<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/about/news/leadership-change-coming-to-college-of-nursing-and-health-professions.html" dsn="news"><featured>true</featured><pubDate>05/08/2026</pubDate><title>Leadership Change Coming to College of Nursing and Health Professions</title><description>New executive leadership is coming to the Arkansas State University with the appointment of Dr. Stacy Walz as dean of the College of Nursing and Health Professions (CONHP), after serving the school as interim dean.</description><author/><image><img src="/images/news/stacy-walz-picture.jpg" alt="Dr. Stacy Walz"/></image><showImage>after</showImage><imageWidth>narrow</imageWidth><tags><tag>CNHP - Clinical Laboratory Science</tag><tag>CNHP - Communication Disorders</tag><tag>CNHP - Deans Office</tag><tag>CNHP - School of Nursing</tag><tag>CNHP - Staff</tag><tag>College of Nursing &amp; Health Professions</tag></tags></item>