Southern Arkansas University News

The Honors College at Southern Arkansas University released its monthly report recently. The following items of interest were included in the report:

Anonymous donor gives $3,000: An anonymous donor has given the Honors College a gift of $3,000 to be used for recruitment of first-year students.
Recruitment: Thus far, 18 students have applied for admission and 5 [...]

MAGNOLIA – Dr. Jamie Brandon, research station archeologist and assistant professor of anthropology at Southern Arkansas University will be featured in an upcoming program on the Arkansas Educational Television Network. “Silent Storytellers,” an original documentary produced by AETN, will premiere on the network at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 11.
“Like many others, I used to [...]

MAGNOLIA – Southern Arkansas University will become “smoke free” on Aug. 1, and a task force charged with educating the University community about the new policy is seeking input from students, faculty and staff. The task force began its work Monday and hopes to begin its campaign this spring.
The Arkansas General Assembly adopted the Arkansas [...]

Dr. Elizabeth Pratt, MSN, RNC, assistant professor of nursing, authored the “Communicating by Computer” chapter for the recently published reference text “Successful Online Learning: Managing the Online Learning Environment Efficiently and Effectively” by Jones and Bartlett Publishers. This was a collaborative effort to provide a practical reference and resource for students new to the online [...]

Dr. Sheri Bagett-McMinn, associate professor of health, kinesiology, and recreation, recently attended the Southern District American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance convention in Myrtle Beach, S.C. She serves as the chair of the Clyde Partin Service Award Committee and the co-chair of the district and state relations committee. As chair of the [...]