Join the BT天堂community for the total solar eclipse on Monday, August 21. Custom BT天堂solar eclipse glasses will be distributed beginning at 11:30 a.m. on the McAlister Hall lawn.

This event will coincide with the Welcome Week picnic lunch.

You don’t want to miss this rare celestial event!

The Reserve includes 5 acres of virgin prairie, which now features an abundance of wildflowers in bloom.

The Reserve is open dawn to dusk free of charge seven days a week.

Visitors are asked to please stay on the trails to avoid trampling the wildflowers and to minimize the risk of chiggers and ticks.

The trails can be entered from behind the HPER Center or next to the sand volleyball courts.

The names of some of the wildflowers and more information on the .

Photographers are invited to enter the Jewel Moore Nature Reserve Photography contest.

For more information, please visit the .

The play is a hilarious and touching look at the relationships formed, and the lives touched, by two old friends as they contemplate going out in a blaze of glory.

The reading featured:

Terry Wright, Dean of UCA鈥檚 College of Fine Arts and Communication

Bob May, BT天堂Creative Writing Professor

Ruthann Curry-Browne, Director of Youth Theatre of Central Aransas & BT天堂Theatre Professor

Heather Hooten, Director of Theatre for Morrilton High School & Lantern Company Member

Tavares Pilgrim, BT天堂Theatre alum & Lantern Company Member

Augustine Nguyen, Arkansas Shakespeare Theatre Company Member & BT天堂Theatre student

is dedicated to nurturing and promoting new works, especially those from talented Arkansas artists.

Treslyn Fletcher, Jordan Reynolds, Shelby Sites, Leia Smith and Julia Woods聽presented to five different classes. Jordan Reynolds and Shelby Sites are members of UCA鈥檚 chapter of the Public Relations Student Society of America.

鈥淚 was very excited to get to speak to high school students about public relations,鈥� said Woods.聽鈥淚 didn鈥檛 even know what it was before college, so I鈥檓 glad they鈥檙e hearing about it now.鈥� The presenters informed the students about PR, what PR practitioners do and skills they know,聽how to use social media effectively, and what PRSSA is and how it is beneficial to students. High school students are heavily involved with social media, so the presenters tried to work that into a large portion of their presentations. Students were asked to list reasons why they use social聽media, as well as start thinking about ways that their social media usage could help or harm their聽chances of getting a summer job or even a future career.

The Conway High students came from classes such as entrepreneurship, accounting, imaging and聽design, debate and oral communications. There was a mix of sophomores, juniors, and seniors in聽the classes.

To get the students more involved, they were shown an example of a LinkedIn page and then聽asked to fill out their own information on a handout. They wrote about past job and volunteer聽experience as well as skills and languages that they know. This activity was included to give聽them an idea of LinkedIn, because it is so important in the public relations industry.

Public Relations Student Society of America, or PRSSA, is a student organization for public relations and communication students. There are over 300 chapters with more than 10,000 students. PRSSA provides students with opportunities to broaden their knowledge and expertise, to get internships and to make connections for their future profession. For details about the national organization, visit their website or for details about the BT天堂Chapter, visit their website .

For more information, contact PR Specialist聽Jordan Reynolds, at jordan.reynolds.994@gmail.com or 870-917-7040.

BT天堂Bear Boots On The Ground was brought back in order to participate in this relief effort.

Volunteers met in front of BT天堂Reynolds Performance Hall at 5:45 a.m. on Thursday, May 18, and worked the entire day until 4:00 pm.聽The volunteers did not return to BT天堂until 8:00 p.m.

President Davis allowed BT天堂employees to attend without having to take a vacation day. He stated, “I appreciate anyone that is willing to represent BT天堂and participate.”

“I realize it will be a long day. You will be tired and your body will ache, but on the 2 1/2 hour drive back you will have a smile on your face,” said Gary Roberts, while recruiting volunteers. “When was the last time you smiled for 2 1/2 hours? Please sign up today. Your Arkansas family needs you.”

During the second day of volunteering, there were 13 BT天堂volunteers – 10 Bear Boots On The Ground participants plus 3 from BT天堂Baptist Collegiate Ministry – who worked on four houses in Pocahontas. BT天堂President Houston Davis joined in on the efforts as well!

Altogether, 20 BT天堂volunteers worked 2 full days (May 18 & 25) donating 235 hours of service. They worked on six houses removing drywall, insulation, kitchen cabinets, plumbing, flooring, and cleaning debris. BT天堂Bear Boots On The Ground had a large impact on many families in the Pocahontas area.

BT天堂extends a huge “thank you” to the following Bear Boots participants – President Houston Davis, Richard Hammond, Riva Brown, William Baker, Tchetahan Natogoma Silue, Malika Sylla, Zoheb Yunus, Sandy Ahne, Jennifer Boudreaux; and these individuals who worked two days – Misty Booth, Dylan Britto, Charlotte Strickland and Gary Roberts. BT天堂also thanks the three volunteers from Baptist Collegiate Ministry.