LITTLE ROCK - University of Arkansas System President Dr. Donald R. Bobbitt will nominate Dr. Laurence B. Alexander, associate dean of the Graduate School and director of the Office of Minority Programs at the University of Florida, to serve as the next chancellor of the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff. Alexander was among the finalists in a nationwide search for a new chancellor conducted by Bobbitt and an advisory search committee of UAPB faculty, staff, alumni and supporters. Bobbitt … [Read more...] about Bobbitt to Nominate Alexander as New UAPB chancellor

Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas (PCCUA) is among a select group of 25 finalists in the national spotlight for innovation and promising practices among two-year colleges nationwide. PCCUA has campuses in Helena-West Helena, DeWitt and Stuttgart. Sponsored by the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC), the newly established Awards of Excellence will be awarded annually. Winners in each of five categories will be named April 23 in San Francisco during the AACC … [Read more...] about PCCUA Among 25 National Finalists in Awards of Excellence Program

LITTLE ROCK - The Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas will meet Thursday afternoon, January 31, 2013 and Friday, February 1, 2013, in the James H. Hamlen II Boardroom in the Jackson T. Stephens Spine and Neurosciences Institute at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. Board committee meetings will begin at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday afternoon with the regular session beginning Friday at 8:30 a.m. Click here to view the meeting agenda. The tentative schedule is as … [Read more...] about UA Board of Trustees to Meet Jan. 31-Feb. 1

LITTLE ROCK - Dr. Michael Moore, senior vice provost and dean of undergraduate studies at the University of Texas at Arlington, has been named vice president for academic affairs at the University of Arkansas System. Moore will provide leadership for the system in all aspects of academic affairs, including working closely with UA System campuses and divisions to coordinate online education and distance learning initiatives. As senior vice provost at UT Arlington, Moore oversaw the … [Read more...] about UA System Names New Vice President for Academic Affairs

LITTLE ROCK - The Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas will meet Thursday afternoon November 1, 2012 and Friday November 2, 2012, in Rooms 507-511 of the Arkansas Union at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville. 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 is as follows: November 1, 2012 1:00 p.m.     … [Read more...] about UA Board of Trustees to meet Nov. 1-2