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The Moment Is Now: UCA Celebrates $100 Million Campaign
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Legacy and Impact of H.B. Hardy Jr. ’48
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Tyler ’14 & Caitlyn ’13 Rodgers
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Lewis Family Legacy
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Sue Voegele ’62
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Gary Bunn ’88
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Coming Full Circle: Ryan Houston ’10
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Grand Opening of the Windgate Center for Fine and Performing Arts
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Giving Back: Sandy ’77 and Joyce Quillen
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Advocacy and Support: Elizabeth Blankenship ’75
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Karen Yezzi and the Arkansas Insurance Hall of Fame
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Event Photos
Top: Bryan W. Massey Sr., chair of the department of Art and Design, speaks at the Windgate Center for Fine and Performing Arts Donor Dinner on Sept. 14, 2023. Middle Top: Carolina Segales, a graduate student from Bolivia, plays a Steinway Piano in the Windgate Center for Fine and Performing Arts Concert Hall. Middle: The UCA Band plays on stage in the Windgate Concert Hall as part of the Sept. 7 announcement of the successful early close of the UCA Now campaign. Bottom Middle: Jessica Curtis, a pre-BFA printmaking candidate, works a mobile intaglio printing press as part of the Sept. 21, 2023 Windgate for Fine and Performing Arts grand opening. Bottom: Students study on the Keystone Steps in the Win and Carmen Thompson Atrium in the Windgate Center for Fine and Performing Arts. Opposite: A display of the Windgate Center seal commissioned by Massey as part of the seal-breaking ceremony on Sept. 21, 2023.
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APRIL 8, 2024 WITNESS THE 2024 GREAT NORTH AMERICAN ECLIPSE! Join UCA President Houston Davis and the UCA community for an event of a lifetime! On April 8, 2024, the cosmos will put on a stunning show as the moon aligns perfectly with the sun, creating a total Solar Eclipse and leaving us in complete darkness for almost four minutes. Don’t miss the chance to witness one of the greatest sights nature has to offer, a total eclipse of the Sun!
Event Hig hl i g h ts Ast ro n o m y E xp e r ts St reet Fa i r a n d Food V e n d o r s Wat c h Pa r ty w i th Ec l ip s e V i e w i n g G las s es These events are free and open to astronomy enthusiasts, students and anyone who wishes to revel in the wonders of the universe.
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Visit u ca .edu/eclipse to see a fu ll list of campus events.
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WINDGATE CENTER FOR FINE AND performing arts
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“It alleviates a lot of pressure, allowing students to focus more time on their studies, which is why scholarships like these are so vital to students’ future success.” Jase Wicker, junior business major and current recipient of the H.B. Hardy Jr. Scholarship
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PLAN NOW
IMPACT FOREVER Transform our university and communities for Generations to come – one student at a time.
Education. Opportunity. Innovation. There are so many ways your generosity can impact others. When you designate a gift to UCA through the UCA Foundation as part of your estate planning process, you’re making a difference for generations to come. The world is a better place – and will be better still – because of the decisions you make in this moment. And that’s the best part of all. Plan now. Impact forever.
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