May 2018 Volume 9, Issue 3
MAKING AN IMPACT The 31st Annual Alumni and Student Recognition Luncheon was held on April 27, 2018, in the Brewer-Hegeman Conference Center at the University of Central Arkansas (UCA). The luncheon focused on the impact that alumni, students, and friends of the Family and Consumer Sciences (FACS) Department have had on their communities. Following in line with the latest UCA Magazine and the 2017-2018 FACS Academic Newsletter, this Alumni Luncheon Newsletter highlights the success stories, scholarship, and impact that alumni are making in many people’s lives.
UCA BEAR ESSENTIALS FOOD PANTRY Attendees at the 31st Annual luncheon were given the opportunity to make an impact within the UCA campus. The Planning Committee partnered with the UCA Bear Essentials Food Pantry and invited FACS Department members, students and student-led organizations, alumni, and friends to donate food and supplies. We impacted UCA by supplying 100 pounds of food to the campus food pantry this Spring. The food pantry was established in 2014 to serve the students, staff, and faculty who need their services and is organized and run by UCA Employees and student volunteers. The UCA Food Pantry is a member of the College and University Food Bank Alliance (CUFBA), which is a professional organization consisting of campus-based programs focused on alleviating food insecurity, hunger, and poverty among college and university students in the United States. Thank you for helping to impact the campus food pantry!
INSIDE THIS ISSUE Purple Sponsor ........................... 2 Gray Sponsors………………………3-4 Special Thanks............................ 5 Remarks...................................... 6 Awards…………………………………7-9 Scholarship Reception…………….10 Scholarship Recipients………..11-13
SPECIAL POINTS OF INTEREST Impacting the UCA Bear Essentials Food Pantry Dr. Brandon Combs—Office of Assessment received the Distinguished Service Award Andree Muldoon awarded as 2018 Outstanding FACS Student 33 scholarships awarded
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