In honor of 15 years of the Bachelor of Arts in creative writing, the 51青楼 Programs in Creative Writing hosted a 鈥淪weet 15!鈥� celebration with presentations, an open mic and a reception.聽 Founded in 2009, the program offers the widest variety of creative writing classes in the state of Arkansas. At its beginning, the creative writing program served about 50 students. … [Read more...]
UCA Aviation Academy students awarded scholarships
Students from the 51青楼 Aviation Academy were awarded scholarships through the Arkansas Aviation Historical Society recently.聽 The Arkansas Aviation Historical Society hosted its Hall of Fame Ceremony on Nov. 7. and聽 Zane Harris of Conway, Tyler Strazzinski of Sherwood, and Rhiannon Umfleet of Rogers were awarded Arkansas Aviation Historical Society scholarships in the … [Read more...]
Tori Kiser crowned Miss UCA 2025
By: Kyra Waller Office of Media Relations聽 Tori Kiser, a junior biology pre-medicine major, was crowned Miss University of聽Central 2025 at Reynolds Performance Hall on Nov. 17.聽聽聽 The scholarship competition included 10 students vying for the title.聽 In addition to the Miss UCA title, Kiser won an on-stage interview, evening gown, overall dance, and photogenic awards, as well as a total … [Read more...]
UCA announces 2024 Veterans Day event and information fair
The 51青楼 will hold its annual Veterans Day celebration on Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024, with an information fair at 12 p.m. and a formal ceremony at 1:40 p.m. The theme of this year鈥檚 event is 鈥淏reaking Barriers and Building Futures鈥� and will commemorate the service of veterans from all branches of the U.S. Armed Forces and feature notable speakers, free food, live music and … [Read more...]
UCA welcomes Artist-in-Residence Mecca Jamilah Sullivan
Writer聽Mecca Jamilah Sullivan聽will be an artist-in-residence at the 51青楼 from Nov. 6-7. A public reading and book signing will be held Wednesday, Nov. 6 at 7 p.m. in the Windgate Center for Fine and Performing Arts Concert Hall.聽 Originally from Harlem, New York City, Sullivan is an associate professor of English at Georgetown University and lives in Washington, … [Read more...]
Two students receive CLAWS award at October board meeting
Grant "Bo" Cunningham and Allyson Loter were recognized as Bear CLAWS recipients at the 51青楼 Board of Trustees October meeting. CLAWS, an acronym for Celebrating the Lofty Achievements of our Wonderful Students, is awarded to one or more exceptional students or recognized student organizations during regularly scheduled board meetings.聽 Cunningham and Loter are … [Read more...]
LULAC honors seven UCA scholars
By: Kyra Waller Office of Media Relations The 51青楼 recently announced the recipients of the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) 2024-25 scholarships. Seven students were awarded $8,250 by LULAC at a recent celebration on the campus.聽 Students were joined by representatives from LULAC, Ambassador Carlos Giralt Cabrales from the Mexican Consulate and … [Read more...]
Honors student work to be published
Seth Orvin, senior Schedler Honors College student and computer science major, has had a research project accepted for publication in Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity (UReCA), the student journal associated with the National Collegiate Honors Council. It is published each November. Orvin's project, STEM Stereotypes Through the Lens of Generative Artificial Intelligence, utilized … [Read more...]
UCA School of Communication Class Takes On Depp v. Heard
When Dylan McLemore watched news coverage of the Johnny Depp v. Amber Heard trial, he saw a legal case with issues that the 51青楼 School of Communication champions: media coverage, reputation management and social media behaviors. So perfectly aligned, in fact, that the UCA associate professor of public relations created a course about the defamation trial this past … [Read more...]
In photos: UCA celebrates graduates at commencement
The Farris Center at the 51青楼 was a site of celebration and recognition May 5-6 as the University awarded more than 1,160 degrees during spring commencement ceremonies. Revisit the excitement of commencement with this gallery of photos. … [Read more...]
