MAGNOLIA —The work of Donika Ross, a 2005 graduate of Southern Arkansas University with a bachelor’s degree in English, has been selected to appear in “Best New Poets 2007.”
“Best New Poets 2007” is the final result of a national competition where nominations are made by writing programs, literary magazines and an open internet competition. Only
MAGNOLIA —The Epsilon Theta chapter of Sigma Tau Delta, English Honor Society at Southern Arkansas University, will sponsor a “No Dinner” Dinner and Silent Celebrity Auction Gala from 7 to 8:30 p.m. on Saturday, October 6 inside Salons A and B of the Foundation Hall in Reynolds Center.
The auction is a fundraiser to support
MAGNOLIA—Southern Arkansas University student Sarah Tutt went to Washington D.C. with her mind set on teaching, but came back with the idea of working for the government.
Tutt, a junior from Camden, interned for Arkansas Senator
MAGNOLIA—Whether a person finds writing a joy or joyless, the Writing Center at Southern Arkansas University is open for business and students trained to meet your needs as a writer are ready to help.
The center, located on the first floor of the library in Magale 101, provides face-to-face assistance for students with any number of
MAGNOLIA—Four students from Southern Arkansas University who are studying Foreign Languages spent a month of their summers far from southeast Arkansas.
Amanda Anderson, who is pursuing teaching; Laquita Houston, a double major in business and Spanish; and Martha Walker, a double major in Spanish and history, visited Cuernavaca, Mexico near Mexico City. Elcia Olivo, who is
Five faculty members at Southern Arkansas University, Magnolia, were recently honored with awards from the University. Those receiving awards were Dr. Elba Birminghan-Pokorny, Dr. Tim Schroeder, Viktoriya Black, Dr. Richard Ambler, and Dr. Kathryn Benson.
Dr. Elba Birmingham-Pokorny, a member of the SAU faculty since 1990, was chosen as Honor Professor at the University. She is
Dr. Linda Tucker, assistant professor of English in the Department of English and Foreign Languages at Southern Arkansas University, Magnolia, recently had her book, Lockstep and Dance: Images of Black Men in Popular Culture, published by the University Press of Mississippi.
Tucker’s book examines popular culture’s reliance on long-standing stereotypes of black men as animalistic, hypersexual
“Languages and World Peace” is the theme for Foreign Language Month to be celebrated in March by the Department of English and Foreign Languages at Southern Arkansas University, Magnolia.
“All students are encouraged to participate,” said Dr. Elba Birmingham-Pokorny, professor of Spanish and sponsor of the Spanish Club at SAU. “We are getting ready for a
n an effort to give more students an opportunity to study abroad, the Department of English and Foreign Language at Southern Arkansas University, Magnolia, is offering its students a chance to spend two weeks in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico.
“We wanted to create an alternative Spanish immersion program for those students who do not have the resources
The Department of English and Foreign Languages at Southern Arkansas University, Magnolia, will host its annual Youth Writing Festival on Saturday, March 10.
The festival, held every spring, has grown from 345 entries in 1995 to almost 800 entries in 2006. Students from schools across south Arkansas submit poems, short stories, and essays, which are
