Certificates of Marine Technology, Agriculture, drone policies, and fee rates are some of the items that will be considered during Friday’s ASU Board of Trustees meeting. ASU-Mid-South in West Memphis is one of nine colleges in the Mississippi River Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics Consortium. The goal is to promote collaboration among colleges located along the Mississippi River. As part of a U.S. Department of Labor Grant, ASU-Mid-South is developing a Certificate of Proficiency in Marine Technology to help provide a trained workforce for marine technology jobs. Those jobs include work involving barges, tugboats, and other river-related work. ASU-Beebe is working with A-State in Jonesboro on developing a Technical Certificate in Agriculture, which would be awarded when specific programs are completed. The ASU Board of Trustees will also look at approving a policy on the use of drones in the system. The policy would place authorized coordinators on each campus where drones are to be used. The policy says drones could assist in numerous areas in education, including marketing, research, inspecting infrastructure, and teaching students in many areas on campus. Also, fee revisions will be made at A-State in Jonesboro and ASU-Mountain Home, and fees to establish the newly created marine technology program will be added. A complete agenda can be viewed here.
Marine Technology, Agriculture, Drones, and fee rates on agenda for ASU-Board of Trustees
