Spotlights
Three Ark. FFA state officers choose SAU
Three of the busiest college freshmen in Arkansas have two things in common: they hold the three FFA at-large state officer positions and they all chose to become Southern Arkansas University Muleriders. Arkansas FFA (Future Farmers of America) State President Taylor McNeel comes to SAU from Vilonia in the Northwestern FFA District. FFA State Reporter […]
Two freshman female students honored with scholarship from notable SAU science alum
Emily Snyder and Taylor McNeel have been named as the Southern Arkansas University 2013 Hallman Scholars. The Hallman Scholarship provides $10,000 annually for a female student in the SAU College of Science and Technology. With the addition of the Arkansas Challenge Scholarship, recipients will receive $12,000, $13,000, $14,000 and $15,000 respectively for their four years […]
Ray has smiled and worked her way toward a nursing degree
Shantieria Ray got a letter this May from the Southern Arkansas University Department of Nursing that validated her determination and made her day. “I got my acceptance letter for the nursing program at the end of this school year,” Ray said. “I was excited when I read the first couple of lines because I knew […]
SAU nursing student has support from her family at home and on campus
One draw for Southern Arkansas University is the family-like atmosphere, and there is no better example of this characteristic that what non-traditional nursing student Deanna Sirmans has experienced. Sirmans, 41, has many obstacles that she could allow to keep her from becoming a registered nurse through the SAU Nursing Department. Her husband is a double […]
