Newman Civic Fellows Nominations Open for 2026-2027 - UCA’s campus-wide nomination for the Newman Civic Fellows Award is now open, and Honors students with at least one year of their education remaining are encouraged to apply for this national fellowship program.

The award recognizes community-committed students and focuses on addressing the root causes of social problems. Fellows participate in a year-long virtual cohort and attend an in-person convening, with travel funded by Campus Compact and the UCA President’s Office. Because the fellowship year will be 2026-2027, nominees must have at least one year of education remaining (either here at UCA or at another institution).

UCA’s nomination process includes:

-An initial campus-wide call for nominations

-A request for applications addressing the award criteria from all nominated students

-Review of the applications by the Service-Learning Advisory Committee and current Newman Civic Fellow and recommendation to President Davis

-Official nomination of a fellow by President Davis to Campus Compact

The nomination form is available at https://uca.campuslabs.com/engage/submitter/form/start/271848, is simple to complete, and can be completed by faculty, staff, or students. Nominations close on Friday, March 13th at 11:59 pm.

Mentor Event: Tough Talk on Social Media - What are the benefits? What are the drawbacks? How can we use social media to facilitate human connections? And how can we avoid its isolating tendencies?

Mentor Event: Open Mic Night - Sing a favorite song! Tell a story! Read a poem! Crack a joke! Impersonate a roommate! Make us laugh! Make us cry! Make us cheer!