Conductor & Arkansas Coding Academy partner to form Arkansas High School Hackathon
The Hackathon featured a day long coding event at the University of Central Arkansas for area high school students to compete February 25, 2020 – Conductor and Arkansas Coding Academy formed a unique partnership to develop the Arkansas High School Hackathon, hosted last week at the University of Central Arkansas. The day long event allowed high school students from across central Arkansas to compete in coding and programming challenges. “Hackathons are an incubator for innovation & entrepreneurship. We wanted to provide an opportunity for high school students to compete in coding based challenges to encourage coding careers, but also innovative […]
Holocaust Survivor Nat Shaffir to Speak at UCA
CONWAY — The University of Central Arkansas will host “An Evening with Holocaust Survivor Nat Shaffir” on Wednesday, March 4 at 7 p.m. in the McCastlain Hall Ballroom. The event is free and open to the public. Sponsors of the presentation include the UCA departments of English, History, Liberal Arts and Philosophy and Religion, as well as the University of Arkansas Community College at Morrilton and the University of Arkansas at Rich Mountain. Shaffir’s visit to UCA is courtesy of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum’s Office of Survivor Affairs, which offers schools, civic groups, military bases, and other institutions […]
UCA to Host Arkansas Creative Sustainability Summit
CONWAY — The University of Central Arkansas and the Arkansas Cinema Society will host the crowdfunding/distribution platform Seed&Spark on campus March 1 for the Arkansas Creative Sustainability Summit to help Arkansas-based creators build sustainable artistic careers. Seed&Spark founder and CEO Emily Best will be on campus for the summit, which will be held from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the McCastlain Hall Ballroom on campus. Special guests include Emmy-winning actor/filmmaker Mark Duplass, who has appeared in Apple’s “The Morning Show” and produces HBO’s “Room 104,” and Jeff Nichols, an Arkansas native who wrote and directed the movies “Mud” and […]
UCA’s Baum Gallery to Host Spring Student Art Competitive
CONWAY — The University of Central Arkansas’s Baum Gallery will once again host the annual Student Art Competitive (ASAC) March 3-13. An opening reception will be held March 3 at 4 p.m. During this event, UCA students are allowed to submit up to three different pieces for possible inclusion. All works are then juried, and multiple awards are given. This is an opportunity for students to participate in a competitive, curated museum exhibition. This year’s juror is Amy Raehse. She is the executive director and partner of Goya Contemporary Gallery and Goya-Girl Press in Baltimore, which represents emerging and mid-career […]
Applications Open for Youth Leadership Institute
CONWAY — The University of Central Arkansas is now accepting applications for the 2020-21 Conway Area Youth Leadership Institute (CAYLI), formerly known as the Faulkner County Youth Leadership Institute. CAYLI is designed to develop leadership potential in 11th- and 12th-grade students. The institute consists of a two-day overnight retreat and seven monthly sessions, which cover human services, education, media/technology, health care, work world/the economy, government, the court system, the environment and agriculture. A community service project is also a vital part of the curriculum. “Our community is faced with many of the challenges that accompany the aspects of a growing […]
This week in Conway – Week of Monday, February 24, 2020
One more week. There is just one more week in the month of February 2020. We are almost to the end. However, don’t sleep on this week because this week has plenty of opportunities to stay busy in Conway. Here is the list of events for the week of February 24, 2020. You will find a final Youth Maker Monday for February, a fashion show, workshops, movie night hosted by The Locals, a chili cook-off, a celebration of Ray Charles’ music, the Alchemy Songwriter Competition, and much, much more. This Week Monday, February 24 4:30p. Youth Maker Monday: Spheros. UCA […]
UCA to Present Second Annual Black History Month Art Exhibition
CONWAY — The University of Central Arkansas Division of Outreach and Community Engagement, along with the College of Fine Arts and Communication, will celebrate Black History Month with the second annual Black History Month Art Exhibition from Friday, Feb. 21 to Thursday, March 12 at UCA Downtown, located at 1105 W. Oak Street in downtown Conway. An artists’ reception was held Friday, Feb. 21, from 5 to 7 p.m., with opening remarks to begin at 5:30 p.m. The exhibition and artists’ reception are free to attend and open to the public. This exhibit will feature the artworks of 10 of […]
This week in Conway – Week of Monday, February 17, 2020
Hello Conway, we have arrived at the week of February 17. Here are the events for this week in Conway. Monday is President’s Day, but the week is filled to the brim with events including information about foster care and adoption, events hosted by the Conductor, experts discussing the Science of Hate, a reception for the Annual Black History Month Exhibition at UCA Downtown and much more. Monday, February 17 – Presidents Day 6:30p. Foster Care & Adoption Informational Meeting. Are you interested in foster or adoption? The Call in Conway & Faulkner County will be hosting an information meeting. […]