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LITTLE ROCK (April 14, 2021) – University of Arkansas System President Dr. Donald R. Bobbitt today announced the formation of an advisory committee to assist in the search for the next chancellor of the University of Arkansas Community College at Batesville (UACCB). Deborah Frazier, who was named chancellor at UACCB in 2007, is retiring May 31. Bobbitt and Chris Thomason, vice president for planning and development for the UA System, are leading the search for the UA System and will coordinate … [Read more...] about Bobbitt Announces Search Committee for UACCB Chancellor

LITTLE ROCK (April 9, 2021) — The Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas elected Dr. Stephen Broughton, of Pine Bluff, to serve as chairman of the 10-member board effective March 1 along with a slate of other officers and board committee assignments. Broughton was appointed by then-Gov. Mike Beebe in April 2012, and his term runs through 2022. He is also currently leading the racial equity task force assigned by former Board Chair John Goodson in summer 2020. Goodson, who served as … [Read more...] about Broughton to Lead Trustees; Officers, Committees Also Set

LITTLE ROCK (April 2, 2021) – University of Arkansas System President Dr. Donald R. Bobbitt today announced the formation of an advisory committee to assist in the search for the next director of the Arkansas Archeological Survey (AAS). Longtime AAS Director George Sabo, III joined the UA System entity in 1979 and became director in 2013. His retirement will be effective June 30. The search committee, which will be chaired by Bobbitt, is charged with assembling candidates identified through a … [Read more...] about Bobbitt Announces Committee to Find Archeological Survey Director

LITTLE ROCK (March 31, 2021) – The committee leading a national job search to find the next chancellor at the University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana has announced four finalists who are all scheduled to make campus visits in April. John Hollis, chair of the search committee named by University of Arkansas System President Donald R. Bobbitt last fall, said the effort generated a dynamic and talented group of applicants from 22 states and two countries. “The search committee is extremely pleased … [Read more...] about Finalists Named for Chancellor Job at UA Hope-Texarkana

LITTLE ROCK (March 31, 2021) – Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson appointed Jeremy Wilson, of Bentonville, to the Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas. He replaces John Goodson and his term will expire March 1, 2031. Official Release from the Governor's Office   … [Read more...] about Gov. Hutchinson Appoints Jeremy Wilson to UA Board of Trustees

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPKUinj4ImU LITTLE ROCK (March 31, 2021) – The University of Arkansas System was awarded a three-year $900,000 CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) to boost the state’s workforce recovery from the economic impact of COVID-19. Nine UA System institutions will collaborate on the project, led by the Arkansas Economic Development Institute (AEDI) at the University of Arkansas at Little … [Read more...] about UA System Awarded $900,000 Workforce Training Grant

LITTLE ROCK (March 12, 2021) – The Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas will hold its regularly scheduled board meetings in person and via videoconference March 17-18 originating at the UA System – Cammack Campus in Little Rock. The meetings, originally scheduled to be hosted at the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture, will begin at 1 p.m. on March 17 and 8:45 a.m. on March 18. *Please note that Wednesday’s meetings will begin with an executive session at 1 p.m., with the … [Read more...] about UA Trustees to Meet March 17-18

As part of an ongoing review of Board of Trustees’ policies, the General Counsel’s Office is recommending updates to several employment policies to be considered at the next Board of Trustees meeting on March 17-18. The policies up for amendment have not been reviewed and updated for a number of years. They include: Board Policy 405.2 Offset of Amounts Due to the University – The proposed edits include minor clarifications and formatting changes to make the policy easier to follow. Board … [Read more...] about Board Policy Amendments to be Considered at March Meeting

LITTLE ROCK (Jan. 25, 2021) – The Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas will hold its regularly scheduled board meetings in person and via videoconference Jan. 27-28 originating at the UA System – Cammack Campus in Little Rock. The meetings, originally scheduled to be hosted at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock (UALR), will begin at 12:30 p.m. on Jan. 27 and 8:45 a.m. on Jan. 28. *Please note that Wednesday’s meetings will begin with an executive session at 12:30 p.m., with … [Read more...] about UA Trustees to Meet Jan. 27-28

Harold J. Evans, associate vice president legal and research, in the Office of the General Counsel at the University of Arkansas System, has been honored with the Harvard University Miller-Hunn Schools & Scholarship Award for his many years of helping to recruit and interview applicants to his alma mater. Evans, a 1974 graduate of Harvard University, has met and interviewed more than 200 students vying for acceptance at the institution during his time as chair of the Schools and Scholarship … [Read more...] about UA System Lawyer Honored by Harvard University for Alumni Admissions Work