Natural State Update: Episode #9
Get your headline update, find out why Jim Skelton started the Conway Institute of Music, hear about upcoming entertainment options in central Arkansas, and get the latest financial news from Scott Inman. Watch now and share!
Hendrix College Recognized Nationally for Innovation, Undergraduate Teaching
CONWAY, Ark. (September 12, 2022) — Hendrix College is recognized nationally for innovation and undergraduate teaching in this year’s U.S. News & World Report 2023 Best Colleges rankings. “Once again, we are honored to be cited among the country’s top liberal arts colleges,” said Hendrix President Ellis Arnold. In addition to appearing on a list of Best National Liberal Arts Colleges, Hendrix is #23 in Most Innovative Schools (an increase of 13 places from last year) and #55 in the Best Undergraduate Teaching (an increase of nine places from last year). “Not only is this recognition a testament to the overall quality …
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New Student Enrollment Increases by 13% at Hendrix
Hendrix sees new and overall student enrollment growth trend continue CONWAY, Ark. (September 9, 2022) — For the third consecutive year, Hendrix College saw an increase in both total and new student enrollment. Contributing to the College’s overall growth is a continued trajectory of increased applications and growing new student enrollment. After receiving a record 2,801 applications, Hendrix welcomed 375 new students to campus last month, a 13% increase compared to 332 students a year ago. This year’s new student enrollment is the highest in seven years at Hendrix, with students from 23 states and multiple foreign countries. Among new students …
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We shall Never forget September 11th.
I can remember clearly, as most do, the day that the towers fell. I was eating breakfast with my pastor at the Westside Cafe in Fort Worth, TX. I had barely gotten there when he told me one of the servers said something about a plane flying into one of the Twin Towers in New York. I didn’t think too much about it until I got home and turned on ABC to see Peter Jennings talk about what was happening. Since it was a special news item on TV, I knew something was pretty wrong. I watched as he talked …
Arkansas Asset Builders Brings Tax Problem Solving Day to Conway
Conway, AR – Arkansas Asset Builders will present a free Tax Problem Solving Day at the Faulkner County Library, 9am-1pm on September 15, 2022, in collaboration with the IRS Taxpayer Advocate Service and Legal Aid of Arkansas Low Income Taxpayer Clinic. Arkansas Asset Builders is pleased to bring IRS assistance directly to taxpayers in the Conway area for the very first time. The Tax Problem Solving Day will connect taxpayers with representatives from the IRS Taxpayer Advocate Service (TAS) to receive free assistance with unresolved tax problems. Additional free services from Legal Aid of Arkansas Low Income Taxpayer Clinic and …
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Reynolds Performance Hall announces ‘Spamilton: An American Parody’
Hilarious musical spoof kicks off Reynolds season CONWAY — The University of Central Arkansas’s Reynolds Performance Hall will present the hit Broadway musical comedy “Spamilton: An American Parody” at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 17. After successful runs in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles and London, ”Spamilton: An American Parody” will stage a singing, dancing and comedy revolution in Conway. Created by comic mastermind Gerard Alessandrini and performed by a versatile cast of eight, “Spamilton: An American Parody” is a side-splitting musical parody. Amanda Horton, executive director of Public Appearances, said, “Come enjoy a quirky night of comedic theatre as we kick off …
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UCA to host Cig Harvey photography exhibition
Baum Gallery presents new show for fall CONWAY–The Baum Gallery at the University of Central Arkansas will host a new exhibition, Cig Harvey: From Red to Violet, which runs from Aug. 25 to Oct. 13, 2022. The Baum Gallery’s operating hours are Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Thursday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. The Cig Harvey exhibition is the first showing of the UCA artists-in-residence series. This exhibition is curated by Brian Young, Baum Gallery director, with assistance from Donna Pinckley, professor of photography in the UCA Department of Art and Design. …
Hendrix to Dedicate John Churchill Memorial Plaza
Dedication set for Saturday, September 17, 10 a.m., behind the Murphy House CONWAY, Ark. (August 31, 2022) — Hendrix College will dedicate the John Churchill Memorial Plaza on Saturday, September 17, at 10 a.m., behind the Bertie Wilson Murphy Building on “Tabor Top” in the heart of campus. A reception will follow the dedication. In case of inclement weather, the ceremony will be held inside the Murphy House. The plaza celebrates Dr. Churchill’s numerous contributions to the academic reputation of Hendrix and his enduring support of the College’s liberal arts heritage. During his 24 years of service to the Hendrix …
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