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
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 Enactus workshop set for March 30
March 27, 2017
SAU Enactus is hosting a free Lunch and Learn Success Empowerment Workshop from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Thursday, March 30, at the Arkansas Department of Workforce Services, 104 Harvey Couch Blvd., in Magnolia. Seating is limited and the deadline to reserve a space is 5 p.m. Wednesday, March 29. To RSVP, call Lisa Antoon at 870-904-5873…. Read More
Grants to Enactus help women, children lead healthier lives
March 2, 2017
The Southern Arkansas University Enactus organization recently earned two $1,500 grants that are being used to promote active lifestyles in area youth and to help women escaping harmful environments find employment. Children at the Magnolia Boys & Girls Club received Sqord Activity Pods after school on Feb. 23 through SAU’s “Get Active With Enactus!” program…. Read More
Dedication Friday for Rankin College of Business donor wall
February 18, 2017
A dedication ceremony for the Rankin College of Business Donor Wall is scheduled for noon on Friday, Feb. 24, 2017, at the Southern Arkansas University Business Building lobby. Now President Emeritus Dr. David Rankin and his wife, Toni, were surprised last April with the unveiling of SAU’s first named college – the David F. Rankin… Read More
SAU again breaks spring enrollment records
January 30, 2017
Following the fourth straight year of fall enrollment records at Southern Arkansas University, the enrollment for this semester rose above last spring’s record-setting numbers. The total number of students at SAU is 4,345, which was reported to the Arkansas Department of Higher Education on the 11th class day on Thursday, January 26, 2017. This number… Read More
Social Entrepreneurship offers SAU MBA student chance to give back
November 15, 2016
Kristen Pickett, an online MBA student at Southern Arkansas University, said she is inspired to help entrepreneurs create the most important piece of their business – a plan. Pickett, a native of Horatio, Ark., received her undergraduate degree in Entrepreneurial Finance in May 2016 and is now pursuing her MBA with an emphasis in Social… Read More
Phi Beta Lambda drive to benefit Columbia County families in need
October 21, 2016
Phi Beta Lambda of Southern Arkansas University’s Rankin College of Business is sponsoring a diaper drive this month with the goal of collecting 6,000 diapers for families in Columbia County. The drive will culminate with a Diaper Drop-Off Day on Thursday, Oct. 27, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., at the SAU Reynolds Center Plaza. The diapers will… Read More
Light for the Fight ceremony planned for Oct. 3 at SAU
September 29, 2016
The Rankin College of Business at Southern Arkansas University will sponsor its annual Light for the Fight ceremony on Monday, Oct. 3, beginning at 7 p.m. at the Business Building. The ceremony is to honor all of those who have battled cancer. “This Light for the Fight ceremony began when our students wanted to do… Read More
Erik Qualman to deliver annual Murphy USA Lecture at SAU on Sept. 22
September 7, 2016
Erik Qualman, technology and social media expert, will be the guest speaker at the upcoming Murphy USA Lecture at Southern Arkansas University Thursday, Sept. 22, at 10:30 a.m. in Harton Theatre. Qualman, who has been called the Dale Carnegie and the Tony Robbins of tech, is the author of Socialnomics, which made Amazon’s No. 1… Read More
