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Music Legend Marty Stuart Excited About JCHF Appearance
July 19, 2019
Marty Stuart has performed before four United States Presidents. He’s a winner of five Grammy awards, starred in 156 episodes of The Marty Stuart Show on RFD TV and has had a Fender Telecaster guitar named after him. When he was 14 years old,...
Eric Atchison Joins ASU System as Vice President for Strategic Research
July 19, 2019
LITTLE ROCK — Eric Atchison has joined the Arkansas State University System as vice president for strategic research, System President Chuck Welch announced today.
Luis Talavera Talks about Working with Gates Foundation
July 19, 2019
A-State junior psychology major Luis Talavera is one of two college student members of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation's "Value Commission" studying the impact of going to college in America.
Hogue Named Interim Chair, Kulkarni Moves to Grants Coordinator
July 18, 2019
JONESBORO – Dr. Gina Hogue was named the interim chair for the Department of Criminology, Sociology and Geography as Dr. Veena Kulkarni is moving into a coordinator for grants position within the College of Liberal Arts and Communication at Arkansas...
Kyriakos Named Fowler Center Director, Interim Assistant Dean
July 17, 2019
JONESBORO – Veteran faculty member Dr. Marika Kyriakos was named director of Fowler Center and promoted to interim assistant dean for the College of Liberal Arts and Communications, Dean Carl Cates announced this week.
Kody Norris Show to Perform Bluegrass Monday Concert
July 15, 2019
JONESBORO — The Kody Norris Show will perform a concert of bluegrass music Monday, July 22, at 7 p.m. at the Collins Theatre, 120 West Emerson Street, in downtown Paragould. The concert is part of the Bluegrass Monday concert series presented...
Dr. Cliff Jones Named Delta Center Deputy Director
July 12, 2019
JONESBORO – Dr. Cliff Jones, former vice chancellor for learning and instruction at ASU Mid-South, has been named deputy director of the Arkansas State University Delta Center for Economic Development, according to Delta Center executive director...
SCARLET to Black Program Earns Prestigious Ranking
July 12, 2019
JONESBORO – Arkansas State University’s new SCARLET to Black (S2B) financial literacy program has been ranked 30th in the latest 2019 poll of top colleges and universities across the nation, according to the website LendEDU.com.
Ferris Excited About Special Presentation During Cash Festival
July 11, 2019
JONESBORO – Much to his disappointment, Dr. William Ferris never got a chance to meet Johnny Cash, but believes the singer-songwriter, actor, author and multi-genre music icon helped to mold his life immeasurably.
Business & Professional Women Endow Centennial Scholarship
July 10, 2019
JONESBORO – The Arkansas Federation of Business & Professional Women has endowed a scholarship at Arkansas State University with a gift of $25,000 to mark the centennial of the organization's founding.