Nate Hinkel

LITTLE ROCK (June 30, 2017) – University of Arkansas System President Donald R. Bobbitt has named Stephanie F. Gardner, Pharm.D., Ed.D., senior vice chancellor for academic affairs and provost at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), as interim UAMS chancellor following the July 31 retirement of current Chancellor Dan Rahn, M.D. “The Board of Trustees and I join with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences community in thanking Dr. Gardner for taking on this … [Read more...] about Gardner Named Interim Chancellor at UAMS

LITTLE ROCK (June 28, 2017) - Two finalists were selected today in the search for the next chancellor of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), and both will make visits in July. University of Arkansas System President Donald R. Bobbitt named the finalists with the help of an advisory search committee. The finalists include: A. Wesley Burks, M.D., executive dean of the School of Medicine at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Danny O. Jacobs, M.D., executive … [Read more...] about UA System Names Two Finalists for UAMS Chancellor

The Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas will be attending its annual retreat June 13-14 at the Winthrop Rockefeller Institute. The retreat will begin at 2 p.m. on June 13 and will continue with executive session at 9 a.m. June 14. Below is a tentative session schedule: Tuesday, June 13 2-5 p.m.             Retreat Session I 6-8 p.m.             Reception/Dinner hosted by the Winthrop Rockefeller Institute Wednesday, June 14 9 a.m.                 Executive Session 9:30 … [Read more...] about UA Board to Hold Annual Retreat June 13-14 at WRI

(LITTLE ROCK) May 24, 2017 – The inaugural University of Arkansas System President’s Medal for Service today was given to Charles E. Scharlau, former chairman and CEO of Southwestern Energy 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 System carry out its mission to the state … [Read more...] about First UA System President’s Medal Awarded to Former Board Chair Scharlau

LITTLE ROCK - The Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas will meet May 24-25 at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. The meetings will be held in the Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall of the Fine Arts Building on campus. Wednesday's meetings will begin at 1:30 p.m. and Thursday's meetings pick back up at 8:30 a.m. The agenda and other meeting information can be found here, and the tentative schedule is as follows: Wednesday, May 24 12:00 p.m. Lunch Available (Reynolds Bldg. … [Read more...] about UA Board of Trustees to Meet May 24-25 at UA Little Rock

The Office of General Counsel is in the process of studying new concealed carry laws and determining necessary policy changes that will need to be made at the System and campus levels. The passage of HB1249 (Act 562) and SB724 (Act 859), which changed laws regarding carrying concealed handguns on college campuses and elsewhere, prompted many questions about the impact these laws will have across the University of Arkansas System. While many updates and additions will be necessary moving … [Read more...] about Frequently Asked Questions Regarding Campus Carry Answered

LITTLE ROCK - Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson today appointed Tommy Boyer, of Fayetteville, to the Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas. Boyer replaces Reynie Rutledge and his term will expire March 1, 2027. Boyer graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville in 1964, where he was also an All-American basketball player. He served for four years as the chairman of the Campaign for the 21st Century, was a member of the … [Read more...] about Gov. Hutchinson Appoints Boyer to UA Board of Trustees

The Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas will meet March 29-30 at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff UAPB). The meetings will be held beginning at 1:30 p.m. on March 29 and 9 a.m. on March 30 in the STEM building on the UAPB campus. A tentative schedule is listed below and the full agenda can be found here. Wednesday, March 29, 2017 – UAPB STEM Building 11:45 a.m.           Lunch Available 1:30 p.m.           Chair Opens Regular Session 1:30 p.m.*         Joint Hospital … [Read more...] about UA Board of Trustees to Meet March 29-30 at UAPB

  Rich Mountain Community College became the seventh two-year college within the University of Arkansas System when a merger became official Feb. 1. Renamed the University of Arkansas Community College at Rich Mountain, it will also be known as the University of Arkansas Rich Mountain and UA-Rich Mountain. Merger talks began in April 2016 with the Rich Mountain Community College Board of Trustees approval to request joining the UA System. The University of Arkansas System Board of … [Read more...] about UA System Adds UA-Rich Mountain in Merger

NORTH LITTLE ROCK – Pulaski Technical College is officially a member of the University of Arkansas System effective today and has been renamed University of Arkansas – Pulaski Technical College, or UA – Pulaski Tech. The Higher Learning Commission, the college’s accrediting body, approved the change of governance effective today, Feb. 1. On Jan. 30, Gov. Asa Hutchinson signed Act 71 of 2017 that specifies the role of technical college boards following a merger with a university or system. More … [Read more...] about Pulaski Tech Officially Joins UA System