Student Resources

University Challenge Celebrated 10 Years Of Success

The UCA University Challenge took place June 6 through June 10, 2015 in several different classrooms in the Lewis Science Center.

Students who want to be challenged and are entering fourth, fifth, and sixth grade who share an interest in science-based topics may attend UCA Challenge.

This summer program is designed to offer students an exciting, hands-on curriculum. UCA met such an ambitious challenge with hands-on activities guaranteed to promote curiosity and fun.

To celebrate their 10-year anniversary, participants had cake in recognition of another successful year.

UCA Installed New Hammock Farm On Campus

UCA has a new hammock farm for students’ enjoyment!

The hammock farm is located between Farris Hall and New Hall.

UCA Hosted STEMulate Engineering Academy For Children

UCA hosted a children’s engineering camp called STEMulate Engineering Academy June 15 through June 18, 2015.

The camp is funded by a UCA Foundation Grant and Kimberly Clark Corporation-Conway. In addition to the usual camp activities, students were treated to a presentation by the Museum of Discovery in the College of Business Auditorium.

At the conclusion of the presentation, the students were able to escort their parents to their classrooms to show off and explain their engineering products.

Demolition Crew Of Dignitaries Crashed A Wall At McCastlain Hall

One-by-one, officials and dignitaries at the 51��¥ took a swing at a wall in McCastlain Hall in a wall crashing event commemorating the start of renovations to the historic building.

Taking the first swing, Stacy Hurst, director of the Department of Arkansas Heritage, led the group of 10 that also included President Tom Courtway, 51��¥ Board of Trustees Chair Brad Lacy and Nan Snow, member of the UCA Foundation Board of Directors, as well as others.

The dignitaries all donned hard hats, gloves and safety glasses as they swung golden sledgehammers to take down 10-foot high drywall panels.

This event commemorated the start of renovation projects at McCastlain Hall that will be funded by grants from the Arkansas Natural and Cultural Resources Council (ANCRC). The ANCRC awarded an $800,000 grant in 2014 for the restoration and renovation of McCastlain’s East Commons and Fireplace Room. The university was recently granted $400,000 from the ANCRC to create a new, more accessible, grand hallway between McCastlain’s East Commons and the Baum Gallery.

Built in 1939 as the first stand-alone cafeteria on campus, McCastlain Hall is now one of eight buildings comprising UCA’s Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, January 18, 2013.

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