FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Provosts from nine Southeastern Conference universities will join University of Arkansas Chancellor John A. White and SEC Commissioner Mike Slive to formally dedicate the Fayetteville headquarters of the Southeastern Conference Academic Consortium.

An open house and reception will be held from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 23, at the consortium office at 91 N. Razorback Road, the former Razorback athletics ticket office. Distinguished guests for the dedication and open house include Mike Slive, SEC Commissioner; University of Arkansas Chancellor John White; Provost Bob Smith; Mark Becker, chair of the SEC Academic Consortium and provost of the University of South Carolina; SEC provosts from the University of Kentucky, University of Tennessee, University of Alabama, University of Mississippi, Louisiana State University, Vanderbilt University and Mississippi State University.

The event is open to the public and refreshments will be served.

The Southeastern Conference Academic Consortium is a voluntary consortium of the 12 Southeastern Conference universities. It was established to share resources and coordinate efforts by the universities to bolster teaching, research, public service and other educational activities.

The consortium was incorporated as a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit organization in 2005. It is directed by the provosts of the 12 SEC universities. The University of Arkansas was chosen to host the consortium headquarters following a competitive bidding process open to all of the SEC universities. The headquarters office has been open since Oct. 1, 2007.

More information about the consortium can be found at www.secac.uark.edu.