The Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas is encouraging students, faculty, staff and the general public to attend a series of public forums about the search for a new president of the University of Arkansas System.

Forums will be held on UA System campuses in Little Rock, Pine Bluff, Stuttgart, Fayetteville and Fort Smith on April 26-28. UA Board of Trustees Chairman Dr. Carl Johnson will host the forums to give the university community a chance to suggest candidates and provide input on the qualities they’d like to have in the new president. Other UA Trustees will also attend the public forums.

“We want to hear from the constituents of the University of Arkansas System about what type of person they would like to have as our new president,” Johnson said. “This is a very important search for the future of our university and the state of Arkansas. I hope that people will turn out and give us their thoughts on this process.”

The board of trustees is seeking a replacement for current UA System President B. Alan Sugg, who plans to retire once the search is complete.

The forum on the Fayetteville campus will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, April 28 at the Alumni House, 491 N. Razorback Road.

The other public forums will be held:

 

Tuesday, April 26

-      10:00 a.m. – Little Rock Public Forum

            University of Arkansas at Little Rock

            Bailey Alumni Center

            5800 West 28th Street

 

-      2:00 p.m. – Pine Bluff Public Forum

              University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff

              1890 Extension Building

              2300 L.A. Prexy Drive

 

Wednesday, April 27

-      10:00 a.m. – Stuttgart Public Forum

             Phillips Community College Stuttgart Campus

           Main Building, Seminar Room

           2807 Highway 165 S

 

Thursday, April 28

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-      2:00 p.m. – Fort Smith Public Forum

            University of Arkansas at Fort Smith

            Smith-Pendergraft Campus Center, Reynolds Room

            5210 Grand Avenue