Higher education notebook
New office bolsters UA’s LR presence The University of Arkansas has opened a new office suite in downtown Little Rock.
Vegas official declines position
Media scrutiny a factor, he says
A public housing official in Las Vegas turned down an offer to become executive director of a public housing agency in Little Rock, telling an executive search firm that media scrutiny contributed to his decision, officials said Monday.
School: PB chief not getting offer
Davis-Jones was top candidate for Georgia district police post
The superintendent of a Macon, Ga., school district told his school board in an e-mail Friday that he has decided against offering Pine Bluff Police Chief Brenda Davis-Jones a contract.
PB police chief up for new job
Georgia school district said to want her; Davis-Jones mum
A school district in Georgia has chosen the Pine Bluff police chief to run its publicsafety department.
State agency seeks volunteers to honor with service award
The Department of Human Services is accepting nominations for the 35th Arkansas Community Service Awards, which honor Arkansans dedicated to volunteer service.
Cash rolls in for Sparkman scholarships, beats goal
Community leaders in Sparkman have raised nearly double the amount originally planned for the town’s new college-scholarship program.
Ex-county official guilty in sex case
A former director of the Sharp County Office of Emergency Service pleaded guilty to four counts of second-degree sexual assault Tuesday, avoiding a jury trial scheduled in Ash Flat for later this month.
Jottings on ASU search torn up
Secrecy violates law, group opines
The search advisory committee seeking a new president for the Arkansas University System destroyed notes taken during a meeting while they reviewed applicants’ resumes, officials acknowledged Friday.
2 invited for ASU interview
Panel picks pair in closed session
Two higher-education administrators — one from Louisiana and the other from Alabama — will interview for the Arkansas State University System presidency, officials said Thursday.
Systems’ trustees in search of chiefs
ASU, UA to fill presidency voids
The University of Arkansas System and Arkansas State University System — the two largest in the state — begin the new fiscal year Thursday with something in common.
Beebe names Pierce to ASU board post
Real estate exec was Clinton appointee
Dan Pierce — a former member of the state Department of Higher Education board — has been appointed to the Arkansas State University board of trustees, Gov. Mike Beebe’s office announced Monday.
Beebe appoints schools backer to education slot
Saviers intends to tackle grants, performance pay
Vicki Saviers, the initial executive director of the Public Education Foundation of Little Rock, has been appointed to the Arkansas Board of Education, Gov. Mike Beebe announced Friday.
District hires 20 substitutes for $400,000
Teacher’s union leader sees ‘personal agendas’ in board
The Pulaski County Special School District, reacting to the possibility of a strike, offered jobs Saturday to 20 teachers as permanent substitutes, which will cost the district about $400,000 once they are added to the payroll this week.
