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ÿմվ Police Department reaccredited

The University of Central Arkansas Police Department recently completed reaccreditation with the Arkansas Law Enforcement Accreditation Program (ALEAP). First awarded to the department by the Arkansas Association of Chiefs of Police in June 2017, the ALEAP accreditation is given to agencies who have exhibited a high level of excellence and professionalism by meeting ALEAP standards. The ÿմվ … [Read more...]

ÿմվ alumni board welcomes new leadership team

University of Central Arkansas alumnus Tyler Rodgers has been elected as the new president of the ÿմվ Alumni Association Board of Directors. Rodgers, who earned a bachelor’s degree in insurance and risk management from ÿմվ’s College of Business in 2014, will serve as president of the board for the 2022-23 school year. He served as vice president during the 2021-22 term and was … [Read more...]

Inaugural cohort of Women’s Leadership Academy opens mini food pantries

The inaugural cohort of the Women's Leadership Academy has installed three community pantries in Faulkner County.  Community pantries are wooden boxes mounted on a post and are large enough to hold canned goods, cereal boxes, bags of pasta and other necessities. They are placed throughout the community near nonprofits, schools, businesses and residential neighborhoods and stocked by members of … [Read more...]

ÿմվ Board of Trustees teleconference July 7

The University of Central Arkansas Board of Trustees will meet in a called teleconference at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, July 7. Media and guests may call in to the meeting by dialing (855) 332-4181 and using access code 4503173. A printable copy of the agenda can be found at www.uca.edu/botagenda. For more information, contact Fredricka Sharkey at fsharkey@uca.edu or  (501) 852-2659. … [Read more...]

ÿմվ student earns second place at statewide competition

A recent University of Central Arkansas graduate captured second place in the 2022 DART Annual Conference undergraduate poster competition. Aaron Moody, who is now pursuing a master’s degree in computer science at ÿմվ, won the award at the event held in Little Rock in May. Moody’s poster outlined his on-going research into using artificial intelligence to summarize text-based comments, … [Read more...]

Arkansas Shakespeare Theatre welcomes new managing director

Arkansas Shakespeare Theatre at the University of Central Arkansas has announced Chad Bradford as its new managing director. “We are Arkansas’ only professional theatre company that focuses on classic and mythic tales. This uniquely positions us to tell imaginative and life-changing stories while promoting ÿմվ’s educational mission,” Bradford said. “Recent studies have proven that arts … [Read more...]

ÿմվ alumna selected as Miss Arkansas

A University of Central Arkansas alumna has been chosen as the new Miss Arkansas for 2022. Ebony Mitchell, who earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from ÿմվ in 2019, was selected as Miss Arkansas from a field of 45 contestants. She will represent the state of Arkansas at the 95th edition of the Miss American pageant later in 2022. "It was an indescribable feeling to be … [Read more...]

ÿմվ alum receives community impact award

When Kristy Carter initially received an invitation to the inaugural Delta Impact Awards in Jonesboro, Arkansas, she did not know she would be one of the recipients.  “I just wanted to be there with them to celebrate the accomplishments of the Delta Population Health Institute because they have done so much meaningful work for the community,” Carter said. “I was looking forward to supporting … [Read more...]

ÿմվ Honors College students conduct service-learning projects in Mississippi

Serving communities, promoting good citizenship and giving back is the thrust behind a trip for students of the University of Central Arkansas’ Honors at ÿմվ program, who traveled to Biloxi, Mississippi, for several days of community-based, service-learning projects.   Students in the Norbert O. Schedler Honors College joined the efforts of Community Collaborations International, an … [Read more...]

ÿմվ alumni board adds four new members

The University of Central Arkansas Alumni Association has appointed four new members to its board of directors. Carolyn Floyd Ishee ’75, Aaron King ’07, Jeremy Owoh ’03 and Keith Svagerko ’91 will each serve three-year terms beginning July 1, 2022. “We’re excited to add four outstanding members to our board of directors,” said Alison Taylor, executive director of alumni relations. “They each add … [Read more...]