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As the election draws nearer, discussions and debates are heating up and University of Central º£½ÇÉçÇø President Lu Hardin?s class on presidential elections is no exception. Monday evening, Hardin invited award-winning columnist and reporter John Brummett to speak to his class about the impact of debates on presidential elections and to assess the first two presidential debates. Brummett, … [Read more...]

It was all about secondary teachers-in-training last Friday at the University of Central º£½ÇÉçÇø? first Secondary Education Conference. More than 50 senior-level students studying to become secondary teachers, often referred to as pre-service teachers, attended the one-day conference at Brewer-Hegeman Conference Center. The group represented nine different disciplines including English, math, … [Read more...]

The University of Central º£½ÇÉçÇø? Board of Trustees unanimously approved a motion to raise President Lu Hardin?s salary by $12,000, making him the highest paid university president in º£½ÇÉçÇø with an annual salary of $227,670. The next highest paid university president in º£½ÇÉçÇø is University of º£½ÇÉçÇø President Alan Sugg, whose salary is $226,100. Trustee Randy Sims said Hardin … [Read more...]

The UCA Alumni Association "Bear Paws & Maws" Alumni & Friends tailgate party scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 9 is CANCELED due to weather. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. To find out about other Family Day activities, please visit www.uca.edu/familyday. … [Read more...]

Student Activities Board has a limited number of tickets for "Whose Line is it Anyway?", which will be released at the door on Oct. 18 at 7 p.m. at UCA Ticket Central (formerly Reynolds Box Office). Ticket prices are $5 for UCA students and $15 for faculty, staff and general public. … [Read more...]

Long-time University of Central º£½ÇÉçÇø supporters Rush F. Harding, III and his wife, Linda, presented President Lu Hardin with the largest single gift in the university?s history on Thursday. An announcement of the $1.25 million gift was made during a noon luncheon at The Little Rock Club before family members and º£½ÇÉçÇø educators who have impacted the Harding family. Rush said, ?We … [Read more...]

UCA President Lu Hardin and the Sophomore Year Experience will host a presidential election ?teach in? on the lawn in front of President Hardin?s home on Thursday, Oct. 21 from 4?5:30 p.m. The philosophy behind this teach-in is to facilitate discussion between faculty, staff, and students on issues central to the 2004 Presidential elections. Faculty led topics will include: economic, … [Read more...]

A weekly listing of submitted presentations and publications by UCA faculty and staff. Brent Shires, Department of Music, was invited to perform at the University of Oklahoma Sept. 25-26 with featured artist Lowell Greer (internationally renowned French hornist). Shires was in the performance of Greer?s composition, "Requiem du Chasseur,? a work for tenor voice, organ, solo and ensemble … [Read more...]

UCA?s Career Services will host a Health Career Fair in the Student Center Ballroom on Wednesday, Oct. 27 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Companies will be hiring for the following majors: occupational therapy, physical therapy, speech-language pathology, kinesiology, nursing, and family and consumer science. For more info, contact Career Services at 450-3134. … [Read more...]

Employees who are completing the employee wellness program, Healthy UCA, or want to joing the program, should make an appointment for a health screening on one of the following dates: Oct. 18, Oct. 19, Oct. 20, Oct. 25-29, Nov. 1, Nov. 3, Nov. 4. The free screenings will be done in the HPER Center Conference Room 205 between 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. each day. The blood screenings … [Read more...]