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Choral music will be presented on Oct. 22

The Department of Performing Arts and Communication at Southern Arkansas University will present a concert of choral music written by female composers on Tuesday, October 22, at the First United Methodist Church of Magnolia. The concert begins at 7:30 p.m. and features the SAU Heritage Singers and Chamber Singers under the direction of Dr. Justin… Read More

SAU adds new Gaming Hub to its growing eSports program

SAU’s eSports and Competitive Gaming program is growing by leaps and bounds, having doubled in size since its inception last year and looking to add more options to its already generous slate of game offerings. Sandra Martin, Dean of Housing and advisor to Mulerider eSports and Competitive Gaming at Southern Arkansas University, said 13 eSports… Read More

SAU Theatre to present “Macbeth”

Southern Arkansas University Theatre is set to perform “Macbeth” at Harton Theatre from October 2-6, 2019. The nightly shows, Wednesday-Saturday, will begin at 7:30 p.m. and the Saturday-Sunday matinees, on October 5 and October 6, begin at 2:00 p.m. Tickets can be purchased at the door, online at www.showtix4u.com, or by calling (870) 235-4255. General admission… Read More

Dr. Cherisse Jones-Branch will deliver annual Walz Lecture on Sept. 24

Dr. Cherisse Jones-Branch will deliver the annual Robert B. Walz Lecture in Arkansas and Regional History at 7 p.m., Tuesday, September 24, in the Grand Hall of the Reynolds Center at Southern Arkansas University. Her presentation will be “African-American Women’s Lives and Activism in Rural Jim Crow Arkansas.” She is the James and Wanda Lee… Read More

SAU sets records for undergraduate and on-campus enrollment

There are more undergraduate students enrolled at Southern Arkansas University this fall than in its 110-year history. Undergraduate enrollment rose to an all-time high of 3,584. Retention rates are an essential factor in enrollment with the increased focus provided through the work of our Retention and Completion Task Force. SAU heightened its retention efforts by… Read More

SAU Game Development students will bring their Return of Curiosity to PixelPop Festival

Game Development students at Southern Arkansas University will be sharing the excitement and creativity of their game Return of Curiosity at the PixelPop Festival at St. Louis University, September 14-15, 2019. Tomas Abrams, Jeffrey Guererro, Andrew Yandell, Hanna Smith, Aziztitu Murugan, Dalton Barnette, Dakota Jensen, Kyle Kenney, Jaquon Desso, Amanda Lambright, Alejandro Cornejo and Aaron Philley will… 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

SAU’s new Director of Choral Activities looks forward to advancing program

Southern Arkansas University has announced that Justin Nelson has been named the new Director of Choral Activities. A longtime high school choral director, Nelson is excited to mentor students who will become the next generation of music educators. Originally from Rockwood, Tennessee, Nelson graduated magna cum laude from Carson-Newman University in Jefferson City, Tennessee in… Read More

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