Linked below are drafts of one new and two revised Board Policies that will be presented to the Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas for consideration at their September 26, 2025, regular Board meeting. The policy drafts are red lined to show the proposed changes. Questions and feedback regarding these proposed policy amendments can be directed to the appropriate system staff via the President’s Office or Ben Beaumont (bbeaumont@uasys.edu). The proposed policy amendments … [Read more...] about Drafts of Proposed Board Policy Amendments Release for Sept. 26 BOT Meeting

Linked below are drafts of four revised and one new Board Policy that will be presented to the Board of Trustees for consideration at the May 22, 2025, regular Board of Trustees meeting. The attached policy drafts are red lined to show the proposed changes. Question or comments regarding these proposed policy amendments can be directed to Ben Beaumont (bbeaumont@uasys.edu). The proposed policy amendments include: Revised Board Policy 365.1 Financial Accounting and Reporting – This proposed … [Read more...] about Proposed Board Policy Revisions Released for May 22 Meeting

As part of the periodic review of Board of Trustees Policies to ensure alignment with current law and practice, the following is a summary of proposed policy changes to be presented to the Board at the September 11-12 meeting at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff. Red-lined versions of the policy drafts are linked. Revised Board Policy 505.6 Withholding of Diplomas, Transcripts, and Registration The U.S. Department of Education released, on October 24, 2023, its final rules to amend … [Read more...] about Board Policy Revisions Proposed for Sept. Meeting

The UA System Administration plans to propose several amendments to Board of Trustees Policy at the May 22-23 regular Board meeting on the campus of Phillip Community College of the University of Arkansas in Stuttgart. The policy amendments posted below are organized by subject area with explanations of the proposed policy revisions along with redlined versions of the policy drafts enclosed in each document. The major subject areas include Campus Governance, Retrenchment, Leave and Benefits … [Read more...] about Board Policies Revisions to be Considered at May 22-23 Meeting

The following Board Policy amendments will be proposed for consideration at the next regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas on May 24-25 at the University of Arkansas Community College at Rich Mountain. Feedback can be submitted by email to feedback@uasys.edu. Act 778 of 2023, which deletes most of the Higher Education Compensation and Classification Act, will eliminate the classified employee designation for public higher education institutions.  Beginning July … [Read more...] about Board Policy Amendments Proposed for May Board Meeting

LITTLE ROCK (April 18, 2023) – The Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas has called a special meeting to be held in person and via videoconference at noon on April 19 originating at UA System - Cammack Campus in Little Rock. The meeting will be held to address three action items including a retrenchment proposal at University of Arkansas at Little Rock, a solar services agreement for a systemwide solar project, and the selection of a design firm for the Hathaway Howard Fine Arts … [Read more...] about UA Trustees Call April 19 Special Meeting

LITTLE ROCK (March 9, 2023) – The Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas will hold its regularly scheduled board meetings in person and via videoconference March 14-15 at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). The meetings will be held at the Hospital Lobby Gallery inside the UAMS Hospital in Little Rock. *Please note that the March 14 meetings will begin with an executive session at 12:30 p.m. with the videoconference of the regular session expected to begin … [Read more...] about Trustees to Hold Meetings March 14-15 at UAMS

LITTLE ROCK (Friday, March 3, 2023) — The Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas elected new officers at its Jan. 25-26 regularly scheduled meeting and Morril Harriman will serve as chairman of the 10-member board during the upcoming year. Kevin Crass, a senior partner in the Litigation Practice Group at Friday, Eldredge & Clark, LLP in Little Rock, also has been appointed by Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders to the Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas for a … [Read more...] about Harriman to Chair UA Board; Crass Appointed, Other Officers and Committees Set

LITTLE ROCK (Friday, Feb. 24, 2023) – The University of Arkansas at Little Rock and the Winthrop Rockefeller Institute (the Institute) are pleased to announce two Winthrop Rockefeller Distinguished Lectures in March 2023. Kim Zetter, an award-winning journalist and investigative reporter, will give a talk on cybersecurity and national security with a focus on election security at 4:30 p.m. Monday, March 13, in the Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall in the Fine Arts Building at UA Little Rock. A … [Read more...] about Winthrop Rockefeller Distinguished Lecture Series: Two Free Central Arkansas Events March 13 and 17

Mini-grants of up to $1,000 will be awarded to UA System student leaders LITTLE ROCK (Monday, Feb. 13, 2023) — Students from across the University of Arkansas System are invited to submit applications for mini-grants awarded through an endowment honoring James L. “Skip” Rutherford III upon his retirement as dean of the University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service in 2021. Grants of up to $1,000 will be awarded to students for expenses such as technology, conference registration, … [Read more...] about Applications Invited for Student Grants from Endowment Honoring Clinton School Dean Emeritus