Gideon Frieder was the seventh Holocaust survivor speaker to share his story in Central Arkansas in the past seven years at a series of events hosted by the University of Arkansas Community College at Morrilton and the University of Central Arkansas. During his two days in Morrilton and Conway, Frieder spoke to three groups totalling more than 1,700 people. Gideon Frieder spoke to 900 students at MHS March 10. The event is coordinated each year by UACCM and UCA through the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C. Frieder is a survivor volunteer at the museum. For his first appearance in Central Arkansas, Frieder spoke at UCA's Farris Center to an estimated 600 attendees. Due to the overwhelming interest in bringing students from surrounding counties to hear the Holocaust speaker each year, the South Conway County School District and Morrilton High School allow UACCM to host a daytime event at H.B. White Auditorium. For the past several years, the auditori...

The James E. “Rock” and Bonnie Hagans Irrevocable Trust and the Hagans Family made a $25,000 contribution to the University of Arkansas Community College at Morrilton Foundation “Give Meaning” campaign last week.  Hagans Dodge Chrysler Jeep Motors made an additional pledge of $25,000 to bring the total gift to $50,000 from the Hagans Family.  The gift brings the total raised in the campaign to more than $2 million. Jeff and Bonnie Hagans, second and third from left, presented a check to UACCM Development Officer Morgan Zimmerman, from left, UACCM Chancellor Dr. Larry Davis, UACCM Foundation Board Member and Morrilton Mayor Allen Lipsmeyer, and UACCM Chief Information Officer Mary Clark. The gift will contribute to construction costs of the Workforce Training Center at UACCM and establish a maintenance fund for the new building.  A classroom to be used for the automotive service technology program will be named for the family and the late Rock Hagans in rec...

The University of Arkansas Community College at Morrilton announces this year’s first “Starlight Cinema,” a free community movie night. The event will feature “Big Hero 6” Tuesday, April 28 at 6:30 p.m. in the Fine Arts Auditorium on the UACCM campus. For this feature, UACCM is partnering with Community Service, Inc. to host a special smoke-free movie event. In an effort to promote health and wellness, this unique event features a movie that depicts no use of tobacco products, a practice that is commonly shown on the silver screen. Community Service Tobacco Prevention Coordinator Shannon Cook will be on-site with a display of literature and educational aids depicting the harmful effects of tobacco-use. Prior to show time, ads created by Arkansas students through the Big Pitch Film Festival will be shown. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. The free event is not ticketed, and guests may seat themselves on a first-come, first-served basis. A free concession stand will open at 6:00 p.m. with...

Members of the Fayetteville Shale Scholarship Fund (FSSF) Board presented a $96,000 contribution Thursday to the University of Arkansas Community College at Morrilton. The donation will be split between scholarships for UACCM students studying petroleum technology and the UACCM Foundation’s ‘GIVE MEANING’ campaign. 2015 FSSF recipients who study Petroleum Technology at UACCM FSSF President Caleb Knight announced the gift at an event at the college last week, allocating $48,000 for scholarships and $48,000 for construction of the new Workforce Training Center at UACCM. The contribution brings the total donated by the FSSF to $850,000 since its inception in 2006. To date, a total of 1,053 certificates and degrees have been awarded to 430 individual students in the petroleum technology program, largely due to scholarships awarded by the FSSF. Scholarships support student expenses including tuition, fees, and books. The UACCM scholarship committee makes awards to students based on ...