Nate Hinkel

LITTLE ROCK (Friday, August 4, 2023) – The Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas will informally gather Aug. 8-9 at the Winthrop Rockefeller Institute atop Petit Jean Mountain in Morrilton for its annual retreat. There is no formal meeting with any action items planned. … [Read more...] about UA Trustees to Retreat Aug. 8-9 at Rockefeller Institute

LITTLE ROCK (Wednesday, August 2, 2023) — University of Arkansas System President Dr. Donald R. Bobbitt and the Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas have named David A. Curran as General Counsel of the state’s largest higher education system. Curran, who has served as associate general counsel since 2016, began his new role as the chief legal officer for the UA System on Aug. 1. Patrick Hollingsworth served as interim general counsel after the retirement of JoAnn Maxey on Jan. 1 … [Read more...] about Curran Chosen to Lead UA System Office of General Counsel

LITTLE ROCK (Friday, June 23, 2023) – The Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas has called a special meeting to be held via videoconference at 11 a.m. on June 26 originating at UA System - Cammack Campus in Little Rock. The meeting is set to begin at 11 a.m. and convene an executive session, before resuming regular session at approximately 11:45 a.m. to hear four additional items including an athletic conference switch at University of Arkansas at Fort Smith; selection of a general … [Read more...] about UA Trustees Call June 26 Special Meeting

LITTLE ROCK (Tuesday, May 23, 2023) — Four students from University of Arkansas System campuses have earned grants from an endowment honoring James L. “Skip” Rutherford III, dean emeritus of the University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service. "I'm honored and humbled that these students and so many others have taken interest in this program, and I am so impressed with each of the winners,” Rutherford said. “I hope these mini-grants will help each of them reach their goals in higher … [Read more...] about Student Grants from Endowment Honoring Clinton School Dean Emeritus Announced

LITTLE ROCK (May 22, 2023) – The Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas will hold its regularly scheduled board meetings in person and via videoconference May 24-25 at the University of Arkansas Rich Mountain. The meetings will be held inside Carver Grand Hall at the Ouachita Center at UA Rich Mountain, 1100 College Dr., in Mena. *Please note that the May 24 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 Meet May 24-25 at UA Rich Mountain

LITTLE ROCK (April 21, 2023) – The Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas has called a special meeting to be held via videoconference at 1 p.m. on April 24 originating at UA System - Cammack Campus in Little Rock. The meeting is being held to continue discussion of a potential affiliation between the UA System and Transformative Education Services, Inc. Campus officials, members of the media and the general public can register to view the meetings and receive a Zoom link here. … [Read more...] about UA Trustees Call Special Meeting for April 24

LITTLE ROCK (March 25, 2022) – University of Arkansas System President Dr. Donald R. Bobbitt today issued a statement in honor of longtime University of Arkansas contributor Kaneaster Hodges, Jr., who passed away March 23. A native of Newport, Hodges Jr. is a former U.S. senator and president and board member of the Walton Family Charitable Support Foundation, and he is an alumnus of the U of A School of Law. He has served on the Pryor Center Advisory Board, the university’s Board of Advisors, … [Read more...] about UA System President Issues Statement in Honor of the Passing of UA Contributor Hodges Jr.

LITTLE ROCK (Monday, Feb. 28, 2022) — University of Arkansas System President Dr. Donald R. Bobbitt named Tara Smith, of North Little Rock, to take over as chief financial officer of the UA System beginning March 1. Smith is currently the finance and procurement lead with the UA System’s ongoing enterprise resource planning (ERP) project implementation, and was previously the CFO/vice chancellor for finance at the University of Arkansas Pulaski Technical College and deputy director at the … [Read more...] about Bobbitt Names Smith to Take Over UA System Chief Financial Officer Post

LITTLE ROCK (Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022) — The Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas elected new officers at its Jan. 26-27 regularly scheduled meeting, and C.C. “Cliff” Gibson III, of Monticello, will serve as chairman of the 10-member board for the upcoming year. Gibson, other officers and members of a new slate of Board committees appointed by Gibson will start their new roles beginning March 1. In addition to Gibson being elected as chairman, the trustees voted for Morril Harriman to … [Read more...] about Gibson to Chair UA Board; Other Officers and Committees Set for Coming Year

NORTH LITTLE ROCK (Jan. 13, 2022) — Margaret Ellibee, Ph.D., chancellor of University of Arkansas Pulaski Technical College, today announced her retirement from the college, effective June 30, 2022. Dr. Ellibee has led the college since becoming president of then-Pulaski Technical College on Aug. 1, 2012. Her title changed to chancellor with the college’s merger with the University of Arkansas System Feb. 1, 2017. READ MORE FROM UA-PTC The University of Arkansas System will be leading a … [Read more...] about UA – Pulaski Tech Chancellor Ellibee to Retire June 30