MAGNOLIA— Veronica and Tyrone Davis of Magnolia had twice the reason to celebrate during the summer graduation at SAU on August 8. The married couple, who both teach school in the Stephens School District, both received a master’s in elementary education with a specialization in gifted and talented. “It was really challenging for us to… Read More
Arkansas teachers can now take advantage of a program at Southern Arkansas University in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
Four new courses for Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) will be offered at Southern Arkansas University this fall. The courses include TESOL Methods & Materials, Second Language Acquisition, Second Language Assessment, and Teaching People from Other Cultures. These four courses are required of educators by the Arkansas Department of Education for an… Read More
Hispanic Honor Society initiates members
In a candlelit ceremony marked by traditional symbols dating back to the kings and queens of fifteenth-century Spain, nine Southern Arkansas University students and three faculty members will be initiated at 7 p.m. Friday, May 2, 2008, into Sigma Delta Pi, the National Collegiate Hispanic Honor Society. The initiation will be celebrated at the Wilson… Read More
Sigma Tau Delta travels to international convention
MAGNOLIA—- Students of the English honor society Sigma Tau Delta have reason to be proud according to professor and organization sponsor Dr. Shannin Schroeder. Select members of the organization traveled to Louisville, Ky., March 5-8 to host the Sigma Tau Delta International Convention, which was chaired by Schroeder herself. Sarah Tutt, Anwar Fairley, Matt Bates,… Read More
Lectures on Life in Russia offered at Southern Arkansas University
MAGNOLIA— Dr Marina Ryabinina of Moscow Pedagogical State University in Moscow, Russia, is the visiting professor to SAU this year. After receiving her degree in psycholinguistics at MPSU, Ryabinina continued to teach at the university for more than 10 years. Ryabinina’s other specialties include British Area Studies and British Literature. While at SAU, Dr. Ryabinina… Read More
Southern Arkansas University to offer free translation services
MAGNOLIA, Ark. — People in the community who need assistance with translations can now take advantage of Community Learning Translation Services offered by foreign language student volunteers at Southern Arkansas University.
The English and Foreign Language department at SAU recognizes how much both the institution and the students will benefit from a free translation service of
Youth Writing Festival scheduled at Southern Arkansas University
Youth Writing Festival scheduled at Southern Arkansas University MAGNOLIA, Ark. —The Department of English and Foreign Languages of Southern Arkansas University, Magnolia, will host the annual Youth Writing Festival on Saturday, March 8, 2008. Deadline for entries is February 8, 2008. The festival, which is held every spring, has grown from 345 entries in 1995… Read More
SAU to offer new Asian studies minor
MAGNOLIA, Ark. — Asia, home to many of the world’s earliest civilizations is the same place that produces 70 percent of Wal-Mart goods and is a key location for North American business opportunities.
Those interested in taking advantage
SAU’s chapter of Sigma Tau Delta, the English Honor society, makes book donations to the Magnolia Housing Authority
MAGNOLIA, Ark.— Almost 200 books and $150 in craft supplies were donated by members of Sigma Tau Delta to the children’s library at Magnolia Housing Authority Tuesday afternoon.
The collections were the result of a project Sigma Tau Delta has been working on since fall 2006 and dubbed as “Ready to Read!” Nearly every book donated
The Kathleen Mallory Distinguished Lecture Series scheduled for Tuesday November 13
MAGNOLIA, Ark. –The fall installment of the Kathleen Mallory Distinguished Lecture Series will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday, November 13 in the Grand Hall of the Donald W. Reynolds Campus and Community Center at Southern Arkansas University.
Dr. Sharon P. Holland, Associate Professor of African American Studies, Gender Studies, and American Studies at Northwestern
