ASU Mid-South Administrative Specialist Earns Staff Award

Virginia Gardner, Administrative Specialist at Arkansas State University Mid-South, has been named an Arkansas Community Colleges’ Outstanding Staff Member honoree for 2015-16.

“I am very humbled and honored,” said Gardner who joined the college staff in 2007. “I felt appreciated. I felt that my hard work had not gone unnoticed. This really means a lot. I take it as a particular honor that this will be the last one awarded by Dr. (Glen) Fenter.”

Gardner said she had no idea she had been nominated and admitted that she wasn’t watching closely as her photo appeared on the screen at the front of the room during a campus-wide meeting.

“I knew it wouldn’t be me, so I was ready to clap for whoever it was,” she said. “I was genuinely surprised. I felt bad that I didn’t say ‘thank you,’ but I couldn’t have done it without crying.”
The award didn’t surprise the people who nominated her.

ASU Mid-South Graphic Designer Earns National Excellence Honor

Pete Sullivan, graphic designer at Arkansas State University Mid-South, has been selected as a National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development (NISOD) Excellence Award winner.

“I was completely surprised and humbled,” Sullivan said. “When you think about all of the incredible people on our campus, anybody could have won this award. It happened to be me this time, but it certainly could have been lots of other people.”

ASU Mid-South Offering Late Registration on Monday, Aug. 24

Regular registration for Arkansas State University Mid-South’s fall 2015 semester has ended, but students still have the opportunity to enroll in life-changing courses and educational/technical programs.

Late registration will be held on Monday, Aug. 24, 8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. and 2 p.m.-6 p.m. in the Donald W. Reynolds Center (RC 121) on the South Campus.

ASU Mid-South has scheduled nearly 350 classes and labs for the fall term, and first-time as well as returning students will find high-quality academic programs and state-of-the-art technologies designed to enhance the higher learning process. They will also find friendly and knowledgeable employees eager to help them succeed.

Fall classes are scheduled to begin Aug. 24 and continue through Dec. 15.

CenterPoint Energy Presents Rebate Check to ASU Mid-South

Representatives of CenterPoint Energy Arkansas recently presented a $5,500 rebate check to Arkansas State University Mid-South for the purchase of high-efficiency natural gas equipment in the Jeremy Jacobs Hospitality Center.

Lance Orton, CenterPoint Energy Efficiency Consultant; Karen Frank, Area Manager, and Dianna Nicks, Senior Marketing Consultant, joined ASU Mid-South Chancellor Dr. Debra West, Hospitality Management Lead Faculty Marjorie Gardner, and Delta Cuisine Executive Director John Auker for the presentation.

“CenterPoint Energy offers substantial rebates for high-efficiency natural gas equipment through a suite of Conservation Improvement Programs,” Orton said. “The rebates are designed to help alleviate the initial higher cost of energy-efficient appliances over standard models.”