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Arkansas Supreme Court Justice Karen Baker (left) stands with Local 965 President Betty Martin at a reception. From the 965 archives.
Chadd Mason (from left), Local 965 President Betty Martin, Debi and Fayetteville Mayor Lioneld Jordan pose at a meeting. From the 965 archives.
This history of Local 965 is written by former 965 member Mark Martin. Mark now is a member of Local 105 (Little Rock) of the Office and Professional Employees International Union (OPEIU). From the 965 archives.
Local 965 President Betty Martin (left) stands with member Cyndi Nance at the Bikes, Blues and BarBQ rally. From the 965 archives
A screen shot of a Facebook post from November 2017.

Discussion: Concealed Carry at University of Arkansas

Professor Steve K. Boss of the University of Arkansas Department of Geosciences leads an Aug. 15, 2017, panel on the state’s new law allowing guns on campus. The session was held at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Fayetteville.
Local 965 of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees hosted a forum Aug. 15, 2017, on Arkansas new law allowing concealed weapons to be carried on campuses statewide. Panelists included Mark Rushing, assistant vice chancellor of University Relations of the University of Arkansas, UA Police Chief Steve Gahagans, UA Associate General Counsel Matt McCoy and Fayetteville police officer Scott Carlton of the Fayetteville Police Department. The session was held at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Fayetteville.
More than 50 people attended the Aug. 15, 2017, panel discussion on Arkansas’ new law allowing concealed weapons to be carried on campuses statewide. The session was held at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Fayetteville and featured officials of the University of Arkansas.

A summer panel discussion on a new state law in Arkansas allowed holders of “enhanced” concealed weapon permits to carry weapons on most parts of most college and university campuses was summarized in “Guns-On-Campus Information Session Addresses Safety Concerns” in the campus newspaper Arkansas Traveler. It notes:

About 55 people, including UA professors and officials, attended an information session Aug. 15 at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Fayetteville regarding Act 562, the law that requires Arkansas public colleges to allow people to carry concealed handguns, said Steve Boss, the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees member and UA geoscience professor.