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2012 Delta National Small Prints Exhibition opens at Bradbury Gallery Jan. 19
January 18, 2012
The 2012 Delta National Small Prints Exhibition will open to the public at 5 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 19, at the Bradbury Gallery, Fowler Center, 201 Olympic Drive, Jonesboro. This exhibition is a survey of some of the most outstanding examples of...
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 2012 holiday celebration runs Jan. 16-19 with special performance Jan. 23
January 18, 2012
Arkansas State University's Office of Multicultural Affairs announces this year's Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. celebration. Various events will take place throughout Jonesboro and on the campus of ASU-Jonesboro.
Howard Slinkard reappointed to ASU Board of Trustees
January 16, 2012
Howard Slinkard, the current chair of Arkansas State University's Board of Trustees, was reappointed to the board by Governor Mike Beebe Jan. 13. Slinkard's four-year appointment was to expire in January 2012 prior to his reappointment. The new appointment...
ASU ranks 13th among institutions in nation awarding degrees to 56 National Board Certified Teachers in 2011
January 10, 2012
Arkansas State University has been recognized by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) for producing an exceptional number of National Board Certified Teachers in 2011, announced Dr. Dan Howard, interim chancellor.
ASU Maintains Prestigious AACSB Business Accreditation
January 3, 2012
JONESBORO - The College of Business at Arkansas State University has maintained its business accreditation by AACSB International-The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. Founded in 1916, AACSB International is the longest serving...
Professors Paula and Ralph Ruby launch Ruby Translator atent, copyright
December 16, 2011
Two professors in ASU-Jonesboro's College of Business, Dr. Paula Ruby and Dr. Ralph Ruby, Jr., have seen their software program, the Ruby Translator (developed with Justin Smith, Trumann School District Information and Technology Services) launched...
Cashing in on Music Festival Memories
December 15, 2011
It's not unusual for his neighbors in Jacksonport, Ark., to see the ambulance pull into 87-year-old Clint Foust's driveway. He's battled pneumonia eight times so far this year, and pneumonia can be even more precarious while one is fighting a terminal...
Lottery Scholarship Retention Rate at ASU-Jonesboro is Highest in Arkansas
December 6, 2011
JONESBORO - Fall semester data released today by the Arkansas Department of Higher Education showed that a higher percentage of students retained their lottery-funded scholarship at Arkansas State University than at any other public university in...
Officials gather to open Marion Berry Parkway; Gov. Beebe presents $6 million check for Humanities and Social Sciences Building
November 29, 2011
Cold weather and melting snow did not dampen the excitement at Arkansas State University Tuesday morning as state, local and university officials gathered to officially open the Marion Berry Parkway and then receive a surprise release of a check...
ASU receives Japanese American confinement sites grant
November 22, 2011
Arkansas State University's Arkansas Heritage Sites Program has received a grant for $93,155 from the Department of Interior, National Park Service (NPS) through the Japanese American Confinement Sites (JACS) grant program. The grant will complete...