{"id":307,"date":"2015-07-01T09:34:29","date_gmt":"2015-07-01T14:34:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/administration\/?page_id=307"},"modified":"2026-05-29T12:32:44","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T17:32:44","slug":"president-dr-trey-berry","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/administration\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Bruno Hicks, President"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"307\" class=\"elementor elementor-307\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e4620eb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e4620eb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0abb34a\" data-id=\"0abb34a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-284eb38 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"284eb38\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e0e1898\" data-id=\"e0e1898\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b28c554 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b28c554\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">President, Dr. Bruno G. Hicks<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81ed7c2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"81ed7c2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-449c52f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"449c52f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee82afb elementor-widget-tablet_extra__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ee82afb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/administration\/files\/2024\/07\/22A_24F_5881567_1014112600_4-200x300-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-784\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-198e48b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"198e48b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dr. Bruno G. Hicks became a Mulerider and joined Southern Arkansas University as System president on June 17, 2024. Before coming to SAU, Dr. Hicks served as provost and vice president of academic affairs at Dalton State College, where he oversaw the four academic schools, the library, the Center for Teaching and Learning, the Student Success and Advising Center, Institutional Research, First Year Experience, the satellite Mountain Campus and the campus-wide strategic planning assessment.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20d33c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"20d33c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Between 2016 and 2020, Dr. Hicks served as the dean of the School of Education at Fitchburg State University in Fitchburg, MA. At Fitchburg, he founded the School of Education, led the School of Education through accreditation, and organized the Young Teachers Academy. While in Massachusetts, Dr. Hicks chaired the Standing Committee of Education Deans for the state university system. Dr. Hicks dedicated his previous 18 years as a professor at the University of Maine Fort Kent (UMFK), where he served 14 years as the division chair of Teacher Education and led student-travel programs, providing educational opportunities beyond the classroom. Prior to joining UMFK, Dr. Hicks spent time as a seventh and eighth grade science and math teacher in the Maine public schools.<\/p><p>An outdoor enthusiast, Hicks dedicated several years during that time to leading outdoor adventure programs for teens. His wife, Linda, spent 27 years as a physician assistant in rural family practice and has an MSW degree from the University of Maine. The Hicks own a 450-acre farm in Maine that has been in Linda\u2019s family for six generations. In May 2024, they celebrated 35 years of marriage and have four adult children. They both love gardening, the outdoors, hiking, canoeing, and camping.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-645c2a9 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet_extra elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"645c2a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Divisions<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-433df33 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"433df33\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21f0d7d elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet_extra elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"21f0d7d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/academics\/degrees?_sft_types=undergraduate\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/administration\/files\/2025\/02\/p5881567_3377413068_5-768x512.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-835\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/administration\/files\/2025\/02\/p5881567_3377413068_5-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/administration\/files\/2025\/02\/p5881567_3377413068_5-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/administration\/files\/2025\/02\/p5881567_3377413068_5-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/administration\/files\/2025\/02\/p5881567_3377413068_5.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h2 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/academics\/degrees?_sft_types=undergraduate\">Academic Affairs<\/a><\/h2><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">With a diverse range of bachelor and associate degree options across four colleges, SAU offers a program for all academic and career interests.\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/academics\/degrees\/\">Degrees and Programs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/academics\/collegesdepartments\/\">Colleges and Departments<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/academics\/catalogs\/\">Undergraduate Catalog<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/admissions\/\">Admissions<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/admissions\/scholarships\/\">Scholarships<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-281d07d elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"281d07d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db837ba elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet_extra elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"db837ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/graduate\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"348\" src=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/administration\/files\/2024\/10\/38B_D6_5881567_326285357_5-e1728049790381-768x348.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-810\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/administration\/files\/2024\/10\/38B_D6_5881567_326285357_5-e1728049790381-768x348.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/administration\/files\/2024\/10\/38B_D6_5881567_326285357_5-e1728049790381-300x136.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/administration\/files\/2024\/10\/38B_D6_5881567_326285357_5-e1728049790381-1024x464.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/administration\/files\/2024\/10\/38B_D6_5881567_326285357_5-e1728049790381.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/graduate\/\">Administration &amp; General Counsel<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">SAU boasts more than graduate degree and certificate programs, as well as the only doctoral program in Arkansas south of Little Rock.\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/graduate\/programs\/\">Degrees and Programs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/graduate\/\">Graduate Studies<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/academics\/catalogs\/\">Graduate Catalog<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/graduate\/admissions\/\">Graduate Admissions<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29cdc92 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"29cdc92\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4898eb elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet_extra elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"b4898eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/graduate\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"307\" src=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/administration\/files\/2024\/10\/22C_24B_5881567_385353498_5-e1728049668511-768x307.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-807\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/administration\/files\/2024\/10\/22C_24B_5881567_385353498_5-e1728049668511-768x307.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/administration\/files\/2024\/10\/22C_24B_5881567_385353498_5-e1728049668511-300x120.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/administration\/files\/2024\/10\/22C_24B_5881567_385353498_5-e1728049668511-1024x410.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/administration\/files\/2024\/10\/22C_24B_5881567_385353498_5-e1728049668511.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/graduate\/\">Advancement<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">SAU boasts more than graduate degree and certificate programs, as well as the only doctoral program in Arkansas south of Little Rock.\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/graduate\/programs\/\">Degrees and Programs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/graduate\/\">Graduate Studies<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/academics\/catalogs\/\">Graduate Catalog<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/graduate\/admissions\/\">Graduate Admissions<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44db5f6 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"44db5f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e41728f elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet_extra elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"e41728f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/international\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"414\" src=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/administration\/files\/2025\/02\/scrnli_Zh12gu91HEE8Zb-768x414.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-837\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/administration\/files\/2025\/02\/scrnli_Zh12gu91HEE8Zb-768x414.png 768w, https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/administration\/files\/2025\/02\/scrnli_Zh12gu91HEE8Zb-300x162.png 300w, https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/administration\/files\/2025\/02\/scrnli_Zh12gu91HEE8Zb-1024x551.png 1024w, https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/administration\/files\/2025\/02\/scrnli_Zh12gu91HEE8Zb.png 1365w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/international\/\">Financial Services<\/a><\/div><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">SAU offers one of the nation's most affordable rates for international students. With a streamlined enrollment process for non-citizens, SAU has a diverse campus with a sizable international student population,\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/international\/\">International Students<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/international\/admission\/undergraduate\/\">International Admissions<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebb7872 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"ebb7872\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70507b9 elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet_extra elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"70507b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/international\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"414\" src=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/administration\/files\/2025\/02\/scrnli_Zh12gu91HEE8Zb-768x414.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-837\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/administration\/files\/2025\/02\/scrnli_Zh12gu91HEE8Zb-768x414.png 768w, https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/administration\/files\/2025\/02\/scrnli_Zh12gu91HEE8Zb-300x162.png 300w, https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/administration\/files\/2025\/02\/scrnli_Zh12gu91HEE8Zb-1024x551.png 1024w, https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/administration\/files\/2025\/02\/scrnli_Zh12gu91HEE8Zb.png 1365w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/international\/\">Student Affairs<\/a><\/div><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">SAU offers one of the nation's most affordable rates for international students. With a streamlined enrollment process for non-citizens, SAU has a diverse campus with a sizable international student population,\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/international\/\">International Students<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/international\/admission\/undergraduate\/\">International Admissions<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9c546a7\" data-id=\"9c546a7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4265fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-sidebar\" data-id=\"a4265fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"sidebar.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"black-studio-tinymce-6\" class=\"widget widget_black_studio_tinymce\"><div class=\"widget-wrap\"><div class=\"textwidget\"><div class=\"menu-widget\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/administration\/contact-us\/\"\/>Contact Administration<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<section id=\"black-studio-tinymce-3\" class=\"widget widget_black_studio_tinymce\"><div class=\"widget-wrap\"><h2 class=\"widget-title widgettitle\">For reference<\/h2><div class=\"textwidget\"><ul id=\"menu-for-reference\" class=\"menu\">\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-224\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/administration\/mission-and-vision\/\">Mission and Vision<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-224\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/administration\/presidents-executive-council\/\">President's Executive Council<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/institutional-research\/\">Institutional Research - University Data<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<section id=\"black-studio-tinymce-4\" class=\"widget widget_black_studio_tinymce\"><div class=\"widget-wrap\"><h2 class=\"widget-title widgettitle\">For the Media<\/h2><div class=\"textwidget\"><ul id=\"menu-for-the-media\" class=\"menu\">\n<li id=\"menu-item-229\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-229\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/archives\/archives\/history\/history-of-the-mulerider-name-and-mascot-1950-1976\/\">History of the Mulerider<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-230\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-230\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/communications\/\">Media Relations<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-231\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-231\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/\">University News<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<section id=\"black-studio-tinymce-5\" class=\"widget widget_black_studio_tinymce\"><div class=\"widget-wrap\"><h2 class=\"widget-title widgettitle\">For vendors<\/h2><div class=\"textwidget\"><ul id=\"menu-for-vendors\" class=\"menu\">\n<li id=\"menu-item-232\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-232\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/financial-services\/purchasing\/bids\/\">Information for bidders<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President, Dr. Bruno G. 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