Chancellor, Students Give Presentation at Board of Trustees Meeting

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   Chancellor Jack Lassiter and students presented a university report to the University of Arkansas Board of Trustees in a meeting on campus Friday, April 17.

Photo by Danielle Kloap

Reenactment - Josh Smith, a junior speech communication major, plays J.J. Bellamy during the reenactment of the Bellamy Act signing. The act created four district agricultural schools, which became the University of Arkansas at Monticello, Arkansas State University, Arkansas Tech University and Southern  Arkansas University.

   Members of the national award-winning debate team presented the board with the reenactment of the signing of the Bellamy Act. The students presented the reenactment at the state capitol Jan. 14. Students involved in the reenactment comprised Josh Smith, a junior speech communication major; Chris Brown, a first-year speech communication major; Zack Tucker, a sophomore political science major; Colt Roan, a senior political science major; and Bobby Glaze, a first-year pre-pharmacy major. Lassiter also recognized Provost David Ray for starting the speech program 40 years ago. 

   Student Government Association President Michael Thomas spoke to the board about the opportunities the university offers to students. 

   “(Students) are so lucky to be a part of something bigger than us,” Thomas said. 

   Lassiter told the board the first phase of the master plan is almost complete. He said Wells and Sorrells Halls have been completed and made Americans with Disabilities Act compliant. He also noted the practice facility for athletics, band and intramural sports is almost complete. Lassiter said he hoped to come to the board in the fall to get recommendations on construction for the Forest Resources complex addition. 

   He said looking to the future, the university plans to continue to serve first-generation students going to college and wants to remain an open-enrollment institution. 

   The university presented the board members with one-of-a-kind pottery made out of Arkansas Delta Mud, autographed books written by faculty members and a centennial Christmas ornament designed by Tucker. 

Correction: The original article said the board will discuss construction recommendations on the Music Building in the fall. The Music Building is one of the projects that will be in a later phase of the master plan. We apologize for the error.

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