§ 6-61-1014. Authority of board of trustees — Use of available funds
The board of trustees is authorized to utilize any funds available to finance temporarily all or any part of the project and to make reimbursement of the funds from the proceeds of the sale of any bonds issued to finance a project permanently.
§ 6-61-1603. Arkansas Energy Summary and Report
(a) The Institutional Energy Research Committee shall create and adopt the Arkansas Energy Summary and Report that includes without limitation the: (1) Energy production and usage in Arkansas, including: (A) Current sources of energy in Arkansas by percentage and cost; (B) Current energy demand and percentage of use of each energy source, including the production […]
§ 6-61-1105. Model programs
(a) The University of Arkansas at Fort Smith shall seek a systemic change in the current higher education model by realigning its programs to a model that meets the needs of an information-driven and technology-driven era. (b) (1) Each educational program offered by the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith, whether certificate, associate, or bachelor’s […]
§ 6-61-1106. Employment models
In order to accommodate the development and delivery of curricula, the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith is hereby authorized to experiment with and to utilize employment models other than tenure such as the employment of new faculty on a twelve-month, forty-hour-week basis, with rewards for administrative staff and faculty based upon results.
§ 6-61-1108. Sports programs
(a) The University of Arkansas at Fort Smith’s participation in intercollegiate athletic programs shall continue to be limited to basketball, volleyball, and spring sports, except as provided in subsection (b) of this section. (b) The university may participate in an intercollegiate football program provided that state funds, either directly or indirectly, or funds derived from […]
§ 6-61-1401. Purpose
The Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board, in collaboration with all state-supported institutions of higher education, shall implement a statewide common course numbering system that: (1) Provides improved program planning; (2) Increases communication among all delivery systems; (3) Facilitates the transfer of students and credits between state-supported institutions of higher education; and (4) Promotes consistency in […]
§ 6-61-1402. Courses included in the common course numbering system
(a) (1) The Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board, in collaboration with all state-supported institutions of higher education, shall develop and approve a statewide common course numbering system for lower-division general education courses found within the Arkansas Course Transfer System. (2) A state-supported institution of higher education that is not in full compliance with this subchapter […]
§ 6-61-1403. Additions or alterations
(a) The Director of the Division of Higher Education shall recommend to the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board any additions or alterations to the common course numbering system. (b) The board, with input from the Presidents Council, shall consider the recommended additions and alterations to the common course numbering system. (c) The board may adopt […]
§ 6-61-1404. Course listings
Each state-supported institution of higher education shall include the common course numbers approved by the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board in all: (1) Course listings; (2) Course documents; (3) Catalogs; (4) Websites; and (5) Other published materials that designate course listings.
§ 6-61-1405. Participation by institutions of higher education that are not state-supported
An institution of higher education that is not state-supported may participate in the common course numbering system if the institution has approved courses listed in the state minimum core curriculum under § 6-61-231.