Nate Hinkel

LITTLE ROCK (Sept. 9, 2024) – The Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas will hold its regularly scheduled board meetings in person and via videoconference Sept. 11-12 at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB). The meetings will be held at the STEM Building and Conference Center, 1350 L.A. "Prexy" Davis Dr., in Pine Bluff. *Please note that the Sept. 11 meetings will begin with an executive session at 12:30 p.m. with the videoconference of the regular session expected to … [Read more...] about UA Trustees to Meet Sept. 11-12 at UAPB

LITTLE ROCK (Friday, August 9, 2024) – The Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas will gather Aug. 12-13 at the Winthrop Rockefeller Institute atop Petit Jean Mountain in Morrilton for its annual retreat. In addition to its annual informal gathering for educational sessions, the Board has called a special meeting Aug. 12 at 5:15 p.m. to consider a timely property item brought by University of Arkansas at Little Rock. … [Read more...] about UA Trustees to Retreat Aug. 12-13 at Rockefeller Institute

LITTLE ROCK (Wednesday, July 31, 2024) — University of Arkansas System President Dr. Donald R. Bobbitt has named an advisory search committee to assist in identifying the next chancellor at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB). Former Chancellor Laurence Alexander, Ph.D,  left the position June 30 to become chancellor at University of Michigan – Flint. Dr. Andrea Stewart, vice president for academic affairs at UAPB, was named interim chancellor and began that role July 1. The … [Read more...] about Bobbitt Announces Committee to Aid UAPB Chancellor Search

LITTLE ROCK (Thursday, July 18, 2024) – The Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas has called a special meeting to be held via videoconference and in person at 3:30 p.m. today (July 18) originating at the UA System - Cammack Campus in Little Rock. The purpose of the meeting is to consider the recent retirement announcement of UA System President Dr. Donald R. Bobbitt, which was made July 16, and to plan for a national search for the next president. The UA Board is expected to go into … [Read more...] about UA Trustees Call Special Meeting for July 18

LITTLE ROCK (Tuesday, July 16, 2024) — University of Arkansas System President Dr. Donald R. Bobbitt today announced plans to retire as president after almost 13 years leading the state’s largest university system. Bobbitt said he is bittersweet about the decision after fulfilling the goal he set for himself when he became president in November 2011 to leave the $4.5 billion enterprise in better standing and poised for further success in providing opportunities for Arkansans in all parts of the … [Read more...] about UA System President Bobbitt Announces Retirement

LITTLE ROCK (Monday, June 17, 2024) — University of Arkansas Sytem President Dr. Donald R. Bobbitt has named Dr. Andrea Stewart to be the interim chancellor at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) beginning July 1. Stewart, currently provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs at UAPB, will lead the campus as a national search to replace current Chancellor Laurence Alexander, Ph.D., is in progress. Alexander, who has led UAPB for more than a decade, was named chancellor at … [Read more...] about Bobbitt Names Stewart Interim Chancellor at UAPB

LITTLE ROCK (Friday, May 24, 2024) — 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. “Now in its third year, it’s humbling to see the interest that expands each time we begin accepting applications,” Rutherford said. “Reading their stories really illustrates the needs we initially had in mind for these mini-grants and it’s fun to … [Read more...] about Student Grants from Endowment Honoring Clinton School Dean Emeritus Announced

LITTLE ROCK (May 17, 2024) – The Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas will hold its regularly scheduled board meetings in person and via videoconference May 22-23 at Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas (PCCUA) Stuttgart Campus. The meetings will be held at the Grand Prairie Center (Salon B), located at 2807 US-165 in Stuttgart. *Please note that the May 22 meetings will begin with an executive session at 12:00 p.m. with the videoconference of the regular session … [Read more...] about Trustees to Meet May 22-23 at PCCUA in Stuttgart

LITTLE ROCK (Monday, May 13, 2024) — Laurence B. Alexander, Ph.D., chancellor at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) for 11 years, today informed the UAPB community that he will be recommended to become the next chancellor at the University of Michigan – Flint, effective July 1. The recommendation of his new five-year chancellorship is pending approval by the University of Michigan Board of Regents at its regularly scheduled meeting on May 16. Read the UM - Flint announcement … [Read more...] about UAPB Chancellor Recommended to Lead UM – Flint

LITTLE ROCK (April 22, 2024) – Three members of the Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas will gather at 10 a.m.  on April 23 for an informal architectural maintenance tour of the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff. Trustees and other administrators are expected to tour the campus to examine deferred maintenance needs for possible projects to be considered at future public meetings of the board. There is no formal meeting or agenda, and no action will be taken. … [Read more...] about PUBLIC NOTICE: Several Trustees to Gather at UAPB April 23