On Saturday, May 11, almost 2,000 students will graduate Arkansas State University.  Bill Carter will deliver the commencement address.

Carter, who was inducted as one of ASU’s Distinguished Alumni in 2011, is described as a “legend in the music business world and one of the driving forces behind the restoration of the boyhood home in Dyess of the late singing great Johnny Cash.” He produced the first two Johnny Cash Music Festivals.

According to an email from ASU:

In the coming weeks students all across Your Region 8 will be graduating.

Whether it’s from Kindergarten, high school or college, we want to help you celebrate your loved one’s achievement.

Send a photo, along with the graduate’s name, school and hometown to YourRegion8@kait8.com and we’ll share their accomplishment with your community.

ASU students and faculty needing to do research will no longer have to trudge to Dean B. Ellis Library.

Effective Wednesday they now have access to more than 14,000 e-books.

A new agreement with JSTOR, a non-profit digital library that supports universities and colleges, gives patrons full access to the entire collection of titles from 34 major publishers, according to a news release from ASU.