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LITTLE ROCK (Jan. 24, 2022) – The Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas will hold its regularly scheduled board meetings in person and via videoconference Jan. 26-27 originating at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. The meetings will begin at 12:30 p.m. on Jan. 26 and 8:45 a.m. on Jan. 27 originating at the Ledbetter Assembly Hall of the Donaghey Student Center on the UA Little Rock campus. *Please note that Wedneday’s meetings will begin with an executive session at … [Read more...] about UA Trustees to Meet Jan. 26-27 at UA Little Rock

As part of an ongoing process to align Board of Trustees policies with current law and practice, a series of Board policy amendments are planned for consideration at the January 26-27 meeting of the Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas. The policy drafts below are posted for review and comment before submission to the Board for approval. Feedback regarding the policy amendments can be submitted to feedback@uasys.edu. The proposed policy changes include: Revised Board Policy 505.4 … [Read more...] about Board Policy Changes Proposed for January meeting

LITTLE ROCK (Monday, Nov. 22, 2021) — University of Arkansas System President Dr. Donald R. Bobbitt has named a search committee to assist him in finding the next vice president of the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture (UADA). Dr. Mark J. Cochran, vice president for agriculture since 2011, retired Sept. 30 and Chuck Culver, assistant vice president and director of external relations at UADA, has been leading the division as interim vice president since Oct. 1. Bobbitt is … [Read more...] about Search Committee Announced to Find Next Division of Agriculture Chief

LITTLE ROCK (Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021) — University of Arkansas System President Dr. Donald R. Bobbitt will recommend Brian Shonk, Ed.D., currently vice chancellor for academic affairs at the University of Arkansas Community College at Batesville (UACCB), as next chancellor of the two-year institution. Former Chancellor Deborah Frazier, who was named chancellor at UACCB in 2007, retired May 31 and Zachary Perrine has been leading the institution as interim chancellor since June 1. Bobbitt and … [Read more...] about Bobbitt to Recommend Shonk as Next Chancellor at UACCB

LITTLE ROCK (Nov. 15, 2021) – The Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas will hold its regularly scheduled board meetings in person and via videoconference Nov. 17-18 originating at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB). The meetings will begin at 1 p.m. on Nov. 17 and 9 a.m. on Nov. 18 originating at the UAPB STEM building, located at 1524 L.A. "Prexy" Davis Dr., in Pine Bluff. *Please note that Wedneday’s meetings will begin with an executive session at 1 p.m., with the … [Read more...] about UA Trustees to Meet Nov. 17-18 at UAPB

LITTLE ROCK (Monday, Nov. 1, 2021) — University of Arkansas System President Dr. Donald R. Bobbitt has named Alex Barker, Ph.D., immediate past president of the American Anthropological Association, as the new director of the Arkansas Archeological Survey (AAS). Longtime AAS Director George Sabo, III, who joined the UA System entity in 1979 and became director in 2013, retired June 30. Melissa Zabecki, Ph.D., state archaeologist at the AAS, was named interim and has been leading the Survey … [Read more...] about Bobbitt Selects Barker to Lead Arkansas Archeological Survey Beginning Jan. 1

LITTLE ROCK (Oct. 14, 2021) — A national search by a committee formed to find the next chancellor of the University of Arkansas Community College at Batesville (UACCB) has announced schedules for four finalists that will visit campus and hold public forums Oct. 18-26. The four finalists, who were announced earlier this month, will each take part in a “Community Partners Session” that will be open to the public both on campus and livestreamed through UACCB’s YouTube channel. Each candidate will … [Read more...] about Four Finalists in Search for UACCB Chancellor Set Campus Visit Forums

LITTLE ROCK (Oct. 4, 2021) — A national search by a committee formed to find the next chancellor of the University of Arkansas Community College at Batesville (UACCB) has narrowed its prospects to four finalists who will individually visit campus later this month. The search drew candidates from 23 states and two countries from which the finalists were chosen. “It’s always impressive how openings in the University of Arkansas System generate so much interest from high-quality candidates across … [Read more...] about Four Finalists Selected in Search for UACCB Chancellor

LITTLE ROCK (Monday, Sept. 27, 2021) — University of Arkansas System President Dr. Donald R. Bobbitt today named longtime Division of Agriculture executive Chuck Culver as interim vice president of the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture (UADA). Dr. Mark J. Cochran, vice president for agriculture since 2011, earlier this month announced his Sept. 30 retirement. Culver, assistant vice president and director of external relations at UADA, will begin as interim vice president on … [Read more...] about Bobbitt Names Division of Agriculture Veteran Culver as Interim Chief

PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE: Several members of the Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas will be attending multiple events on Sept. 27-28. These are not official meetings of the Board and no actions or other UA System business will be acted upon. The events include touring the campus and facilities at the University of Arkansas at Monticello (UAM) at 11 a.m. on Sept. 27 and an open house at the Five Oaks Ag Research and Education Center outside of Stuttgart at 9:30 a.m. on Sept. 28. The … [Read more...] about Trustees to Gather for Events Sept. 27-28