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A-State Closing Early Friday, March 31

Arkansas State University is canceling all on-campus classes and closing all academic and business offices at 1 p.m. on Friday, March 31, in response to the high probability of severe weather in the Jonesboro area this afternoon and evening.

The National Weather Service has issued warnings for this afternoon with the high probability of extremely high wind gusts, significant severe storms and the potential for long-lasting tornadoes.

Essential personnel who maintain on-campus activities, including our University Housing and Facilities Management will continue to work on campus. If individual employees have questions regarding who is essential personnel, please check with your supervisor today.

Other Campus Closures & Cancellations

  • A-State Childhood Services will also close at 1 p.m.
  • The Reng Student Union will open as the campus’ storm shelter for university residents at 1 p.m., and will remain open until the all-clear.
  • Dining Services will continue to operate with regular dinner hours.
  • Also closing this afternoon are the Dean B. Ellis Library (online resources available 24/7) and the Red W.O.L.F. Center.
  • Evening campus events may also be cancelled. Please check with the event organizer for event status.

All campus residents are reminded to monitor official university media, including official social media accounts for updates. Alerts and weather conditions are also available at Weather.AState.edu.

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University Police
870-972-2093

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The Cost Containment Taskforce implemented the following cost containment initiatives for the 2013 fiscal year.

Initiative 1: Energy Conservation Plan, Convocation Center

Summary: Investment in boiler replacement to reduce natural gas and electricity consumption
Status: Implemented
Total Savings: $29,996 / annually

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Initiative 2: Energy Conservation Plan, Math & Science

Summary: Investment in boiler replacement to reduce natural gas and electricity consumption
Status: Implemented
Total Savings: $8291 / annually

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Initiative 3: Energy Conservation Plan, Lighting Library Upgrade

Summary: Replacement of inefficient fixtures with low-consumption fixtures
Status: Implemented
Total Savings: $16,265 / annually

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Initiative 4: In-house temporary staffing 

Summary: Temporary staffing agencies charge a service fee of approximately 28%. By operating its own temporary staffing program, these fees will reduce the costs of temporary labor.
Status: Under Review
Total Savings: $161,000 / annually

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Contact the Chancellor's Office

chancellor@AState.edu

Phone: 870-972-3030
Fax: 870-972-3465

Postal Address:
P.O. Box 600
State University, AR  72404