Ted Dickey, Secretary of the UAMS Board of Trustees, listens to a presentation during a meeting on the UAMS campus in Little Rock on Wednesday, March 13, 2024. (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/Stephen Swofford) The East Arkansas Community College board of trustees unanimously approved joining the University of Arkansas System in late-February, and on Wednesday, the UA System board of trustees did likewise.This Already a subscriber? Log in!