Southern Arkansas University proudly shares its excellent representation at the National Association of Social Work-Arkansas Chapter 45th Annual Conference in Little Rock. The event, which took place in March, served as a platform for professionals and scholars in the field of social work to convene, exchange ideas, and collaborate towards addressing pressing societal challenges. SAU’s… Read More
SAU Social Work students attend Lobby Day at the Arkansas General Assembly
On February 16, 2023, twenty-seven Southern Arkansas University (SAU) students and two faculty members, Professors Welch and Sherman, traveled to the Arkansas State Capitol to participate in Lobby Day. This event provided an opportunity for SAU students to advocate for the social work profession at the Arkansas General Assembly. During their visit, students were able… Read More
Sarah Fincher named 2021 Outstanding Student for Behavioral and Social Sciences
Sarah Fincher, who will receive her bachelor’s degree in Social Work this May from Southern Arkansas University, has been named the 2021 Outstanding Student for the Behavioral and Social Sciences Department and accepted into the Texas Tech University Health Science Center Doctor of Occupational Therapy program. Fincher credits her success to her experience as a… Read More
SAU to offer BFA in pre-art therapy in spring 2021
Southern Arkansas University will begin offering a bachelor of fine arts degree in Art & Design with a concentration in Pre-Art Therapy in spring 2021. The 120-credit hour undergraduate program was recently approved by the Arkansas Department of Higher Education. The program represents a collaboration between the Department of Art and Design and the Department… Read More
Field Practicum sends student interns to 4 states
Whitney Gass, assistant professor of criminal justice at Southern Arkansas University, taught Field Practicum (internship) in the Spring Semester of 2020 in which students interned in four different states: Arkansas, Louisiana, Texas and Florida – a first for the program. A total of 14 students were enrolled. Kyle West, a senior Criminal Justice major from… Read More
SAU Coronavirus Update March 11, 2020
The Southern Arkansas University System Risk Management Task Force continues to actively monitor the public health concerns surrounding COVID-19, or the novel Coronavirus. The safety and well-being of our campus communities remain our highest priority. Decisions are based on the fluid information provided by The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and state and… Read More
Whitney Gass gains valuable insights at national correctional conference in San Diego
Whitney Gass, assistant professor of criminal justice at Southern Arkansas University and a Governor’s appointee to the Arkansas Board of Corrections, had an “eye-opening” experience attending the American Correctional Association Conference in San Diego, Calif., Jan. 10-14. Gass was appointed to the state board by Gov. Asa Hutchinson in February 2017; her term is for… Read More
Italia Bustamante, 1st-generation college student, finds inspiration at SAU
The resilience and encouragement of her parents has helped guide first-generation college student Italia Bustamante toward pursuing her Bachelor’s in Social Work at Southern Arkansas University. When she graduates this May, she not only will have graduate school to look forward to but firm career plans and a heart full of gratitude. Bustamante, a senior from De… Read More
Psychology major has research project accepted into national conference
Erin Burch, a senior psychology major at Southern Arkansas University, has turned a research project into a springboard to deliver a presentation in front of a national conference in New Orleans this February. Her travel will be funded by a student research grant through the SAU Foundation. Burch, from Fayetteville, Arkansas, changed her major from… Read More
MSW Program Welcomes Its First Frederick Douglass Summer Scholar
Raymond Adams is on the WCU main campus this July teaching one of the master of social work program’s required courses, Mental Health: A Recovery Approach. A Ph.D. candidate in the social work program at Jackson State University (MS), an Historically Black College and University (HBCU), he is the first WCU Frederick Douglass Institute Summer Scholar to… Read More
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