Morgan Johnson came to Southern Arkansas University knowing that she was going to major in English and that she was going to teach someday. She did not know, however, that she was going to become so involved in campus life. “The more I explored the different groups and communities at SAU, the more I wanted… Read More
SAU alum and author to read works at his alma mater
Southern Arkansas University alum and author Micah Dean Hicks is returning to campus to discuss an exciting chapter in his life – the publishing of his first book, “Electricity and Other Dreams.” Hicks will read from his critically acclaimed collection of short stories at 7 p.m. Thursday, September 19, in Foundation Hall of the SAU… Read More
SAU alum a finalist on ABC’s ‘Make Me A Star’
Derrick LeMont Sanders, Southern Arkansas University alum from Marianna, Ark., is one of six finalists for ABC’s “Make Me A Star” public audition competition. Sanders was selected among the digital video entries by ABC’s casting office. Sanders, who was recruited to SAU to play football and was a Mulerider letterman for four years, said that… Read More
SAU social work student competing for national crown
Miss Arkansas Latina Norma Aranda of Hope feels confident about her chances in the upcoming Miss Latina U.S. competition in Cancun, Mexico. Aranda, a sophomore social work major at Southern Arkansas University, has already made arrangements with SAU in case she returns for the fall semester a few days late. Should the Arkansas representative earn… Read More
SAU endowment sends first recipient to nation’s capital for legislative internship
A Southern Arkansas University endowment two decades in the making has its first recipient spending the summer in our nation’s capital for a career-boosting internship. Cody Burkham, a senior political science and history major from Hope, has been named the first recipient of the William C. Nolan Legislative Internship. He arrived in Washington, D.C. on… Read More
SAU theatre alum is Broadway bound
Lightning strikes twice for SAU student leader Chris Harris
Southern Arkansas University has more than 100 student organizations and more than 3,200 students preparing to be future leaders. Any one of those students would be thrilled to earn the annual Student Leader of the Year Award. Christopher Lee Harris was recently surprised and humbled when he heard his name announced for the second time… Read More
Kornegay finds his focus
Michael Kornegay had not planned to attend Southern Arkansas University, but a visit to the campus took him by surprise. “From the moment I stepped on campus, I loved it,” Kornegay said. “The people were nice, the campus was beautiful and it felt like home to me.” Initially, Kornegay, a band student at Lake Hamilton… Read More
Pui “Joy” Tan: Taking flight
Pui “Joy” Tan: Taking flight
Putting aside her dreams of becoming a flight attendant after attending the local university in Malaysia, Joy Pui Yen Tan took her mother’s advice to attend college in America. Her mother thought attending college overseas would give her a broader view and a different perspective on things. After deciding to come to the U.S., Tan… Read More