LITTLE ROCK (Monday, Nov. 1, 2021) — University of Arkansas System President Dr. Donald R. Bobbitt has named Alex Barker, Ph.D., immediate past president of the American Anthropological Association, as the new director of the Arkansas Archeological Survey (AAS). Longtime AAS Director George Sabo, III, who joined the UA System entity in 1979 and became director in 2013, retired June 30. Melissa Zabecki, Ph.D., state archaeologist at the AAS, was named interim and has been leading the Survey … [Read more...] about Bobbitt Selects Barker to Lead Arkansas Archeological Survey Beginning Jan. 1
Search Results for: i
University of Arkansas Grantham
Established: 1951 Joined the UA System: 2021 More Info: UAGrantham.edu Founded in 1951 as the Grantham Radio License School, the institution that evolved into University of Arkansas Grantham initially focused on serving non-traditional students: military service members, working adults, and students seeking to complete their education. As interest in the institution's programs grew beyond campus boundaries, the school developed distance education programs to serve a geographically … [Read more...] about University of Arkansas Grantham
Four Finalists in Search for UACCB Chancellor Set Campus Visit Forums
LITTLE ROCK (Oct. 14, 2021) — A national search by a committee formed to find the next chancellor of the University of Arkansas Community College at Batesville (UACCB) has announced schedules for four finalists that will visit campus and hold public forums Oct. 18-26. The four finalists, who were announced earlier this month, will each take part in a “Community Partners Session” that will be open to the public both on campus and livestreamed through UACCB’s YouTube channel. Each candidate … [Read more...] about Four Finalists in Search for UACCB Chancellor Set Campus Visit Forums
Four Finalists Selected in Search for UACCB Chancellor
LITTLE ROCK (Oct. 4, 2021) — A national search by a committee formed to find the next chancellor of the University of Arkansas Community College at Batesville (UACCB) has narrowed its prospects to four finalists who will individually visit campus later this month. The search drew candidates from 23 states and two countries from which the finalists were chosen. “It’s always impressive how openings in the University of Arkansas System generate so much interest from high-quality candidates … [Read more...] about Four Finalists Selected in Search for UACCB Chancellor
Bobbitt Names Division of Agriculture Veteran Culver as Interim Chief
LITTLE ROCK (Monday, Sept. 27, 2021) — University of Arkansas System President Dr. Donald R. Bobbitt today named longtime Division of Agriculture executive Chuck Culver as interim vice president of the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture (UADA). Dr. Mark J. Cochran, vice president for agriculture since 2011, earlier this month announced his Sept. 30 retirement. Culver, assistant vice president and director of external relations at UADA, will begin as interim vice president … [Read more...] about Bobbitt Names Division of Agriculture Veteran Culver as Interim Chief