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"Arkansas State University educates leaders,
enhances intellectual growth and enriches lives."
Arkansas State University in Jonesboro enjoys a reputation as a quality regional institution
of higher education and is recognized for offering special services to
the people of the Arkansas Delta. It is the only comprehensive public
university located in this region. Dedicated to teaching, research and
service, the university provides students with the broad educational foundations
that help develop critical thinking and analytical skills, decision-making
capabilities, and communication skills. Dr. Robert
L. Potts became chancellor of the ASU-Jonesboro campus on Nov. 15, 2006.
This institution was founded in Jonesboro in 1909 by the Arkansas Legislature
as a regional agricultural training school. It began offering a two-year
 college program in 1918, then became "First District Agricultural and Mechanical
College" in 1925. A four-year degree program was begun in 1930, then A &
M College became "Arkansas State College" in 1933. The Arkansas Legislature
elevated the college to university status and changed the name to Arkansas
State University in 1967. Today, the institution has more than 59,000
alumni.
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. The doctoral program in molecular
biosciences began in the spring of 2006. Programs at the specialist's, master's,
bachelor's and associate's degree levels are available through the various
colleges: Agriculture, Business, Communications, Education,
Engineering, Fine Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, Nursing and Health Professions,
Sciences and Mathematics, and University
College. Classes also are offered through The Honors College and the independent Department of
Military Science. More information about the various colleges and
academic departments is available through the
Office of
Academic Affairs and Research.
Accreditation
Arkansas State University's commitment to excellence in
higher education is demonstrated by its accreditation by The Higher Learning
Commission of the North Central
Association, as well as 18 specialized accrediting
organizations. In addition, the university holds membership in several national organizations
which support the highest educational standards.
The ASU System
The ASU system includes campuses 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.
Dr. Les Wyatt is president of the Arkansas State University System, which
was created by Board of Trustees resolution and officially began on July 1,
2006. Arkansas State
University-Beebe became part of ASU in 1955. It associated
with White River Vo-Tech at Newport in 1992; that campus has 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. ASU-Heber Springs 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 instructional sites at nearby Paragould,
in Greene County, and at Little Rock Air Force Base.
Enrollment Growth
ASU has grown significantly over the past 20 years; the Jonesboro campus enrollment
in the fall of 1981 was 7,448; five years later it was 8,526, and by 1991 it
had grown to 9,717. Five years ago the fall enrollment at Jonesboro
stood at 10,309. Today, because of the close partnerships between the
campuses, ASU reports a combined enrollment for its system of campuses. Total system enrollment in the fall of
2007 was 17,624.
Opportunities
For information about educational opportunities at ASU-Jonesboro,
contact the Office of Admissions, admissions@astate.edu
or call 870-972-3024 or 800-382-3030. For information about Graduate School,
write to gradsch@astate.edu or
call 870-972-3029.
For additional details about the
university, contact University Relations,
mhowe@astate.edu. Additional contact information, mailing addresses and telephone
numbers are available
http://www.astate.edu/sections/directories/contact.
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