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The Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas will meet March 29-30 at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff UAPB). The meetings will be held beginning at 1:30 p.m. on March 29 and 9 a.m. on March 30 in the STEM building on the UAPB campus. A tentative schedule is listed below and the full agenda can be found here. Wednesday, March 29, 2017 – UAPB STEM Building 11:45 a.m.           Lunch Available 1:30 p.m.           Chair Opens Regular Session 1:30 p.m.*         Joint Hospital … [Read more...] about UA Board of Trustees to Meet March 29-30 at UAPB

  Rich Mountain Community College became the seventh two-year college within the University of Arkansas System when a merger became official Feb. 1. Renamed the University of Arkansas Community College at Rich Mountain, it will also be known as the University of Arkansas Rich Mountain and UA-Rich Mountain. Merger talks began in April 2016 with the Rich Mountain Community College Board of Trustees approval to request joining the UA System. The University of Arkansas System Board of … [Read more...] about UA System Adds UA-Rich Mountain in Merger

NORTH LITTLE ROCK – Pulaski Technical College is officially a member of the University of Arkansas System effective today and has been renamed University of Arkansas – Pulaski Technical College, or UA – Pulaski Tech. The Higher Learning Commission, the college’s accrediting body, approved the change of governance effective today, Feb. 1. On Jan. 30, Gov. Asa Hutchinson signed Act 71 of 2017 that specifies the role of technical college boards following a merger with a university or system. More … [Read more...] about Pulaski Tech Officially Joins UA System

The Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas will meet Jan. 25-26 at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). Meetings will begin on Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. and Thursday at 8:30 a.m. The approximated schedule is below and the agenda book can be found here. Wednesday, January 25 -- UAMS Hospital Lobby Gallery  11:00 a.m.      Trustees to tour President's Home (Cammack Campus) and eat lunch 1:30 p.m.*     Joint Hospital Committee Meeting 2:15 p.m.*      Audit and Fiscal … [Read more...] about UA Board of Trustees to Meet Jan. 25-26 at UAMS

The Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas will meet Jan. 25-26 at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). Meetings will begin on Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. and Thursday at 8:30 a.m. The approximated schedule is below and the agenda book can be found here. Wednesday, January 25 -- UAMS Hospital Lobby Gallery  11:00 a.m.      Trustees to tour President's Home (Cammack Campus) and eat lunch 1:30 p.m.*     Joint Hospital Committee Meeting 2:15 p.m.*      Audit and Fiscal … [Read more...] about UA Board of Trustees to Meet Jan. 25-26 at UAMS

The Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas will meet Nov. 10-11 in Boyer Hall of the Janelle Y. Hembree Alumni House at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville. Wednesday's meetings begin at 1 p.m. and continue Thursday at 8:30 a.m. The full schedule is below and the agenda can be found here. November 10, 2016 – UAF, Boyer Hall of Hembree Alumni House Noon                     Luncheon 1:00 p.m.              Chair Opens Regular Session 1:00 p.m.*            Audit and Fiscal … [Read more...] about UA Board of Trustees to Meet Nov. 10-11 at Fayetteville

The National Anthem has always been an opportunity to stand respectfully, place our hands on our hearts, and take a moment to honor the many freedoms we enjoy due to the courage, commitment and sacrifice of others. We understand and respect that those freedoms mean different things to different people. While it disappoints us to see attention being taken away from this traditional act of remembrance and gratitude, it is also important to recognize the open spirit of our campuses to engage in … [Read more...] about UA Board Chair, UA System President Bobbitt Issue Statement Regarding National Anthem

LITTLE ROCK - Former U.S. Sen. David Pryor, 82, a member of the Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas, suffered a stroke Monday and was transported to a local hospital where he is receiving world-class care. He is currently in recovery after a surgery that appears to have been successful. "Our whole family is very grateful for the care our dad has received, and we are hopeful for a full and quick recovery. We know that the next 48 hours are critical in my father's care and therefore … [Read more...] about PRYOR FAMILY STATEMENT: Trustee Pryor Recovering From Stroke

(LITTLE ROCK) Sept. 1, 2016 –Fred Harrison, general counsel of the University of Arkansas for more than 30 years, has stepped down from the role and will continue working on a part-time basis in the General Counsel’s office on an “of counsel” basis. University of Arkansas System President Donald R. Bobbitt has appointed JoAnn C. Maxey to General Counsel of the University of Arkansas. “Mr. Harrison has given the UA System more than three decades of steadfast and unparalleled legal counsel and … [Read more...] about UA General Counsel Harrison Steps Down, Bobbitt Names Maxey to Post

The Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas will meet Sept. 7-8 at the Arkansas 4-H Center in Little Rock, hosted by the UA Division of Agriculture. Wednesday's meetings begin at 1:30 p.m. and continue Thursday at 9 a.m. The full schedule is below and the agenda can be found here. September 7, 2016 – Reynolds Auditorium of 4-H Center 1:30 p.m.              Chair Opens Regular Session 1:30 p.m.*           Joint Hospital Committee Meeting 2:15 p.m.*           Audit and Fiscal … [Read more...] about UA Board of Trustees to Meet Sept. 7-8 in Little Rock