WHAT: Thrivers & Strugglers: A Growing Economic Divide WHEN: Thursday, March 28, 2019 | 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., with an optional session lasting until 4:30 p.m. WHERE: University of Central Arkansas, Brewer-Hegeman Conference Center DETAILS: The University of Central Arkansas Center for Community and Economic Development and Poverty Studies Working Group invite the media to attend Thrivers … [Read more...]
UCA LEADS NONPROFIT REGIONAL TRAINING IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS
By Darian Burks Division of Outreach and Community Engagement The University of Central Arkansas partnered with the Siloam Springs Chamber of Commerce on Friday, March 15, to offer a free, nonprofit regional training for more than 30 community and nonprofit leaders from the northwest region of the state. The event was held in Simmons Great Hall on the campus of John Brown University. “The … [Read more...]
UCA STUDENT NAMED TRUMAN SCHOLARSHIP FINALIST
University of Central Arkansas student Jacob Holland has been named a Truman Scholarship finalist. The Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation is a competitive national program that awards graduate fellowships to those who aspire to work in public service. For the 2019 award, 840 students applied and less than 200 were selected as finalists. Holland, of Cabot, is a junior with a double major in … [Read more...]
ANDERSON RE-ELECTED TO SWPA
Darshon Anderson, assistant professor of psychology, was re-elected to the Executive Council of the Southwestern Psychological Association (SWPA). She serves as one of four professional representatives on the council. The Executive Council of the SWPA consists of nine voting members, all of whom were elected by SWPA membership. The president, past president and president-elect comprise the … [Read more...]
UCA STUDENT AWARDED CRITICAL LANGUAGE SCHOLARSHIP
University of Central Arkansas student Adrienne Hargrove Thompson II has been named a Critical Language Scholarship recipient. The Critical Language Scholarship program is a U.S. Department of State-sponsored program designed to give American college students cultural immersion experiences abroad and grow the number of U.S. students who study a foreign language. The program aims to increase … [Read more...]
PROFESSOR PRESENTS AT CONFERENCE IN LITTLE ROCK
Dr. John Murphy, professor of psychology and counseling, presented a workshop on March 7, to more than 100 child welfare workers at a professional development workshop sponsored by the mid-south Child Abuse/Child Neglect Network in Little Rock. In addition to onsite participants, the workshop, titled “Solution-focused helping: Practical ways to help people change with dignity,” was videotaped and … [Read more...]
MAYUMANA TO BRING ACTION-PACKED ‘CURRENTS’ TO UCA
Multicultural performance troupe, Mayumana, will bring its electrifying "Currents" show to Reynolds Performance Hall on the campus of the University of Central Arkansas at 7:30 p.m., Monday, April 1. The show is inspired by the historical battle of currents between Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla, in their last quest for finding energy sources for the world. The performance will combine a variety … [Read more...]
UCA TO BRING CADDO CONFERENCE TO CAMPUS MARCH 21-23
The University of Central Arkansas will host the 61st Caddo Conference March 21-23, in the McCastlain Hall Ballroom, with a special “Caddo Art and Heritage” public session on Saturday, March 23. The Caddo Conference is an annual event that brings together people interested in the language, culture, history and archaeology of the Caddo area in Arkansas, Louisiana, Texas and Oklahoma. The … [Read more...]
STATEMENT REGARDING BEAR HALL STUDENT
STATEMENT FROM UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS PRESIDENT HOUSTON DAVIS, VICE PRESIDENT FOR STUDENT SERVICES RONNIE WILLIAMS, AND THE UCA POLICE DEPARTMENT: This morning, UCAPD, along with MEMS and the Conway Fire Department, responded to a report of an unconscious male in Bear Hall. UCAPD and MEMS personnel located a deceased male student at the scene. UCAPD and the Faulkner County Coroner’s … [Read more...]
UCA PERFORMS WALK AUDITS IN TWO ARKANSAS COMMUNITIES
The Center for Community and Economic Development (CCED) at the University of Central Arkansas is partnering with Crafton Tull to conduct walk audits in Beebe and De Queen, Arkansas. The walk audits will be held on March 29 in Beebe and April 1 in De Queen. “Walk audits, or walkshops, are a great way to get community leaders out in the built environment to see issues and barriers they have in … [Read more...]
