JONESBORO — A call for presentations for a public symposium in conjunction with the inaugural Johnny Cash Heritage Festival has been issued by Arkansas State University. The symposium, “Johnny Cash: Arts and Artistry from the New Deal into the 21st Century,” will be held in Dyess, Ark., Thursday through Saturday, [read more…]
JONESBORO – The Endangered Wolf Center will present “Red Wolf Revival,” the award-winning short documentary by the Nestbox Collective and Susannah Smith, at Arkansas State University. Open to students, faculty and the public, the screening will be at 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 20, in the third floor auditorium of the [read more…]
JONESBORO — Arkansas State University offices are closed Friday, Jan. 6, due to snow, Chancellor Doug Whitlock announced. Classes at A-State do not begin until the start of the spring semester on Jan. 17, but today’s inclement weather will close the business and academic offices. The A-State campus location in [read more…]
JONESBORO – Dr. Michael Bowman, assistant professor in creative media production, is picking up new responsibilities this semester as interim assistant dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Communication. Among his various duties, he will be director of Fowler Center, manage graduate student recruitment, serve as the college’s liaison [read more…]
JONESBORO —The Arkansas State University Delta Center for Economic Development has named Andrea Allen as deputy director, according to Executive Director Shawnie Carrier. “With almost 20 years of experience in government and public affairs, Andrea understands rural Arkansas, and she knows how to connect local, state, federal and private [read more…]
JONESBORO — The Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center (ASBTDC) has developed a new marketing seminar to assist small businesses in targeting the millennial generation. This seminar, “Marketing to Millennials,” is scheduled for Tuesday, Jan. 10, from 1-3 p.m. in the Delta Center for Economic Development, 319 University Loop [read more…]
JONESBORO — Robert M. “Bob” Wood, a graduate of Arkansas State University and long-time local builder and developer, was posthumously awarded an honorary doctoral degree during A-State’s fall commencement ceremony, on Saturday, Dec. 10. The ASU Board of Trustees unanimously voted at its December meeting to confer the Doctor [read more…]
JONESBORO — Marking “a time of excitement at Arkansas State University,” Dr. Lynita Cooksey, provost and vice chancellor for Academic Affairs and Research, conferred degrees upon a record 1,405-member fall graduating class during commencement ceremonies Saturday morning in the A-State Convocation Center. “Your education at Arkansas State has paved the [read more…]
JONESBORO – Arkansas State University’s annual Agribusiness Conference, now in its 23nd year, continues to provide timely information and agricultural policy education to farmers, agribusiness professionals, students and educators across the Mid-South. This year’s conference, on Wednesday, Feb. 8, will focus on the agricultural economy, the impact of the 2016 [read more…]
JONESBORO — Former and current students, faculty members and guests gathered Monday afternoon to celebrate and recognize the 95th birthday of Arkansas State University’s student newspaper, The Herald, at a reception in the Herald office at the Education and Communications Building on campus. “We’ve come a long way in 95 [read more…]
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