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A-State Chancellor Candidate Campus Visit Schedules are Announced

JONESBORO – The schedule for campus visits for the finalists for Chancellor at Arkansas State University were announced this week.  Each of the four finalists invited to campus will meet with the Chancellor Search Advisory Committee and several campus constituent groups, as well as make a public presentation open to [read more…]

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NYITCOM’s Meurer Receives College of American Pathologists Distinguished Medical Student Award

JONESBORO, AR – Logan Meurer, a third-year medical student at New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine at Arkansas State University (NYITCOM at A-State), has been honored with a Distinguished Medical Student Award from the College of American Pathologists (CAP).   Each year, CAP honors a small number of medical students in [read more…]

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Intersection crash ends with one fatality

A Tuesday morning traffic accident was fatal for a 62-year-old man in Jonesboro Emergency crews, including police, fire and EMS, responded to a five vehicle accident around 7:30 AM Tuesday at the intersection of Kathleen and Prospect Road in Jonesboro. Police say a semi-truck and trailer traveling north on Kathleen [read more…]

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NYITCOM, St. Bernards and A-State to host diversity conference

JONESBORO, AR – Three Jonesboro institutions are partnering to host the third-annual Northeast Arkansas Diversity Conference, which aims to help businesses and organizations develop and create more inclusive workplaces.  St. Bernards Healthcare; the Arkansas State University Division of Diversity, Inclusion and Community Engagement; and the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion [read more…]