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Arkansas State University (A-State or ASU) is a public research university in Jonesboro, Arkansas. It is the flagship campus of the Arkansas State University System and the second largest university in the state. The university was founded in 1909 and is located atop 1,376 acres (557 hectares) on Crowley's Ridge. Arkansas State University is classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity". History A-State was founded as the First District Agricultural School in Jonesboro in 1909 by the Arkansas Legislature as a regional agricultural training school. Robert W. Glover, a Missionary Baptist pastor who served in both houses of the Arkansas Legislature from Sheridan (1905–1912), introduced in 1909 the resolution calling for the establishment of four state agricultural colleges, including the future ASU. In 1918, ASU began offering a two-year college program. In 1925, it became First District Agricultural and Mechanical College. A four-year degree program was begun in 1930. A & M College became Arkansas State College in 1933. In 1967, the Arkansas Legislature elevated the college to university status and changed the name to Arkansas State University. In the fall of 2014, A-State welcomed its most academically prepared freshman class. The result of several years of growing both admission standards and increasing on-campus housing, A-State's incoming first-year first-time student composite ACT was 23.9 with an average high school GPA of 3.47 (Current freshman ACTs are 20-26 and the average high school GPA is 3.7). This was the third consecutive year of improvement for the ACT/GPA freshman classes for Arkansas State. The Arkansas State Honors College has grown 59% since 2009. The university also posted back-to-back high graduate counts in spring 2012 and spring 2013, producing the most graduates in a two-year period in school history. The university contains the largest library in the state of Arkansas, the Dean B. Ellis Library. Campuses Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, Arkansas (primary campus) Arkansas State University Campus Queretaro, Querétaro, Mexico Arkansas State University-Beebe, Beebe, Arkansas Arkansas State University-Beebe Searcy Campus, Searcy, Arkansas Arkansas State University-Beebe Heber Springs Campus, Heber Springs, Arkansas Arkansas State University-Beebe at Little Rock Air Force Base, Jacksonville, Arkansas Arkansas State University-Newport, Newport, Arkansas Arkansas State University-Newport Marked Tree Campus, Marked Tree, Arkansas Arkansas State University-Newport Jonesboro Campus, Jonesboro, Arkansas Arkansas State University-Mountain Home, Mountain Home, Arkansas Arkansas State University Mid-South, West Memphis, Arkansas Arkansas State University Three Rivers, Malvern, Arkansas Henderson State University, Arkadelphia, Arkansas Former campus Arkansas State University-Paragould, an instructional site of the Jonesboro campus closed in 2018 Academics The university has more than 100,000 alumni and offers programs at the doctoral, specialist's, master's, bachelor's, and associate degree levels. They are organized into several colleges: Agriculture, Engineering & Technology, Business, Education & Behavioral Science, Liberal Arts & Communication, Nursing & Health Professions, Sciences & Mathematics, and Undergraduate Studies. In 2018, Arkansas State was classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity". The university nevertheless maintains a focus on undergraduate instruction and small class sizes, with a student-faculty ratio of 16:1, ranked #76 in undergraduate teaching nationwide as of 2020. The university is ranked #1119 (SCImago Rankings 2018) and #1645 (URAP Rankings 2020-2021) in the current global university ranking. 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. Newer doctoral programs are in environmental science, molecular biosciences, and physical therapy. In the fall of 2016, Arkansas State enrolled the first class of approximately 115 students to its branch of the New York Institute of Technology's medical school. The medical school is located on campus in the historic Wilson Hall. Media A-State's journalism program reorganized into the College of Media and Communication for fall 2013. The College of Media and Communication is home to three student-led media outlets and a NPR affiliate radio station. The Herald, a weekly student newspaper, was founded in 1921 and has a circulation of 5,000. ASU-TV, a program under the Department of Radio-Television, gives students hands-on experience in the field of television broadcasting. Starting in fall 2013, an Internet-based student radio station, Red Wolf Radio, was added to the student media. Arkansas State is also home to KASU, a 100,000-watt FM station, which is the oldest NPR affiliate west of the Mississippi River. Athletics Arkansas State participates as a member of the NCAA Division I Sun Belt Conference. The athletic teams, previously known as the Indians, are now known as the Red Wolves. In 2012, the Red Wolves football team became Sun Belt Conference champions for a second straight year, finishing the regular season with a 9–3 record, and capped off its successful season with its first bowl game victory since becoming a Division I-A (FBS) program with a 17–13 victory over Kent State in the GoDaddy.com Bowl, as well as earning its first win over a ranked opponent since joining the FBS in 1992. In 2013, the football team became the Sun Belt Conference champions for a third straight year, finishing with a 7-5 regular season record and won a second consecutive GoDaddy Bowl with a 23–20 victory over then 10-2 Ball State. Greek life Approximately 15% of ASU's undergraduate students are members of one of the 21 Greek organizations located on the campus. Notable alumni Joey L. Carr - American politician Ann Clemmer - Republican former member of the Arkansas State House of Representatives from Saline County Adrian Banks -American-Israeli professional basketball player for Hapoel Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Super League Bill Bergey - NFL player Larry P. Arnn – president, Hillsdale College Fred Barnett – NFL player Mike Beebe – governor of Arkansas (2006–2014) Earl Bell – Olympic bronze medalist in pole vaulting (1984) and former world record holder Darren Benson – NFL player Lonnie D. Bentley – professor and the department head of computer and information technology at Purdue University Ty Bodden, Wisconsin State Assembly Representative Gene Bradley – USFL player and NFL draftee Ray Brown – NFL player Rodger Bumpass – comedian and voice of Squidward on the popular TV show SpongeBob SquarePants Ronald R. Caldwell – Arkansas state senator fr.... Discover the Arkansas State University popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Arkansas State University books.