News Archive

A-State Assists Teachers with Online Course Preparation
August 19, 2020
When K-12 educators resume teaching next week, several will have the benefit of summer workshops offered by Arkansas State University. A-State offered the workshops, virtually, to help educators with developing online courses.
Faculty Conference to Open 2020-21 Academic Year
August 18, 2020
The annual Fall Faculty Conference Wednesday at Arkansas State University will bring members of the academic community together, virtually this time, to formally begin the 2020-21 year.
NYITCOM to Conduct COVID-19 Contact Tracing for Arkansas State University System
August 18, 2020
New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine has reached an agreement with the Arkansas State University System to conduct COVID-19 contact tracing for each of the system’s campus locations across the state.
University Museum Will Reopen to Public Wednesday
August 14, 2020
Arkansas State University Museum will reopen to the public Wednesday, Aug. 19. On the advice of public health officials, the Museum has established new, temporary hours of services and developed pandemic-appropriate activities.
Sympathy to the Family and Associates of Dr. Roy Z. Gehring
August 13, 2020
The university community extends sympathy to the family and former associates of Dr. Roy Z. Gehring of Jonesboro, emeritus associate professor of environmental botany, who died Friday.
Department of Computer Science in Leadership Transition
August 12, 2020
The Department of Computer Science at Arkansas State University is making a leadership transition as a new academic year begins. Dr. Hung-Chi Su, who has been serving as department chair, is stepping down after years of service and returning to...
ASU Board Approves Policy Requiring Mask Use, Updates Title IX Policy
August 12, 2020
Arkansas State University System institutions now require everyone on campuses to wear face coverings in all indoor and outdoor settings where physical distancing of six feet or more cannot be maintained as a key preventative measure in the COVID-19...
Press Group Recognizes Gil Fowler as Educator of Year
August 11, 2020
Media professionals from Jonesboro to Jordan and from Kansas to Kuwait count Fowler as a mentor, friend and worthy recipient of the 2020 Arkansas Press Association Journalism Educator of the Year award.
Nowlin is Conducting High-Tech Agricultural Research
August 11, 2020
The first phase of a high-tech agricultural research project has begun, with an Arkansas State University faculty member as principal investigator. Dr. John W. Nowlin, assistant professor of geospatial technologies in the College of Agriculture,...
King Foundation Awards Grant for Arkansas Science Festival
August 10, 2020
The Carl B. & Florence E. King Foundation has awarded $35,000, designated for program support of the Arkansas Science Festival, to the Arkansas State University Foundation, Inc.