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Arkansas State Querétaro, Mexico Campus to Hold Second Graduation
May 13, 2022
QUERÉTARO, Mexico — A record number 70 students will graduate Saturday, May 14, at 11 a.m. with degrees from Arkansas State University Campus Querétaro in Mexico in the university’s second commencement ceremony. The event is in the grand salon...
Two Students Finish First  in Windstream Competition
May 12, 2022
JONESBORO — Two students representing Arkansas State University finished in first place in the 2022 Windstream case study competition held recently in Little Rock. Accounting majors Taylor Willis of Manila and Hayden Dulgar of Ravenden presented...
Jennifer Bouldin to Serve as Interim Dean of Sciences and Mathematics
May 11, 2022
Dr. Jennifer Bouldin will be the interim dean of the College of Sciences and Mathematics later this summer, Arkansas State University Provost Alan Utter announced this week.
Liam Purcell and Cane Mill Road to Perform for Next Bluegrass Monday Concert
May 11, 2022
Liam Purcell and Cane Mill Road will perform bluegrass and a variety of acoustic music at the next KASU-FM Bluegrass Monday concert at 7 p.m. Monday, May 23.
Engineering Students Excel in Underwater Robotics Competition
May 11, 2022
The student chapter of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) at Arkansas State University recently competed at the R5 Green Technologies Conference in Houston, their first regional competition.
Matt Gallagher Named 2022 HPMEC Writer-in-Residence
May 9, 2022
PIGGOTT — Matt Gallagher, an author from Tulsa, Okla., is the 2022 Writer-in-Residence for the Hemingway-Pfeiffer Museum and Educational Center in Piggott. The residency is made possible by an underwriting sponsorship by Piggott State Bank.
A-State Holds Spring Commencement; Awards Honorary Doctorate to Rosanne Cash
May 7, 2022
JONESBORO — Arkansas State University held its 2022 spring graduation ceremony Saturday morning along with conferring an honorary doctorate degree upon one of America’s great singer/songwriters, women of letters, and historic preservationists,...
State Board Approves New and Reconfigured Degree and Certificate Programs for 2022-23
May 5, 2022
At its most recent quarterly meeting, Friday, April 29, the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board approved new degree and certificate programs to be offered by Arkansas State University.
Purinton Named A-State Vice Chancellor for Intercollegiate Athletics
May 4, 2022
Arkansas State University System President Dr. Chuck Welch announced Wednesday that Jeff Purinton, a highly-respected and veteran athletics administrator who most recently spent the last seven years as part of the Alabama Athletics Department’s...
Ellis Library Tower Offers Colorful Salutes during Month of Graduations
May 3, 2022
Arkansas State University is lighting the clock tower of Dean B. Ellis Library multiple times in May to salute graduating students.