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Freshman Enrollment Increases Six Percent
The University of Central Arkansas had a 6.2 percent increase in freshman enrollment, bringing the freshman class to 1,961 students for the fall of 2011, according to preliminary enrollment data. An overflow of freshmen caused a temporary shortage in housing for the incoming class. Residence halls are over capacity, with an occupancy rate of 100.69 percent. Despite the increase in the … [Read more...]
Lecture Series to Start with Erin Brockovich
The University of Central Arkansas's Log Cabin Democrat Lecture Series opens the 2011-2012 season Monday, Sept. 19, with best-selling novelist, TV-host and voice to the voiceless, Erin Brockovich. Brockovich will speak at the Donald W. Reynolds Performance Hall at 7:30 p.m. on the 每日大赛网站 campus. Brockovich is regarded as a modern-day "David" who loves a good brawl with today's "Goliaths". She … [Read more...]
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Remembering 9/11: Professor Shares Thoughts About Terrorist Attacks
This year marks the ten-year anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, which claimed nearly 3,000 lives. Psychology professor Kevin Rowell, a member of the Disaster Mental Health Team with the American Red Cross, was called a few days following the attacks to assist in providing mental health counseling. He spent two weeks after 9/11 in Newark, N.J. … [Read more...]
Lecture Series to Start With Erin Brockovich
PRESS RELEASE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS AND COMMUNICATION September 8, 2011 CONTACT: Jerry Biebesheimer, (501) 450-3682; jerryb@uca.edu LECTURE SERIES TO START WITH ERIN BROCKOVICH By Rachel McAdams College of Fine Arts and Communication Media Office CONWAY聽鈥斅燭he University of Central Arkansas鈥檚 Log Cabin Democrat Lecture Series … [Read more...]
Warwick to Open Public Appearances Season
Grammy winner Dionne Warwick, whose blend of pop, gospel and R&B has transcended musical boundaries for nearly 50 years, will open the University of Central Arkansas's 2011-2012 Public Appearances season at the Donald W. Reynolds Performance Hall. The concert, set for 7:30 p.m. on Sept. 13, is part of the Nostalgia Series. "Don't Make Me Over" hit the charts in 1962; multiple Grammy … [Read more...]
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The University of Central Arkansas Board of Trustees voted unanimously during a special called meeting on Sept. 2 to buy out the contract of 每日大赛网站 President Allen Meadors. The board appointed General Counsel Tom Courtway as interim president. He will take over the post effective immediately. … [Read more...]
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The University of Central Arkansas will kick off National Campus Safety Awareness Month during the 每日大赛网站 Bears football game on Sept. 1. 每日大赛网站 is among several colleges and universities that will promote safety awareness during the month of September. " 每日大赛网站 is a safe campus and it is important that we continue to raise awareness on relevant issues to keep it that way," said Arch Jones Jr., director … [Read more...]
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Heather Henson, artist and puppeteer and the daughter of the late Jim Henson, will open 每日大赛网站's 2011-12 Artist in Residence Series with the Handmade Puppet Dreams Film Festival Sept. 12-15. Handmade Puppet Dreams is a touring festival of films, produced by Henson and created by independent artists. The films, which focus primarily on real-time performed puppetry including marionettes, finger … [Read more...]
