University of Arkansas System

The Board of Trustees directed University of Arkansas System President Jay B. Silveria to lead a review of Razorback Athletics’ competitiveness, including steps to improve resources for the football program. The board adopted the resolution unanimously.

University of Arkansas System President Jay B. Silveria announced an advisory search committee to help identify the next chancellor of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. He named Brian Berry, vice provost of research and graduate school dean, to the committee.

Seven students from University of Arkansas System campuses received grants from an endowment honoring James L. “Skip” Rutherford III, dean emeritus of the University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public.

The Board of Trustees approved Adam O’Neal, vice chancellor for student services at University of Arkansas – East Arkansas Community College, as the institution’s next chancellor.

Each UA System university and two-year college has a chancellor as chief executive officer. Chancellors and unit leaders are responsible for enforcing policies, procedures, budgets, and regulations, and carrying out decisions.

The Board of Trustees governs the University of Arkansas System. It has 10 trustees representing the state’s four congressional districts, and the system president reports to the board.

The Board of Trustees holds five regular meetings each year and meets on special occasions as needed. Regular meeting locations rotate among campuses and institutes.

The University of Arkansas System includes a flagship land-grant research university, a medical education and research institution, a metropolitan university, an 1890 land-grant university, regional universities, and community colleges.

The Arkansas General Assembly established the university in Fayetteville in 1871 as Arkansas Industrial University. Under the Morrill Act of 1862, it became Arkansas’s land-grant institution and first state-assisted college. It opened in 1872 with four teachers and eight students.

The University of Arkansas System is a publicly supported, multicampus institution focused on education, scholarship, and service. Its stated goals include expanding opportunities, supporting student success, promoting discovery and public service, and strengthening Arkansas.

The University of Arkansas System administration office and president’s home are on a 40-acre site on North University Avenue in Little Rock. Kate Cammack donated the property in 1957 for educational and cultural programs.

2404 North University Avenue Little Rock, Arkansas 72207 501-686-2500

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