{"id":1315,"date":"2015-02-17T14:01:12","date_gmt":"2015-02-17T20:01:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/business\/?page_id=1315"},"modified":"2025-04-24T10:45:24","modified_gmt":"2025-04-24T15:45:24","slug":"news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/business\/news\/","title":{"rendered":"News &#038; Events"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"feedzy-a0060ab558b8b8b2b39410deacad74ad feedzy-rss\">\n\t\t<ul class=\"feedzy-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item feedzy-rss-col-1\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/2025\/sau-mba-student-and-asbtdc-business-consultant-selected-for-arkansas-2025-new-influentials-20-in-their-twenties\/\" target=\"_blank\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\trel=\"noopener \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttitle=\"SAU MBA student and ASBTDC business consultant selected for Arkansas\u2019 2025 New Influentials: 20 in Their Twenties\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"height:150px;width:150px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/07\/BenKingFeature-768x432.jpg\" title=\"SAU MBA student and ASBTDC business consultant selected for Arkansas\u2019 2025 New Influentials: 20 in Their Twenties\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\">\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/2025\/sau-mba-student-and-asbtdc-business-consultant-selected-for-arkansas-2025-new-influentials-20-in-their-twenties\/\" target=\"_blank\"  rel=\"noopener \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSAU MBA student and ASBTDC business consultant selected for Arkansas\u2019 2025 New Influentials: 20 in Their Twenties\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rss_content\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Arkansas Business announced its 2025 New Influentials: 20 in Their Twenties class, which includes Southern Arkansas University graduate student and Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center (ASBTDC) business consultant Ben King of Little Rock, AR. \u201cBen exemplifies the Mulerider spirit,\u201d said Janell Reeves, ASBTDC\u2019s director. \u201cHe gets the job done with professionalism, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item feedzy-rss-col-1\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/2025\/sau-names-dr-gerald-plumlee-dean-of-rankin-college-of-business\/\" target=\"_blank\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\trel=\"noopener \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttitle=\"SAU names Dr. Gerald Plumlee dean of Rankin College of Business\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"height:150px;width:150px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/05\/SP25-Gerald-Plumlee-1-1-768x512.jpg\" title=\"SAU names Dr. Gerald Plumlee dean of Rankin College of Business\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\">\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/2025\/sau-names-dr-gerald-plumlee-dean-of-rankin-college-of-business\/\" target=\"_blank\"  rel=\"noopener \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSAU names Dr. Gerald Plumlee dean of Rankin College of Business\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rss_content\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Southern Arkansas University is pleased to announce that Dr. Gerald Plumlee has been named Dean of the Rankin College of Business. Dr. Plumlee has served as interim dean since June 2024 and now officially assumes the permanent role, following a period of impactful leadership and dedication to the College. Dr. Plumlee brings a strong background...  Read More<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item feedzy-rss-col-1\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/2025\/sau-faculty-and-staff-complete-leadership-development-course\/\" target=\"_blank\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\trel=\"noopener \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttitle=\"SAU faculty and staff complete leadership development course\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"height:150px;width:150px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/05\/155_31D_5881567_1000529642_4-768x512.jpg\" title=\"SAU faculty and staff complete leadership development course\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\">\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/2025\/sau-faculty-and-staff-complete-leadership-development-course\/\" target=\"_blank\"  rel=\"noopener \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSAU faculty and staff complete leadership development course\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rss_content\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A total of 11 members of the faculty and staff at Southern Arkansas University recently completed the Mulerider L.E.A.D. Program. L.E.A.D., short for Lead, Excel, Advance, and Develop, is a year-long professional development course that is designed to help promote leadership through a cohort model. SAU has used the program since the 2017-18 academic year....  Read More<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item feedzy-rss-col-1\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/business\/student-spotlight-claudia-ray\/\" target=\"_blank\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\trel=\"noopener \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttitle=\"Student Spotlight: Claudia Ray\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"height:150px;width:150px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/business\/files\/2025\/04\/IMG_9290_2-scaled-e1744828521536-150x150.jpg\" title=\"Student Spotlight: Claudia Ray\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\">\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/business\/student-spotlight-claudia-ray\/\" target=\"_blank\"  rel=\"noopener \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStudent Spotlight: Claudia Ray\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rss_content\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Claudia Ray Major: \u00a0Marketing Class Year: \u00a02025 Hometown:\u00a0 Magnolia, AR Please tell us about your future plans once you graduate from Southern Arkansas University. I plan to explore various opportunities after graduating based on my interests and the skills I have been taught at SAU. How are your experiences in the Rankin College of Business...  Read More<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item feedzy-rss-col-1\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/business\/student-spotlight-annabel-minor\/\" target=\"_blank\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\trel=\"noopener \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttitle=\"Student Spotlight: Annabel Minor\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"height:150px;width:150px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/business\/files\/2025\/03\/IMG_6049-scaled-e1742826426657-150x150.jpeg\" title=\"Student Spotlight: Annabel Minor\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\">\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/business\/student-spotlight-annabel-minor\/\" target=\"_blank\"  rel=\"noopener \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStudent Spotlight: Annabel Minor\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rss_content\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Annabel Minor Major: \u00a0Accounting Class Year: \u00a02025 Hometown:\u00a0 Benton, AR Please tell us about your future plans once you graduate from Southern Arkansas University. I will begin working as an Associate Auditor with the Arkansas Legislative Audit in Little Rock, Arkansas. How are your experiences in the Rankin College of Business preparing you for your...  Read More<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item feedzy-rss-col-1\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/2025\/sau-students-benefit-from-series-of-guest-speakers\/\" target=\"_blank\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\trel=\"noopener \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttitle=\"SAU students benefit from series of guest speakers\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"height:150px;width:150px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/03\/EsterMead-768x432.png\" title=\"SAU students benefit from series of guest speakers\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\">\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/2025\/sau-students-benefit-from-series-of-guest-speakers\/\" target=\"_blank\"  rel=\"noopener \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSAU students benefit from series of guest speakers\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rss_content\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>College students often have to wait until after graduation to learn what it\u2019s like to work in their field. However, Dr. Esther Mead is bringing that valuable knowledge to the students in her class at Southern Arkansas University. Mead, an assistant professor of Information Systems in the Rankin College of Business and an adjunct instructor...  Read More<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item feedzy-rss-col-1\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/business\/faculty-spotlight-dr-lindsay-givens\/\" target=\"_blank\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\trel=\"noopener \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttitle=\"Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Lindsay Givens\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"height:150px;width:150px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/business\/files\/2025\/02\/Givens-Lindsey-scaled-1-e1740784265497-150x150.jpg\" title=\"Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Lindsay Givens\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\">\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/business\/faculty-spotlight-dr-lindsay-givens\/\" target=\"_blank\"  rel=\"noopener \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFaculty Spotlight: Dr. Lindsay Givens\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rss_content\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Faculty Spotlight Dr. Lindsay Givens Title: Assistant Professor of Management Courses Taught: Undergraduate: GBUS 2013 Statistics &amp; Analytics I GBUS 3183 Statistics &amp; Analytics II MGMT 4102 International Studies &amp; Field Experience Graduate: MGMT 6043 Business Analytics Please tell us a brief bio of your career \u2013 how long have you taught at the Rankin...  Read More<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item feedzy-rss-col-1\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/2025\/southern-arkansas-universitys-rankin-college-of-business-earns-reaffirmation-of-aacsb-international-accreditation\/\" target=\"_blank\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\trel=\"noopener \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttitle=\"Southern Arkansas University\u2019s Rankin College of Business earns reaffirmation of AACSB International accreditation\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"height:150px;width:150px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/02\/RCB-Photo-Horizontal-768x432.jpg\" title=\"Southern Arkansas University\u2019s Rankin College of Business earns reaffirmation of AACSB International accreditation\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\">\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/2025\/southern-arkansas-universitys-rankin-college-of-business-earns-reaffirmation-of-aacsb-international-accreditation\/\" target=\"_blank\"  rel=\"noopener \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSouthern Arkansas University\u2019s Rankin College of Business earns reaffirmation of AACSB International accreditation\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rss_content\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The David F. Rankin College of Business at Southern Arkansas University recently earned reaffirmation of its esteemed AACSB accreditation for six years following an extensive and encouraging peer review. A continuous improvement review team visited the SAU College of Business in the fall semester, and its recommendation for extension of accreditation was ratified recently by...  Read More<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item feedzy-rss-col-1\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/business\/student-spotlight-laura-elnaggar\/\" target=\"_blank\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\trel=\"noopener \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttitle=\"Student Spotlight: Laura Elnaggar\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"height:150px;width:150px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/business\/files\/2025\/02\/Professional-Photo-2-150x150.jpg\" title=\"Student Spotlight: Laura Elnaggar\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\">\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/business\/student-spotlight-laura-elnaggar\/\" target=\"_blank\"  rel=\"noopener \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStudent Spotlight: Laura Elnaggar\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rss_content\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Laura Elnaggar Major: \u00a0Wealth Management Class Year: \u00a02025 Hometown:\u00a0 Ville Platte, Louisiana Please tell us about your future plans once you graduate from Southern Arkansas University. After graduating with my bachelor\u2019s in Wealth Management, I hope to take on a full-time position with my internship company, EisnerAmper, and pursue my MBA. How are your experiences...  Read More<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item feedzy-rss-col-1\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/business\/student-spotlight-ashlyn-broughton\/\" target=\"_blank\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\trel=\"noopener \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttitle=\"Student Spotlight: Ashlyn Broughton\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"height:150px;width:150px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/business\/files\/2024\/11\/D498B4E0-81AC-44F3-BC67-D9E64F712FE3-e1731953254685-150x150.png\" title=\"Student Spotlight: Ashlyn Broughton\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\">\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/business\/student-spotlight-ashlyn-broughton\/\" target=\"_blank\"  rel=\"noopener \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStudent Spotlight: Ashlyn Broughton\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rss_content\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ashlyn Broughton Major: Finance: Insurance &amp; Risk Management Class Year: \u00a02025 Hometown:\u00a0 Warren, Arkansas Please tell us about your future plans once you graduate from Southern Arkansas University. After I graduate with my bachelor\u2019s degree I plan to obtain my MBA while pursuing a career in the insurance industry. How are your experiences in the...  Read More<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item feedzy-rss-col-1\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/business\/faculty-spotlight-dr-siqi-sophia-fan\/\" target=\"_blank\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\trel=\"noopener \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttitle=\"Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Siqi (Sophia) Fan\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"height:150px;width:150px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/business\/files\/2024\/10\/Picture-2-e1729114355597-150x150.jpg\" title=\"Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Siqi (Sophia) Fan\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\">\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/business\/faculty-spotlight-dr-siqi-sophia-fan\/\" target=\"_blank\"  rel=\"noopener \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFaculty Spotlight: Dr. Siqi (Sophia) Fan\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rss_content\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Faculty Spotlight Siqi Fan, PhD, CMA Title:\u00a0Assistant Professor of Accounting Courses Taught: Undergraduate: Accounting Data Analytics, Managerial Accounting Graduate: Accounting for Decision Making Please share a brief bio of your career. \u00a0 I am an assistant professor at the Rankin College of Business, Southern Arkansas University. I recently joined the faculty in Fall 2024. I...  Read More<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item feedzy-rss-col-1\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/business\/student-spotlight-isla-olivas\/\" target=\"_blank\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\trel=\"noopener \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttitle=\"Student Spotlight: Isla Olivas\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"height:150px;width:150px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/business\/files\/2024\/09\/processed-A34DEDE9-42C8-4B55-B827-D588F1704F2F-scaled-e1727280352707-150x150.jpg\" title=\"Student Spotlight: Isla Olivas\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\">\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/business\/student-spotlight-isla-olivas\/\" target=\"_blank\"  rel=\"noopener \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStudent Spotlight: Isla Olivas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rss_content\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Isla Olivas Majors:\u00a0 International Business and Supply Chain Management Class Year: \u00a02024 Hometown:\u00a0 Fort Worth, Texas Please tell us about your future plans once you graduate from Southern Arkansas University. Upon Graduation, I will continue my academics by getting my master\u2019s in business analytics back home in Texas. How are your experiences in the Rankin...  Read More<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item feedzy-rss-col-1\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/2024\/sau-rankin-college-of-business-students-win-top-national-collegiate-fbla-honors\/\" target=\"_blank\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\trel=\"noopener \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttitle=\"SAU Rankin College of Business students win top national Collegiate FBLA honors\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"height:150px;width:150px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/files\/2024\/09\/2024-NLC-Group-Pic-768x587.jpg\" title=\"SAU Rankin College of Business students win top national Collegiate FBLA honors\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\">\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/2024\/sau-rankin-college-of-business-students-win-top-national-collegiate-fbla-honors\/\" target=\"_blank\"  rel=\"noopener \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSAU Rankin College of Business students win top national Collegiate FBLA honors\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rss_content\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Fourteen business students represented Southern Arkansas University at the FBLA-Collegiate National Leadership Conference in Orlando, Florida, from June 23-28, and won big. Students competed in various presentation, interview, speech, and test competitions, and won the following national awards: \u201cOur students always perform well on the national stage, but I\u2019m especially proud of this [&hellip;]<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item feedzy-rss-col-1\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/2024\/southern-arkansas-university-celebrates-national-niche-ranking-as-the-1-best-small-college-in-arkansas\/\" target=\"_blank\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\trel=\"noopener \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttitle=\"Southern Arkansas University celebrates national Niche ranking as the #1 Best Small Public College in Arkansas\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"height:150px;width:150px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/files\/2024\/09\/NicheRankingsUpdated-02-768x432.jpg\" title=\"Southern Arkansas University celebrates national Niche ranking as the #1 Best Small Public College in Arkansas\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\">\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/2024\/southern-arkansas-university-celebrates-national-niche-ranking-as-the-1-best-small-college-in-arkansas\/\" target=\"_blank\"  rel=\"noopener \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSouthern Arkansas University celebrates national Niche ranking as the #1 Best Small Public College in Arkansas\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rss_content\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Southern Arkansas University is proud to celebrate a major achievement, soaring to the top of Niche\u2019s national rankings! Recognized as a leading force in higher education, SAU has been crowned the #1 Best Small Public College in Arkansas and the #2 Top Public University in the state. These prestigious rankings confirm SAU as a go-to...  Read More<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item feedzy-rss-col-1\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/2024\/sheila-pearson-named-2024-sau-honor-professor\/\" target=\"_blank\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\trel=\"noopener \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttitle=\"Sheila Pearson named 2024 SAU Honor Professor\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"height:150px;width:150px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/files\/2024\/08\/SPearson-768x432.jpg\" title=\"Sheila Pearson named 2024 SAU Honor Professor\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\">\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/2024\/sheila-pearson-named-2024-sau-honor-professor\/\" target=\"_blank\"  rel=\"noopener \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSheila Pearson named 2024 SAU Honor Professor\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rss_content\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Sheila Pearson, associate professor of information systems, was named the Southern Arkansas University Honor Professor for 2024 at the spring faculty meeting on April 19, 2024. The highest accolade bestowed upon faculty at SAU, the award recognizes those who display excellence in teaching, research and service. Pearson received the ceremonial University mace from Dr. Tim...  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