Angelo State University named a national College of Distinction
Tom Nurre
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For the fourth straight year, Angelo State University has been named a national “College of Distinction” by the Colleges of Distinction print and online college guide that recognizes colleges and universities implementing best practices in higher education.
Angelo State is one of 405 schools, representing 46 states, to earn the national 2021-22 “College of Distinction” designation – and ASU is one of only seven Texas public universities on this year’s list.
In addition to its national recognition, ASU earned the following designations for 2021-22:
• “Public College of Distinction”
• “Equity and Inclusion College of Distinction”
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Gov. Greg Abbott on March 2 ended Texas statewide mask mandate and announced an executive order to allow all businesses to reopen at full capacity, making it the largest state to no longer require one of the most effective ways to slow the spread of the coronavirus.
Abbott announced the executive order, which will take effect on March 10, while citing declining hospitalizations and increasing vaccinations across the state.
âNow, Texans have mastered the daily habits to avoid getting COVID,â Abbott said at Montelongoâs Mexican restaurant in Lubbock in a room of unmasked audience members. âPeople and businesses donât need the state telling them how to operate.â
Photo courtesy of ASU Communication & Marketing:
President Ronnie Hawkins Jr gestures towards the other key speakers at the ribbon cutting ceremony for the Mayer Musuem, the first major event on campus without a mask mandate.
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Angelo State University Celebrates the New Mayer Museum
SAN ANGELO, TX – Angelo State University officially dedicated its new Mayer Museum during a ribbon cutting ceremony Friday, and the facility will be open to the public beginning the morning of Saturday, May 22.
The approximately $17 million, 32,000-square-foot facility is named for longtime ASU supporters Richard and B.J. Mayer and is located at 2501 W. Avenue N in the center of the ASU campus. It is the new home of the ASU West Texas Collection and supports ASU student art programs with classrooms, specialized labs for graphic design, sculpture and ceramics, and student gallery space, along with faculty and staff offices and support spaces.