ASU Mid-South Receives White River Planning and Development Grant

Arkansas State University Mid-South is pleased to announce the receipt of $50,000 in General Improvement Funds from the White River Planning and Development District, through the support of Senator Keith Ingram. The college will use these funds to purchase 13 automated external defibrillators (AEDs) for the campus, as well as to provide support for Delta Cuisine, the kitchen incubator at ASU Mid-South.

Fifty percent (50%) of the funding, will be used to purchase AEDs and related supplies such as wall cabinets, portable carrying cases, signage, labels, batteries, replacement pads, and training materials. Each unit will be dispersed to campus buildings, ensuring that these vital, potentially life-saving resources are strategically located throughout the ASU Mid-South campus. This will include portable capacity units, which can serve college-sponsored activities outside and at off-campus events.

ASU Mid-South Students Persevere at State SkillsUSA Championship and Proceed to National Championship

ASU Mid-South Students Persevere at State SkillsUSA Championship and Proceed to National Championship

On June 19, eight Arkansas State University Mid-South students will embark upon a mission to earn gold at the national SkillsUSA Championships in Louisville, KY. The competition, held from June 19 through June 23, will be the result of months of planning and preparation and gold medaling success in previous competitions at local and state levels.

The SkillsUSA Championships are competitive events showcasing the best career and technical education students in the nation. Contests begin locally and continue through the state and national levels. This is a multi-million-dollar event that occupies a space equivalent to 16 football fields. In 2015, there were more than 6,000 contestants in 100 separate events. Nearly 1,500 judges and contest organizers from labor and management make the national event possible. The philosophy of the Championships is to reward students for excellence, to involve industry in directly evaluating student performance and to keep training relevant to employers’ needs.

Marion High Student Graduates from College Before Graduating High School

“Although balancing sports activities and maintaining a social life while attaining an associates degree was difficult, in the end it was all worth it,” said Rachel Benson, 2017 ASU Mid-South grad AND 2017 Marion High School grad.

Rachel Benson graduated with an Associate of Arts degree with Summa Cum Laude honors on May 11, 2017 – a week before her high school graduation on May 18. She is the first Marion High School student to accomplish this feat in over ten years, and only the third student to accomplish it in the history of Arkansas State University Mid-South. In 2016 Harleigh Fagan, a West Memphis High graduate also completed her associate level degree and graduated in the same month as her high school graduation.