§ 6-64-304 - Pine Bluff -- Board of Visitors. - Arkansas Statutes

6-64-304. Pine Bluff -- Board of Visitors.

(a) The Board of Trustees of Arkansas Agricultural, Mechanical, and Normal College shall be reconstituted as the Board of Visitors for the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff.

(b) (1) As terms expire, and where vacancies occur for any reason, the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate, shall appoint the successor.

(2) The Governor shall endeavor to make appointments to the board of visitors so that at least four (4) of the seven (7) members of the board will be alumni of Arkansas Agricultural, Mechanical, and Normal College or the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff.

(3) (A) The Governor shall select the appointee from a list of five (5) names submitted to him or her by a nominating committee composed of two (2) alumni, two (2) members of the faculty or administration, two (2) students, and three (3) members selected by the Governor to represent the general public.

(B) However, the Governor shall have the authority to request the names of additional nominees from the nominating committee.

(c) Appointments shall be for terms of seven (7) years each except where there is an unexpired term, which shall be filled for the remaining portion of the term.

(d) The general purpose of the board of visitors shall be to:

(1) Perform a liaison function between the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff and the President and the Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas;

(2) Aid in securing financial support;

(3) Advise upon and interpret the educational and service needs of the State of Arkansas as they relate to the mission and programs of the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff;

(4) Aid in the orderly transition of Arkansas Agricultural, Mechanical, and Normal College as it becomes a major campus of the University of Arkansas; and

(5) Furnish counsel and guidance, by advice and recommendations, for the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff.