UA System Board of Trustees Expresses Thanks to Employees
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – With the 2020 fall semester winding down this week, the UA System Board of Trustees held its last meeting of the calendar year and made a special resolution expressing thanks to all system employees for their hard work and dedication to this semester.
The resolution acknowledges the work of administration, faculty and staff members of all campuses, divisions and units that make up the UA System as they have faced many obstacles from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic this year.
The Board pointed out that faculty and staff, especially, have shown extraordinary persistence in what has been a difficult year, including adopting new technologies, protecting others by following public health guidelines and enduring the overall uncertainty presented by the pandemic.
The Board expressed its heartfelt appreciation and admiration for all UA System administration and employees for their dedicated work in dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic throughout the year.
You can read the full resolution on the UA System website.
About the University of Arkansas: The University of Arkansas provides an internationally competitive education for undergraduate and graduate students in more than 200 academic programs. The university contributes new knowledge, economic development, basic and applied research, and creative activity while also providing service to academic and professional disciplines. The Carnegie Foundation classifies the University of Arkansas among fewer than 3 percent of colleges and universities in America that have the highest level of research activity. U.S. News & World Report ranks the University of Arkansas among its top American public research universities. Founded in 1871, the University of Arkansas comprises 10 colleges and schools and maintains a low student-to-faculty ratio that promotes personal attention and close mentoring.
Contacts
John Thomas, manager of university communications
University Relations
479-575-7430,
jfthomas@uark.edu
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