In a university wide email, UCA president Houston Davis informed students of the updated CARES act funding.
The Arkansas Department of Higher Education (ADHE) has requested UCA to turn over curriculums that cover either The 1619 Project or Critical Race Theory.
UCA’s student newspaper, The Echo, will be releasing its first podcast on Nov. 25. The podcast will be hosted by UCA senior and former Echo Editor Lauren McLemore and produced by UCA senior Morgan Jenkins.
UCA removed standardized testing requirements for fall 2020-2021 applications, scholarships and Honors College admissions due to COVID-19’s impact on student’s ability to take the AP and SAT tests.
Students and community members registered to vote in Faulkner County wrapped around the Farris Center on Nov. 3, in order to cast their vote.
UCA has a goal to ensure any incoming freshman, who have financial difficulties, are able to obtain a working laptop to help with their studies. Due to COVID-19, they have expanded this initiative to cover all classifications of UCA student that may be experiencing trouble.
President Houston Davis announced, on Oct. 21, that the university plans to proceed with Spring Break 2021 as normal.
UCA’s quarantine residence hall and off-campus isolation housing has worked since the beginning of the fall semester to keep coronavirus cases low on campus.
Election day is right around the corner. The police officers at the University of Central Arkansas and Faulkner County are expecting voting procedures to run as normal and are prepared for the worst.
Fall commencement will be held at the end of this semester on Friday, Dec. 11 and Saturday, Dec. 12 in the Farris Center on campus. However, the ceremony will look a little different this year.
The OZ Art ARkanvas program, curated by JUSTKIDS, is beginning to make its presence known in a handful of Arkansas cities. The ARkanvas program is a program thats main interest and goal is to bring more cultural appreciation for art to multiple different communities in the state of Arkansas.…
The department of Diversity and Training held a “Race Matters” seminar to discuss the racial differences on campus Wednesday, Oct. 14.
Democratic Arkansas state Sen. Joyce Elliott challenged Republican U.S. Rep. French Hill on healthcare and taxes Monday, Oct. 12. Senate candidate Ricky Dale Harrington Jr. (L), answered a panel of journalists alone on Wednesday, Oct. 14.
Due to the pandemic, cancellation of study abroad programs for spring 2020 semester, summer 2020, fall 2020 semester and outgoing exchange students for spring 2021 semester has plagued UCA. However, there are high hopes for the program’s future.
