Henderson State University - College of Aviation, Science, and Nursing

09/01/2026

Thank you to the NYIT team for visiting our students to tell them about their med school.

07/22/2026

The Arkansas Nurses Association is pleased to introduce **Sarah Overbey, MSN, RN, Henderson State University Assistant Professor of Nursing** as the **Region 3 Director**.

Sarah brings a passion for nursing leadership, professional advocacy, and supporting nurses across Region 3. As Region Director, she will serve as a liaison between ARNA and nurses in the region, encouraging engagement, promoting professional development opportunities, and ensuring the voices of local nurses are represented in ARNA initiatives.

Sarah is committed to strengthening connections among nurses, fostering collaboration, and advancing the nursing profession throughout Arkansas. She looks forward to meeting nurses across Region 3, learning about the issues that matter most to them, and helping them become more involved in ARNA through networking, leadership, education, and advocacy opportunities.

Please join us in welcoming **Sarah** to the ARNA Board of Directors as our new **Region 3 Director**. We are excited to have her leadership and look forward to the positive impact she will make in serving the nurses of Region 3.

06/10/2026

So proud of these three outstanding Reddies!

Get to know the Henderson-NYITCOM Pre-Med Pathway's inaugural participants—Madison Howard, Olivia Speech, and Lainey Morrison—in Ryan Anderson's recent article for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette!

Read more at bit.ly/4abpzIz.

06/06/2026

We were so happy to welcome NYIT Project HEART to our campus this week. These students have a bright future ahead! Project HEART is a mini med school experience put on by NYIT on Henderson's campus for high school students interested in medical fields.

05/19/2026

HSU Spotlight!
Department of Natural Science

Congratulations to Sally Santillan!

Sally graduated from HSU this past December with a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, Concentration in Biochemistry with a minor in Biology and Physics. This Fall she will be attending Texas A&M for her PhD in Analytical Chemistry!

We are so proud of you Sally!

04/27/2026

Five HSU students accompanied by three HSU faculty attended the annual meeting of the Arkansas Academy of Science held April 10-11, 2026, at Southern Arkansas University in Magnolia. This meeting promotes presentation of research by students and faculty from throughout Arkansas (and sometimes neighboring states).
This year, HSU students making presentations of their research were Dakota Ashley, Jenna Bohnert, Johnathan Kratz, Conner McQueen, and Lydia Serviss. Faculty were Renn Tumlison, Brett Serviss, and Allison Surf. Altogether, seven oral presentations representing Henderson were made at the meeting.

04/21/2026

HSU Spotlight!
Department of Engineering

Congratulations to 𝑰𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒂 𝑫𝒆𝒏𝒏𝒊𝒔!

India is a senior and earning a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering degree with a Physics minor.
She was selected for an internship at Ames NASA Research Center this summer!

We are so proud of you India! You are going to have a wonderful summer.

04/17/2026

We are very proud of our students who competed in the autonomous vehicle competition - Peyton Hedges and Mark Dupree - and those who presented their research in rocket and payload design - Jean-Yves Krishnasing, Aiden Castleberry, Jared Bolanos, and India Dennis - at the Arkansas Space Grant Consortium Symposium. We are also so glad to be joined by distinguished alumnus Dan Garrison. We always value the time and knowledge he shares with our students.

04/09/2026

Dr. Renn Tumlison, Emeritus Professor of Biology at Henderson State University, recently had a short article published in the magazine of the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission called "ARKANSAS WILDLIFE". As a field ecologist, Tumlison often explores the natural world with camera in hand. A couple of summers ago, he found a Mississippi Kite circling a pond while it was hunting for prey, and witnessed the bird attempt to capture what turned out to be a lost fishing lure. Hooks on the lure pierced the foot of the bird and Tumlison was able to photo-document the event and turned the situation into a teaching opportunity via the magazine article.

04/08/2026

Heather has a bright future ahead of her!

Heather Buffalo received the award which was established through a partnership between Henderson's Caver College of Aviation, Science, and Nursing, and the Aspirnaut™ program at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.