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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 >
Jeremy Horpedahl of UCA in Conway
Banking & Finance / Education / Industry

ACRE at UCA Scales Back Full-Time Research, Prioritizes Student ResearchersLock Icon

After facing donor challenges that left the program with less funding, the center will no longer employ full-time researchers. read more >
Education

UCA Establishes College of Science and Engineering

UCA also received accreditation for its engineering physics program.  read more >
Agriculture & Poultry / Banking & Finance / Construction

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 >
Houston Davis (left) and Tom Courtway. 
Education

UCA Names Houston Davis As Next President

The University of Central Arkansas selects Houston D. Davis as its 11th president. read more >
Business Services / Education / Small Business

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 >
Education / Media & Marketing

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 >
Education

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 nursing students Alex Shaffer, Maggie Mehl and Grace Tolliver join Ashley M. Blankenship and Elizabeth Blankenship during a check presentation to the UCA Department of Nursing.
Education / Health Care

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 >
Tom Courtway, president of the University of Central Arkansas, Scott Bennett, AHTD director and Steve Williams, chairman and CEO of Maverick USA, Inc. 
Education / Transportation

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 >
Education / Insurance

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 >
Doug Voss
Education / Transportation

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 >
Dr. Brad Teague.
Education

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 >
Courtney Mullen
Education

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 >
Construction / Education / Energy

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 >