Performance set for Oct. 23 offers the perfect ladiesâ night out The University of Central Arkansas Public Appearances will present âCandace Bushnell â True Tales of Sex, Success, and Sex and the City,â Thursday, Oct. 23, at 7 p.m. at Reynolds Performance Hall. Bushnell is famously the author of âSex and the City,â published in 1996, the basis for the TV phenomenon âSex and the City,â … [Read more...]
BTĚěĚĂto host Oscar-Winning documentary filmmaker Daniel Junge as Artist in Residence
Screening, discussion set for Oct. 13 The University of Central Arkansas will host Daniel Junge, an Oscar-winning (two-time nominated) and Emmy-winning (six-time nominated) documentary filmmaker, for a one-day residency on Monday, Oct. 13, with events that include a discussion with students and a screening of his new film âI Was Born This Wayâ (2025). âWe are so excited to welcome Oscar … [Read more...]
Hot Springs Poet Laureate Kai Coggin to visit BTĚěĚĂfor fall residency
October events focused on creative writing, poetry The University of Central Arkansas will host Kai Coggin, inaugural Poet Laureate of the city of Hot Springs, Ark., from Oct. 7-21 with events focused on creative writing and poetry. The residency will include two student-focused writing workshops and a public poetry reading by Coggin at âThe AIDS Memorial Quiltâ opening reception and … [Read more...]
BTĚěĚĂto display panels from âThe AIDS Memorial Quiltâ in fall exhibition
Blocks honoring Arkansans to be on display Oct. 6-31 A portion of âThe AIDS Memorial Quiltâ will be on display in the University of Central Arkansasâ Reynolds Performance Hall lobby from Oct. 6-31. As part of the exhibition, two 12âx12â blocks honoring Arkansans lost to AIDS will be on view. The College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences will host an opening reception and … [Read more...]
Scribnerâs âUnder Alien Skiesâ recognized for national awards
Outstanding book about the American Revolution garners national praise University of Central Arkansas Associate Professor of History Vaughn Scribnerâs book âUnder Alien Skies: Environment, Suffering, and the Defeat of the British Military in Revolutionary Americaâ (UNC Press, 2024) has recently garnered national praise. The book received the Society of the Cincinnati Prize, a major award … [Read more...]
UCAâs Beta Alpha Psi chapter takes first place at national conference, earns Gold status
The University of Central Arkansas Theta Lambda chapter of Beta Alpha Psi (BAP) recently won first place in the Best Practices competition, Impacting Your Profession division, at the organizationâs 2025 Annual Meeting in San Antonio, Texas. The chapter was also recognized as a Gold Chapter â for professional and service activities by a chapter â for the past academic year. Lucas Hayes, Rebecca … [Read more...]
BTĚěĚĂannounces August 2025 graduates
The University of Central Arkansas held August commencement on Saturday, Aug. 9, 2025, in the Reynolds Performance Hall on campus. The university conferred approximately 460 undergraduate and graduate degrees and certificates from the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences; College of Business; College of Education; College of Health and Behavioral Sciences; College of Natural … [Read more...]
BTĚěĚĂDepartment of Government, Public Service, International Studies to recognize distinguished alumni
Sept. 18 honorees include Benjamin W. Hovland, Troy Braswell Jr. The University of Central Arkansas Department of Government, Public Service, and International Studies (GPI) will host its annual Distinguished Alumni Reception Thursday, Sept. 18, from 5-7 p.m. at Buffalo Alumni Hall, 2490 Bruce Street, Conway. The department will honor two distinguished alumni â Commissioner Benjamin W. Hovland, … [Read more...]
BTĚěĚĂto host innovative fashion designer Korto Momolu as Artist in Residence
Multi-week residency begins Sept. 29, culminates Oct. 21 with unveiling of new panel to AIDS Memorial Quilt Distinguished fashion designer Korto Momolu will visit the University of Central Arkansas for a multi-week residency from Sept. 29 to Oct. 21 with an event schedule that includes instructive workshops and the unveiling of a new panel to âThe AIDS Memorial Quiltâ. The residency will … [Read more...]
Foley artist Katie Waters to visit BTĚěĚĂas Artist in Residence
Sept. 25 event to showcase unique art of creating sound effects for films The University of Central Arkansas will host professional Foley artist Katie Waters for a one-day residency Thursday, Sept. 25, with events that showcase the unique art of creating sound effects for films. Watersâ residency will invite the public to learn about the process of making sound effects through an … [Read more...]
