LITTLE ROCK (Friday, June 24, 2022) — University of Arkansas System President Dr. Donald R. Bobbitt today named Ana Hunt, Ed.D., as interim chancellor at the University of Arkansas – Pulaski Technical College (UA-PTC) following the retirement of Chancellor Margaret Ellibee, Ph.D. Ellibee announced earlier this year she will be retiring June 30. Ellibee has led the college since becoming president of then-Pulaski Technical College on Aug. 1, 2012. Her title changed to chancellor with the … [Read more...] about Bobbitt Names Hunt UA-PTC Interim Chancellor

LITTLE ROCK (June 23, 2022) – The Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas has called a special meeting for today at 1 p.m. originating at the UA System – Cammack Campus in Little Rock. The agenda's only regular session item to be considered, which will begin at 1:10 p.m., is a timely budget adjustment for the Child Development Center project at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). While the meeting will originate at the UA System - Cammack Campus at 2404 N. … [Read more...] about UA Trustees to Hold Special Meeting June 23 at 1 p.m.

LITTLE ROCK (Wednesday, June 22, 2022) – Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson has appointed Colonel Nathaniel “Nate” Todd, Secretary of the Arkansas Department of Veterans Affairs, to the Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas. Colonel Todd is a 37-year veteran of the Army and Army Reserve, where his roles included Director of Health Financial Policy for the U.S Army Surgeon General and Chief Financial Officer for Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington. Colonel Todd is replacing … [Read more...] about Governor Appoints Colonel Nathaniel “Nate” Todd to UA Trustees

LITTLE ROCK (Wednesday, June 1, 2022) — A website has launched and the position comprehensively profiled as the search for a new chancellor at the University of Arkansas – Pulaski Technical College is now officially taking candidates to lead the University of Arkansas System’s largest two-year college. Chancellor Margaret Ellibee, Ph.D., announced earlier this year she will be retiring June 30. Ellibee has led the college since becoming president of then-Pulaski Technical College on Aug. 1, … [Read more...] about Search for New UA-Pulaski Tech Chancellor Officially Underway; Position Site Launched

LITTLE ROCK (May 23, 2022) – The Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas will hold its regularly scheduled board meetings in person and via videoconference May 25-26 originating at the University of Arkansas Community College at Batesville (UACCB). The meetings will begin at 12:30 p.m. on May 25 and 8:45 a.m. on May 26 in the Independence Hall Auditorium at UACCB. *Please note that Wedneday’s meetings will begin with an executive session at 12:30 p.m., with the videoconference of the … [Read more...] about UA Trustees to Meet May 25-26 at UACCB

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. "It was a very competitive pool in the award’s inaugural year with over 100 applications from 9 campuses across the UA system," said Eric Wilson, Chairman of the James L. "Skip" Rutherford III Endowment Committee. "We were impressed by the overall need and interest. I think Dean … [Read more...] about Student Grants Awarded from Rutherford Endowment

LITTLE ROCK (Wednesday, April 27, 2022) — Eric Wall was named chief information security officer (CISO) of the University of Arkansas System, a newly created position charged with unifying and maintaining IT security efforts across all 22 campuses, divisions and units within the system. Wall began his role April 17 and will be based at the UA System – Cammack Campus in Little Rock. “Alongside other efforts to unify the UA System’s digital platforms, including the ongoing implementation of its … [Read more...] about Veteran IT Professional Wall Named Inaugural UA System Security Officer

Several Board Policy amendments are schedule for consideration at the May 25-26 regular Board of Trustees meeting at the University of Arkansas Community College at Batesville. All links below show the proposed changes to policies in red, except Board Policy 320.1, which is a complete rewrite of the current policy. A copy of the current version of Board Policy 320.1 can be found here. Questions and comments on these proposed policy amendments can be directed to feedback@uasys.edu or to the … [Read more...] about Board Policy Amendments Proposed for May 2022

LITTLE ROCK (April 20, 2022) — University of Arkansas System President Dr. Donald R. Bobbitt announced today that he will recommend Deacue Fields, Ph.D., currently dean of the Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, as the next vice president for agriculture for the UA System. Pending formal approval from the Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas in May, Fields is expected to take over the position July 1. “Throughout … [Read more...] about Bobbitt to Recommend Dr. Deacue Fields as Vice President for Agriculture

LITTLE ROCK (Tuesday, April 19, 2022) — University of Arkansas System President Donald R. Bobbitt, Ph.D., has named a search committee to assist in identifying the next chancellor at the University of Arkansas – Pulaski Technical College (UA-PTC). Chancellor Margaret Ellibee, Ph.D., announced earlier this year she will be retiring June 30. 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 … [Read more...] about Bobbitt Announces Committee to Find Next Chancellor at UA-Pulaski Technical College