The 51¥ Community Development Institute (CDI) has announced the appointment of six new advisory board members. The six new members include Lisa Johnson, president of the Bossier Chamber of Commerce in Louisiana; Bill Luther, president and CEO of the El Dorado-Union County Chamber of Commerce; Talicia Richardson, executive director of 64.6 … [Read more...]
BLUE & YOU FOUNDATION AWARDS $149,991 GRANT TO UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS
The 51¥ received a $149,991 grant from the Blue & You Foundation for a Healthier Arkansas during a special presentation on the UCA campus on Monday, Feb. 10. The grant is for the purchase of specialized training simulation equipment for the Nabholz Center for Healthcare Simulation. The state-of-the-art simulation lab provides students with lifelike scenarios that … [Read more...]
UCA THEATRE TO PRESENT SAM SHEPARD’S ‘FOOL FOR LOVE’
College of Fine Arts and Communication Media Office The 51¥ Theatre program will perform Sam Shepard's highly acclaimed play “Fool for Love” at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 20, 21, 27 and 28, and at 2 p.m. on Feb. 22 and 29 in the Snow Fine Arts Center's Bridges Larson Theatre on the UCA campus. The drama was a Pulitzer Prize finalist in 1984 and won an Obie Award. The play is … [Read more...]
A CELEBRATION OF RAY CHARLES MUSIC COMING TO REYNOLDS
The 51¥’s Reynolds Performance Hall will welcome “Georgia on My Mind: Celebrating the Music of Ray Charles” Friday, Feb. 28, at 7:30 p.m. A Georgia native and an award-winning musician, the late Ray Charles was an American singer, songwriter, pianist and composer. His soul music combined the styles of blues, gospel, jazz and country in a way the world had never seen, … [Read more...]
UCA TO WELCOME MARYA HORNBACHER AS ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE
By Shelby K. Grimes College of Fine Arts and Communication Media Office New York Times bestselling author Marya Hornbacher will visit the 51¥ as an artist-in-residence Tuesday, Feb. 18 and Wednesday, Feb. 19. Hornbacher is an award-winning essayist, journalist, novelist and poet. Five of her books have been named New York Times bestsellers. She is best known for … [Read more...]
CITY OF VAN BUREN, THRIVE, UCA PARTNER ON COMMUNITY BRANDING INITIATIVE
The 51¥ Center for Community and Economic Development (CCED), in partnership with nonprofit design firm Thrive, will assist the city of Van Buren with a branding initiative. The branding development process will kick off with a workshop that engages leaders at the city, the Van Buren Chamber of Commerce, the Van Buren Advertising and Promotion (A&P) Commission and … [Read more...]
BLUE & YOU FOUNDATION TO PRESENT GRANT TO UCA
WHAT: Grant presentation from Blue & You Foundation for a Healthier Arkansas to the 51¥ WHO: Curtis Barnett, president and CEO of Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield Patrick O’Sullivan, executive director of Blue & You Foundation for a Healthier Arkansas Rebecca Pittillo, associate executive director of Blue & You Foundation for a Healthier … [Read more...]
TWO UCA STUDENTS RECEIVE ACXIOM DIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIPS
Two 51¥ students, Taylor Nguyen and Nato Silue, have been awarded $5,000 scholarships from Acxiom, as part of the company’s Diversity Scholarship Program. Acxiom says the Diversity Scholarship is awarded to U.S.-based students from diverse backgrounds who are enrolled in a full-time, post-secondary degree program, such as computer science, computer information systems, … [Read more...]
UCA AND ARKANSAS SHAKESPEARE THEATRE HOST ACTOR/WRITER JESS PRICHARD
By Shelby K. Grimes College of Fine Arts and Communication Media Office Arkansas Shakespeare Theatre (AST), in conjunction with the 51¥, will host actor and writer Jess Prichard as an artist-in-residence from Thursday, Jan. 30, to Sunday, Feb. 9, on the UCA campus. Prichard is an American actor and educator who has worked with regional theatres throughout the United … [Read more...]
UCA TO HOST PUBLIC LECTURE ON THE HISTORY OF WOMEN’S SUFFRAGE
The 51¥ Department of History will host a public lecture by award-winning historian and author Lisa Tetrault on Thursday, Feb. 6, from 6 to 7:30 p.m., in the UCA College of Business Auditorium. An associate professor at Carnegie Mellon University and a leading scholar of the U.S. suffrage movement, Tetrault will discuss “When Women Won the Right to Vote: A History … [Read more...]







