Debate Team Captures Pi Kappa Delta JV Parliamentary National Championship
06/16/2021 JONESBORO — Arkansas State University’s debate team stepped up to win the Pi Kappa Delta Junior Varsity Parliamentary National Championship at the largest national tournament of the season. The victory gives the program its third national title in...
“Seeding by Ceding”: MacKenzie Scott Donates $2.7 Billion to Racial Justice Organizations, Arts Groups and Community-Based Non-Profits
by Lori Lakin Hutcherson (@lakinhutcherson) MacKenzie Scott, novelist, former teacher and ex-wife of Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos, is a real one. Scott’s net worth since her divorce settlement from Bezos stands close to $60 billion, and Scott has vowed to...
Sports Medicine Golf Event Rescheduled for July 17
Story Links 2021 Sports Medicine Golf Brochure JONESBORO, Ark. (6/17/21) - The 22nd annual Arkansas State University Sports Medicine Golf Scramble has been rescheduled and will now be played Saturday, July 17, at the Jonesboro Country Club, and registration remains...
Now Hiring for E911 Jobs
Are you looking for a job? Then apply today to be an E911 dispatcher or call taker! Watch this short video from E911 Director Jeff Presley for more information on these positions. Apply at https://tinyurl.com/3bwz5n7z or on our website Original article source:...
Faculty Members Approved for Promotions and Tenure for 2021-22
06/16/2021 JONESBORO — Eleven faculty members at Arkansas State University have been promoted in academic rank and six have attained tenure, announced Dr. Alan Utter, provost and vice chancellor for Academic Affairs and Research.“I would like to extend my...
Boozman, Cotton, Colleagues Lead Effort to Enhance Access to Hearing Protection Equipment for Arkansas’s Sportsmen
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators John Boozman (R-AR) and Tom Cotton (R-AR) have joined Senator Mike Crapo (R-ID) in reintroducing the Hearing Protection Act (HPA), legislation that would regulate suppressors like a regular firearm and provide better access...
Boozman, Wyden Lead Legislation to Broaden Access to Mammography Services for Women Veterans
WASHINGTON– U.S. Senators John Boozman (R-AR) and Ron Wyden (D-OR) are leading efforts to improve the health of women veterans by expanding Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) mammogram screening eligibility. The Supporting Expanded Review for Veterans...
Six Red Wolves Qualify For Olympic Track and Field Trials
Story Links JONESBORO, Ark. (6/16/21) – Six Olympic hopefuls associated with the Arkansas State track and field program have qualified for the 2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials, held June 18-27 at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon. All-American steeplechase Bennett Pascoe...
Spring 2021 Chancellor’s and Dean’s Lists Announced
JONESBORO – Students on the Chancellor’s and Dean’s Lists for the 2021 spring semester at Arkansas State University have been announced. The lists recognize undergraduate students who achieved the highest grade point averages while enrolled in a minimum of 12...
Boozman Presses for Expanded Accountability at VA
WASHINGTON– U.S. Senators John Boozman, Joe Manchin (D-WV), Jerry Moran (R-KS), Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and Susan Collins (R-ME) introduced the bipartisan VA Provider Accountability Act to address the 2019 GAO Report which found the...
Debate Team Captures Pi Kappa Delta JV Parliamentary National Championship
06/16/2021 JONESBORO — Arkansas State University’s debate team stepped up to win the Pi Kappa Delta Junior Varsity Parliamentary National Championship at the largest national tournament of the season. The victory gives the program its third national title in...
“Seeding by Ceding”: MacKenzie Scott Donates $2.7 Billion to Racial Justice Organizations, Arts Groups and Community-Based Non-Profits
by Lori Lakin Hutcherson (@lakinhutcherson) MacKenzie Scott, novelist, former teacher and ex-wife of Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos, is a real one. Scott’s net worth since her divorce settlement from Bezos stands close to $60 billion, and Scott has vowed to...
Sports Medicine Golf Event Rescheduled for July 17
Story Links 2021 Sports Medicine Golf Brochure JONESBORO, Ark. (6/17/21) - The 22nd annual Arkansas State University Sports Medicine Golf Scramble has been rescheduled and will now be played Saturday, July 17, at the Jonesboro Country Club, and registration remains...
Now Hiring for E911 Jobs
Are you looking for a job? Then apply today to be an E911 dispatcher or call taker! Watch this short video from E911 Director Jeff Presley for more information on these positions. Apply at https://tinyurl.com/3bwz5n7z or on our website Original article source:...
Faculty Members Approved for Promotions and Tenure for 2021-22
06/16/2021 JONESBORO — Eleven faculty members at Arkansas State University have been promoted in academic rank and six have attained tenure, announced Dr. Alan Utter, provost and vice chancellor for Academic Affairs and Research.“I would like to extend my...
Jonesboro’s Community Radio Station
KLEK 102.5 F.M. is the first and only minority owned radio station in Jonesboro, Arkansas. KLEK is owned by the 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization The Voice of Arkansas Minority Advocacy Council. KLEK is classified by the Federal Communications Commission as a noncommercial educational radio station which means KLEK must serve an educational purpose to the community.
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