LITTLE ROCK (Dec. 5, 2018) — The UA System administration will propose one new Board of Trustees Policy at the Jan. 31 meeting of the Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas. Currently, sick leave is addressed separately for Non-Classified and Classified employees in Board Policies 420.1 and 420.2, which address all leave categories for each group. New Board Policy 420.3 Sick Leave, will apply to both sets of employees and replace the language related to sick leave from BP 420.1 and … [Read more...] about Proposed Board Policy Changes for Jan. 31, 2019 Meeting

LITTLE ROCK (Nov. 12, 2018) – The Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas will meet Nov. 14-15 at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith. The meetings will begin at 1 p.m. Wednesday and will resume at 8:30 a.m. Thursday. They will be held in the Reynolds Room at the Smith-Pendergraft Campus Center on the UA-Fort Smith campus. A complete agenda book is available here and a tentative schedule for the meetings is below. Wednesday, November 14, 2018 – Reynolds Room, … [Read more...] about UA Trustees to Meet Nov. 14-15 at University of Arkansas at Fort Smith

(LITTLE ROCK — Oct. 19, 2018) University of Arkansas System President Dr. Donald R. Bobbitt today announced the formation of an advisory committee to assist in the search for the next chancellor of the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith (UAFS). Chaired by Dr. Margaret Tanner, associate provost for academic affairs at UAFS, the committee includes representatives from UAFS faculty, administration, staff and alumni, as well as a member of the campus board of visitors and the the Board of … [Read more...] about Bobbitt Names Committee for UAFS Chancellor Search

LITTLE ROCK (Sept. 12, 2018) – The Board of Trustees of the Unviersity of Arkansas will meet Sept. 13-14 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, tentative schedule is below. The agenda can be found here.   Thursday, September 13, 2018 – Boyer Hall of Hembree Alumni House Noon                  Lunch Available 1:30 p.m.           Chair … [Read more...] about UA Trustees to Meet Sept. 13-14 at Fayetteville

LITTLE ROCK (Aug. 16, 2018) — University of Arkansas System President Dr. Donald R. Bobbitt today announced the appointment of Edward Serna, Ed.D., as interim chancellor at the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith (UAFS). Current Chancellor Paul B. Beran, Ph.D., a nnounced he is leaving the institution Aug. 31 after leading the campus for more than 12 years to become the executive director and CEO of the South Dakota Higher Education Board of Regents. Serna is currently chief of staff and … [Read more...] about Bobbitt Names Serna to Lead UAFS in Interim Chancellor Role