The Southern Arkansas University Hallman Scholarship has been awarded to two inspiring young women who will be incoming freshmen this fall in the SAU College of Science and Engineering. The Hallman Scholarship is funded through the SAU Foundation and provides scholarships for incoming freshmen women in the sciences. The total scholarship amounts are based on… Read More
SAU welcomes four into Educational Leadership Hall of Fame
March 14, 2019
Four regional educators were inducted into the Third Annual Educational Leadership Hall of Fame at Southern Arkansas University on Tuesday, March 12, 2019. The 2019 Educational Leadership Hall of Fame inductees included: Opal Anderson, director of Federal Programs and Curriculum at Lafayette County Schools; Dr. Bobby Hart, superintendent of Hope Public School District in Hope,… Read More
Three Hawaiian students forge friendship at Southern Arkansas University
March 12, 2019
Three natives of Hawaii have each discovered two more reasons to say that Southern Arkansas University feels like home. They each chose to come to SAU from different islands at our 50th state. When they recently realized their mutual connection to Hawaii on campus, a fast friendship developed that has brought them together in unique… Read More
NPC, SAU Announce Bachelor’s Degrees in Hot Springs
February 28, 2019
Southern Arkansas University (SAU) and National Park College (NPC) announced a degree partnership that will bring bachelor’s degree programs to Hot Springs beginning in fall 2019. The agreement was approved Wednesday, Feb. 27, during the February Board of Trustees meeting at NPC. All four years of the three new degree programs will be offered through… Read More
Author, SAU alumnus to read from his novel, hold book signing on Feb. 28
February 26, 2019
Author Micah Dean Hicks, an alumnus of Southern Arkansas University, will read from his novel, Break the Bodies, Haunt the Bones, at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 28, 2019, in the Foundation Hall of the Reynolds Center. A book signing will follow. Hicks will also present on his book in Dr. Shannin Schroeder’s Young Adult Lit… Read More
SAU Biology professor receives INBRE grant to fund undergraduate research project
Dr. Antoinette Odendaal, assistant professor of Biology and Chemistry in the College of Science and Engineering at Southern Arkansas University, secured a $20,000 pilot study research grant from the IDeA Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE). The grant period is for spring 2019 and provides support for Odendaal and one undergraduate student. The research centers… Read More
SAU, NPC to announce bachelor’s degrees in Hot Springs
February 23, 2019
Southern Arkansas University (SAU) and National Park College (NPC) will approve a degree partnership that will bring bachelor’s degrees to Hot Springs Wednesday, Feb. 27, during a board meeting at NPC. The board meeting will begin at 10:30 a.m. in the Frederick M. Dierks Center for Nursing and Health Sciences. A public announcement for students… Read More
SAU Education major inspired to show positive role modeling during internship in the Bronx
February 22, 2019
Jalen Holland, a junior Middle School Education major at Southern Arkansas University, found inspiration interning at a public school in the Bronx. Holland, from Shreveport, Louisiana, earned an eight-week internship as a teacher’s assistant through the New York City Department of Education. At Laboratory School of Finance & Technology (M.S. 223) for grades 6-11 in… Read More
Womack, faculty accompanist at SAU, to study with master teachers in national internship
February 21, 2019
Michael Womack, faculty accompanist at Southern Arkansas University, has been named a 2019 Collaborative Piano Intern by the National Association of Teachers of Singing. Fifteen members have been selected to participate in the 2019 NATS Intern Program, a 10-day forum pairing experienced and recognized master teachers with talented early career members. The Class of 2019… Read More
Olivia Faught to serve on national NCAA committees
February 19, 2019
Olivia Faught, a Southern Arkansas University junior from Alma, Arkansas, has been selected to serve on a national committee with the NCAA. Faught, a Sports Management major, is a member of the SAU Women’s Golf team and a member of the SAU Student-Athlete Advisory Committee. As a member of the National Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC),… Read More
