University of Central Arkansas College of Fine Arts and Communications
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| Motto | Get here. Get anywhere.[one] |
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| Type | Public university |
| Established | 1907 (1907) [2] |
| Academic affiliations | Space-grant[three] |
| Endowment | $29.nine 1000000 (2020)[four] |
| Budget | $187 one thousand thousand (FY 2018)[five] |
| President | Houston Davis[ii] |
| Provost | Patty Poulter |
| Students | 11,487 (Fall 2016)[half-dozen] |
| Undergraduates | 9,615[6] |
| Postgraduates | one,872[6] |
| Location | Conway Arkansas U.South. 35°04′37″N 92°27′25″West / 35.077°North 92.457°Due west / 35.077; -92.457 Coordinates: 35°04′37″N 92°27′25″W / 35.077°Northward 92.457°W / 35.077; -92.457 |
| Campus | Suburban, 356 acres (1.44 km2)[seven] |
| Colors | Purple & greyness[7] |
| Nickname | Bears & Saccharide Bears[8] |
| Sporting affiliations | NCAA Division I – ASUN Conference[vii] |
| Mascot | Bruce D. Bear[eight] |
| Website | www |
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The University of Central Arkansas (Cardinal Arkansas or UCA) is a public university in Conway, Arkansas. Founded in 1907 every bit the Arkansas Land Normal School, the academy is one of the oldest in the U.Due south. state of Arkansas.[2] Equally the land's merely normal school at the fourth dimension, UCA has historically been the primary source of teachers in Arkansas.[2] UCA is noted for programs in nursing, educational activity, physical therapy, business, performing arts, and psychology.
The university comprises six colleges: the College of Fine Arts and Communication, the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, the Higher of Business concern, the College of Health and Behavioral Sciences, the College of Liberal Arts, and the College of Education.[nine] In addition, UCA is abode to 5 residential colleges and one commuter higher, those being the HPaW Residential College, Border Residential Higher, The Stars Residential College, STEM Residential College, EPIC Residential College, and the Minton Driver College.[10]
UCA has about 12,000 graduate and undergraduate students, making information technology one of the largest universities in the state.[half dozen] The university maintains a student-to-faculty ratio of approximately 17 to one.[7] Over 150 undergraduate, graduate, and professional person programs are offered at the academy.[seven] UCA occupies over 120 buildings within its 356 acres (1.44 kmii).[7]
History [edit]
Harding Plaza in front end of Irby Hall
The Arkansas State Legislature created the Arkansas State Normal Schoolhouse,[2] now known as the University of Central Arkansas, in 1907 by passage of Human activity 317 on May 14. The purpose of The Arkansas State Normal School was to properly train students to become professional teachers and centralize teacher training. Classes began September 21, 1908 with ix academic departments, one edifice on fourscore acres (320,000 mtwo), 107 students and seven faculty members. Two faculty members taught in two departments and President Doyne taught didactics and Latin.[2]
In 1925, Arkansas State Normal School became Arkansas State Teachers College.[2] The name modify more than accurately reflected the principal focus of instruction and mission of the institution.
Flowers looking towards the south, primal part of campus.
By 1967, the mission of Arkansas State Teachers College had changed. Though teacher preparation was nevertheless an important part of the school's mission, other fields began to expand in liberal arts studies and in the emerging field of wellness intendance. To recognize the institution'south existing academic variety another name change was in order. In January 1967, Arkansas State Teachers College became the State College of Arkansas.[two]
President Silas Snow, who championed the proper name modify in 1967, organized State Higher of Arkansas along university lines in preparation for still nonetheless another name change. State College of Arkansas grew apace and offered an always-widening range of degree programs. By January 1975, Snowfall'southward efforts were realized every bit the State Department of Higher Teaching recommended State College of Arkansas be known every bit The University of Primal Arkansas, or UCA.[2]
Presidents [edit]
Torreyson Library, named subsequently Burr Walter Torreyson
- John James Doyne (1908–1917)[two]
- Burr Walter Torreyson (1917–1930)[two]
- Heber Fifty. McAlister (1930–1941)[2]
- Nolen Thousand. Irby (1941–1953)[2]
- Silas D. Snow (1953–1975)[2]
- Jefferson D. Farris (1975–1986)[ii]
- Winfred L. Thompson (1988–2001)[two]
- Lu Hardin (2002–2008)[ii]
- Allen Meadors (2009–2011)[ii]
- Tom Courtway (2011–2016)[2]
- Houston Davis (2017– )[two]
2008 shooting [edit]
Memorial Unity Garden in front of Arkansas Hall honoring the victims
On Lord's day, October 26, 2008, a shooting took identify on the UCA campus before long afterwards ix:00pm CDT, outside of Arkansas Hall, a campus residence hall. 2 students – Ryan Henderson, 18, and Chavares Block, xix – were fatally shot. A third person, 19-twelvemonth-quondam Martrevis Norman, a non-student visiting the campus, was shot in the leg and was treated at the nearby Conway Regional Medical Center.[eleven]
UCA Police Department arrested 4 suspects in the shooting. All 4 subsequently pleaded guilty and were sentenced to the Arkansas Department of Correction.[12]
Enrollment [edit]
As of autumn 2016, UCA has an enrollment of 11,487 students. Enrollment for 2015 was eleven,754 and 11,698 for 2014.[half-dozen] Retention for full-fourth dimension, start-fourth dimension undergraduates increased from 72.4 pct from autumn 2014 to 72.9 percent from fall 2015.[6] Graduate student enrollment is one,872, while terminal twelvemonth the number was i,867 and the number of transfer students increased to 775 compared to 618 last year.[6]
Traditions [edit]
Main Hall, the oldest building on campus
Colors [edit]
The colors for UCA were decided the offset year and according to an article in the November 24, 1908 edition of the Log Cabin Democrat, were said to exist purple and silver. President Doyne assigned the task of developing school colors to Due west.O. Wilson and Ida Waldran in 1908. Wilson was wearing a gray sweater and Waldran was wearing a purple scarf. They chose the colors based upon the color of the wear they were wearing that twenty-four hours. Both Wilson and Waldran thought that purple and gray complemented each other. Today the official colors for all UCA sports teams are purple and greyness.[2]
Mascot [edit]
The UCA athletic teams starting time had a mascot in 1920. According to Dr. Ted Worley, author of A History of The Arkansas State Teachers College, the UCA teams from 1908 to 1919 were referred to past many names, including: Tutors, Teachers, Pedagogues, Pea-Pickers, and Normalites. In 1920, the Bears became the mascot for the teams. However, the teams were called the "Bears" in impress until April 7, 1921. Dr. Worley also quoted sources equally saying the Bear was an advisable symbol for the school considering Arkansas' nickname was the "Bear State". The women'south teams were known every bit the Bearettes for several years. The proper noun of Sugar Bear came later. Victor E. Bear came almost in 1999 and Victoria E. Bear came soon after. Bruce D. Bear became the newest addition to the UCA family in 2006.[2]
Main Hall [edit]
UCA's Chief Hall is the oldest edifice on campus. This building was completed in 1919 and was congenital by George Donaghey, the man for whom Donaghey Avenue is named and a former governor of the State of Arkansas. After the edifice was built it served a dual role as the assistants building and as a classroom building. It continued to serve as the administration building until the 1960s. On February 11, 2011, the building was named on the National Register of Historic Places.[13]
World War II Marker [edit]
UCA's World War Two Memorial was dedicated in October 2003. The memorial contains the names and branch of service of 40-six UCA alumni who were killed during World War Ii. The memorial is a permanent reminder of those UCA alumni who gave their lives fighting for their land.[14]
Senior Legacy Walk Brick Entrada [edit]
The Senior Walk is located in the courtyard in front of the Student Heart. Each twelvemonth, graduates will have the opportunity to purchase bricks as part of their class year. For $100, graduates can purchase a brick that will be inscribed with his/her name or the name of a graduate that a purchaser wants to accolade.[xv]
Academics [edit]
The university has six distinct colleges offering over 150 majors.[7] These colleges are: The College of Business organization, the College of Education, the Higher of Fine Arts and Communications, the Higher of Health and Behavioral Sciences, the College of Liberal Arts, and the Higher of Natural Sciences and Mathematics.[9]
In January 2010, UCA mass communication students launched The Fountain (now The Fountain Magazine), a daily source of news and data. The pupil-created website is named "The Fountain", subsequently the historic landmark located on the university's campus. The Fountain merged with The Echo UCA'south oldest educatee media outlet in Jan 2014 to combine print and online resources. The Fountain Magazine was created following the merger.[sixteen]
Colleges [edit]
The University of Cardinal Arkansas in Conway, Arkansas, comprises vi colleges. In addition to the programs offered at the colleges, information technology has a study abroad program. Students may, for example, study literature in Italy and UK, healthcare in China or Sociology in Africa. Credits earned at several strange universities may be credited towards a degree at UCA. UCA is also recognized every bit distinct by the Arkansas Department of Higher Education for beingness i of the nation'southward 20 Asian Studies Development Program'southward Regional Centers for Asian Studies, a joint plan of the federally funded East W Center and Academy of Hawaii at Manoa.[17]
The courtyard behind Irby Hall
College of Fine Arts and Communication [edit]
The College of Fine Arts and Advice offers v fields of report for a degree.[eighteen] Many of the college's degrees enable graduates to piece of work or teach in their chosen profession. The college offers both bachelor and graduate programs.
College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics [edit]
This college offers eleven fields of report in the natural sciences, engineering, and mathematics, equally well as six pre-professional programs. The higher includes UCA STEMteach, a UTeach replication program. The higher offers both bachelor's and main's degrees.[nineteen]
College of Business [edit]
Business students attention the University of Key Arkansas can pursue an acquaintance, available's, or graduate degree through this higher.[20]
College of Health and Behavioral Sciences [edit]
This college offers bachelor and graduate degrees.[21] ROTC students at the Academy of Central Arkansas nourish this college for training as a commissioned officeholder.[22]
College of Liberal Arts [edit]
There are multiple fields of study available inside the College of Liberal Arts. The college offers graduate and bachelor's degrees.[23]
Higher of Teaching [edit]
The university'south College of Education trains hereafter teachers and educators.
Drama and theatre arts [edit]
The Academy of Primal Arkansas participates annually in the Kennedy Heart American College Theatre Festival. UCA besides holds the almanac Arkansas High School Audition Day which is a take a chance for whatsoever High School senior interested in majoring in theater to audition before virtually of the theatre programs in the state of Arkansas. UCA Theatre is accredited past the National Association of Schools of Theatre.[24]
Public Appearances [edit]
UCA Public Appearances is a division of the university's College of Fine Arts & Communication. Its primary responsibilities are to manage the Donald West. Reynolds Performance Hall—a one,200-seat, land-of-the-art theater—and to develop and present performing arts programming in the hall.[25]
The Reynolds Functioning Hall opened on September fifteen, 2000, with a sold-out concert past the late Ray Charles. Since then, the theater has hosted numerous celebrities, including Loretta Lynn, Rhonda Vincent, Seth Meyers, Gavin DeGraw, the Temptations, Gladys Knight, Ronan Tynan, The Golden Dragon Acrobats, Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons, mezzo-soprano Denyce Graves, Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, local composer David William Allison, and many national and international touring companies.[25]
A four-person total-time staff, two part-time staff, and numerous student workers are employed by Public Appearances.
UCA Public Appearances manages UCA Ticket Key, which provides ticketing services for all not-athletic ticketed events on the campus. UCA Ticket Central serves Public Appearances, UCA Theatre, the Conway Symphony Orchestra, the Arkansas Shakespeare Theatre, Student Activities events, and events sponsored past organizations inside and outside the academy.
UCA Public Appearances is supported past State funds, funds generated by the UCA Performing Arts fees, grants, ticket sales, and donations.
Athletics [edit]
The academy's athletic teams are known as the Bears for men'south teams and Saccharide Bears for women'southward teams.[viii] Central Arkansas participates in the NCAA at the Division I (Football Championship Subdivision football) level.[7] On July 1, 2021, UCA left the Southland Conference to join the ASUN Briefing, which does not currently sponsor football but has announced plans to launch a football league in the near future.[26] Until that fourth dimension, UCA is a de facto associate member of the Western Athletic Conference, competing in a football partnership between the two leagues officially branded as the ASUN–WAC Claiming.[27]
UCA fields 17 varsity sports involving over 400 student-athletes. The athletic programme includes eight men's sports: baseball, basketball game, cantankerous country, football game, golf, soccer, and track and field; and nine women'due south sports: basketball, cantankerous land, golf, soccer, softball, tennis, track & field, volleyball and beach volleyball.[7]
Greek life [edit]
UCA Greek life students are members of i of the 29 Greek organizations hosted by the campus. Greek life was established in 1915.[28]
List of Greek Organizations at UCA
North American Interfraternity Conference [edit]
North American Interfraternity Conference
- Alpha Sigma Phi
- Beta Upsilon Chi
- Phi Gamma Delta
- Phi Sigma Kappa
- Pi Kappa Alpha
- Sigma Nu
- Sigma Phi Epsilon
- Sigma Tau Gamma
National Panhellenic Conference [edit]
National Panhellenic Briefing
- Alpha Sigma Alpha
- Alpha Sigma Tau
- Delta Zeta
- Sigma Kappa
- Sigma Sigma Sigma
National Pan-Hellenic Quango [edit]
National Pan-Hellenic Council
- Alpha Kappa Alpha
- Blastoff Phi Blastoff
- Delta Sigma Theta
- Kappa Alpha Psi
- Omega Psi Phi
- Phi Beta Sigma
- Sigma Gamma Rho
- Zeta Phi Beta
Contained Greek Quango [edit]
- Phi Iota Alpha
- Sigma Iota Alpha
- Sigma Phi Lambda
National Interfraternity Music Council [edit]
- Kappa Kappa Psi
- Phi Mu Blastoff Sinfonia
- Sigma Blastoff Iota
- Tau Beta Sigma
Student Government Association [edit]
The Educatee Government Association, SGA, represents the student trunk at all times and in all circumstances, in areas such as: allocating and administrating educatee activity funds; advising the administration in regard to pupil-related policies; cooperating with faculty in determining pupil obligations and honors; considering all student petitions to SGA; planning and supervising all SGA elections; and approving charters or cancellations of RSOs.[29]
The SGA was created to represent student interests on campus and button for initiatives that are beneficial for the student torso. They are there to make sure that students are the number ane priority in every decision made at UCA. The Slogan of SGA is: Students Outset!
The SGA is composed of total of forty senators divided into: "The Executive Board" consisting of an Executive President, Executive Vice-President, Vice-President of Operations, Vice-President of Finance. SGA representation from each grade shall be equally follows: President, Vice-President, 5 representatives. Additional Members: five Senators at Large, three Graduate Senators.
University of Central Arkansas Press (1985–1996) [edit]
The university established its own academic publishing banner in 1985 nether university president Jefferson D. Farris.[30] It published 23 books by 1996, when university president Winfred Fifty. Thompson closed the press, citing fiscal considerations.[30]
Notable alumni [edit]
- Dale Alford, ophthalmologist and politician[31]
- Kris Allen, vocalizer and American Idol winner[32]
- Rick Beck, electrical engineer for Kimberly-Clark in Maumelle and a Republican member of the Arkansas Business firm of Representatives for Conway and Perry counties[33]
- Nate Bowie, professional person basketballer and UCA unmarried-game scoring record-holder with 39 points in a single game.[34] [35]
- James Bridges, actor, managing director, and playwright famous for films such as The China Syndrome and The Paper Chase (film)[36]
- Dee Brown, author of Bury My Middle at Wounded Human knee [37]
- Dave Burnette, old NFL player[38]
- Curtis Burrow, erstwhile NFL player[39]
- Monte Coleman, onetime NFL player[xl]
- Willie Davis, former NFL player[41]
- James Dickey, basketball college bus
- Jimmy Driftwood, born James Corbitt Morris, songwriter/musician[42]
- Joe Farrer, concrete therapist and member of the Arkansas House of Representatives[43]
- Jacob Ford, onetime NFL thespian[44]
- Wes Gardner, former MLB player[45]
- Gil Gerard, role player[46]
- William Harrison (1935–2010), obstetrician who performed over twenty,000 abortions as the only provider in Northwest Arkansas.[47]
- Bob Johnson, member of the Arkansas Business firm of Representatives for Pulaski County since 2015; former justice of the peace[48]
- Julia Koch, president of David H. Koch Foundation and 1 of the richest women in the earth[49]
- Benjamin Travis Laney, 33rd Governor of Arkansas[50]
- Sheffield Nelson, lawyer and Republican candidate for governor of Arkansas in 1990, obtained caste in mathematics education from Primal Arkansas.[51]
- Hiroyuki Nishimura, (attended for 1 yr), founder and former administrator of the about accessed Japanese message lath site 2channel; the current owner of the globe's largest English linguistic communication imageboard 4chan.[52]
- Mike Norvell, caput football coach Florida Land University[53]
- Russ Pennell, basketball higher autobus
- Scottie Pippen, Basketball Hall of Famer and half dozen 10 NBA Champion[54]
- Carol Rasco, MS 1972, Director of the Domestic Policy Council under President Neb Clinton; abet for disability rights, pedagogy, and children[55]
- Marvin Speight, basketball college coach
- Charlie Strong, head football coach University of S Florida[56]
- Shawn Womack, sometime member of both houses of the Arkansas State Legislature; circuit gauge in Arkansas' 14th Judicial District; resident of Mountain Home[57]
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External links [edit]
- Official website
- Central Arkansas Athletics website
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Central_Arkansas
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