LITTLE ROCK (Sept. 6, 2022) – The Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas will hold its regularly scheduled board meetings in person and via videoconference Sept. 8-9 originating at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville. The meetings will be held at Boyer Hall of the Janelle Y. Hembree Alumni House on the U of A campus. *Please note that Thursday’s meetings will begin with an executive session at 12:30 p.m., with the videoconference of the regular session expected to begin streaming … [Read more...] about Trustees to Meet Sept. 8-9 at UA, Fayetteville

LITTLE ROCK (Friday, Sept. 2, 2022) — University of Arkansas System President Donald R. Bobbitt, Ph.D., today announced four finalists in the national search for the next chancellor of the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville. Selected with the help of a search committee chaired by U of A engineering Dean Kim Needy, Ph.D., the finalists will each visit campus for two days of meetings with students, faculty, staff and university stakeholders. As part of their visit, each candidate will … [Read more...] about Four Finalists Selected to Visit Campus in National Search for Next U of A Chancellor

University of Arkansas System Chief Information Security Officer Eric Wall has been named to the Forge Institute Advisory Board, adding to a membership already composed of many of the nation's most impactful leaders in cyber and data security. “I believe that Forge Institute's work is helping to make Arkansas a rally point for all things cyber,” said Wall,  who has extensive IT experience in healthcare, insurance, telecommunications, technology and higher education. Wall believes that training … [Read more...] about UA System CISO Wall Named to Cybersecurity Board

In keeping with ongoing efforts to update Board of Trustees and University of Arkansas System policies to align them with current law and practice, the UA System Office today released draft Board Policy amendments that will be considered at the September 8-9 regular Board of Trustees meeting at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville. The linked versions below are red lined to show proposed changes. Feedback on the proposed changes from members of the campus communities across the system can … [Read more...] about UA System Announces Proposed Policy Amendments for September Board Meeting

LITTLE ROCK (Aug. 1, 2022) – The Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas will gather Aug. 2-3 at the Winthrop Rockefeller Institute atop Petit Jean Mountain in Morrilton for its annual retreat. In addition to the retreat, a special meeting has been called for 9 a.m. on Aug. 3 to consider approval of a timely proposed item from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock to move forward with the planned razing of its Education Building. The UA Little Rock proposal is the only item on the … [Read more...] about UA Trustees to Retreat Aug. 2-3 at Rockefeller Institute