LITTLE ROCK - The Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas heard an information item today on proposed revisions to Board Policy 405.1 Appointment, Promotion, Tenure, Non-Reappointment, and Dismissal of Faculty; Board Policy 405.4 Employment Periods; and Board Policy 470.1 Distinguished Professorships. Action on these policy revisions will be taken up in the future following a time for further comment from UA System constituencies. The comment period is open until December 15, 2017 and … [Read more...] about FAQ on Revisions to Board Policies 405.1, 405.4 and 470.1

LITTLE ROCK - The Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas will meet Nov. 8-9 in the Center for Humanities and Arts (CHARTS) building at the University of Arkansas Pulaski Technical College in North Little Rock.   Wednesday's meetings will begin at 1 p.m. and regular session will pick back up Thursday at approximately 9:30 a.m. A schedule of the meeting is below and the agenda can be found here.   Wednesday, November 8, 2017 – UA-PTC Center for Humanities and Arts … [Read more...] about UA Board of Trustees to Meet Nov. 7-8 at UA-PTC

(LITTLE ROCK) Sept. 20, 2017 — University of Arkansas System President Dr. Donald R. Bobbitt has named longtime senior audit director Gina Terry as chief financial officer for the UA System. Terry, the former senior regional audit director who joined the UA System in 2001, took over the role Sept. 1. Jacob Flournoy, chief audit executive, had served as the interim chief financial officer. “Gina has an impressive background in finance and an impeccable reputation within her role as an audit … [Read more...] about Bobbitt Names Terry to Lead UA System Finance

LITTLE ROCK, Sept. 1, 2017 — The Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas will meet Sept. 7-8 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 schedule is below. View the agenda. Thursday, September 7, 2017 10:00 a.m.               Board Tour of Mullins Library 12:00 p.m.               Board Luncheon at Mullins Library UAF, Boyer Hall of Hembree … [Read more...] about UA Board of Trustees to Meet Sept. 7-8 at Fayetteville

LITTLE ROCK (Aug. 9, 2017) – Two finalists to become the next chancellor at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) have both withdrawn from consideration, and the search is moving forward to identify candidates to lead the state’s only academic health sciences center, said University of Arkansas System President Donald R. Bobbitt. “From the outset of our search, I said we will work as long as it takes to find the best person to provide outstanding leadership and vision for … [Read more...] about UA System to Continue Search for UAMS Chancellor