University of Central Arkansas

University of Central Arkansas, Conway, Faulkner County, Arkansas Little Rock North, and the US's third-largest university system in the state to record the position of the fourth largest university in the state is a state institution. Occupational Therapy and Physical Therapy school education is the most respected in their programs. UCA Honors College is the four residential colleges.

History and Mission

Arkansas State Legislature for the purpose of education in the normal school students in the state of Arkansas on May 14 was properly focused, professional teachers and University of Central Arkansas in 1907, also known as the Arkansas State Normal School was established with the passage of Law 317 of teacher training. Grades nine academic departments and 80 acres (320,000 m2), 107 students and seven staff members and building on September 21, 1908 release. Doyn pedagogy and Latin lessons taught and the two staff members of the two categories.

Arkansas State Teachers College in 1925, was the Arkansas State Normal School. The main focus of the training and the organization of the mission accurately reflected in the name change.

In 1967, changed the mission of the Arkansas State Teachers College. Teacher training is still an important part of the school's mission, other regions began to grow in the emerging field of liberal arts and health work. In order to change the name to recognize the diversity in educational institutions. In January 1967, the State College of Arkansas State Teachers College in Arkansas.

President Silas Snow said he had another name change in 1967 to change the name of the State College of the University of Arkansas is held along the preparation line. Arkansas State College quickly grew to an ever-expanding range of undergraduate programs. Center for Higher Education of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Arkansas State College, or the University of the UCA, as recommended in January 1975, Snow's work was done.

Registration

With the fall of 2014, UCA 11 698 students a record. 2013 2,012 11,107 11 534 and falls to the document. In 1856, while maintaining full-time, undergraduate student enrollment in 2014, the first license in the fall of 1867, rose 69.9 per cent and 72.4 per cent in 2013. The rose last year to 618 compared to 775 the number of transfer students.

Traditions

UCA colors - the colors of the first year, and it is an article of November 24, 1908 edition of the Log Cabin Democrat, was determined according to TDM, is said to be purple and silver. W. O. Wilson, president of the Doyn mission is to develop the school's colors, and I was wearing a gray sweater and a purple scarf she wore Waldren 1908 Wilson Waldren. Based on the color of the clothes he wore that day, they choose the color. Waldren and purple and gray, I thought it was Wilson and supplements. Today, the sports teams for all official color is purple, and gray.

UCA Mascot - UCA athletic teams had a mascot until 1920. Coaches, teachers, teacher pea pickers, and Normalites: Dr. Ted Worley, author of A History of Arkansas State Teachers College, CAI team in 1908, 1920 and 1919 by many names, the polar bear was the mascot for the teams became known. However, the team "Bears", the pressure is referred to as a symbol, because it would be appropriate for schools, said sources of the month of April 7, 1921, Arkansas' nickname "Bear State" until Dr. Worley. Bearettes women's teams are known for a few years. Sugar bear the name came later. Victoria E. Victor E. bear and the little bear came after it appeared in 1999. The newest member of the bear family in 2006 by Bruce D

Main Hall - the oldest building on campus. The building was completed in 1919 and George Donaghey, human, and that He is a former governor of the Arkansas State Donaghey Avenue. The administration building and the classroom building once served as the construction of a dual role. They continued to operate until 1960 administration building. February 11, 2011, the building was named a National Historic Places.

World War marker - TDM service branch of the World War II Memorial and the memorial with the names of graduates killed forty-six II monument has been dedicated in October 2003, a permanent reminder of the sacrifice of his life, he graduates to fight for their country.

Senior Legacy Walk Brick Campaign - students walk in front of the senior center located in the courtyard. Each year, the graduating class will have the opportunity to buy bricks for part of the year. His / her name or the name of a recipient to honor graduates and graduates will write the $ 100 you can buy a brick.

Educational

Business Administration, Education, Fine Arts and Communication, Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences, College of Liberal Arts College of Science and Mathematics in the College and University: University 80 6 different colleges majors.thes College.

The University received national recognition for excellence in innovative Honors College is well-known. Small classes, specialized staff, students and tagged more action and SAT, college and post-graduate medical and hospitalization rates urge to special features. Carnegie Foundation ", one of the most imitated of the show" respect for the country's former Foreign Affairs College, the College of Education Terrell Bell explained to honor that, "Ivy League education is a bargain basement price."

In 2006, US News & World Report # 61, located south of academic excellence. This order marks the first year. TDM is the only public university in Arkansas this category.

US News & World Report 2009 edition of America's Best Colleges, Graduate University of the South picked up the position of # 54. UCA Graduate of the University of South Public School # 23 was the best.

In January 2010, mass communication Fountain (now Fountain magazine) UCA students, the daily source of news and information has begun. A historic landmark on the campus of the University of student-generated web site, then the "Fountain" is called. Fountain of print and online resources for 2014, January, Echo, visit the TDM merged with a former student media organization. Fountain Magazine was created after the merger.