Arkansas State University chancellor named new system president

The Arkansas State University System Board of Trustees on Tuesday selected Chancellor Todd Shields to become the system’s fourth president effective July 1. Shields served as a dean at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville for nine years before being named ASU’s chancellor in 2022. He succeeds Brendan Kelly, who left ASU in December to…

ByAntoinette Grajeda, Arkansas AdvocateJune 8, 20260Comments

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Walz named dean of A-State College of Nursing and Health Professions

Arkansas State University has named Dr. Stacy Walz as dean of the College of Nursing and Health Professions, the university announced ahead of spring commencement. Walz has served as interim dean of the college since 2025. She will officially begin in the role July 1. A-State Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor Calvin White Jr. announced…

ByChris FultonMay 11, 20260Comments

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Arkansas Supreme Court to hear cases at Arkansas State University on April 2

The Arkansas Supreme Court will bring its caseload to Arkansas State University on April 2 as part of Appeals on Wheels, a biannual program that takes the state's highest court on the road to hear oral arguments before university and high school audiences. The event will be held on campus from 9:45 a.m. until noon…

ByChris FultonMarch 27, 20260Comments

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Arkansas State University bringing transfer admissions events to regional community colleges

Arkansas State University will visit 11 community college campuses in Arkansas and Southeast Missouri this spring as part of its A-State in a Day transfer admissions program, including a stop at ASU-Mountain Home. The events are designed to bring the campus visit experience directly to prospective transfer students, removing barriers of distance and cost. Attendees…

ByChris FultonMarch 16, 20260Comments

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Sanders appoints Mountain Home’s Heather Maxey to ASU System Board of Trustees

Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders has appointed Mountain Home businesswoman Heather Maxey to a seven-year term on the Arkansas State University System Board of Trustees. Maxey succeeds immediate past board chair Steve Eddington of Benton, who served five years. Her term runs through Jan. 14, 2033. Maxey and her husband, Clay, own and operate several automobile…

ByChris FultonFebruary 19, 20260Comments

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Myers back for round two as ASU System interim president

Dr. Robin Myers is coming out of retirement again. The former Arkansas State University-Mountain Home chancellor was named interim president of the ASU System on Friday, marking the second time in two years he has been called back to lead the seven-campus system. Myers replaces Dr. Brendan Kelly, who is leaving to become president of…

ByChris FultonDecember 15, 20250Comments

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ASU System Trustees appoint former Chancellor Robin Myers as interim president

The Arkansas State University System Board of Trustees today voted to name Dr. Robin Myers, chancellor emeritus at ASU-Mountain Home, to serve as interim system president effective Jan. 15. The move comes ahead of the upcoming search for a successor to ASU System President Chuck Welch. Welch announced Nov. 14 that he would resign as…

ByMHO Newsroom StaffDecember 11, 20230Comments

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ASU System President Chuck Welch selected as CEO of American Association of State Colleges and Universities

The American Association of State Colleges and Universities today announced that Arkansas State University System President Chuck Welch will become its new president and chief executive officer effective Jan. 15, 2024. Welch was named the second president of the ASU System in November 2010 and officially began the position in April 2011. He will leave…

ByMHO Newsroom StaffNovember 15, 20230Comments

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Arkansas State University system campuses exceed Fall enrollment expectations

All Arkansas State University System campuses exceeded fall enrollment expectations and its flagship institution set a new record, according to preliminary 11th day enrollment reports. Total enrollment in the ASU System’s seven member institutions is 26,197 students, a 3.9% increase of 993 students over fall 2022. Arkansas State University in Jonesboro reported a 5.6% increase…

ByMHO Newsroom StaffSeptember 13, 20230Comments

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Arvest Bank announces NIL deal with University of Arkansas’ Knox

University of Arkansas senior tight end Trey Knox is a two-time Southeastern Conference academic honor roll selection. Arvest Bank is pleased to announce it has reached an agreement with Knox to promote a different kind of education. Arvest and Knox have agreed to a name, image and likeness (NIL) deal in which the parties will…

ByChris FultonAugust 17, 20220Comments