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LITTLE ROCK - The Buildings and Grounds Committee of the Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas will meet, via telephone conference call, on Tuesday, July 24, 2012 at 9:00 a.m. Click here for a list of agenda items to be considered by the Committee. The media and other interested persons may observe the proceedings in the Cammack Conference Room of the University of Arkansas System Office, 2404 North University Avenue in Little Rock, or in the Heritage Conference Room of the … [Read more...] about UA Board Committee to Meet

The Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas will meet on Thursday, May 24, 2012, at 10:00 a.m. in the Boardroom of the Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences and the Arts at 200 Whittington Avenue in Hot Springs, Arkansas.  The University Hospital-Board of Trustees Joint Committee will meet at 8:30 a.m., the Audit Committee will meet at 9:15 a.m., and the Buildings and Grounds Committee will meet at 9:45 a.m. on that date at the same location.  The schedule is as follows: May 24, … [Read more...] about UA Board to meet Thursday in Hot Springs

LITTLE ROCK - University of Arkansas System President Dr. Donald R. Bobbitt will recommend Corey Alderdice, assistant director for admissions and public relations at the Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science in Bowling Green, Ky., to be the new director of the Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences and the Arts. Alderdice was identified through a national search conducted by Bobbitt and an advisory committee of faculty, staff, parents and other supporters of ASMSA. Bobbitt will recommend … [Read more...] about Bobbitt to recommend Alderdice as new director of ASMSA

LITTLE ROCK - The Internet and other distance learning tools aren’t going to demolish the institution of the university that has been in place since the 11th century, Dr. Donald Bobbitt, president of the University of Arkansas System, told educators and administrators from UA campuses gathered for a symposium at UALR in April. But he said the explosion of online universities offering enormous convenience for students juggling busy lives will require brick and mortar schools to adapt and … [Read more...] about Symposium explores online learning strategies

LITTLE ROCK - The Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas will meet at 5:30 p.m. today, April 19, 2012, via telephone conference call. The media and other interested persons may observe the proceedings at the University of Arkansas System Office, 2404 North University Avenue in Little Rock. The agenda items to be considered by the board include: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 1.         Consideration of Request for Approval of Memorandum of Understanding with Central … [Read more...] about UA Board calls special meeting

LITTLE ROCK - University of Arkansas System faculty, staff and administrators will gather on Friday for a symposium about online learning and distance education. Several members of the UA Board of Trustees are expected to attend as well. The symposium will include presentations from UA System President Dr. Donald R. Bobbitt and Dr. Myk Garn, director of educational technology at the Southern Regional Education Board. The event will also feature three panel discussions on distance education from … [Read more...] about UA System to host distance education symposium Friday at UALR

HOT SPRINGS - After a nationwide search, two candidates will be interviewed for the director’s position at Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences and the Arts. The candidates are Corey Alderdice, assistant director for admissions and public relations of The Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science in Bowling Green, Ky.; and Marcella Dalla Rosa, Ed.D., dean of students for Pulaski County Special School District in Little Rock. Click here for detailed bios of each candidate. Chaired by … [Read more...] about ASMSA director candidates announced

LITTLE ROCK - University of Arkansas System President Dr. Donald R. Bobbitt has named Dr. Calvin Johnson to serve as the interim chancellor of the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff beginning Tuesday, May 29, 2012. Johnson will serve as interim chancellor while a national search is conducted to find a permanent replacement for Dr. Lawrence A. Davis, Jr., who will retire Friday, May 25. Johnson has said he will not be a candidate for the permanent position. Johnson is former dean of the … [Read more...] about Calvin Johnson to serve as interim chancellor of UAPB

LITTLE ROCK - The Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas will meet Thursday afternoon March 29, 2012 and Friday March 30, 2012 in the Boardroom of the University of Arkansas System Administration Building at 2404 North University Avenue in Little Rock, Arkansas. The committee meetings will begin at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday afternoon with the regular session Board meeting beginning Friday at 8:30 a.m. or at the conclusion or adjournment of the committee meetings. The tentative schedule … [Read more...] about UA Board to Meet Thursday, Friday in Little Rock

LITTLE ROCK – The Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas will meet Thursday and Friday to consider a number of items including proposed 2012-13 tuition and fee schedules for UA System colleges and universities. As the state implements plans to base a portion of higher education funding on performance measures such as retention and graduation, revenue generated from moderate tuition increases will be used to target improving these and other areas at UA System institutions. “As we move … [Read more...] about UA Board to consider tuition, fees at Friday meeting