Nate Hinkel

Various members of the Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas will be gathering May 9, 11 and 12 at the University of Arkansas System Administration Building for lunch with three visiting candidates vying to become the next chancellor at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. The Board will immediately go in to executive session during the lunch with candidates. The schedule includes:  May 9 - Mark J. Rudin, Ph.D., noon-1:30 p.m. May 11 - Andrew Rogerson, Ph.D., 12:30-2 … [Read more...] about UA Board of Trustees to Gather for Lunch with UALR Chancellor Candidates

University of Arkansas System President Donald R. Bobbitt, with input from the Chancellor Search Committee he appointed in January, has selected three finalists for the University of Arkansas at Little Rock chancellor post. Finalists include: Cheryl D. Lovell, Ph.D., special advisor to the chancellor and to the chief academic officer of the Colorado State University System Andrew Rogerson, Ph.D., provost and vice president of academic affairs, Sonoma State (California State University … [Read more...] about Finalists Chosen in Search for UALR Chancellor Post

The Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas will meet March 29-30 in the boardroom of the University of Arkansas System Cammack Campus in Little Rock. Meetings will begin at 1:30 p.m. on March 29 and 8:45 a.m. on March 30. The UA System Administration building is located at 2404 N. University Ave. The agenda can be viewed online here. The tentative schedule is: Tuesday, March 29, 2016 – Boardroom, UA System 1:30 p.m. Chair Opens Regular Session 1:30 p.m.* Joint Hospital Committee … [Read more...] about UA Board of Trustees to Meet March 29-30 in Little Rock

The Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas will meet at 2:30 p.m. on Feb. 15 via teleconference from the University of Arkansas System Administration building. Click here to view the agenda. Members of the media and other interested persons may observe the proceedings in the Cammack Conference Room of the University of Arkansas System Office, 2404 N. University Ave. in Little Rock.       … [Read more...] about UA Board of Trustees to Hold Teleconference Meeting Feb. 15

The Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas will meet Jan. 27-28 in the Hospital Lobby Gallery of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) in Little Rock. The meetings will begin at 11 a.m. on Jan. 27 with a short presentation and a tour of the Central Building at UAMS for those interested. Formal Board meetings will follow the informational tour and luncheon, and will begin at 1 p.m. Meetings on Jan. 28 will begin at 8:45 a.m. The agenda is available online here. The … [Read more...] about UA Board of Trustees to Meet Jan. 27-28 at UAMS

The Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas will meet Nov. 19-20 in Boyer Hall of the Janelle Y. Hembree Alumni House at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville. Thursday’s meetings will begin at 1 p.m. and Friday’s at 8:30 a.m. The agenda is available online here. The tentative schedule is: Thursday, November 19, 2015                         1:00 p.m.        Chair Opens Regular Session                         1:00 p.m.*       Audit and Fiscal Responsibility Committee … [Read more...] about UA Board of Trustees to Meet Nov. 19-20 at Fayetteville

Matt McCoy, associate general counsel of the University of Arkansas System, will be joining the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville Office of the General Counsel starting Jan. 4, 2016. He will fill a vacancy left by associate general counsel Scott Varady, who has been named executive director of the Razorback Foundation, effective Dec. 1. "Matt has proven himself to be an outstanding attorney during his time with the U of A System office," said Fred Harrison, general counsel for the U of A … [Read more...] about McCoy to Join Office of General Counsel at UA

University of Arkansas System President Dr. Donald R. Bobbitt announced today that he will recommend Dr. Joseph E. Steinmetz, executive vice president and provost at Ohio State University, to the UA Board of Trustees as the sixth chancellor of the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville. Steinmetz will be formally introduced as chancellor at a public press conference at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville at 3 p.m. on Oct. 30. He is expected to begin Jan. 1, 2016. “When you conduct a search … [Read more...] about UA System President Selects Steinmetz as UA Chancellor

University of Arkansas System President Donald Bobbitt announced today that he will recommend Karla Hughes, Ph.D., to the Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas System as chancellor of the University of Arkansas at Monticello (UAM). Hughes, currently the executive vice president and provost of the University of Louisiana System in Baton Rouge, La., is UAM’s 12th chief executive officer and will begin Jan. 15, 2016. “Our campus in Monticello is uniquely intertwined with its regional … [Read more...] about UA System President Bobbitt Picks Hughes for UAM Chancellor

LITTLE ROCK – Charles E. Scharlau, former chairman and CEO of Southwestern Energy Company and past chairman of the Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas, will donate $5 million to create an endowed chair in presidential leadership at the University of Arkansas System, it was announced today at a regular meeting of the UA board. Scharlau, who served 10 years on the board of trustees before also serving as a member and chairman of the board of directors of the University of Arkansas … [Read more...] about Former Board Chair Funds UA System Chair in Presidential Leadership