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Miss 2026 Competition

Submitted by: Stephanie McBrayer, smcbrayer@uca.edu on 10/30/2025

The 2026 Miss University of Central Arkansas Scholarship Competition will be held Sunday, November 16 at 3:00pm in Reynolds Performance Hall. The event is $5 for all faculty, staff, and students and $10 to the general public (under age 5 is free). All proceeds go to the Miss Scholarships. Please join us in support of the contestants competing for the title this year!

Inquiries and appearance requests can be sent to missuca@uca.edu.

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OARS: Web Accessibility Seminar

Submitted by: Christina Lammers, clammers@uca.edu on 10/30/2025

Per the Digital Accessibility training you attended through Vector Solutions, this training session will provide more insight on how to create and maintain more accessible web content. Please note: We encourage you to complete the Digital Accessibility Training available via the Vector Solutions platform prior to attending any of these seminars, as it will give you a general foundation of knowledge for what will be discussed during these seminars.

Presenter: John Ortigo, Assistive Technology Specialist & Mark Heffington, Executive Director of University Marketing and Communication

November 11, 2025 (Tuesday)
1:40-2:30 pm (X-Period)
Ronnie Williams Student Center 225 or ZOOM
*Please register at the link provided for your chosen session format.

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Soon- To-Be-Retiree Medicare & Social Security Meeting

Submitted by: Christina Lammers, clammers@uca.edu on 10/30/2025

Join the HR team and fellow employees in a meeting for specific information on Medicare and Social Security.
Whether you retire this year or two years from now, its helpful to know what to expect.

Date: November 12 , 2025
Time: 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm
Location: Brewer Hegeman, Room 112/114

Speakers:
–Richard Roulston, Medisource, Inc.
–Lucas Cox, The Lighthouse Company
–Ken Bissell, Legacy Giving
Drinks and snacks courtesy of Legacy Planning

Questions? Contact Jerri Worthington, jworthington@uca.edu

Please register at link provided.

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Call for collaboration for SDG Action and Awareness Week 2026

Submitted by: Michelle Wynn, mwynn@uca.edu on 10/27/2025

The Center for Global Learning and Engagement is preparing to participate in ’s third SDG Action and Awareness Week. SDG Action & Awareness Week is a global celebration created by the University Global Coalition (UGC) to promote awareness of the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The week is also designed to inspire action among faculty, students, and staff in higher education to further the SDGs on campus and in the community.
We are inviting all departments to submit proposals to put on an event during the week of March 2-6, 2026. Priority deadline to be included is December 1 with a final deadline of January 15, 2026.

Submit your proposal . The March 2025 SDG Week can be seen here.

Griffin Planetarium Shows

Submitted by: Scott Austin, saustin@uca.edu on 10/30/2025

Griffin Planetarium shows this Friday October 31 and Saturday November 1 at 7:00pm: The one-hour shows this week include a tour of the current sky, and the full-dome movie “One Sky” which tells the sky myths of various cultures. The planetarium is located in the Conway Corporation Center for the Sciences. Seating starts 10 minutes before show time. Admission is free. Seating limited to the first 94. No admission after the shows begin. No food or drink allowed.

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Call for Nominations: AEGISS Award

Submitted by: Jennifer Deering, jdeering@uca.edu on 10/28/2025

The Office of Research and Sponsored Programs is pleased to announce the call for nominations for the Award for Excellence in Grant Impact, Seeking, and Stewardship (AEGISS).

The annual Award for Excellence in Grants Impact, Seeking, and Stewardship (AEGISS) was established in November of 2018 (originally as the External Funding Impact Award) to…

*recognize individuals for professionalism in obtaining and managing grants,
*to promote a culture of grant writing among faculty and staff, and
*to encourage grant recipients to track the impact of their grant work on the university community (faculty, staff, and students), the public (from the local to the global), and their disciplines/fields.

Awardees will receive a framed certificate and $500. All applicants will receive a certificate of recognition.

Nomination Process
The nominating period will be announced with a link to the nomination form by November 1. The nomination period will close on January 2. The AEGISS selection committee chair will verify eligibility of nominees and email eligible applicants within five business days, providing further instructions for applying for the award. The nomination form is available at https://forms.gle/kbi8sRUZchjFCgR87.

Applicants may nominate themselves.

For more information, please see the AEGISS foundational document: uca.edu/sponsoredprogram/aegiss.

Previous Awardees
2019: Arijit Mukherjee, Biology
2020: Tansel Halic, Computer Science
2021: Charlotte Parham, Leadership Studies
2022: Ginny Adams, Biology
2023: Tori Dunlap, Chemistry
2024: Gayle Seymour, Art & Design
2025: Stephanie Rose, Health Sciences