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BREAKING NEWS
UCA board to meet, discuss Hardin's future
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The University of Central Arkansas Board of Trustees will hold a special meeting today to discuss president Lu Hardin's future with the university.

The meeting will take place at 11 a.m., and Rush F. Harding III, vice chairman of the board, told the Associated Press that Hardin offering his resignation may be one of the university president's options.

Vice president for university communications Warwick Sabin said he hasn't heard of any plans for Hardin to resign and said he has not been able to confirm the 11 a.m. meeting of the Board of Trustees as of 7 p.m. Wednesday.

"I'm confident the president has the votes to stay, if he would choose," Harding said. "However, I know the president cares deeply about the institution and he's assured me that he wants some resolution to this issue and he will put the interest of the university above his own."

The controversy began when it was reported that Hardin secretly received a $300,000 deferred-compensation bonus in May. Hardin has since repaid the money and said he would not accept it until faculty members receive salary increases and enough private funds are acquired to cover the early payment of deferred-compensation.

UCA administrators first said the money used to pay the bonus was public funds, but Attorney General Dustin McDaniel said in an advisory opinion that the money used to pay the bonus was public money because it came from student book and food sales.

"The board is having a meeting in the morning to sit down with the president and figure out how to get this behind us," Harding told the Associated Press.

Information later surfaced that a memo had been distributed with typed names of three university vice presidents containing talking points on why Hardin's bonus should be kept secret. All three vice presidents denied authoring, or seeing, the document before it was distributed.

The university Faculty Senate met last week where faculty addressed concerns about Hardin and the administration. A Faculty Affairs Committee was to review and deliberate the facts considering Hardin's bonus and, if they feel action is necessary, recommend it to the senate. Faculty senator Ed Powers was selected to chair the committee.

A vote of confidence and a request for Hardin's resignation are two of the options Powers said the committee could suggest to the senate. A closed meeting of the committee was scheduled to take place today.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.




Mosaic to publish this Sunday

The next issue of Mosaic - a new inspirational and informative magazine in Faulkner County - will publish Sunday.

The magazine - published by Cre8 Advertising in Conway - will be inserted in the Sunday edition of the Log Cabin and be available through businesses located throughout Faulkner County. Copies are also available at the Log Cabin office at 1058 Front St.

"Bethlehem Revisited" - the annual Christmas event sponsored by Antioch Baptist Church - is featured on the cover of this issue.

"This edition features several stories that focus on being thankful as well as sharing our gifts with others," said Sonja J. Keith, editor. "We all have gifts and it means so much when we share those with others.

"That's what the folks at Antioch Baptist Church have been doing for the last 10 years with their annual 'Bethlehem Revisited.' A great deal of time, effort and resources have gone into the event, which is designed so others can experience what that first Christmas might have been like. It's a special gift to our community that enters its 10th year next month."

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The magazine also features several columns by local writers:

"Thankful for Sister Diffee" by Maggie Chandler.

"Experiencing thankfulness" by Janice Malone.

"Fall Favorite" by Rusti Barger.

Other writers involved in the project include Renee Hunter, Tiffany Block and John Patton.

In addition to photos from the St. Joseph Bazaar, some of the other articles in this issue of Mosaic include:

Change is in the air at Soaring Wings Ranch, featured in the summer edition of Mosaic. Soaring Wings now has children - and children change the dynamics of everything!

For many the holiday season is a time of joy, peace, good will and optimistic hope for the New Year. For others it is a time of self-evaluation, to reflect on the past, or to review accomplishments and failures. Dr. Jeff D. Standridge and the Rev. Tim Kellerman offer simple steps for a spectacular holiday season.

Love Hines of Greenbrier believes everyone needs a purpose. Hers is helping others and her passion is the clothes closet she started eight years ago at her church.

Justin Hawkins, soccer coach at Central Baptist College, and three students used the "blessing of soccer" and the sport's universal appeal to share their faith with others during a summer mission trip to China.

Two Conway physicians - Dr. Bart Throneberry and Dr. Tod Ghormley - are leading an effort to help area medical professionals integrate Christian faith into medicine.

In a world that sometimes seems cold and heartless, Veletta Cummings and her group "Cheerful Givers" are proving that there are individuals who care.

It's been more than 15 years since four girls attending college in Arkansas began sharing their singing talents and embarked on a journey that has taken them to cities across the country. Five million albums and eight Dove Awards later, Point of Grace is still touring and sharing their passion for music.



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