Southern Arkansas University proudly hosted six teams of STEM majors on Saturday, Nov. 11, 2019, in Challenge Saturday. Students from Cameroon, India, Czech Republic and Nigeria, as well as from across the United States participated. More than 600 students worked on teams of three at their home school for over a week on one of… Read More
Dr. Mohamed Ismail joins Engineering and Physics Department at SAU
November 14, 2019
The Department of Engineering and Physics welcomes Dr. Mohamed Ismail. Dr. Ismail previously served as a faculty member in Industrial Systems Engineering Program, University of Regina, Canada, and at Pennsylvania State University where he taught both graduate and undergraduate courses. He published his research in leading industrial engineering journals such as CIRP Manufacturing Technology and… Read More
Two SAU students chosen for leadership roles at 2019 National FFA Convention
November 7, 2019
Emma Reed and Morgan Seymore were honored with the selection to serve as volunteers for the Educational Development & Evaluation Team during the 2019 National FFA Convention. Only 20 students were chosen from across the United States to serve in this leadership role. As future agricultural educators, this service will provide them with countless learning opportunities…. Read More
SAU Computer Science students win Arkansas coding competition
The International Collegiate Programming Contest (ACM-ICPC) is an algorithmic programming contest for college students. Teams of three, representing their university, work to solve the most real-world problems, fostering collaboration, creativity, innovation and the ability to perform under pressure. Through training and competition, teams challenge each other to raise the bar on what is possible. ACM-ICPC… Read More
Jeffrey Weiss presents advice on stock market
With high energy, humor and enthusiasm, Jeffrey Weiss, author of Relationship Investing – Stock Market Therapy For Your Money, delivered the Executive-in-Residence Forum in Foundation Hall at Southern Arkansas University on November 6, 2019. The Forum was co-sponsored by the David F. Rankin College of Business and Farmers Bank & Trust Wealth Management. Weiss is an… Read More
SAU students earn top honors at annual conference
October 31, 2019
Students from the Southern Arkansas University Department of Engineering and Physics took home top honors at the annual Arkansas IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE) conference, held Oct 25-26 in Fayetteville. The conference featured over 150 oral and poster presentations from institutions across Arkansas and neighboring states. Competition was very strong, and only a… Read More
Raymond Adams awarded 2019 Doctoral Student Award at national conference
October 30, 2019
Raymond Adams, a tenure-track social work professor at Southern Arkansas University in the Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) program, was recognized recently by the Council on Racial, Ethnic and Cultural Diversity as Outstanding Doctoral Student. Adams is a PhD candidate at Jackson State University, a historically African-American university in Jackson, Mississippi. He has served as… Read More
Dr. Krista Nelson delivers talk on mental health and nursing in Spain
October 17, 2019
Dr. Krista Nelson presented on the topic of “Mental Health and Nursing: Assessment and Identification of Behavioral Abnormality within Patient Populations” on Sept. 23-25, 2019 in Valencia, Spain. Dr. Nelson was invited to speak during the World Health and Nursing Conference. She has a PhD in Counseling Psychology. Her training focuses on the assessment and… Read More
Choral music will be presented on Oct. 22
October 15, 2019
The Department of Performing Arts and Communication at Southern Arkansas University will present a concert of choral music written by female composers on Tuesday, October 22, at the First United Methodist Church of Magnolia. The concert begins at 7:30 p.m. and features the SAU Heritage Singers and Chamber Singers under the direction of Dr. Justin… Read More
Mulerider Jacinda Passmore wins nationwide teaching competition in China
October 4, 2019
A lifelong passion for travel and a heartfelt desire to teach inspired Southern Arkansas University alumna Jacinda Passmore to reach out to students in China, where she has been teaching since Thanksgiving of 2018. Her hard work and dedication – as well as skills she gained as an Agriculture Education major at SAU – helped her… Read More
