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campuses 

 Use  campus or “sister campus”  (not “branches”).  

 The Arkansas State University System has six campuses: Henderson (in Arkadelphia), ASU-Beebe, A-State (in Jonesboro), ASU-Mountain Home, ASU-Newport, and ASU Mid-South (in West Memphis) and five instructional sites: ASU-Beebe at Heber Springs, ASU-Beebe at Searcy, ASU-Beebe at Little Rock Air Force Base, ASU-Newport at Jonesboro, ASU-Newport at Marked Tree, and Arkansas State Campus Queretaro in Mexico (See entry for more details on Campus Queretaro). 

 If needed for clarity, specify the campus to which the information refers, such as  Arkansas State University-Newport  on first reference, then  ASU-Newport  for second reference. Otherwise, stay with Arkansas State University.  For more detailed guidance, consult Appendix A for Arkansas State University System style guide. 

 campus-wide 

 Preferred adjective is campus-wide, as in “The campus-wide event will be observed Thursday.”  However, “Campus wide, the idea is popular." 

 Campus Queretaro 

 Established as an instructional site for Arkansas State University, A-State Campus Queretaro is located in the Mexican state of Queretaro outside of the state capital of Queretaro City near the international airport for the region.  It is the first American-style residential campus located in Mexico, and is a public-private partnership of Arkansas State University and the Mexican corporation identified as ASUCQ, A.C.  On first reference, spell out Arkansas State Campus Queretaro, with A-State Campus Queretaro or A-State CQ as second references to the educational operations and campus location.  ASUCQ is only allowed to reference the partner corporation that owns and maintains the physical plant of the campus.  As such, only in limited instances that specifically refer to this Mexican foundation should that term be used.  All other references should be the A-State CQ.  A-State CQ is an instructional site of Arkansas State; it is not a separate campus of the ASU System and should not be referred to as ASU-Q or ASUQ. For more information, go to AState.mx. 

 Carnegie Classification 

 At the beginning of 2019, Arkansas State University's Carnegie classification was elevated to "Doctoral Universities, High Research Activity," R2, based upon current level of a minimum of $5 million in research the past two years. Previously A-State was “Master's/regional," M1 classification. 

 Chancellor 

 The chief executive of each campus in the Arkansas State University System is the chancellor.  The president is chief executive officer of the Arkansas State University System. 

 college, academic colleges at A-State 

 As of the 2023-24 academic year, the colleges through which degrees are granted are: 

 

 College of Agriculture 

 Neil Griffin College of Business 

 College of Engineering and Computer Science 

 College of Liberal Arts and Communication 

 College of Education and Behavioral Science 

 College of Nursing and Health Professions 

 Beck College of Sciences and Mathematics 

 University College 

 

 Honors College provides a more rigorous program of study, but does not grant degrees. 

 The Department of Military Science is not a college but is usually listed with the units which offer degree programs.  Students can obtain a minor in military science. 

 (official) colors 

 Scarlet and black (not red and black) 

 Commencement 

 Fall Commencement is in December, Spring Commencement is in May, and Summer Commencement is in August.