University one of only 13 sites to host national recovery event Mobilize Recovery will bring the Campus Surge 2025 initiative to the University of Central Arkansas as part of a nationwide effort to address the challenges of substance use and mental health among college students. This free event will be held on International Recovery Day, Tuesday, Sept. 30, from 3-7 p.m. at the BTĚěĚĂStudent … [Read more...]
Composer Bernadette Speach to visit BTĚěĚĂ for residency focused on Little Rock Nine opera
Residency to feature series of free public events Sept. 16-18 The University of Central Arkansas will host renowned composer, pianist and educator Bernadette Speach for a three-day residency Sept.16-18 highlighting her work on the opera âThe Little Rock Nine.â âI am so pleased to welcome Bernadette Speach to campus as we restart the momentum of âThe Little Rock Nineâ opera,â Dr. Donna … [Read more...]
Fall exhibitions âVital Signs,â âSymbiosisâ open at UCAâs Baum Gallery
Artist reception to be held Tuesday, Sept. 9 The University of Central Arkansasâs Baum Gallery will host an artist reception Tuesday, Sept. 9, from 4-7 p.m. for its two fall exhibits: âVital Signs,â a solo retrospective by Jessica Mongeon, and âSymbiosis,â a group exhibition that includes Lisa Krannichfeld, Emily Moll Wood, Yelena Petroukhina and Melissa Wilkinson. The works in both … [Read more...]
BTĚěĚĂteams up with Museum of Discovery to tinker
University of Central Arkansasâ College of Science and Engineering has teamed up with the Museum of Discovery for Tinkerfest 2025. The event will be in downtown Little Rock from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 13. Tinkerfest is an annual hands-on event that brings together makers, artists, engineers and innovators to engage families in interactive, STEM-based activities and fuel inspiration … [Read more...]
BTĚěĚĂannounces incoming Honors Scholars for fall 2025
The Norbert O. Schedler Honors College has selected 80 incoming first-year students as its newest class of the Schedler Honors College and 44 incoming first-year students for its Schedler Honors Program. The entering Schedler Honors College and Schedler Honors Program classes of 2025 have an average high school GPA above 4.1. The Honors College class includes 117 students from Arkansas and 7 … [Read more...]
BTĚěĚĂhosts annual robotics camp
The University of Central Arkansas will host its second annual AI robotics and ethics camp June 22-27 for Arkansas students in grades 9-12 for the upcoming academic year. The camp will take place in the Conway Corp Center for Sciences on the BTĚěĚĂcampus. During the week, student teams will learn programming and hardware skills to build and test machine learning algorithms to train and … [Read more...]
BTĚěĚĂstudent to study robotics and ethics in summer initiative
University of Central Arkansas student Honey Norfolk has been accepted to the Oregon State University âRobots in the Real Worldâ program. Norfolk, a Little Rock native, is a junior double majoring in engineering physics and sociology with minors in computer science and interdisciplinary studies.  The 10-week summer initiative is part of the universityâs Research Experiences for … [Read more...]
Deanâs List and Presidential Scholars announced for spring 2025
The University of Central Arkansas has announced the Presidential Scholars and Deanâs List for spring 2025. Recognition as a Presidential Scholar or Deanâs List scholar is based on grades earned during each semester of the regular academic year. Eligibility on the Deanâs List requires at least a 3.5 GPA with a minimum course load of 12 credit hours. Students must achieve a 4.0 GPA with a … [Read more...]
BTĚěĚĂpartners with Air Force in new training program
The University of Central Arkansas Aviation Academy welcomed eight cadets to campus through a new flight training program with the Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFJROTC) that kicked off Friday, June 6. This is UCAâs first year to participate in the AFJROTC program. The campus welcomed Arkansas Air National Guard Lt. Col. Kenda Garrett, 189th Operations Support Squadron … [Read more...]
BTĚěĚĂSummer Theatre to present Ken Ludwigâs ‘The Three Musketeers’Â
In its second year of professional theater, the University of Central Arkansas Summer Theatre will open Ken Ludwigâs "The Three Musketeersâ on Friday, June 20, in the James M. Bridges Black Box Theatre in the Windgate Center for the Fine and Performing Arts. Get ready for a family-friendly, action-packed adventure like no other! "The Three Musketeers" is a thrilling, fast-paced adaptation of … [Read more...]
