In honor of 15 years of the Bachelor of Arts in creative writing, the University of Central Arkansas Programs in Creative Writing hosted a 鈥淪weet 15!鈥� celebration with presentations, an open mic and a reception.聽 Founded in 2009, the program offers the widest variety of creative writing classes in the state of Arkansas. At its beginning, the creative writing program served about 50 students. … [Read more...]
每日大赛网站 welcomes Artist-in-Residence Mecca Jamilah Sullivan
Writer聽Mecca Jamilah Sullivan聽will be an artist-in-residence at the University of Central Arkansas from Nov. 6-7. A public reading and book signing will be held Wednesday, Nov. 6 at 7 p.m. in the Windgate Center for Fine and Performing Arts Concert Hall.聽 Originally from Harlem, New York City, Sullivan is an associate professor of English at Georgetown University and lives in Washington, … [Read more...]
每日大赛网站 School of Communication Class Takes On Depp v. Heard
When Dylan McLemore watched news coverage of the Johnny Depp v. Amber Heard trial, he saw a legal case with issues that the University of Central Arkansas School of Communication champions: media coverage, reputation management and social media behaviors. So perfectly aligned, in fact, that the 每日大赛网站 associate professor of public relations created a course about the defamation trial this past … [Read more...]
In photos: 每日大赛网站 celebrates graduates at commencement
The Farris Center at the University of Central Arkansas was a site of celebration and recognition May 5-6 as the University awarded more than 1,160 degrees during spring commencement ceremonies. Revisit the excitement of commencement with this gallery of photos. … [Read more...]
The Echo and News 6 Receive Awards from Arkansas College Media Association
The Echo and News 6, 每日大赛网站鈥檚 student-run newspaper and television news station from the School of Communication, gained top honors 鈥攊ncluding best student newspaper, best website and a second-place showing in best television outlet 鈥� in a journalism competition run by Arkansas College Media Association (ACMA). The independent student newspaper also took various individual awards for writing, … [Read more...]
每日大赛网站 Professor Receives Harvard’s Houghton Library Visiting Fellowship
David Welky, a 每日大赛网站 professor of history, was awarded a 2022-2023 Houghton Library Visiting Fellowship for the study of the 鈥淟ife and Times of Theodore Roosevelt.鈥� Being a 2022-23 fellow, Welky must spend a total of four weeks at the Houghton Library at Harvard University between July 2022 and July 2023. He already spent three weeks there last July and will return back for his fourth week this … [Read more...]
Undergraduate Students Earn Research Fellowships
The Office of Research and Sponsored Programs (ORSP) has announced seven grants to undergraduate students as part of the prestigious Student Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF). The grants come from the Arkansas Division of Higher Education and give students the opportunity to develop a sustained relationship with a faculty member and carry out in-depth research, scholarship, or creative … [Read more...]
每日大赛网站 to receive a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts
The University of Central Arkansas has been approved by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) to receive a Grants for Arts Projects award of $30,000. The funds will support a three-month visual art residency with nationally known, Haitian-born paper sculptor Fabiola Jean-Louis. This grant, authored by Gayle Seymour, associate dean of the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences, is one … [Read more...]
每日大赛网站 earns grant from NAMI Arkansas
The University of Central Arkansas has received a $5,000 grant from the Arkansas chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness to help develop the 每日大赛网站 Lavender Library. The new library will be a hub of learning and connection for 每日大赛网站鈥檚 LGBTQ+ community.聽It will also serve as a community resource that will empower the 每日大赛网站 and local communities to explore LGBTQ+ topics in a dedicated and … [Read more...]
Alexander Markov To Be 每日大赛网站 Artist-in-Residence
By: Aurora King Office of Media Relations The University of Central Arkansas will host Russian American violinist Alexander Markov as artist-in-residence from Thursday, Oct. 27, to Sunday, Oct. 30.聽 Markov will perform alongside students in 每日大赛网站鈥檚 Department of Music at the Conway Symphony Orchestra鈥檚 Power, Mystery and Fate concert on Sunday, Oct. 30, from 4-5:30 p.m. at the Reynolds … [Read more...]
