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ASU offers bachelor's degree programs, master's degree programs and upper level courses through ASU degree centers at ASU-Beebe, ASU-Mountain Home, and three other cities -- [[Blytheville, Arkansas|Blytheville]], [[Forrest City, Arkansas|Forrest City]], and [[West Memphis, Arkansas|West Memphis]]—where partnership agreements have been established in cooperation with the local community colleges. ASU also operates an instructional site at nearby [[Paragould, Arkansas|Paragould]] in [[Greene County, Arkansas|Greene County]].
ASU offers bachelor's degree programs, master's degree programs and upper level courses through ASU degree centers at ASU-Beebe, ASU-Mountain Home, and three other cities -- [[Blytheville, Arkansas|Blytheville]], [[Forrest City, Arkansas|Forrest City]], and [[West Memphis, Arkansas|West Memphis]]—where partnership agreements have been established in cooperation with the local community colleges. ASU also operates an instructional site at nearby [[Paragould, Arkansas|Paragould]] in [[Greene County, Arkansas|Greene County]].


ASU has grown rapidly over the past 20 years. Current enrollment for the Jonesboro campus stands at about 14,000, and the system has an enrollment of greater than 20,000.
A-State has grown rapidly over the past 20 years. Current enrollment for the Jonesboro campus stands close to 14,000, and the system has an enrollment of greater than 20,000.


==History==
==History==
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In 1918, ASU began offering a two-year college program. In 1925, it became '''First District Agricultural and Mechanical College'''. A four-year degree program was begun in 1930. A & M College became '''Arkansas State College''' in 1933. In 1967, the Arkansas Legislature elevated the college to university status and changed the name to Arkansas State University.
In 1918, ASU began offering a two-year college program. In 1925, it became '''First District Agricultural and Mechanical College'''. A four-year degree program was begun in 1930. A & M College became '''Arkansas State College''' in 1933. In 1967, the Arkansas Legislature elevated the college to university status and changed the name to Arkansas State University.


In the fall of 2013, A-State welcomed its most academically prepared freshman class. The result of several years of growing both admission standards and increasing on-campus housing, A-State's incoming first-year first-time student composite ACT was 23.3 with an average high school GPA of 3.44. This was the second consecutive year of high ACT/GPA freshman classes for Arkansas State. The university also posted back-to-back high graduate counts in spring 2012 and spring 2013, producing the most graduates in a two year period in school history.
On April 16, 2010, following a Jonesboro 911 telephone call, University Police Department officers on patrol responded to the university-owned Collegiate Park Apartments to find 24-year-old Michael Gilmore, a senior from West Helena, the victim of a gunshot wound. The student later died and the suspect was never identified or apprehended. Following the shooting, the university chancellor convened a task force to address issues of campus safety.{{citation needed|date=January 2013}}


[[File:Dean B. Ellis Library, Arkansas State University (3 September 2005).jpg|left|thumb|View of Arkansas State University Dean B. Ellis Library, Jonesboro, Arkansas]]
[[File:Dean B. Ellis Library, Arkansas State University (3 September 2005).jpg|left|thumb|View of Arkansas State University Dean B. Ellis Library, Jonesboro, Arkansas]]

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Arkansas State University
Official logo of Arkansas State
MottoEducate, Enhance, Enrich: e3
TypePublic
Established1909
Endowment$31,964,326[1]
ChancellorDr. Tim Hudson
PresidentDr. Charles Welch
Academic staff
730[2]
Students13,553 [3] (21,976 system-wide)
Postgraduates3,709[4]
245[2]
Location
Jonesboro
,
Arkansas
,
USA
Campus1,376 acres (5.6 km2) Urban/Suburban
ColorsScarlet and Black   
NicknameRed Wolves
AffiliationsSun Belt Conference
MascotHowl
WebsiteAState.edu
Arkansas State University student union, Jonesboro, Arkansas

Arkansas State University (also known as A-State") is a public university and is the flagship campus of the Arkansas State University System, the state's second largest college system and second largest university by enrollment. It is located atop 1,376 acres (5.6 km2) on Crowley's Ridge at Jonesboro, Arkansas, USA. The university marked its centennial year in 2009.

Campuses

For other Arkansas State University campuses, see Arkansas State University System.

Degree programs

Master's degree graduate programs were initiated in 1955, and ASU began offering its first doctoral degree, in educational leadership, in the fall of 1992. A second doctoral program, in environmental science, was begun in the fall of 1997, and the doctoral program in heritage studies began in the fall of 2001. Newer doctoral programs are in environmental science, molecular biosciences and physical therapy.

Today, the institution has more than 70,000 alumni. Programs at the specialist's, master's, bachelor's and associate's degree levels are available through the various colleges: Agriculture and Technology, Business, Education, Engineering, Fine Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, Media and Communication, Nursing and Health Professions, Sciences and Mathematics, and University College.

The ASU System

Main article: Arkansas State University System
ASU's Fowler Center is a regional center for The Arts.

The ASU system includes campuses in Jonesboro (Craighead County), which offers degree programs through the doctoral level; Beebe (White County), Mountain Home (Baxter County), and Newport (Jackson County), where associate degree programs are offered; and at Heber Springs, Marked Tree, and Searcy. Arkansas State University-Beebe became part of the ASU System in 1955. It associated with White River Vo-Tech at Newport in 1992; that campus attained stand-alone status and is now Arkansas State University-Newport. The Mountain Home campus officially became ASU-Mountain Home on July 1, 1995. Delta Technical Institute at Marked Tree merged with ASU and became Arkansas State University Technical Center on July 1, 2001. A new campus was built for ASU-Heber Springs, which operates as a sister campus of ASU-Beebe. Foothills Technical Institute at Searcy was merged with ASU-Beebe on July 1, 2003, and is now ASU-Searcy, a technical institute of ASU-Beebe.

ASU offers bachelor's degree programs, master's degree programs and upper level courses through ASU degree centers at ASU-Beebe, ASU-Mountain Home, and three other cities -- Blytheville, Forrest City, and West Memphis—where partnership agreements have been established in cooperation with the local community colleges. ASU also operates an instructional site at nearby Paragould in Greene County.

A-State has grown rapidly over the past 20 years. Current enrollment for the Jonesboro campus stands close to 14,000, and the system has an enrollment of greater than 20,000.

History

A-State was founded as the First District Agricultural School in Jonesboro in 1909 by the Arkansas Legislature as a regional agricultural training school. Robert W. Glover, a Missionary Baptist pastor who served in both houses of the Arkansas Legislature from Sheridan (1905–1912), introduced in 1909 the resolution calling for the establishment of four state agricultural colleges, including the future ASU.[5]

In 1918, ASU began offering a two-year college program. In 1925, it became First District Agricultural and Mechanical College. A four-year degree program was begun in 1930. A & M College became Arkansas State College in 1933. In 1967, the Arkansas Legislature elevated the college to university status and changed the name to Arkansas State University.

In the fall of 2013, A-State welcomed its most academically prepared freshman class. The result of several years of growing both admission standards and increasing on-campus housing, A-State's incoming first-year first-time student composite ACT was 23.3 with an average high school GPA of 3.44. This was the second consecutive year of high ACT/GPA freshman classes for Arkansas State. The university also posted back-to-back high graduate counts in spring 2012 and spring 2013, producing the most graduates in a two year period in school history.

View of Arkansas State University Dean B. Ellis Library, Jonesboro, Arkansas

Administration

  • Dr. Charles Welch, ASU System President
  • Dr. Tim Hudson, Arkansas State University Chancellor
  • Dr. Lynita Cooksey, Arkansas State University Provost

Media

A-State's journalism program reorganized into the College of Media and Communication for fall 2013. The College of Media and Communication is home to three student-led media outlets and a NPR affiliate radio station. The Herald, a twice-weekly student newspaper, was founded in 1921 and has a circulation of 5,000. ASU-TV, a program under the Department of Radio-Television, gives students hands-on experience in the field of television broadcasting. Starting in fall 2013, a internet-based student radio station, Red Wolf Radio, was added to the student media. Arkansas State is also home to KASU, a 100,000-watt FM station, which is the oldest NPR affiliate west of the Mississippi River.

Athletics

Main article: Arkansas State Red Wolves

ASU participates as a member of the NCAA Division I Sun Belt Conference. The athletic teams, previously known as the Indians, are now known as the Red Wolves.

Notable alumni or attendees

Mike Beebe - Governor of Arkansas (2006-Present)

Well-known alumni of Arkansas State University include:

Greek life

Approximately 15% of ASU's students are members of one of the more than 25 Greek organizations located on the campus. Most other student organizations, including the Student Government Association, the Student Activities Board, and the Student Orientation Staff, are populated by outstanding student leaders, many of whom are Greek.

Sororities

Fraternities

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