University of Central Arkansas

More than 565 of the state's brightest young men will attend Arkansas Boys State, an immersive leadership and civic engagement experience sponsored by the American Legion. This summer's 83rd annual session runs May 26 through May 31 at the University of Central Arkansas in Conway. During their week at Arkansas Boys State, these students, known as "delegates," are assigned a political party, city, and county. Throughout the week, delegates, from the ground up, administer this mock government as if it were real: they run for office, draft and pass legislation, solve municipal challenges, and engage constituents. By the week's end, the delegates have experienced civic responsibility and engagement firsthand while making life-long memories and friends. The program's 2024 enrollment marks its largest class of young men in seven years.

The University of Central Arkansas Honors College has selected 75 incoming first-year students as its newest class of Norbert O. Schedler Honors College Scholars and 27 incoming first-year students for its University Scholars Program. The entering Schedler Honors College Scholars and University Scholars classes of 2022 have an average high school GPA above 4.0 and an average ACT score of 29. Chosen from more than 200 applicants, the Honors College class includes 94 students from Arkansas and eight students from out-of-state.

The University Scholars Program in the Honors College at the University of Central Arkansas has announced its fall 2021 class of honors scholars. This highly selective award is made to only 30 graduating high school students from Arkansas and elsewhere. Members of the incoming class are selected using a holistic admission process. From more than 400 applications, only the most promising academic leaders are selected.

The Norbert O. Schedler Honors College at the University of Central Arkansas has announced the incoming fall 2021 class of honors scholars.