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The Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas will meet at 2:30 p.m. on Feb. 15 via teleconference from the University of Arkansas System Administration building. Click here to view the agenda. Members of the media and other interested persons may observe the proceedings in the Cammack Conference Room of the University of Arkansas System Office, 2404 N. University Ave. in Little Rock.       … [Read more...] about UA Board of Trustees to Hold Teleconference Meeting Feb. 15

The Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas will meet Jan. 27-28 in the Hospital Lobby Gallery of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) in Little Rock. The meetings will begin at 11 a.m. on Jan. 27 with a short presentation and a tour of the Central Building at UAMS for those interested. Formal Board meetings will follow the informational tour and luncheon, and will begin at 1 p.m. Meetings on Jan. 28 will begin at 8:45 a.m. The agenda is available online here. The … [Read more...] about UA Board of Trustees to Meet Jan. 27-28 at UAMS

The Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas will meet Nov. 19-20 in Boyer Hall of the Janelle Y. Hembree Alumni House at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville. Thursday’s meetings will begin at 1 p.m. and Friday’s at 8:30 a.m. The agenda is available online here. The tentative schedule is: Thursday, November 19, 2015                         1:00 p.m.        Chair Opens Regular Session                         1:00 p.m.*       Audit and Fiscal Responsibility Committee … [Read more...] about UA Board of Trustees to Meet Nov. 19-20 at Fayetteville

Matt McCoy, associate general counsel of the University of Arkansas System, will be joining the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville Office of the General Counsel starting Jan. 4, 2016. He will fill a vacancy left by associate general counsel Scott Varady, who has been named executive director of the Razorback Foundation, effective Dec. 1. "Matt has proven himself to be an outstanding attorney during his time with the U of A System office," said Fred Harrison, general counsel for the U of A … [Read more...] about McCoy to Join Office of General Counsel at UA

University of Arkansas System President Dr. Donald R. Bobbitt announced today that he will recommend Dr. Joseph E. Steinmetz, executive vice president and provost at Ohio State University, to the UA Board of Trustees as the sixth chancellor of the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville. Steinmetz will be formally introduced as chancellor at a public press conference at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville at 3 p.m. on Oct. 30. He is expected to begin Jan. 1, 2016. “When you conduct a search … [Read more...] about UA System President Selects Steinmetz as UA Chancellor

University of Arkansas System President Donald Bobbitt announced today that he will recommend Karla Hughes, Ph.D., to the Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas System as chancellor of the University of Arkansas at Monticello (UAM). Hughes, currently the executive vice president and provost of the University of Louisiana System in Baton Rouge, La., is UAM’s 12th chief executive officer and will begin Jan. 15, 2016. “Our campus in Monticello is uniquely intertwined with its regional … [Read more...] about UA System President Bobbitt Picks Hughes for UAM Chancellor

LITTLE ROCK – Charles E. Scharlau, former chairman and CEO of Southwestern Energy Company and past chairman of the Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas, will donate $5 million to create an endowed chair in presidential leadership at the University of Arkansas System, it was announced today at a regular meeting of the UA board. Scharlau, who served 10 years on the board of trustees before also serving as a member and chairman of the board of directors of the University of Arkansas … [Read more...] about Former Board Chair Funds UA System Chair in Presidential Leadership

The Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas will meet Sept. 10-11 in the Calvin R. Ledbetter Jr. Assembly Hall of the Donaghey Student Center at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. The committee meetings will begin Sept. 10 at 1:30 p.m. with the regular session Board meeting beginning Sept. 11 at 8:30 a.m. The tentative schedule is: Thursday, September 10, 2015                         1:30 p.m.          Chair Opens Regular Session                         1:30 p.m.*        Joint … [Read more...] about UA Board of Trustees to Meet Sept. 10-11 at UALR

The University of Arkansas System has named G. Keith Pinchback, Ed.D., as the fourth chancellor at Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas (PCCUA). Pinchback, of Searcy, has served as vice chancellor of institutional advancement at Arkansas State University-Beebe since 2001. He is expected to take over leadership at PCCUA on July 1. He succeeds longtime PCCUA Chancellor Steven Murray, Ed.D., who is retiring June 30 after serving 35 years at the institution in many roles, … [Read more...] about UA System Names Pinchback to Lead PCCUA

The Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas will hold a special telephone conference call at 2 p.m. on June 3 from the University of Arkansas System office in Little Rock. The Board will convene via teleconference call and will immediately go into executive session to consider early retirement agreements and salaries over line item maximum.  The agenda includes: EXECUTIVE SESSION 1.  Consideration of Request for Approval of Early Retirement Agreement, UAPB (Action) 2.  … [Read more...] about UA Board of Trustees to Hold Teleconference Meeting June 3