Kelly Damphousse

Arkansas State University has received approval for its budget proposal for fiscal year 2023. The budget, which was announced at the ASU System Board of Trustees meeting on Thursday, includes a 2 percent merit salary increase for all non-classified and…

Arkansas State University Chancellor Kelly Damphousse on Thursday instituted an indoors mask policy, effective immediately for the Jonesboro campus. The move comes two days after the University of Central Arkansas in Conway made a similar move regarding indoor masks. ASU’s…

Arkansas State University Chancellor Kelly Damphousse, a former prison guard in Alberta, Canada, doesn’t want to run his university like a penitentiary when students return this fall. Unlike other colleges – mostly private ones – that mandate students be vaccinated…

Arkansas State University has named a new dean for its College of Nursing and Health Professions. Dr. Scott Gordon will be taking on the role, Chancellor Kelly Damphousse announced. Gordon is coming to A-State from Kennesaw State University, where he…

Arkansas State University pulled in more than $1 million in donations on its inaugural Day of Giving. The Jonesboro-based university held its 1,909-minute campaign on Tuesday, April 27. At the end of the day, A-State had received $1,039,738 from 742…

Arkansas State University (A-State) will be holding its first-ever Day of Giving this week.  On Tuesday, April 27, A-State will launch a 1,909-minute fundraising campaign, which pays tribute to the university’s origins when the Arkansas General Assembly passed Act 100…

Arkansas State University alumni have established a scholarship in honor of Gen. George Barker. Buddy and Charlotte Beck of Fairfax Station, Va. have established the Gen. George Barker Scholarship Endowment. The couple established the scholarship to honor Barker for his…