The University of Central Ƶ Mashburn Center for Learning has been awarded a $300,000 contract from the Ƶ Division of Elementary and Secondary Education to provide professional development and support to schools across the state through the Ƶ Co-Teaching with the Strategic Instruction Model (SIM) Project. The contract allows the Mashburn Center for Learning to partner with … [Read more...]
University of Central Ƶ announces incoming Honors Scholars for fall 2026
The Norbert O. Schedler Honors College at the University of Central Ƶ has selected 75 incoming first-year students as its newest class of the Schedler Honors College and 37 incoming first-year students for its Schedler Honors Program, alongside 24 exceptional students who have already begun their college careers. The entering Schedler Honors College and Schedler Honors Program classes of … [Read more...]
UCA Summer Theatre to present ‘Ken Ludwig’s Sherwood: The Adventures of Robin Hood’
Performances set for June 19-28 For their third annual season, UCA Summer Theatre will present “Ken Ludgwig’s Sherwood: The Adventures of Robin Hood.” Known for its fast-paced storytelling and sharp wit, the production offers a bold, theatrical reimagining of the legendary outlaw and his Merry Men. Performances will be June 19, 25 and 26 at 7 p.m. and June 20, 21, 27 and 28 at 2 p.m. at … [Read more...]
UCA announces May 2026 graduates
The University of Central Ƶ held May commencement ceremonies Thursday and Friday, April 30 and May 1, in the Farris Center on campus, conferring approximately 1,200 undergraduate and graduate degrees and certificates from the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences; College of Business; College of Education; College of Health and Behavioral Sciences; College of Natural Sciences and … [Read more...]
UCA students provide free tax assistance through VITA program
Students prepare approximately 450 tax returns for Central Ƶ residents Students at the University of Central Ƶ made a significant impact on the Conway and Central Ƶ community during the 2026 tax season through participation in the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program. Students enrolled in the VITA for Preparers course during the spring 2026 semester … [Read more...]
UCA College of Business launches Coursera Career Academy for students, alumni, faculty
The University of Central Ƶ (UCA) College of Business has announced the launch of Coursera Career Academy, a career development platform that allows current UCA business majors and alumni to complement their UCA degrees with flexible, online training at no additional cost. Coursera offers workshops, micro-credentials and professional certificates from industry giants like Google, Amazon, … [Read more...]
UCA’s Dr. Arijit Mukherjee awarded grant from Emerging Research Leaders Program
New AR-NETWORK program provides funding, guidance to scientists across Ƶ Ƶ Research Alliance (ARA) today announced that University of Central Ƶ (UCA) professor Arijit Mukherjee was among 12 grant recipients for the Emerging Research Leaders Program (ERL), a new initiative created to increase the number of Ƶ researchers submitting competitive proposals for major … [Read more...]
Rose honored with Empowering Futures award
Recognition from CSI Youth Foundation given to leaders who create hope for youth Dr. Stephanie Rose, associate professor and Addiction Studies Program coordinator in the Department of Health Sciences at the University of Central Ƶ, has been recognized with the 2026 Empowering Futures award presented by the Community Service Inc. Youth Foundation. The Empowering Futures award … [Read more...]
UCA partners with Ƶ Cinema Society to offer filmmaking lab for teen girls
Annual program provides high school students with education, training in growing industry The University of Central Ƶ (UCA) Film Program has partnered with the Ƶ Cinema Society (ACS) and the Women’s Foundation of Ƶ - Girls of Promise Initiative (WFA) for the eighth annual Filmmaking Lab for Teen Girls (FL4TG). The free educational program will be held June 8-26 at the … [Read more...]
Foster wins 2026 J.G. Ragsdale Book Award
‘So Great Was the Slaughter’ honored by Ƶ Historical Association University of Central Ƶ Assistant Professor of History Dr. Buckley T. Foster has received the 2026 J.G. Ragsdale Book Award from the Ƶ Historical Association for his book, “So Great Was the Slaughter: Market Hunting, Sportsmen, and Wildlife Conservation in Ƶ.” The annual award recognizes the best … [Read more...]







