College of Fine Arts & Communication

French Professor Won Grant To Host Film Festival

UCA French Professor Katelyn Knox recently won a grant to host a French film festival, Tournées, this fall.

The event will consist of six screening, which will be free and open to the general public, of award-winning films that are either in English or have English subtitles.

The five films, rated PG-13 and up, will be screened on Tuesday and Friday evenings from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. between October 30 and November 13.

Each of these films will be followed by reflections by a panel of three UCA professors from a variety of departments as well as an interactive audience question and answer session.

The other screening will be family-friendly event held on Saturday, November 7, 2015.

From 5:00 to 5:30 p.m., a French culture fair with games and activities for kids and their families will be held, and a movie will run from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

All of the screenings will take place in Brewer Hegeman Conference Center.

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The Tournées Festival will be made possible with the support of the Cultural Services of the French Embassy in the US, the Centre National de la Cinématographie et de l’Image Animée, and the Franco-American Cultural Fund.

UCA Professor, “Dr. A”, Featured By KUAR

Thank you to KUAR for a great article on one of UCA’s most fantastic professors, Dr. Monika Alston-Miller!

UCA Study Abroad Program Summer 2015 Proved Successful

UCA’s faculty-led study abroad program was a huge success this summer.

Seventy-five students participated in faculty-led programs all over the world.

The UCA in Florence study abroad program, Summer 2015

Students traveled to places like Florence, Italy (for UCA in Florence) and London, England (for Theatre in London).

A UCA theatre student meeting John Goodman in London during UCA Theatre In London.

Other locations included Costa Rica and Shanghai, China for a language immersion program.

Forensics Team Completed Successful Semester

The 51��¥’s forensics team recently completed a successful semester of International Public Debate Association competition.

The team, coached by Anthony McMullen, had high finishes in several events in the 2014-15 IPDA season in the IPDA National Championship Tournament in Boise, Idaho.

The UCA team earned 2nd Place in the Scholastic Cup, which covers points accumulated in the novice, varsity and team divisions of IPDA, and 3rd Place Overall, which covers all divisions of IPDA at the National Championship, including the team championship hosted by UCA two weeks ago. This is out of thirty-two teams from colleges and universities across the country.

For the season, in addition to the team division awards from two weeks ago, UCA’s novice division was ranked fifth in the nation for the season out of 91 teams, and freshman Leia Smith from Cabot, Arkansas was recognized as the top novice speaker for the entire season.

Other awards include:

Stephanie Gray (Professional Division), 7th Speaker at National Tournament, 5th Speaker for the Season

Rickie Mangrum (Professional Division), 10th Place Season Sweepstakes

Brad Allgood (Varsity Division), Triple Octafinalist

Danielle Casey (Varsity Division), Double Octafinalist

Braxton Johnson (Varsity Division), Triple Octafinalist

Mark Matlock (Novice Division), Octafinalist

Brady Shiers (Novice Division), Double Octafinalist, 4th Place Season Sweepstakes

Leia Smith (Novice Division), Double Octafinalist, 7th Speaker at National Tournament, Top Speaker for the Season

Marketing & Fashion Merchandising Class Took Field Trip To Texas With UCA President

UCA professor Dr. Don Bradley’s Marketing/Fashion Merchandising class went to Dallas, Texas on a field trip in March of 2015. The 30+ students and accompanying faculty and administrators were treated to tours as well as question and answer sessions by top level executives at Dallas Cowboys Merchandising Complex, AT&T Stadium (Cowboys/Jerry Jones Stadium), Nordstrom, a high-end retail department store in the Dallas Galleria Mall, and the Dallas World Trade Center/Wholesale Market Complex.

Dr. Bradley’s marketing classes take field trips in both the Fall and Spring Semesters. UCA students can leave their resume’s with the various organizations visited, and frequently internships and jobs have resulted. In Fact, a recent UCA graduate, Lacey Edwards, was managing one of the wholesale spaces at the Dallas Trade Center.

Accompanying Dr. Bradley and his class on the field trip were President Tom Courtway, Dr. Laci Lyons, Assistant Professor of Management, and Dr. Joe Cangelosi, Department Chair of Marketing & Management.

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