Students from the UCA Department of Occupational Therapy under the direction of Dr. Tina聽Mankey and Conway Human Development Center have collaborated聽to assist in the remodel of a聽therapeutic park/playground.
The remodel will make it so that children and adults with all levels of ability can utilize聽this interactive community resource.
UCA theatre professor Jennifer Gerber聽recently received聽an Individual Artist Award for Screenwriting from the Arkansas Arts Council.
These awards are prestigious and highly competitive. Her聽selection is a testimony to both her聽creative talents and to her聽established record of professional accomplishments.
Her聽achievement brings critical claim and public recognition to UCA’s聽digital filmmaking program — as well as to her聽department and the University.
The 51青楼聽thanks the Crain Team in Conway for being a corporate sponsor for donating聽$10,000 for three years to the annual giving fund!
A special 聽featuring the Crain Team presenting the donation is available online as well!
Thank you to Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette聽for great articles featuring UCA President Tom Courtway.
To join the celebration of Confucius Institute Day worldwide, UCA Confucius Institute held a series of activities from September 25 to October 3, 2015.
This year the theme of Confucius Institute Day is Peace and Understanding. The celebration began with Mid-Autumn Festival Gala on September 25, 2015. The event was sponsored by UCACI and Chinese Students and Scholars Association (CSSA).
On September 28, 2015 UCACI held a week long photo exhibition entitled 鈥淭he Flying Tigers in China鈥 illustrating the Sino-US efforts to fight against Japanese invaders. It was followed by a lecture on 鈥淭he Flying Tigers and China鈥 given by Dr. Guo-ou Zhuang, director of UCACI.
Then a documentary titled 鈥淲hy We Fight鈥擝attle of China鈥 was showed on the movie night of October 1, 2015.
October 2, 2015聽witnessed the highlight of the celebration in front of the Old Main Hall from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Not only UCA community members attended, but also high school students from several school districts participated in a series of cultural activities.
They were first entertained by Chinese classical music performed by exchange students from East China Normal University. Then a Chinese popular dance 鈥淟ittle Apple鈥 was performed by Chinese learners from Wynne high school students.
Conway High School students impressed the participants greatly when they recited in chorus a famous ancient Chinese poem. Chinese cultural activities like appreciating Chinese knots, panda dolls and Peking Opera masks, playing Chinese chess and shuttlecock, writing calligraphy, wearing Chinese traditional clothes, guessing riddles and tasting Chinese food provided an excellent experience for American students.
Among all these activities, getting their Chinese name in calligraphy and their portrait in Chinese ink painting were most popular. Students were waiting in long line in order to get the 鈥渃oolest鈥 gift they have ever received.
On October 3, 2015, UCACI demonstrated Chinese art and culture in the annual Conway ArtsFest in Simon Park in downtown Conway. Getting a Chinese name and portrait painting 聽attracted much attention of local residents.
On the evening of Oct 3rd, 鈥淎 Night of Chinese Music鈥 held in Reynolds Performance Hall at UCA marked the end of the celebration. The concert turned out to be a very successful cultural event. It was co-sponsored by Confucius Institute Headquarters, UCA Confucius Institute, and Nanjing University Traditional Instruments Orchestra. This music feast not only attracted faculty, staff and students from UCA, but also residents from Conway and Little Rock.
Confucius Institute Day celebration attracted about 1000 people. It was a real feast to attendants and also a bridge between China and America.