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LITTLE ROCK - The Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas heard an information item today on proposed revisions to Board Policy 405.1 Appointment, Promotion, Tenure, Non-Reappointment, and Dismissal of Faculty; Board Policy 405.4 Employment Periods; and Board Policy 470.1 Distinguished Professorships. Action on these policy revisions will be taken up in the future following a time for further comment from UA System constituencies. The comment period is open until December 15, 2017 and … [Read more...] about FAQ on Revisions to Board Policies 405.1, 405.4 and 470.1

LITTLE ROCK - The Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas will meet Nov. 8-9 in the Center for Humanities and Arts (CHARTS) building at the University of Arkansas Pulaski Technical College in North Little Rock.   Wednesday's meetings will begin at 1 p.m. and regular session will pick back up Thursday at approximately 9:30 a.m. A schedule of the meeting is below and the agenda can be found here.   Wednesday, November 8, 2017 – UA-PTC Center for Humanities and Arts … [Read more...] about UA Board of Trustees to Meet Nov. 7-8 at UA-PTC

(LITTLE ROCK) Sept. 20, 2017 — University of Arkansas System President Dr. Donald R. Bobbitt has named longtime senior audit director Gina Terry as chief financial officer for the UA System. Terry, the former senior regional audit director who joined the UA System in 2001, took over the role Sept. 1. Jacob Flournoy, chief audit executive, had served as the interim chief financial officer. “Gina has an impressive background in finance and an impeccable reputation within her role as an audit … [Read more...] about Bobbitt Names Terry to Lead UA System Finance

LITTLE ROCK, Sept. 1, 2017 — The Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas will meet Sept. 7-8 in Boyer Hall of the Janelle Y. Hembree Alumni House at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville. Thursday’s meetings begin at 1:30 p.m. and continue Friday at 8:30 a.m. The full schedule is below. View the agenda. Thursday, September 7, 2017 10:00 a.m.               Board Tour of Mullins Library 12:00 p.m.               Board Luncheon at Mullins Library UAF, Boyer Hall of Hembree Alumni … [Read more...] about UA Board of Trustees to Meet Sept. 7-8 at Fayetteville

LITTLE ROCK (Aug. 9, 2017) – Two finalists to become the next chancellor at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) have both withdrawn from consideration, and the search is moving forward to identify candidates to lead the state’s only academic health sciences center, said University of Arkansas System President Donald R. Bobbitt. “From the outset of our search, I said we will work as long as it takes to find the best person to provide outstanding leadership and vision for … [Read more...] about UA System to Continue Search for UAMS Chancellor

LITTLE ROCK - The Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas will hold a special meeting at 1 p.m. on July 27 at the UA System Administration building to consider one Division of Agriculture agenda item. The agenda can be viewed here. … [Read more...] about UA Board of Trustees to Hold Special Meeting July 27

Several members of the Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas will gather for lunches on July 18 and July 27, both at 11:30 a.m. at the University of Arkansas System Administrative Building, to visit with the two finalists in the search for the next chancellor of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). Two board members also will visit with one of the finalists at 9 a.m. on July 19 at the UAMS Northwest Campus. More information about the search and finalists can be … [Read more...] about Trustees to Visit with UAMS Finalists

LITTLE ROCK (June 30, 2017) – University of Arkansas System President Donald R. Bobbitt has named Stephanie F. Gardner, Pharm.D., Ed.D., senior vice chancellor for academic affairs and provost at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), as interim UAMS chancellor following the July 31 retirement of current Chancellor Dan Rahn, M.D. “The Board of Trustees and I join with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences community in thanking Dr. Gardner for taking on this … [Read more...] about Gardner Named Interim Chancellor at UAMS

LITTLE ROCK (June 28, 2017) - Two finalists were selected today in the search for the next chancellor of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), and both will make visits in July. University of Arkansas System President Donald R. Bobbitt named the finalists with the help of an advisory search committee. The finalists include: A. Wesley Burks, M.D., executive dean of the School of Medicine at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Danny O. Jacobs, M.D., executive … [Read more...] about UA System Names Two Finalists for UAMS Chancellor

The Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas will be attending its annual retreat June 13-14 at the Winthrop Rockefeller Institute. The retreat will begin at 2 p.m. on June 13 and will continue with executive session at 9 a.m. June 14. Below is a tentative session schedule: Tuesday, June 13 2-5 p.m.             Retreat Session I 6-8 p.m.             Reception/Dinner hosted by the Winthrop Rockefeller Institute Wednesday, June 14 9 a.m.                 Executive Session 9:30 … [Read more...] about UA Board to Hold Annual Retreat June 13-14 at WRI