W.I.S.E Club Holds Luncheon To Honor CCS Faculty And Staff
8/24/2008

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ONE Student ONE Vote ONE First Event

Thursday’s first ever “ONE Student | ONE Vote” event at the University of Central Arkansas was a huge success! Politico’s executive editor and co-founder Jim VandeHei moderated the discussion. The conversation leaders included UCA President Lu Hardin, national security expert with the Century Foundation Jeffrey Laurenti, State Senator Gilbert Baker, UCA professor Dr. Elaine Fox and two UCA students - Brooks Cato, who lived in Tanzania, Thailand and Costa Rica, and Emily Daniel, who participated in relief efforts in Central America.

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Sen. Baker talks funding for school repairs, upgrades
By KARI LIVINGSTON
SPECIAL TO THE LOG CABIN

  Sen. Gilbert Baker stopped by the Greenbrier School Board meeting Thursday night with good financial news, but he had kind words for the district and its students first.

"I had the opportunity to visit with students during Celebrate Freedom Week," Baker said. "And you should be really proud. I was really amazed at these students."

Baker, who is on the Senate Facilities Oversight Committee, told the board that the committee had set aside half a billion dollars to provide for school repairs and upgrades. Most of the money is provided as part of a matching funds program.
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Trustees honor former, current senator
Former State Sen. Stanley Russ was awarded an honorary Doctor of Public Service degree from the University of Central Arkansas during the university’s board of trustees meeting Friday.

UCA President Lu Hardin called Russ a tenacious senator and a friend of the university. “If you look at the funding, you’ll see that Sen. Russ secured $200,000 more in capital improvement money for UCA than for the University of Arkansas or ASU a couple of years ago,” he said.

Russ was touched by the recognition. “I suppose I will accept this,” Russ said with a touch of modesty. “I am truly honored.”

Russ’ protégé State Sen. Gilbert Baker was also recognized with a resolution from the university, thanking him for his “years of outstanding service to the faculty, staff, students and friends of the university.”
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Hardin hails 'historic' legislative session for UCA
CONWAY, ARK. -- University of Central Arkansas President Lu Hardin welcomed state legislative leaders to a press conference celebrating the results of the 2007 Arkansas biennial legislative session, which formally adjourned on Tuesday.

"This was a truly historic session for UCA and higher education in Arkansas," Hardin said.
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