arts and Communication Office Percussionist Anders Åstrand will perform at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 28 with the University of Central Arkansas Percussion Ensemble, as part of his artist-in-residence on campus. The public performance will take place in the Snow Fine Arts Recital Hall. A mallet specialist, Åstrand regularly performs and gives clinics throughout … [Read more...]
UCA STUDENT EARNS NEWMAN CIVIC FELLOW AWARD
University of Central Arkansas student Itzel Velazquez has been named a 2019 Newman Civic Fellow. Campus Compact, a Boston-based nonprofit organization working to advance the public purposes of higher education, recently announced the 262 students who will make up the organization’s 2019-20 cohort of Newman Civic Fellows. Of Little Rock, Velazquez is a senior with a double major in international … [Read more...]
