Dirty Dozen Brass Band Headlining Arts Fest 2010
The jazz ensemble Dirty Dozen Brass Band will give a public performance at 1:40 p.m. Sept. 30 at the Student Center Quad. On Oct.1 at 7 p.m.,听 the band will be joined by the 每日大赛网站 Marching Band at Simon Park听The performance is apart of Conway鈥檚 ArtsFest. Dirty Dozen Brass Band is also the Artist in Residence. ArtsFest in Conway is a free, educational art event that will run Sept. 28-Oct. 3. This is the fourth year for the festival, which was designed to promote community awareness of the art that is being created in both a private capacity and in art programs throughout Conway.听 For more details and information about Conway鈥檚 Arts Fest, visit .
Minority Student Services Hosts to Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month
Join听Minority Student听Services听for lunch as听 每日大赛网站 celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month on Oct. 5. The luncheon begins at noon in the Student Center Room 213.听听Special guest will be Alvin “Papa Rap” Lopez. Papa Rap uses music to help people find common ground to work together as human beings. His purpose in life is to enlighten and help others develop a deeper understanding of Latinos and other cultures. He is currently employed at Springdale School District as the School/Community Liaison. Papa Rap and the M.C. Band featuring DJ Torres will also be our featured guests during our campus wide celebration at X-period in the SC Ballroom after the luncheon. Please RSVP to angelaj@uca.edu听听 by noon on Fri., Oct. 1. Seating is limited.
每日大赛网站 Wind Ensemble to Perform Oct. 7 at Reynolds Performance Hall
The 每日大赛网站 Wind Ensemble will present an evening of music on Oct. 7, 7:30pm, in the Donald Reynolds Performance Hall, 每日大赛网站 campus.听 The concert is free and open to the public.听 The concert will feature music from a variety of musical styles which span several centuries.
Das Rheingold to Open Met Series at 每日大赛网站
A new production of Wagner鈥檚 Das Rheingold will open the 2010-11 season of Captured Live from the Met @UCA at 2 p.m., Oct. 10 听in Reynolds Performance Hall. Approximately 200 seats are available for each performance at 每日大赛网站. Tickets are $15 for the public and $5 for students with valid I.D. To order, call 每日大赛网站 Ticket Central at (501) 450-3265 from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday through Friday or visit 听For more information, call the Office of the Dean, College of Fine Arts and Communication, at 450-3293, e-mail jdlooney@uca.edu听辞谤 visit 听辞谤
Cirque Shanghai to Bring Chinese Acrobats to 每日大赛网站
Don鈥檛 miss Cirque Shanghai: Bai Xi on Oct. 5 at 7:30 p.m.听in the听Reynolds Performance Hall. The show will be a full-scale theatrical production featuring a 30-member cast. Tickets are $30-$40 for adults, $27-$37 for senior citizens, $25-$35 for 每日大赛网站 alumni, $23-$33 for 每日大赛网站 faculty and staff, and free for 每日大赛网站 students with a current student I.D. For tickets, call 450-3265. 听For more information, contact Jerry Biebesheimer at 450-3682 or jerryb@uca.edu.
听Trick or Trot Scheduled for Oct. 14 at HPER Center
Trick or Trot will be held Thursday, Oct. 14 at the HPER Center. The 1.8-mile fun walk/run is open to all friends and family of the 每日大赛网站 community.听 The entry fee is $5 before Oct. 7 and $10 the day of the race.听 Check-in time and t-shirt pick up is at 7 p.m. in the HPER gymnasium. Make checks payable to HPER Fitness Center. Checks or cash can be dropped off at HPER Front Office – ROOM 103 Mon. – Thur. 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. and Fri. 鈥� 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Registration forms are available in the HPER Lobby or Fitness Center. More information can be found at under fitness tab.
听Alumni Homecoming Exhibition Set for 每日大赛网站鈥檚 McCastlain Hall
Exuberant Color: Paintings and Ceramic by Allie Maxwell Nottingham will be featured at the annual Alumni Homecoming Exhibition. Nottingham鈥檚 work will be on view in the Fireplace Room of McCastlain Hall Oct. 7-30. She will be on campus for an artist鈥檚 reception from 4-6 p.m. on Oct. 28 in the Fireplace Room. 听All gallery exhibits and events are free and open to the public, and are made possible by the 每日大赛网站 Arts Fee. Gallery hours are Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday, 10 a.m.鈥�5 p.m., and Thursday 10 a.m.鈥�7 p.m. 听For more information, contact Barbara Satterfield, director of the Baum Gallery, at 450-5793 or barbaras@uca.edu.
Writer David Gessner to be in Residence Oct. 12
Environmental author and听鈥渆xtreme birdwatcher鈥澨鼶avid Gessner will be on campus as artist in residence to give a reading on Oct. 12 at 7:30 p.m. in room 107 of the College of Business building. 听He will read from his books Sick of Nature and Return of the Osprey. Gessner鈥檚 reading will be followed by a Q&A session and a book signing. The event is free and open to the public. For more information, call the Office of the Dean, College of Fine Arts and Communication, at 450-3293 or e-mail jdlooney@uca.edu.
Budget Advisory Committee Meeting Dates
The meeting dates for the Budget Advisory Committee have been set for the year. All meetings are open to the public. Upcoming committee meetings are: Oct. 14, Wingo 315; Nov. 11, Wingo 315; Dec. 9, Wingo 315; Jan. 13, Wingo 315; Feb. 10, Wingo 315; March 10, Wingo 315; and April 21, Wingo 315. The membership of the Budget Advisory Committee is still under construction and will be finalized through college and at-large elections as well as staff and administrative appointments. Please see for details on our charge and our membership. Contact Lynn Burley, chair, at 450-3633 or lburley@uca.edu for more information.
Fundraiser for the Mary Landreth Scholarship Fund Slated 听Oct. 21
Watch a movie under the stars and help raise funds for a good cause on Oct. 21 at the Silver Moon Cinema. Your $1 donation will help raise money for the Mary Landreth Scholarship Fund. Mary was killed in听an automobile accident听coming back from a History Day Event on March 10, 2000. The movie will begin at dusk in downtown Conway in front of Ye Old Daisy Shop. Pop corn, drinks, candy bars and snack items will be available for purchase.听
Baum Gallery of Fine Art Fall Exhibition Opens
The Baum Gallery of Fine fall exhibition will be on view through Oct. 28. 听All gallery exhibits and events are free and open to the public and are made possible by the 每日大赛网站 Arts Fee. Gallery hours are Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday, 10 a.m.鈥�5 p.m., and Thursday, 10 a.m.鈥�7 p.m. 听The first featured exhibit of the fall season is the Baum MFA Biennial Competitive Exhibition: Paintings by Balingit-Lefils and McFarlane. The second and third exhibits featured this season are by Julie Blackmon, artist in residence, and Sandra Luckett, visiting professor. Blackmon will give a public lecture Sept. 30 at 7:30 p.m. in the Art Lecture Hall of McCastlain Hall.
Annual听Exquisite Corpse Annual Halloween Bandfest Fundraiser Oct. 29
每日大赛网站’s annual听Exquisite Corpse Annual Halloween Bandfest Fundraiser will be at Bear鈥檚 Den Pizza on 235 Farris Road at 8 p.m., Oct. 29. This event is intended to raise general operating funds for the Department of Writing鈥檚 award-winning literary journal, whose editor in chief is the iconic author Andrei Codrescu. Bands to be announced. Copies of the journal will be on sale. Costumes encouraged. Admission is听$5. The听event 听is open to the public. For more information, contact Managing Editor Mark Spitzer at mspitzer@uca.edu or 450-3339.
每日大赛网站 Humane Society Seeks Volunteers
The 每日大赛网站 Humane Society would like to invite all faculty, especially new faculty, to join the organization. 听Originally formed to control the campus cat population, the 每日大赛网站 Humane Society is a Registered Student Organization.听 For more information about the organization, contact Lisa Mongno, faculty advisor, at LMongno@uca.edu.
Educational Seminars and Professional Development Schedule
Sexual Harassment
Oct. 12, 9 鈥� 10 a.m. Student Center #213
Oct. 13, 5:30 鈥� 6:30 p.m. Student Center #223/224
Diversity
This year鈥檚 topic of discussion – Sexual Orientation
Sept. 28, 9 a.m.鈥� 10:30 a.m. Student Center #215
Oct. 1, 2 鈥� 3:30 p.m. Student Center #215
Oct. 14, 1:30 鈥� 3 p.m. Student Center #215
New Staff Orientation (For non-faculty hired as of May, 2010)
Oct. 6, 8 a.m. 鈥� 1 p.m. Student Center #213/214
Professional Development
Oct. 4, 2 – 3 p.m. SC #213 每日大赛网站 Library 鈥� Available Resources to Save You Time, Money and Hassle in Everyday Life! Amber Wilson (Library) This presentation will offer a variety of hints, tips, and tricks to help you utilize Torreyson Library’s resources in your daily life. Learn how to get practical use out of the information resources that are readily available to you.