Items requiring Board approval that are addressed during the Board’s Executive Session agenda are as follows (example documents are linked):
- Board of Visitor appointments
- Early retirement agreements
- Honorary Degrees or UAMS Chancellor’s Award ()
- Salaries in excess of the Line Item Maximum
- Granting of emeritus status () – Typically at March meeting
- Promotion and tenure recommendations () – March meeting
Items addressed during the Board’s Buildings and Grounds Committee meeting are:
- Real estate transactions including easements
- Naming opportunities ()
- Construction projects including selection of design professionals, general contractors, construction managers
Items addressed during the Board’s Audit and Fiscal Responsibility Committee meeting are:
- Financing arrangements, including bond issues
Items addressed during Academic and Student Affairs Committee meeting are:
- Addition, deletions, suspension or significant modification of Â鶹¸ßÇå programs ()
- New organizational units, changes in structure of existing organizational units
- All items submitted to ADHE for approval or notification
- Tuition and fee recommendations – May meeting
Other items considered by Board during Regular Session:
- Mission statement changes
- Licensing agreements
- Extracurricular camps
- Promotional items
- Provisional positions
- Resolutions of condolence or appreciation
Items for submission to the Board of Trustees Must:
- Be emailed to the President’s office at agenda@uasys.edu in Word format (please no PDFs) by the appropriate deadline. The 2022-23 agenda deadlines are included on the table below.
- Be recommended and submitted by the Chancellor or Chief Executive Officer of the campus, division or unit.
- Include a summary statement or explanation for use in a cover letter to the Board of Trustees, a proposed resolution, and full documentation supporting the proposed action.
Board Agenda Deadlines
Board Meeting | Deadline for Submitting Academic Agenda Items to the President's Office | Deadline for Submitting Regular Agenda Items to the President's Office |
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Aug. 8-9, 2023 at Winthrop Rockefeller Institute | N/A (Board Retreat) | N/A (Board Retreat) |
Sept. 14-15, 2023 at UA, Fayetteville | July 14, 2023 | August 18, 2023 |
Nov. 15-16, 2023 at UA Fort Smith | Sept. 15, 2023 | Oct. 19, 2023 |
Jan. 24-25 at UA Little Rock | Nov. 22, 2023 | Dec. 21, 23, 2023 or Jan. 2, 2024 |
March 12-13, 2024 at UAMS | Jan. 12, 2024 | Feb. 16, 2024 |
May 22-23, 2024 at Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas | March 15, 2024 | April 26, 2024 |