During a meeting on Thursday May 5, the Arkansas State University System Board of Trustees approved cuts to Henderson State University that will eliminate 88 faculty positions and 25 degree programs, including English, Mathematics, Biology and Chemistry. Henderson State Chancellor…
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Two Arkansas Universities Launch Search for New Chancellor
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffTwo Arkansas universities began searching for new leadership this week. Both the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville and Arkansas State University in Jonesboro are looking for someone to fill the role of chancellor for the institutions. The University of Arkansas…
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Report Cites Financial Improvement at Henderson Since Joining ASU System
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffHenderson State University in Arkadelphia is benefiting from its incorporation into the Arkansas State University System, according to a recent report. Moody’s Investor Services has assigned an A1 rating for $42.2 million in bonds for Henderson and $24.4 million in…
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Hutchinson Appoints Jerry Morgan of Jonesboro to ASU Board of Trustees
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffGovernor Asa Hutchinson has appointed Jerry Morgan of Jonesboro, a 1992 graduate of Arkansas State University and longtime banking executive, to the Arkansas State University System Board of Trustees. The ASU System includes Arkansas State University in Jonesboro with degree…
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ASU System Extends Partnership with NYITCOM for Additional 15 Years
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffThe Arkansas State University System will continue its partnership with the New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine at Arkansas State University in Jonesboro for an additional 15 years. The ASU Board of Trustees signed a modified agreement,…
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ASU System Sells Former Chancellor’s Residence in Jonesboro
by Tyler Haleby Tyler HaleThe Arkansas State University System Board of Trustees has authorized the sale of a residential property in Jonesboro formerly used as the home for the Arkansas State University (A-State) chancellor. In a special meeting, the board voted to sell the…
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ASU System Establishes New Policy on Student Accounts Receivable
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffThe Arkansas State University System Board of Trustees has approved a new policy for evaluating and accounting for the uncollectible portion of student accounts receivable. This new policy, designed to “protect the financial health” ASU System institutions according to a…
Students attending Arkansas State University System institutions will see flat tuition rates this fall after the ASU System Board approved measures reducing budgetary expenses on Thursday, June 4. The board voted to lower the system’s expenses by approximately $14 million…
Heading into May, a light was perceptible at the end of the coronavirus tunnel. But business across the globe will remember the 2020 pandemic for the number it did on the global economy. AMP reached out to business leaders across…
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ASU System Plans Return to In-Person Classes in Fall 2020
by Tyler Haleby Tyler HaleStudents attending college at Arkansas State University System institutions will likely be returning to campus in the fall. ASU System officials announced today (May 4) that its six member institutions, as well as Henderson State University, are expected to hold…