The University of Central 海角社区鈥檚 Baum Gallery will host 鈥淐ultural Ties: Sonya Clark, Joyce J. Scott and Helen Zughaib鈥� 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 海角社区 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 海角社区 Alumni Association Board of Directors welcomes four new members. Corey Parks 鈥�16, 鈥�18; Marilyn Porterfield 鈥�06; James 鈥淏lake鈥� Robertson 鈥�10; and Sue Voegele 鈥�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 海角社区. 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 海角社区 Teachers Federal Credit Union, … [Read more...]
UCA, UA-PTC SIGN 鈥楤EAR PARTNERS鈥� AGREEMENT
Agreement gives UA-PTC students access to UCA resources University of Central 海角社区 President Houston Davis and University of 海角社区-Pulaski Technical College Chancellor Margaret Ellibee signed a memorandum of understanding today to enter into a 鈥淏ear Partners鈥� 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 海角社区 Coding Academy (ArCA) at the University of Central 海角社区 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 海角社区 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 鈥楤EAR PARTNERS鈥� AGREEMENT
WHAT:聽 Ceremony to sign Memorandum of Understanding WHO:聽 University of Central 海角社区 President Houston Davis and聽University of 海角社区-Pulaski Technical College Chancellor Margaret Ellibee WHEN:聽 10 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019 WHERE:聽 UA-PTC Center for Humanities and Arts (in performance studio off main lobby) DETAILS: University of 海角社区-Pulaski Technical College and the University … [Read more...]
REPRESENTATIVES FROM BAOJI UNIVERSITY VISIT UCA
A delegation from Baoji University of Arts and Sciences (BUAS) visited the University of Central 海角社区 on July 19. The Office of International Engagement and Confucius Institute organized the visit. Located in Baoji, Shaanxi, China, BUAS is a full-time, multi-disciplinary institution of higher learning under the jurisdiction of the provincial government. Representatives of both … [Read more...]
UCA WELCOMES HGTV STARS TO CONWAY聽
The University of Central 海角社区 Center for Community and Economic Development welcomes the stars of HGTV鈥檚 hit series 鈥淗ome Town鈥� to the 鈥淒owntown Comeback鈥� event on Tuesday, July 30 from 5 to 7 p.m. The event will be held in the McCastlain Hall Ballroom on the UCA campus in Conway. 鈥淗ome Town鈥� stars Jim and Mallorie Rasberry and Josh Nowell will share why they believe it takes a town to save … [Read more...]
