115 students have already enrolled for the new NYIT DO medical school at Arkansas State University. Chancellor Dr. Tim Hudson says of the 115 students, 47 of those are from Arkansas and 17 of those are graduates of Arkansas State University. Dr. Hudson says the new DO school will have a ribbon cutting June second at the renovated Wilson Hall. It will open August eighth. The New York Institute of Technology is hiring 50 professionals for the new DO school in teaching and other duties. The new DO school is expected to help in battling health disparities in the Delta. It is also expected to bring in millions of dollars in economic impacts to the region.