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SAU organization needs help sending care packages to service members overseas

The Southern Arkansas University Criminal Justice Organization is collecting items and sponsors for their second annual holiday care packages for overseas military service members. “Please help show our service members how much we think of them, especially those who will be serving overseas this holiday season,” said Louis Roy, assistant professor of criminal justice. The… Read More

Photo presentation to show life in a refugee camp

Dr. Lopita Nath will deliver a photo presentation on Bhutanese Refugee Camps in Nepal at 7 p.m. on Monday, October 26, in the Foundation Hall of the Reynolds Center at Southern Arkansas University. Nath’s presentation is titled “Is This My Shangri-La? Life in a Bhutanese Refugee Camp.” The lecture is free and open to the… Read More

SAU drum majors following same path

Evan Covas and Justin Burns were back-to-back drum majors at Norphlet High School, and they now share the ranks leading the Mulerider Marching Band at Southern Arkansas University. The duo will lead the SAU band on the field for a halftime performance in front many nearby hometown friends and family in El Dorado on October… Read More

SAU ranked sixth in the nation for affordability and quality

The numbers speak for themselves. Southern Arkansas University, the fastest growing university in Arkansas in 2015, continues to attract more students along with honors and accolades because of SAU’s quality and affordable education. SAU was ranked sixth in the nation for affordability and quality by BestValueSchools.com. To be ranked that high in the U.S. for… Read More

Calvin White, Jr. to deliver 2015 Walz Lecture at SAU

Dr. Calvin White, Jr. will deliver the annual Robert B. Walz Lecture in Arkansas and Regional History at 7 pm, Thursday, October 1, in the Foundation Hall of the Reynolds Center at Southern Arkansas University. White’s presentation is “Reconstruction, Reformation, and the Roots of the Church of God in Christ.” The lecture is free and open… Read More

‘Godspell’ to be presented in SAU’s Greek Theatre

Southern Arkansas University is offering an outdoor live-theatre experience with “Godspell” being performed in the recently renovated Greek Amphitheatre at 7 p.m. nightly from September 24-26, and at 2 p.m. on September 27. Tickets can be purchased at www.showtix4u.com, or by calling SAU Theatre at (870) 235-4255. Prices for an adult/general admission ticket is $15;… Read More

SAU sets numerous enrollment records with 16.7% jump

For the third straight year and in dramatic fashion, Southern Arkansas University’s 11th class day numbers reported to the Arkansas Department of Higher Education included several student enrollment records. This year’s total student count is an increase of more than 16.7-percent over last fall’s record enrollment. Included in SAU’s enrollment records are total number of… Read More

Tickets on sale for Oct. 3 murder mystery dinner

Put on your thinking caps to see if you can solve the case before dessert as Southern Arkansas University’s Criminal Justice Organization will be hosting a Murder Mystery Dinner Theater from 5-7 p.m. on October 3, 2015, in the Reynolds Center Grand Hall. SAU Criminal Justice Organization advisor Louis Roy promises a night of fun,… Read More

SAU top 10 in South for game design and development programs

Southern Arkansas University was recently ranked among the top 10 universities in the South for aspiring game designers and developers by Animation Career Review thanks to its two animation and game development academic programs. In 2013, SAU became the only university in Arkansas to have a complete program for Computer Game and Animation Design. Even… Read More

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