News Archive

ASU officials anticipate increase in student enrollment to affect housing availability
August 14, 2012
JONESBORO - With another expected enrollment increase at Arkansas State University next week, university officials are already preparing solutions for a shortage of available campus housing.
ASU Alumni Association sponsors annual Watering Hole, Aug.18
August 14, 2012
The Arkansas State University Alumni Association will host the 14th annual 'Watering Hole,' offering free bottles of cold water to welcome incoming students as they move into campus residence halls on Move-In Day, Saturday, Aug. 18.
Dr. Jason Penry joins Arkansas State as Chief of Staff
August 13, 2012
JONESBORO - Dr. Jason C. Penry, the chief fundraising officer at Angelo State University, has accepted a position as Chief of Staff at Arkansas State University, ASU officials announced Monday afternoon.
New Administrative Appointments announced in Academic Affairs and Research
August 10, 2012
New administrative assignments in the division of Academic Affairs and Research were announced today by Dr. Lynita Cooksey, interim vice chancellor and provost.
Dr. Alyson Gill receives NEH Digital Humanities grant
August 9, 2012
JONESBORO - Dr. Alyson Gill, associate professor of Art History at Arkansas State University and Director of ASU's Center for Digital Initiatives (CDI), has received one of the top five awards from the National Endowment for the Humanities Office...
ASU SBTDC teams with Batesville Chamber of Commerce to present website planning for small business workshop August 16
August 9, 2012
JONESBORO - The Arkansas State University Small Business and Technology Development Center (SBTDC), Batesville Area Chamber of Commerce and Main Street Batesville will host a workshop entitled, Website Strategy and Planning for Small Businesses,...
Dr. Dean Lee to move to University Advancement
August 7, 2012
JONESBORO - Arkansas State University-Jonesboro Chancellor Tim Hudson announced today that Director of Athletics Dr. Dean Lee will fill a vacancy in the University Advancement division as associate vice chancellor, effective immediately. He will...
Arkansas State University receives $99,999 National Science Foundation Award for Bioinformatics Project
August 6, 2012
JONESBORO - Arkansas State University has received a National Science Foundation (NSF) award of $99,999 for the project entitled NSF EPSCoR Workshop in Bioinformatics to Foster Collaborative Research (Award No. 1239812) with principle investigator,...
ASU SBTDC to host  Starting a Business in Arkansas workshop Aug. 14
August 6, 2012
JONESBORO - The Arkansas State University Small Business and Technology Development Center (SBTDC), Jonesboro Regional Chamber of Commerce and Downtown Jonesboro Association will host a workshop for start-up businesses Tuesday, August 14, from 1-3:30...
ROTC at ASU Commissions Four as Army Second Lieutenants
August 3, 2012
Arkansas State University's Department of Military Science commissioned four Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) cadets as second lieutenants in the U. S. Army during a ceremony in the ASU Convocation Center Auditorium today (Friday, Aug. 3).