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University of Central Arkansas

UCA receives grant funding from Arkansas Opioid Recovery Partnership

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CONWAY—The University of Central Arkansas has been awarded nearly  $24,000 in opioid settlement dollars to provide naloxone doses and training on its administration to students, faculty and staff. Through the Naloxone Hero Project, the funding comes from the Arkansas Opioid Recovery Partnership and will allow campus employees to distribute naloxone doses during an emergency. Naloxone […]

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University of Central Arkansas

UCA receives $1.6 million grant from U.S. Department of Education

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CONWAY – The University of Central Arkansas was awarded a $1.6 million grant through the Strengthening Institutions Program with the U.S. Department of Education to support a new initiative for first-time, low-income students during their first year. The new program, titled Bear Life, is a five-year program that aims to decrease the achievement gap in

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University of Central Arkansas

UCA, Conway Fire Department partner for CPR/AED training

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This event has been updated with a new time. CONWAY—The University of Central Arkansas and Conway Fire Department have partnered to offer a free CPR and automated external defibrillator (AED) training on Wednesday, March 1, from 6-8 p.m. The event will be held in the Prince Center on the UCA campus. Representatives from the Conway

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Hendrix College News

Dr. Karen K. Petersen Named 13th President of Hendrix College

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Petersen to begin June 2023, following retirement of W. Ellis Arnold III CONWAY, Ark. (January 9, 2023) — The Hendrix College Board of Trustees has named Dr. Karen K. Petersen to be the 13th President of Hendrix College, beginning in June 2023. Petersen will succeed W. Ellis Arnold III ’79, who will become President Emeritus

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Martin Luther King Day

UCA celebrates MLK legacy with annual Prayer Breakfast

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CONWAY–The University of Central Arkansas Office of Diversity and Community will host the annual MLK Prayer Breakfast Friday, Jan. 13, in the Ronnie Williams Student Center Ballroom. The official program begins at 9 a.m., and breakfast begins at 8:15 a.m. The keynote speaker will be Pastor E.C. Maltbia, Senior Pastor of True Holiness Saints Center,

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Natural State Update: Episode #12

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  Jason Pederson interviews Ronnie Williams who talks more about the book he wrote which shares the devastating detail of his brother’s brutal murder. Anne Jansen introduces us to an artist who credits his artwork and journaling to his own survival after losing his wife. Amanda Horton gives us all the entertainment options for December

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City of Hope Outreach

Hope Village: Spreading Hope during the Holidays

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The Progression of Conway’s Hope Village Hope Village, a community of ten quality homes being built to address the problem of homelessness in the Conway community, is the latest initiative of the City of Hope Outreach. CoHO is a community development organization in Central Arkansas led by Dr. Phillip D. Fletcher, the founder and executive

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Arkansas Shakespeare Theatre

The Arkansas Shakespeare Theatre will debut the all-new “AST Education LAB”

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CONWAY – The Arkansas Shakespeare Theatre will debut the all-new “AST Education LAB” this January with four classes: Middle School Acting, High School Acting, “Bard Babies” (a class for ages 4 through 6), and a stage combat class. The middle and high school classes will focus on acting and performance; the Bard Babies class will

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