A recording of the recent 150 Forward - Achieving Research Excellence town hall is now available for viewing. Several campus leaders joined Chancellor Charles Robinson in the first of three campuswide town hall discussions that will focus on advancing the university’s three strategic priority areas: student success, research excellence and the university’s status as an employer of choice.

You can watch the recorded version of the panel discussion on the university's YouTube page. Panelists included:

• Charles Robinson, chancellor
• Terry Martin, provost and executive vice chancellor for academic affairs
• Ann Bordelon, executive vice chancellor for finance and administration
• Ranu Jung, founding executive director of the Institute for Integrative and Innovative Research (I³R)
• Kim Needy, dean of the College of Engineering
• Trish Starks, professor in the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences
• Margaret Sova McCabe, moderator and interim vice chancellor for research and innovation

The video is 90 minutes in length. If you have a question that was not answered during the forum, you are encouraged to submit it at feedback@uark.edu.

The next 150 Forward town hall is scheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 22 and will focus on advancing student success. All three town halls are set to take place in the E.J. Ball Courtroom in the School of Law and will also be streamed on the university's YouTube channel.

Advancing Student Success – Wednesday, Feb. 22, from 10:30 a.m. to noon
In-person:  School of Law – E.J. Ball Courtroom  
Online: U of A YouTube channel 

The Advancing Student Success Town Hall is designed for faculty, staff and students with a desire to improve support for students and successful outcomes in the areas of orientation, retention, graduation, career development and more.   

About the University of Arkansas: As Arkansas' flagship institution, the U of A provides an internationally competitive education in more than 200 academic programs. Founded in 1871, the U of A contributes more than $2.2 billion to Arkansas’ economy through the teaching of new knowledge and skills, entrepreneurship and job development, discovery through research and creative activity while also providing training for professional disciplines. The Carnegie Foundation classifies the U of A among the few U.S. colleges and universities with the highest level of research activity. U.S. News & World Report ranks the U of A among the top public universities in the nation. See how the U of A works to build a better world at Arkansas Research News.