Nate Hinkel

LITTLE ROCK (March 13, 2020) - As a precaution related to efforts to combat the coronavirus, the Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas has moved its regularly scheduled March 18-19 meeting at the University of Arkansas Community College at Morrilton (UACCM) to the University of Arkansas System – Cammack Campus in Little Rock and will provide video conferencing access for virtual viewing. All campus officials and regular attendees are urged to access the meeting online and not travel … [Read more...] about UA Board of Trustees March 18-19 Meeting Venue Changed to be Broadcast Online

LITTLE ROCK (March 10, 2020) — The Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas will hold a special board meeting via teleconference at 10 a.m. on March 11 originating at the UA System - Cammack Campus in Little Rock. The Board will meet to discuss one item related to the UA Division of Agriculture and property for sale in St. Francis County. Members of the media and public can listen to the call at the UA System Administration building at 2404 N. University in Little Rock. Agenda: 10:00 … [Read more...] about UA Board to Hold Special Teleconference Meeting March 11

LITTLE ROCK (March 10, 2020) — Chris Thomason, chancellor of the University of Arkansas Community College at Hope-Texarkana, will join the University of Arkansas System administration as vice president for planning and development, effective July 1, UA System President Dr. Donald R. Bobbitt announced today. In his new role, Thomason will lead projects that broadly impact UA System campuses, divisions and units, including facilitating future system growth and development, leading efforts to … [Read more...] about Thomason Named UA System Vice President for Planning and Development

LITTLE ROCK (March 4, 2020) — The Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas’s new officers and committee appointments that took effect on March 1 include the reelection of John Goodson, of Texarkana, to serve another year as chairman of the 10-member board. In addition to Goodson being reelected for his second year as chairman, the trustees voted for Stephen Broughton, M.D., of Pine Bluff, to serve as vice chairman; Kelly Eichler, of Little Rock, to serve as secretary; and Morril … [Read more...] about Goodson to Chair UA Board; Other Officers and Committees Announced

LITTLE ROCK (March 3, 2020) – The Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas will hold a special meeting of the board via teleconference at 9:30 a.m. on March 5 originating at the University of Arkansas System — Cammack Campus in Little Rock. To ensure the safety and wellness of the UA System's 60,000-plus students, faculty and staff around the state and those studying and working abroad, key leaders from its campuses and administration will review actions that have already been taken in … [Read more...] about UA Board to Hold Special Teleconference Meeting March 5 in Little Rock

(LITTLE ROCK) Jan. 30, 2020 — The University of Arkansas System President’s Medal for Service today was given to J. Thomas May, former bank president and CEO of Simmons First National Corp. and current president of its foundation, and past chairman of the Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas. The medal is a discretionary award given by the UA System president and his cabinet to recognize individuals who have demonstrated a distinguished and sustained commitment to helping the UA … [Read more...] about UA System President’s Medal Awarded to Former Board Chair Tommy May

LITTLE ROCK (Jan. 24, 2020) – The Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas will meet Jan. 29-30 at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). The meetings will be held in the Hospital Lobby Gallery on the ground level of the UAMS Medical Center. A complete agenda book is available here and a tentative schedule for the meetings is listed below. The agenda can be found here. The schedule is as follows: Wednesday, January 29, 2020  12:00 p.m.        Chair Opens Regular … [Read more...] about UA Trustees to Meet Jan. 29-30 at UAMS

LITTLE ROCK (NOV. 19, 2019) — The Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas will meet Nov. 21-22 in the Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall of the Fine Arts Building at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. The tentative schedule is listed below and the agenda can be found here. Thursday, November 21, 2019  11:30 a.m.      Chair Opens Regular Session and Immediately Convenes into Executive Session (*Bailey Alumni and Friends Center, Nelson Boardroom) *Remainder of Meetings at the … [Read more...] about UA Trustees to Meet Nov. 21-22 at UA Little Rock

LITTLE ROCK (Friday, Oct. 18, 2019) - University of Arkansas System President Dr. Donald R. Bobbitt will recommendUniversity of Arkansas at Monticello (UAM) provost and vice president for academic affairs Peggy Doss, Ed.D., to serve as the next Chancellor of UAM following the retirement of Chancellor Karla Hughes, Ph.D., on Dec. 31. Bobbitt will recommend the appointment of Doss during a special telephone meeting of the Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas on Monday, Oct. 21 at 3 … [Read more...] about Bobbitt to Recommend Doss as Next UAM Chancellor; Trustees to Meet Oct. 21

LITTLE ROCK (Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2019) — University of Arkansas System President Dr. Donald R. Bobbitt today announced he is recommending Lisa Willenberg as the next chancellor at the University of Arkansas Community College at Morrilton (UACCM), effective Nov. 1, 2019. Willenberg currently serves as vice chancellor for finance and operations at UACCM. “After a thorough process of interviews and many conversations with people on campus and in the community, Lisa’s institutional knowledge and … [Read more...] about Bobbitt to Recommend Willenberg as Next UACCM Chancellor