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UCA Graduates Cadets in Inaugural Air Force Flight Program
The student cadets spent eight weeks on UCA's campus, earning their Private Pilot License and three hours of academic credit. read more >
ACRE at UCA Scales Back Full-Time Research, Prioritizes Student Researchers
After facing donor challenges that left the program with less funding, the center will no longer employ full-time researchers. read more >
UCA Establishes College of Science and Engineering
UCA also received accreditation for its engineering physics program. read more >
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Improving Arkansas’ Economic Freedom (Jeremy Horpedahl & Heidi Saliba Commentary)
Arkansas has challenges, but the state is positioned to increase economic freedom with the right approach. read more >
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UCA Names Houston Davis As Next President
The University of Central Arkansas selects Houston D. Davis as its 11th president. read more >
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Arkansas Coding Academy Aims to Provide Affordable Tech Education
A collaborative effort between the University of Central Arkansas, the Conway Area Chamber of Commerce and many area business partners, the Arkansas Coding Academy is designed to create a talent pipeline from the classroom to the workforce. read more >
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UCA Announces Speakers for TEDx Event
The University of Central Arkansas in Conway is hosting its first TED event on March 4, and announced its lineup of speakers that includes the executive director of the nonprofit Syrian Emergency Task Force. read more >
UCA to Host Independent TED Event
TEDxUniversityOfCentralArkansas will hold the fourth TEDx UCA Salon themed “Reinventing Liberal Arts Education” at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2016 at UCA Downtown, the new UCA venue located in downtown Conway at 1105 Oak St. read more >
UCA Receives $215K for Nursing Program
The University of Central Arkansas Foundation, Inc. received $215,500 Monday from the Blakenship family to support the Nursing Simulation Lab in the Department of Nursing. read more >
UCA Receives $3M from Highway and Transportation Department
University of Central Arkansas President Tom Courtway was presented with a $3 million check today. read more >
Insurance Hall of Fame Announces Inaugural Inductees
The Arkansas Insurance Hall of Fame has announced its inaugural class of eight inductees. They will be honored at the inaugural ceremony on Oct. 15 on the UCA campus in Conway. read more >
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UCA College of Business Receives $3M for Supply Chain Program
The university will use the funds to endow a chaired faculty position to support and expand the supply-chain logistics management program beginning in the fall. read more >
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Brad Teague Joins Conway Corporation Board of Directions
The Conway Corporation Board of Directors selected Brad Teague, the University of Central Arkansas athletic director, to serve a seven-year term with the board, which began on May 8, 2015. read more >
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UCA Hires New Admissions Director
Courtney Mullen will serve as the new director of the Office of Admissions and Enrollment Services at the University of Central Arkansas in Conway. Mullen comes to UCA from Arkansas Tech University in Russellville, where she spent almost seven years in recruitment and admissions. read more >
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UCA Buys Lighting for Sports Fields
The University of Central Arkansas is purchasing $345,000 worth of lighting equipment and installation services from Techline Sports Lighting LLC of Austin, Texas, for three of the university’s sports fields in Conway. read more >
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