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...]
UCA VISITS MEXICAN PARTNER UNIVERSIDAD JESUITA DE GUADALAJARA
University of Central Arkansas President Houston Davis, Associate Vice President for International Engagement Phillip Bailey and Study Abroad and Exchange Program Manager Natalie Flemming visited partner university Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Occidente (ITESO), Universidad Jesuita de Guadalajara in Mexico as part of ITESO’s International Partnership Week, February 18-21. The … [Read more...]
UCA SETS ANOTHER FUNDRAISING RECORD
Day of Giving raises more than $750,000 in 24 hours The University of Central Arkansas set another fundraising record with its total of $757,939 raised during the fifth annual Day of Giving. During the 24-hour drive Thursday, March 7, a total of 1,386 donors handily raised the record-breaking amount. Donors included alumni, parents, faculty, staff, students and friends, as well as corporate … [Read more...]
UCA HOSTS POVERTY SIMULATION IN NEWPORT
The Center for Community and Economic Development (CCED) at the University of Central Arkansas partnered with the Newport Area Chamber of Commerce and Arkansas State University – Newport to host a poverty simulation for community leaders in Jackson County and the surrounding region. The simulation was held on Friday, March 1 at ASUN’s Student Center. Over 80 local leaders participated in the … [Read more...]
UCA PLANS SAFE SPRING BREAK EVENTS
The University of Central Arkansas Office of Student Wellness and Development, the UCA Police Department and the UCA Counseling Center have collaborated to host this year’s Safe Spring Break Week, in order to prepare students for their time away from the university during Spring Break. The week-long Safe Spring Break 2019 will take place from Monday, March 11 to Thursday, March 14, prior to … [Read more...]
