Windgate Hall News Today

Always a gifted math student, Todd Shields was an engineering major until one class -- and one professor -- "changed the direction of my life."

Hes taking a job at Texas State University that will bring him closer to friends and family.

The headline on the Bloomberg story was designed to attract attention; it certainly attracted mine.

The headline on the Bloomberg story was designed to attract attention; it certainly attracted mine.

Also, the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation has committed $103 million for Gulf Coast restoration projects, and the Open Society Foundations awarded $42.5 million to 15 organizations that serve Asian American and Muslim communities.

A-State announced on Friday that the Little Rock-based non-profit will commit $25 million towards constructing Windgate Hall which Chancellor Kelly Damphousse says will be a place where art can intersect with other disciplines, such as engineering and science.

A $25 million challenge grant described as the largest gift ever to Arkansas State University will go toward building an "anchor" for a new arts and innovation district, Chancellor Kelly Damphousse said Friday.

A $25 million challenge grant described as the largest gift ever to Arkansas State University will go toward building an "anchor" for a new arts and innovation district, Chancellor Kelly Damphousse said Friday.

Its the largest donation in the schools history.