University of Central Arkansas

UCA has scheduled its 2nd annual Baggo Tournament for November 7th. The proceeds from the tournament will go to the Faulkner County Boys and Girls Club. Last year’s event went so well we have decided to offer two different tournaments this year:

A regular 2 member team tournament. The entry fee is only $20 per team for... this event. A portion of your entry will go to the Faulkner County Boys & Girls club. Cash & prizes to be awarded to 1st, 2nd & 3rd place finishers.

A sponsorship tournament that will allow the best business or group to have bragging rights all year. The Cost for this tournament is $150, for this fee you will receive: entry fee paid for one 2 member team in the sponsorship tournament, a custom designed Baggo game with your business name or logo on both boards (this would replace the UCA logo) which will be used to host the tournament, after the tournament the Baggo game is yours to keep.

Baggo makes a great addition to any outdoor event your business or group may participate in. You can have a great time and market your business at the same time. If you have any questions please contact Brian from Ace Haynes Hardware or Baggo. Contacts:
Brain Porterfield of Ace Haynes Hardware: 501-908-9216
Tod Williams of Baggo: 888.323.1813Read More

Do any of you remember the book "Flat Stanley"? Well Troy - my inflatable friend (totally PG-13) - is my version of Flat Stanley. I got Troy as a gift after surviving my divorce and he has since become the mascot for my group of girlfriends! He has gone on a few trips with us and made some new friends when it suddenly ...occurred to us that it would be SO much fun if we could get Troy to all 50 states. Troy has his own Facebook page (Troy Hall - Columbus, Ohio). If you would be interested/willing to let Troy visit you in Arkansas please let me know!! I feature all of his trips on his Facebook page and I can ship him to you and supply you with return postage to return him to me!Read More

Communication scholar David Zarefsky, PhD, Northwestern University, said, "It's hard for me to imagine a profession for which debate is not a valuable kind of preparation." Debating, Zarefsky said, requires the ability to strip "complex issues down to their central questions and to realize there is no absolute right or... wrong, and that decisions are made in the context of specific situations and cases. That trains people to deal with victory and defeat without taking either one too personally," Quoted in “College Debaters Get Head Start on Exec Track.” Reuters, July 3, 2002.


We would like to invite you to become a part of this winning program. All competition fees and travel expenses for the UCA Debate team are paid through a line item budget allocation from the College of Fine Arts and Communication.

The debate program meets every Monday evening at 7:30 in Thompson Hall, Room 211. If you are interested please contact Department of Speech and PR adjunct faculty member and debate co-coach Mark Lowery at mlowery@uca.edu or call 501-837-5221.Read More