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

06/06/2026

We were so happy to welcome NYIT Project HEART to our campus this week. These students have a bright future ahead!

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.

04/06/2026

HSU Spotlight!
Department of Engineering

Congratulations to 𝑯𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝑩𝒖𝒇𝒇𝒂𝒍𝒐!

Heather is a freshman Mechanical Engineering major. She was selected to attend the Aspirnaut Undergraduate Research Internship Program at Vanderbilt University this summer.

We are so proud of you Heather! We know you will have a great summer.

04/04/2026