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Campbell to co-produce Conway bridal fashion show
Feb 22,2012 at 2:09 PM EST

Brandon D. Campbell, Little Rock Fashion Week's founder and executive producer, will co-produce the fashion show at the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Conway 2012 Bridal Show on Sunday February 26, 2012 at the Conway Expo Center and Fairgrounds, located at 2505 Oak St. in Conway, Ark. The bridal...more show is from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. The fashion show is scheduled for 4 p.m.
The fashion event will star the high fashion runway models, of all ages and sizes, from Campbell's Oneofakind Talent Inc. modeling agency and past Little Rock Fashion Week presentations. They'll wear clothes from Belk, David's Bridal, Dillard's, Men's Wearhouse, and Reba's Formal Wear.
This will be the second ADG bridal fashion show that Campbell is involved in, featuring OTI and LRFW models, in a month. On January 15th, the ADG Bridal Fashion Show in Little Rock featured models from OTI and LRFW. Campbell served as co-producer and model booker.
Tickets for the Conway 2012 Bridal Show are $5 at the door. The
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Faulkner Co. students eligible for UALR science fairs
Feb 22,2012 at 11:40 AM EST

UALR Hosts Central Arkansas Science Fairs

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Feb. 9, 2012) – UALR’s College of Science and Mathematics will host three regional science fairs – the Central Arkansas Regional Science and Engineering Fair , the Junior Academy of Science Central Arkansas Regional Fair,...more and the American Chemical Society Chemistry Olympiad – on Friday and Saturday, March 2 and 3, offering competition for both middle- and high school students.

The two fairs will be day-long competitions from 8 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. on Friday, March 2, in the Donaghey Student Center. The Olympiad will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. Friday and Saturday, March 2 and 3, in the UALR Science Lab Building Room 280. It is open to all chemistry students nominated by their teacher.

Public, private, and home-schooled students from the counties of Cleburne, Conway, Faulkner, Lonoke, Monroe, Perry, Pope, Prairie, Pulaski, Van Buren, White, Woodruff, and Yell are eligible for the CARSEF’s two levels
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Treat yourself to a day in downtown Conway!
Feb 21,2012 at 3:16 PM EST

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“Laissez les bons temps rouler”!  Make plans now to visit Downtown Conway for our unique take on Mardi Gras.  Shop our fabulous boutiques and specialty stores for that perfect one of a kind gift and then enjoy lunch or dinner at one of our splendid restaurants! Make a day in Downtown Conway!

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UCA to Host Arkansas Political Science Association Annual Meeting
Feb 21,2012 at 3:12 PM EST

CONWAY -- The UCA Political Science Department is sponsoring the annual meeting of the Arkansas Political Science Association on Feb. 24 -25.
The event begins at noon on Friday, Feb. 24 at the Brewer-Hegeman Conference Center.  The meeting will draw approximately 100 political scientists...more and students from Arkansas and surrounding states.
Participants will discuss a variety of topics including the 2012 presidential and congressional elections, the Arkansas court system and judicial decision-making, the causes of the Middle Eastern Revolutions, education policy and civic education.
Charles Bullock, a political scientist from the Department of Political Science at the University of Georgia will be the keynote speaker on Friday, Feb. 24. Dr. Bullock is a highly respected and well-known political science professor and author on Southern politics. Faulkner County Judge, Preston Scroggin will speak to conference participants on Saturday, Feb. 25.
Undergraduate and
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Application deadline for doctoral program in leadership studies approaches
Feb 21,2012 at 12:58 PM EST

CONWAY -- The application deadline for the second class of the University of Central Arkansas’s doctoral program in Leadership Studies is March 1.
The interdisciplinary doctor of philosophy in the field of leadership is the only degree program of its kind in Arkansas and is unique to the...more region. The curriculum focuses on those skills that are most relevant to today’s leaders, including communications, decision-making, ethics and change.
The program provides opportunities for practicing professionals to benefit from scholarly study, while those preparing for academic pursuits such as research, teaching or administration gain an understanding of the world of practice.
The degree, which may be completed as a part time or full time student,  includes a minimum of 60 semester hours beyond the master's degree. Along with the leadership core of 18 semester hours, the program will include a research core of 15 hours.
Students take an additional 15 hours of courses related
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37 participate in Conway Regional Cardiac Rehab Heart Walk
Feb 21,2012 at 12:12 PM EST

By TAMMY TREAT
Log Cabin Staff Writer
Thirty-seven people participated in the second annual Cardiac Rehabilitation Heart Walk at the Conway Regional Health & Fitness Center.
The event was held Friday as part of American Heart Month activities. Walkers included former patients and...more family members enrolled in the cardiac rehabilitation program at Conway Regional.
Most people in the rehab program were referred by their doctors because they have experienced some form of cardiovascular disease, a hospital spokesman said.
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Business owner thwarts would-be thieves
Feb 21,2012 at 12:13 PM EST

A business owner monitoring his office from home sprung into action to stop people from trespassing on his property.  
The owner contacted a Faulkner County sheriff’s deputy when he saw two men climbing the fence at the back of his business. 
Then, while driving to his business, the...more owner passed two men and followed them to a convenience store. The business owner notified the sheriff’s office that he was at the store with the two suspects, so the deputy met the owner there.
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Recyclables marketing board to meet at Conway
Feb 21,2012 at 10:49 AM EST

The State Marketing Board for Recyclables will meet at 1:15 p.m. March 7, 2012, at the Virco Manufacturing facility, 1701 Sturgis Road, in Conway.
Items on the board’s agenda include hearing reports on recycling of X-ray and micro films, and a “Recycle Bank” program which will offer...more incentives for recycling efforts. In addition, the board will elect officers for 2012.
Prior to the board’s business meeting, members will be attending a Buyers’ Summit, a periodic event sponsored by the Arkansas Recycling Coalition to provide information on recycling issues. The summit will be held from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Virco plant.
The board advises and assists the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality on finding and maintaining markets for recyclable materials collected in Arkansas.
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Baum gallery hosts student competition in spring
Feb 20,2012 at 2:28 PM EST

By Gavin Douglas Glenn
College of Fine Arts and Communication Media Office
 
CONWAY — The Baum Gallery of Fine Art at the University of Central Arkansas will host the 2012 student competitive exhibition March 7-28.
Both the exhibition and a reception on Friday, March 9, from...more 5-7 p.m., are free and open to the public.
The competitive is open to all UCA students. All works must be submitted by March 1 at 4 p.m. and will be judged by juror Greg Thompson, owner of Greg Thompson Fine Art in Little Rock, the following day.
In addition to having their works displayed in the Baum Gallery and competing for cash prizes totaling $1,000, the students are able to sell their works to patrons of the gallery.
Barclay McConnell, director of the Baum Gallery, said that students’ opportunity to have their work judged by a juror with an outside perspective is a positive aspect of the competitive. 
“This is a really good opportunity for students to get feedback on
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Petroleum scholarship donation largest in UACCM history
Feb 20,2012 at 2:24 PM EST

Fayetteville Shale Scholarship Fund donations surpass $500,000 since 2006
LITTLE ROCK, Ark., Feb. 20, 2012 – Members of the Fayetteville Shale Scholarship Fund announced a $130,000 donation today to the University of Arkansas Community College at Morrilton during an event at the University...more of Arkansas System office. As part of the announcement, the organization awarded 57 scholarships to students currently enrolled in the college’s petroleum technology program. The contribution is the largest scholarship donation in the history of the petroleum technology program.
 
The Fayetteville Scholarship Fund is a non-profit organization made up of member companies who work in the state’s natural gas industry. The group hosts several fundraisers throughout the year to raise scholarship funds for students seeking careers in the state’s oil and natural gas industry.
 
“The petroleum technology program at UACCM has far exceeded our expectations,” said Donnie Bates,
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'Toad Suck Review' debuts second issue
Feb 20,2012 at 2:18 PM EST

By Taylor Gladwin
UCA Department of Writing
 
CONWAY ― The University of Central Arkansas’s literary journal, the Toad Suck Review, has just published its highly anticipated second issue, which is packed with American literary icons such as Charles Bukowski, Amiri Baraka, Anne...more Waldman and Shepard Fairey.
 
This issue also includes many emerging and established writers. Copies may be purchased through Amazon.com, Spdbooks.org, or at the upcoming Launchapalooza on the UCA campus, Friday, Feb. 24, at 8 p.m. in the Lewis Science Center room 102. T-shirts will also be on sale as well as books by contributors and editors.
 
Readers at the Launchapalooza, which will be the final event in UCA’s ArkaText literary festival Feb. 20-24, will include poet Terry Wright, whose latest chapbook, Fractal Cut-Ups, is due to come out this year; Fayetteville author Thomas Cochran, author of the novels Roughnecks and Running the Dogs;  speech-path maestro Gary McCullough,
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Travel author launches UCA Bravo series
Feb 20,2012 at 12:37 PM EST

By Gavin Douglas Glenn
College of Fine Arts and Communication Media Office
CONWAY — Renowned travel author Rick Steves will be in residence at the University of Central Arkansas March 15-16 as part of UCA’s Artist in Residence Program.
Steves will give a lecture and sign copies of...more his latest book, “Travel as a Political Act”,  on Thursday, March 15, in the auditorium of the College of Business at 7:30 p.m.  The lecture is free and open to the public.
“I’m really excited that he’s coming,” Department of Writing professor John Vanderslice said. “I’m amazed and grateful that we snagged him, I really didn’t think we could.  He really is truly famous in the world of travel writing.”
Steves has written 40 travel guides and also writes and produces several television programs. He also hosts a radio program, “Travel with Rick Steves”, which airs on NPR.
Other residency activities will include Steves meeting with writing students on Friday, March 16, in Winfred
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Kid's health fair in Conway
Feb 20,2012 at 12:34 PM EST

This info was emailed by a THV viewer:
This Friday, February 24, from 3:00 to 6:30 p.m at the Boys and Girls Club in downtown Conway there will be a children's health fair, LEAP Forward. The fair is designed to raise awareness of healthy lifestyle options for children and fight childhood...more obesity.
Conway Jazzercise, Grandmaster Hans Martial Arts and 365 Fitness will show kids fun ways to be active. Smoothie King will give out sample smoothies. Taco Bell, Wendy's and McDonalds will present their healthy menu options. There will also be interactive Xbox Kinect video games.
The LEAP campaign was created by UCA students.
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College Goal Sunday helps get students signed up for financial aid
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Feb 20,2012 at 4:25 PM EST

CONWAY, Ark. (KTHV) -- UCA, Central Baptist College, and Hendrix are just three of more than 30 Arkansas schools participating in College Goal Sunday to get students successfully signed up for federal and state aid.  UCA officials estimate they helped 100 students Sunday.

Olivia Opitz...more is one of hundreds of future Arkansas college students getting a head start on their financial aid application. She and her grandmother Eleanor took advantage of College goal Sunday and checked off a few things on their college to do list. She came in knowing nothing but we were not only welcomed, they sat us down and walked us through step by step, it was easy," says Opitz.

Nearly 20 financial add staff members worked to help future students like Optiz fill out the FASFA or Free Application for Federal Student Aid. It's the universal application for Arkansas department of higher education scholarships.

Cheryl Lyons, UCA financial aid director, says they host this event
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Mild winter means busy spring for pests
Feb 16,2012 at 4:40 PM EST

According to Punxsutawney Phil, there are six more weeks of winter, but for much of the country this has been one of the mildest winters on record.  With several bouts of 50 and 60-degree days, people are delighted and Mother Nature is becoming confused. Being able to take afternoon walks in...more winter is a welcome surprise, but an early influx of pesky insects much less so.
Many insects hibernate during the cold winter months, but as this winter has been anything but typical, they may be emerging from their hiding places much earlier than we expect,² noted Missy Henriksen, vice president of public affairs for the National Pest Management Association (NPMA). Several states have even reported tick sightings, which is especially worrisome as people head outdoors to enjoy the weather and are unprepared for tick encounters.
Insects survive harsh winter temperatures using several strategies, such as slowing down their metabolism and respiration. But with the warmer temperatures
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