A 2016 graduate of Southern Arkansas University recently returned from a 65-day expedition to the Ross Sea in one of the harshest and most remote locations of the world – Antarctica. Casey O’Hara, who graduated from SAU with a BS in chemistry, was among the two dozen scientists who set sail from Lyttleton, New Zealand,… Read More
SAU senior enjoys internship with Albemarle
June 30, 2017
Dakotah Cooper, a senior chemistry major at Southern Arkansas University, is gaining valuable real-world experience at Albemarle in Magnolia, where he is interning this summer. The native of Greenbrier, Arkansas, said he has long been fascinated with science and chose SAU after learning it had started a Chemical Engineering program to compete with others in… Read More
SAU student learning ‘whole spectrum’ of financial planning thanks to internship
An internship with the Edward D. Jones office in Magnolia, Arkansas, is helping Jessica Miller, a senior financial planning major at Southern Arkansas University, develop the skills and experience she needs to decide where she wants to go in life. Miller is a native of DeQueen, Arkansas who expects to graduate in May 2018. Though… Read More
SAU sets Game Development Summer Camp in July
June 1, 2017
Southern Arkansas University is hosting the third-annual Game Development Summer Camp July 24-27, 2017, for 10th – 12th grade students who think they might want to turn their favorite hobby into a career. Applications must be submitted online at www.SAUmag.edu/Game-Camp by July 14, 2017, and the entry fee is $325 per participant (Early-bird price is… Read More
SAU PBL students to compete nationally
Southern Arkansas University’s chapter of Phi Beta Lambda (PBL) performed with great success at the State Leadership Conference in April by winning 36 individual and team awards and with 15 members qualifying to attend the national conference. Under the guidance of advisors Dr. Gerald Plumlee and Sheryl Edwards, 27 SAU students competed against 300 members… Read More
Agreement between SAU, SAU Tech to ease transfer process for students holding Law Enforcement degree
May 30, 2017
The Southern Arkansas University System has signed an agreement to help students holding an Associate of Arts in General Studies-Law Enforcement degree from Southern Arkansas University Tech to transfer seamlessly to Southern Arkansas University for completion of a BS in Criminal Justice. The collaboration will allow the partners to increase graduation rates, facilitate the transfer… Read More
SAU tour group enjoys splendor of Paris, France
Nine Southern Arkansas University students – Gabrielle Davis, Lily Hesen, Clayton Hawthorne, Timothy Hawthorne, Lindsey Wood, Hannah Springer, Caleigh Moyer, Anna Dillard, and Jacob Steed, along with community members Sandra Wood and Julie Kardas – recently returned from a trip to Paris, France. The trip was led by Honors Director Ed Kardas. The group left… Read More
Bachri earns Honor Professor and named interim dean for COSE
May 16, 2017
Dr. Abdel Bachri, associate professor of physics, has been named interim dean of the College of Science & Engineering. He will serve in this capacity following the resignation of Dr. Scott McKay, who has accepted a similar position in South Dakota. In making the announcement, Dr. David Lanoue, SAU provost and vice-president of Academic Affairs,… Read More
SAU announces Sronce as new Business Dean
May 9, 2017
Southern Arkansas University has hired Dr. Robin Sronce to serve as Dean of the David F. Rankin College of Business, effective July 5, 2017. Sronce is currently Dean of the Breech School of Business and Associate Professor of Management at Drury University in Springfield, Mo. “We are very excited to have Dr. Sronce join us… Read More
SAU to offer Buy One, Get One Tuition-Free program
May 1, 2017
A new and innovative program will be offered by the College of Education this fall at Southern Arkansas University, according to Dr. Trey Berry, president of SAU. “Buy One, Get One Tuition-Free” will provide degree-seeking graduate students with one free course in Educational Administration and Supervision, Curriculum and Instruction or Gifted and Talented. Connie Wilson,… Read More
