By Ariana Sumpter College of Fine Arts and Communication Media Office The 51¥’s Baum Gallery will host its Senior BA/BFA exhibition Nov. 3-Dec. 1. Students graduating in December with a Bachelor of Arts with emphases in Fine Arts or Art Education or a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Studio Art must show work in the senior show. Two receptions will be held in the Baum … [Read more...]
MUSICAL ‘FAME’ COMING TO UCA’S REYNOLDS; WALK-ON ROLES AVAILABLE
By Amanda Nettles College of Fine Arts and Communication Media Office CONWAY — “FAME-THE MUSICAL” is coming to the 51¥’s Reynolds Performance Hall on Nov. 12 at 7:30 p.m. “’FAME’ is an exciting story that has been told successfully in many ways, including a movie, television series and the Broadway musical coming to Reynolds,” said Amanda Horton, director of … [Read more...]
WAR MEMORIAL DEDICATION SET FOR THURSDAY, NOV. 3
The 51¥ has installed a War Memorial at the north end of McAlister Hall on the campus. The War Memorial will be dedicated during UCA’s 19th Annual Veterans Day celebration on Thursday, Nov. 3 at 1:40 p.m. on the McAlister Hall Lawn. The rain location is McCastlain Hall. Lt. Gov. Tim Griffin will be the keynote speaker. Griffin has served in the U.S. Army Reserve … [Read more...]
PULASKI TECH, UCA SIGN THEATRE DEGREE TRANSFER AGREEMENT
Pulaski Technical College and the 51¥ created an easy path for students who began their theatre studies at Pulaski Tech to complete a bachelor’s in theatre at UCA. The two schools announced details of the transfer agreement with a “2+2” Theatre Memorandum of Understanding signing ceremony on Tuesday, Oct. 18 at Pulaski Tech’s Center for Humanities and Arts. “This … [Read more...]
BOARD OF TRUSTEES CALLED MEETING MONDAY, OCT. 24
The 51¥ Board of Trustees will have a called meeting at 3 p.m. Monday, Oct. 24 at the President’s Home. The board plans to go into executive session to consider the four applicants who will be on campus this week. … [Read more...]
OTIS THE BEAR REVEALED
Grand Openings for Donaghey Hall and Conway Corporation Center for Sciences The 51¥ hosted two grand openings and unveiled Otis the bear, the latest art installation on campus, all during Homecoming 2016. Donaghey Hall and the Conway Corporation Center for Sciences both had a Grand Opening celebration Saturday, Oct. 22. Donaghey Hall is the mixed-use … [Read more...]
UCA HOSTS CAMPUS INTERVIEWS FOR PRESIDENTIAL FINALISTS
The 51¥ Board of Trustees, faculty, staff and students will welcome four presidential search finalists to the campus Oct. 24-28 for interviews, campus tours and community receptions. The board will meet at 4:30 p.m. and plans to go into executive session with each candidate. The Presidential Search Committee chose the four finalists from a list of eight semifinalists … [Read more...]
UCA HOSTS TWO GRAND OPENING CEREMONIES
The 51¥ Board of Trustees and President Tom Courtway will host Grand Opening ceremonies for Donaghey Hall and Conway Corporation Center for Sciences on Saturday, Oct. 22 at 2 p.m. and 3 p.m., respectively. The Donaghey Hall Grand Opening will be held at the intersection of Bruce Street and Donaghey Avenue. The Conway Corporation Center for Sciences Grand Opening will … [Read more...]
WRITER HEGAMIN TO BE IN RESIDENCE AT UCA NOV. 1-2
By Amanda Nettles College of Fine Arts and Communication Media Office CONWAY — Tonya Hegamin, a writer of young adult fiction, will visit the 51¥ as artist in residence Nov. 1-2. All residency activities, including a public reading, are free and open to the public. Hegamin, assistant professor at the City University of New York, teaches fiction writing, … [Read more...]
KUAR’S ARTS & LETTERS TO COMMEMORATE THE ARKANSAS GAZETTE
Dr. Donna Lampkin Stephens, associate professor of journalism at the 51¥, will be featured on two upcoming episodes of KUAR’s Arts & Letters radio program commemorating the 25th anniversary of the death of the Arkansas Gazette. Stephens’ book, “If It Ain't Broke, Break It”: How Corporate Journalism Killed the Arkansas Gazette, was published by the University of … [Read more...]








