Kelly joins the ASU System after serving as president of the University of West Georgia in Carrollton where his focus was innovative programming both inside and outside the classroom with an emphasis on creating valuable life and career outcomes for students.
Preliminary 11th-day reporting shows a 23% jump in first-time freshmen with 391 compared to 319 in Fall 2023. Likewise, transfer student enrollment increased 19% with 149 students compared to 125 in Fall 2023.
The planetarium will offer eight unique programs, including two screenings, on its state-of-the-art panoramic projection screen located in the Reynolds Science Center. All shows are free and open to the public.
Mann's degree in marketing and management from Henderson State has proven to be beneficial for her as a special events manager for the City of Arkadelphia.
"The pride I feel knowing that what I gained at Henderson continues with me to this day in the most positive of ways. I wish everyone’s college experience could be so great."
"Henderson did a phenomenal job at preparing me for my educational journey as a teacher. There is not anything I would change about the university's education program."
The scholarship was created to help the state retain teachers in its public schools. For each year a student receives the scholarship, the student is required to teach in an Arkansas public school.