Submitted by: Tracy McGarrity, tracym@uca.edu on 10/05/2026
The Bear Essentials Food Pantry will be closed during UCA’s Fall Break October 15 & 16, 2026. We will reopen at 11 am on Monday, October 19. Our regular open hours are 11 – 5, Monday through Thursday.
Submitted by: Kim Hoffman, khoffman@uca.edu on 10/05/2026
UCA’s Next Generation Service Corps (NGSC) is now accepting applications for the first NGSC program in Arkansas!
The NGSC offers students a unique academic and experiential opportunity. NGSC is open to first semester BTstudents, regardless of major, who express an interest in public service, community engagement, and solving policy problems. NGSC students complete academic courses to increase their civic knowledge and engage in activities that help build leadership and policy skills to become the next generation of public service leaders.
Students participate in internships and community service, network with public service professionals, attend site visits to government agencies and non-profit organizations, and meet students from across the country who are dedicated to public service. In short, the BTNSGC prepares students to be leaders in all fields, across all sectors, working collaboratively to better their communities.
NGSC encourages first semester BTstudents from ALL MAJORS to apply to the program. We are particularly interested in students who:
* Have demonstrated a commitment to public service through volunteer activities and/or community service.
* Are passionate about solving public policy problems and implementing solutions for policy change.
* Are interested in working collaboratively across all sectors (government, non-profit, and private industry) to learn about and solve public policy problems.
* Are interested in public service careers in government agencies and non-profit organizations.
Please encourage students to apply by November 1, 2026, at this link:
For more information, contact Dr. Kim Hoffman, NGSC Director, at khoffman@uca.edu
Submitted by: Kristen Oitker, koitker1@uca.edu on 10/05/2026
Join us in the Prince Center as the Sugar Bears are back home for another UAC match! West Georgia comes to town for a 1 PM first serve. Admission is free – get there early to secure your seats!
Submitted by: Kristen Oitker, koitker1@uca.edu on 10/05/2026
BTAthletics is excited to invite organizations/departments to participate in our third annual Education Day on Friday, November 20th, from 8:30 AM to 10:45 AM in the Farris Center.
This annual event welcomes hundreds of elementary and middle school students from the surrounding community for a morning of fun, learning, and basketball. Before the game tips off, students will have the opportunity to explore educational and interactive tables hosted by campus organizations/departments! We already have over 500 students signed up for the event. Last year saw over 2,000 Kindergarten to 6th grade kids on campus.
If you or your department are interesting in hosting a table featuring an interactive activity, educational display, or an engaging demonstration that’s appropriate for young learners please email koitker1@uca.edu.
Thank you for considering this opportunity to make a positive impact on young students and represent your organization/department!
Submitted by: Kristen Oitker, koitker1@uca.edu on 10/05/2026
Are you interested in performing the National Anthem at a basketball game this season? Or have a talent to showcase at halftime? Fill out the form! Singers must submit a clip singing before they will be booked.
Submitted by: Judy Huff, judyh@uca.edu on 10/02/2026
When: Tuesday, October 13, 6:00 – 7:30pm
Where: Schichtl Hall Rm 115
*This event is free and open to the public
Bio: Dr. Keisha A. Brown is an Associate Professor of History Tennessee State University in the Department of History, Political Science, Geography, and Africana Studies. Professor Brown is interested in modern understandings of what she has termed Sino-Black relations. Dr. Brown’s research into Sino-Black relations examines networks of difference in China used to understand the Black foreign other through an investigation of the social and political context that the Black diaspora navigate in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) as evidenced in her article “Blackness in Exile: W.E.B. Du Bois’ Role in the Formation of Representations of Blackness as Conceptualized by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)” and other related scholarship. Dr. Brown was in cohort VI of the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations Public Intellectuals Program, is co-founder and co-CEO of the Black China Caucus (BCC), and co-Editor of Siyabonana: The Journal of Africana Studies.
Submitted by: Lori Hunt, vhunt1@uca.edu on 10/01/2026
We invite students, faculty and staff to join us at BTTorreyson Library as we celebrate the Freedom to Read. Come read an excerpt from a banned/challenged book Tuesday on our front steps and play a fun round of banned/challenged book bingo Wednesday, 1:30-2:30pm near Starbucks.
Tuesday, October 6th
Open Readings of Book Excerpts
1:30-2:30pm
Front Steps
Wednesday, October 7th
Banned/Challenged Books Bingo
1:30-2:30pm
Near Starbucks
Submitted by: Stephanie Rose, srose3@uca.edu on 10/01/2026
BTto host Eating Disorder Summit! Attending the Arkansas Eating Disorder Summit is an important opportunity to strengthen awareness, education, and collaboration around eating disorders across Arkansas. The summit brings together healthcare professionals, educators, collegiate health leaders, recovery providers, and community partners to promote early identification, appropriate treatment, and compassionate support for individuals and families. By attending, participants can build valuable connections and gain practical knowledge that will help improve access to quality, evidence-based eating disorder care throughout Arkansas.
Submitted by: Judy Huff, judyh@uca.edu on 10/01/2026
Join the BTHistory Department and Phi Alpha Theta as we celebrate Dr. Pauly’s forthcoming publication in the Journal of World History “Coffins Piled Up Like Clouds: The Global Mid-Nineteenth Century Crisis.” Thursday, October 8th, from 1:40 to 2:30 in Burdick Hall 205.
Submitted by: Margo Kolenda-Mason, mkolendamason@uca.edu on 10/01/2026
Join Dr. Kolenda-Mason (English) and Dr. John Parrack (Spanish) as they host a screening of the Red Bull Theater’s reading of a brand new translation of “The King Born a Woman,” a play from the Spanish Golden Age with many contemporary concerns. Dr. Parrack will lead a discussion after. The screening will by in Burdick 205 at 3pm on Friday, October 9th.
