The Division of Information Services was created in 1958 with the purpose of controlling the release of University of Arkansas news to the public. The hope was that an organized program of public information would facilitate public understanding and support of the institution. The first Director of the Division of Information Services was Storm Whaley who served for only one year. In 1959, William (Bill) Hughes became the Director and he would serve in that position until 1986. In the 1960s, the university expanded with the incorporation of campuses at Fayetteville, Little Rock, and Pine Bluff. This organizational shift led to the focus of the Division of Information to be split between promoting the Fayetteville campus and promoting the University of Arkansas System as a whole. The Division was responsible for any news which affected multiple campuses or the system as a whole or which originated from system-wide officers such as the President or the Board of Trustees. News which affected only one campus was handled by different on-campus information offices. The Division of Information Services was reverted back to a campus division in the 1980s. In 1989 the division was renamed the Office of University Relations. This office carries on the duties of releasing news and providing information to the public.