Southern Arkansas University is excited to announce a new major in Cyber Criminology. The program was approved on April 19, 2019, by the Coordinating Board of the Arkansas Department of Higher Education. The new BS in Cyber Criminology will produce highly-skilled graduates who possess a holistic understanding of cybercrimes. This program will not only emphasize… Read More
SAU psychology major elected to national post for Southwestern Psychological Association
Neha Shrestha, a junior psychology major and international student at Southern Arkansas University, was recently elected Undergraduate Representative for the Southwestern Psychological Association (SWPA). She is the first SAU student to have earned this distinction. Shrestha, from Nepal, is following in the footsteps of an uncle who also graduated from SAU. “He was the first… Read More
SAU student to pursue graduate studies in London
Chioma Akolam, a senior psychology major at Southern Arkansas University, has been accepted into graduate school at Kingston University in London, England. Akolam, from Dallas, Texas, will graduate from SAU in May and move to England in August to begin studying child psychology at Kingston. The Nigeria native is thrilled to pursue her degree in… Read More
Journalist receives her second degree from SAU, eyes career in social work, teaching
For Shea Wilson, returning to Southern Arkansas University for a second degree felt just like “coming back home.” Wilson, who graduated from SAU with a bachelor’s degree in communications/journalism with a minor in broadcast in May 1990, graduated again at SAU on May 4 with a bachelor’s in social work. Her experience in both newspapers… Read More
Agreement between SAU, SAU Tech to ease transfer process for students holding Law Enforcement degree
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
Student finds value in higher education via program
Pam Ward has learned the importance of receiving a higher education courtesy of one of many 2+2 agreements between South Arkansas Community College and Southern Arkansas University. Ward, a non-traditional student from El Dorado, Ark., earned her Associate of Arts degree and Associate of Applied Science in Criminal Justice at SouthArk in El Dorado and… Read More
SAU archaeologists connect past to future
Indiana Jones’ adventures might be often associated with archaeology, but Dr. Carl C. Drexler describes the field as more than that. “It ties in the past with how we live today,” he said. “We use that information to think about how people might live in the future.” Drexler is the station archaeologist for the Southern… Read More
Governor appoints SAU criminal justice professor to Board of Corrections
Whitney Gass, assistant professor of criminal justice at Southern Arkansas University, has been appointed by Gov. Asa Hutchinson to the Arkansas Board of Corrections. Her term on the board is for seven years, and it is retroactive to Jan. 1, 2017. She was informed of the appointment on Feb. 13. “I hope to represent my… Read More
SAU student has new outlook on life as he recovers from boating accident
Landon Darden, a Southern Arkansas University freshman psychology major from Smackover, Ark., has a new outlook on life after he suffered major head injuries in a boating accident in 2015. “I want to become an occupational therapist,” Darden said. “When I graduated high school, my idea was to become an electrician, but the new game… Read More
‘A Single Soul’ – SAU group in Cuba when Castro dies; see hardships, joys of life there
Two Southern Arkansas University professors visiting Cuba over the Thanksgiving break found themselves in the country during a historic event: the death of Fidel Castro. Dr. Edward Kardas, distinguished professor of psychology and director of the SAU Honors College, and Steven Ochs, professor of art, were in Cuba Nov. 20-26 working on an art project… Read More
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