Student Media Board

Appointed by the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs

The Student Media Board serves as an advisory counsel to review and guide the establishment and amendment of policies to regulate all regularly produced student publications and broadcasts. This includes appointing editors and station managers; establishing reasonable rules concerning the time, place and manner of production and distribution of the publications; establishing schedules; controlling and approving finances; and hiring and supervision of a professional business manager/advisor, as needed.

Membership consists of a representative from University Relations; a representative from the Division of Finance and Administration; a student representative of the Associated Student Government (ASG); a student representative of the Society of Professional Journalists; the chief student editors/station managers of student media under the jurisdiction of the board, i.e., editors of the Arkansas Traveler and the Razorback; managers of stations UATV and KXUA; ex officio, the student media director; the chairperson of the Department of Journalism or his or her designee; and, ex officio and non-voting, the faculty advisors to student media groups.

Student Representative from ASG Vacant  
Student Representative from Society of Prof. Journalists Natalie Murphy 2024
Editor - Arkansas Traveler  Alyssa Crutcher

2024

Editor - Razorback Hannah Cunningham 2024
Editor - The Hill Magazine Victoria Hernandez 2024
Station Manager - UATV Elena Thompson 2024
Station Manager - KXUA Lydia Fletcher 2024
Main Hill Media Manager Riley Atkinson  2024
Associate Dean of Students Lori Lander 2024
Representative from Finance & Administration  Amber Sisemore 2026
Representative from University Relations Charlie Allison 2026
Director of Student Media* Robyn Ledbetter  
Director of Strategic Media and Collaboration* Drew Chamberlain  
Director of Communications for Student Affairs* Scott Flanagin  
Chair of Journalism or designee* Bret Schulte   
UATV Faculty Advisor** Tiffany King  
KXUA Faculty Advisor** Matthew More  
Razorback Yearbook Advisor** Mike Brown   
The Hill Magazine Faculty Advisor** Bret Schulte  
Main Hill Media Faculty Advisor Teresa Tackett  
Arkansas Traveler Faculty Advisor Charlie Allison  
Student Media Business Manager Cheri Freeland  
Student Media Broadcast Engineer Sam Gibby  

*=ex officio
**=ex officio non-voting

Updated
03/09/2023
07/24/2020
12/06/2019
10/10/17