The Log Cabin Democrat newspaper in Conway recently reported in an editorial about UCA’s impressive showing in a statewide survey about attitudes toward major universities in Arkansas:
“Arkansas State University’s Center for Social Research recently surveyed 415 registered voters across the state. … The survey focused on four universities University of Central Arkansas, ASU, University of Arkansas-Fayetteville and University of Arkansas-Little Rock.
“Across the board, the university that garnered the best results was UCA. From familiarity with the school to its academic performance to its marketing, UCA scored higher than the other schools, markedly in some areas.
“That is truly a testament to the hard work put in over the years by many dedicated faculty, staff and administrators.
“Among the findings:
“Nearly 37 percent of respondents gave UCA an ‘A’ grade as an academic institution. About 35 percent gave UA-Fayetteville the same grade. The number falls significantly to ASU (26 percent) and UALR (20 percent). Combining ‘A’ and ‘B’ responses, UCA earned 80 percent of responses, about the same as UA-Fayetteville and ASU but significantly ahead of UALR.
“About a third of respondents correctly identified UCA’s ‘Center of Learning’ motto. One in four knew UA-Fayetteville’s research university slogan, and only about one in 10 recognized ASU’s ‘Powering Minds’ or UALR’s ‘Where Excellence Has Many Faces’ mantra. …
“These survey results [seem] to bolster UCA’s credibility as a school where students (and their parents) get value for their dollars.”
