The Mission of the Delta
Studies Center is to confirm Arkansas State University as the
lead university in studying, celebrating, and developing, the
Lower Mississippi River Delta.
Recognizing the role it should play in the Delta,
the university established the Delta Studies Center in 1994 to
focus and direct university resources towards Delta Initiatives.
It supports interdisciplinary studies, research programs,
outreach activities, and community partnerships directed towards
the people, culture, heritage, and biological and physical
environments of the Delta. Through forums, conferences,
internships, and fellowships that gather, organize, disseminate
and employ information and knowledge, the Center serves the
Delta by preserving the past, enriching the present, and shaping
the future.
