by - May 29, 2024 12:58 pm
Dean named for Institute for the Creative Arts
Audra Brooks Titsworth will serve as the founding dean of the Institute for the Creative Arts, the first performing and visual arts high school in Arkansas set to open Aug….
Education
by - May 29, 2024 10:24 am
ASU-Newport, Lyon College enter into articulation agreement for nursing students
Arkansas State University-Newport (ASUN) and Lyon College have signed an articulation agreement to facilitate a pathway for students pursuing a bachelor of science in nursing (BSN). Under the agreement, students…
by - May 28, 2024 6:42 pm
ABB donates $100,000 to Fort Smith Boys and Girls Club for STEAM Lab
ABB, which operates a manufacturing facility in Fort Smith, is donating $100,000 to support work on a STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics) Lab at the Fort Smith Boys…
by - May 22, 2024 11:13 am
46 Venture Capital launches UA-focused fund targeting early-stage founders
Tracy Poole says a traditional venture capital (VC) fund is typically only as good as the fund manager’s network. Recently, he tapped into a pretty big one with a strategic…
by - May 22, 2024 10:52 am
A-State, UAPB receive grant to develop more Black agriculture teachers
An Arkansas State University professor in the College of Agriculture is part of a team that has received a grant of almost $300,000 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)….
by - May 21, 2024 7:51 pm
UCA establishes College of Science and Engineering
The University of Central Arkansas has announced the establishment of the College of Science and Engineering. The announcement was made during Tuesday’s (May 21) board of trustees meeting. The college…
by - May 21, 2024 3:30 pm
New door locks, radios part of Fort Smith Public School District safety grant
Fort Smith Public Schools have met all the requirements suggested by the Arkansas School Safety Commission thanks to a $595,000 school safety grant. Part of the grant money is paying…
by - May 21, 2024 2:19 pm
Northwest Technical Institute president Jim Rollins announces resignation
Jim Rollins, president of Northwest Technical Institute (NWTI) in Springdale since 2020, will resign due to health reasons. The resignation will be effective June 30 this year. School officials announced…
by - May 21, 2024 6:57 am
DOL grant will aid NWACC programs
NorthWest Arkansas Community College (NWACC) in Bentonville will use a $736,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Labor to bolster training and skill development for students pursuing nursing and emergency…
by - May 20, 2024 6:10 pm
UAFS restarts nursing degree program
The University of Arkansas at Fort Smith (UAFS) seeks to address an estimated shortage of more than 200 nurses in the Fort Smith metro by restarting its nursing degree program,…
by - May 20, 2024 8:57 am
Judges like UA-Little Rock students’ fix for St. Louis blight
What should a city do when a piece of riverfront property remains blighted and in need of redevelopment after an NFL team skipped town? It might start by asking a…
by - May 19, 2024 9:35 am
Student success starts with a school-wide approach
Educator. It is a straightforward title, but the role and responsibilities accompanying it encompass much more. Teachers are instructors and mentors. For many children, they also serve as safe spaces…
by - May 15, 2024 1:06 pm
U.S., China professionals host supply chain meeting in Rogers
John Kent, clinical professor for the J.B. Hunt Transport Department of Supply Chain Management in the Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas, has been working…
by - May 14, 2024 3:38 pm
Jones set to be next ATU president; Fiorello resigns as vice president and Cox named to ATU Board
The Arkansas Tech University Board of Trustees cast a unanimous vote on Tuesday (May 14) to enter contract negotiations with Dr. Russell Jones, ATU interim president, regarding the ATU presidency….
by - May 13, 2024 8:32 pm
Gov. Sanders, Commerce Department distribute $20 million for state’s nursing pipeline
More than $20 million in training grants were awarded to 19 two-year and four-year Arkansas schools to expand the state’s nursing profession. Gov. Sarah Sanders, Commerce Secretary Hugh McDonald and…
by - May 9, 2024 11:52 am
KASU to celebrate 67 years on the air
The oldest non-commercial public radio station in Arkansas is set to celebrate its nearly seven decades on the air. KASU 91.9 FM, the public media service of Arkansas State University,…
by - May 9, 2024 9:50 am
Board named for Institute for the Creative Arts
Jeannie Cole, former Fort Smith Public Schools school board member, will be the first chair of the board of directors for the Fort Smith-based Institute for the Creative Arts (ICA),…
by - May 7, 2024 4:37 pm
Lyon College to locate dental school in LR’s Riverdale neighborhood, vet school in Cabot
Lyon College officials announced Tuesday (May 7) the locations of their planned dental and veterinary schools with one locating in Little Rock and the other in Cabot. In November 2023,…
by - May 4, 2024 10:06 am
Heidi Banse named dean of A-State veterinary school
Dr. Heidi E. Cox Banse has accepted the role as dean of the forthcoming Arkansas State University College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM). Banse brings a wealth of knowledge and is…
by - May 3, 2024 7:49 am
Shellhammer to lead University of Arkansas’ Office of Entrepreneurship and Innovation
The University of Arkansas announced Phil Shellhammer as the new director of the Office of Entrepreneurship and Innovation. “There are few programs in our region that have grown and made…