Building and Grounds Committee

Appointed by the Chancellor

The Building and Grounds Committee functions as an advisory board to the Chancellor. Its membership reviews and makes general recommendations concerning the use of campus facilities within the context of the professional staff’s ongoing management of campus space use. The committee is concerned with policy matters affecting the development and use of the physical facilities rather than day-to-day operations or specific designs. The committee serves as a channel of communications among faculty members and administrators as they discuss programmatic priorities for new buildings and renovations of existing buildings and evaluate policies for enhancing and preserving the university grounds in a way that supports the academic community.  

At the request of the Chancellor, before a particular significant new building or renovation is initiated, the Associate Vice Chancellor for Facilities Management will inform the Building and Grounds Committee and seek its counsel regarding how the project may affect the academic community. This includes substantial landscape projects that are independent from major building construction. Repair, maintenance, and small renovation projects are excluded from review.

Membership consists of one faculty member from each school and college (excluding the Graduate School and International Education and Honors College); three dean’s representatives (to rotate by college in the following order: AFLS, ARCH, ARSC, WCOB, EDUC, ENGR, LAWW); one representative from the Division of Student Affairs; one representative appointed by the Dean of Students who will represent the needs and concerns for physical access; one representative from the Office of the Provost; the Associate Vice Chancellor for Facilities Management; the Director of the University of Arkansas Police Department; one undergraduate student; one graduate student; and the Director of FM Planning and Design as ex-officio.

Burt Bluhm Faculty Rep from Bumpers College 2026
Charles Sharpless Faculty Rep from Architecture 2026
David McNabb Faculty Rep from Fulbright College 2026
Gary Peters Faculty Rep from Walton College 2026
Derrick Mears Faculty Rep from Education 2026
Alexander Nelson Faculty Rep from Engineering 2026
Amanda Hurst Faculty Rep from Law 2027
Ellen Urton Faculty Rep from Libraries 2027
John Folan Dean's Rep (to rotate by college) 2026
David McNabb Dean's Rep (to rotate by college) 2026
Steve Probst Dean's Rep (to rotate by college) 2027
Brent Schlotfeldt Division of Student Affairs 2027
Krisin Durant DeAngelo Rep for needs and concerns for campus physical access standing
Colleen Briney Office of the Provost Rep standing
Scott Turley Facilities Management Rep standing
Steve Gahagans Director of UA Police standing
Jay Honeycutt Director of Facilities Management Planning and Design standing
TBA Graduate Student 2025
Abby Shoemaker Undergraduate Student 2025

 

Updated:
09/06/2024
07/10/2024
07/09/2024