SAU is currently ranked No. 1 in Arkansas and No. 2 in the nation in the national Cyber FastTrack competition. The SANS Institute, in collaboration with 25 state governors, launched Cyber FastTrack in April to help identify cyber security talent in the U.S. and enable college students to discover their aptitude for the field. More… Read More
SAU students attend national gaming convention in San Antonio, Texas
An eSports team from Southern Arkansas University learned firsthand the value of networking at a gaming convention in San Antonio, Texas, Jan. 18-20, 2019. Josh Turner, a senior Mass Communication: Mass Media major from Texarkana, Arkansas, took a group of gamers to PAX South, one of the largest gaming conventions in the country. The group… Read More
SAU sciences hosting engineering and coding/cyber security youth summer camps
Southern Arkansas University’s College of Science and Engineering is adding a new Coding and Cyber Security Summer Camp this year along with offering the third-annual Engineering Summer Camp. The Coding and Cyber Security Summer Camp is scheduled for June 5-7, 2017. It is open to students entering grades eight through 12, and overnight or daily… Read More
Mother overcomes odds and beats son to college degree
Darryl Webb III was not able to say he was a first-generation college graduate because his mother, Carla, 45, accepted her degree from Southern Arkansas University just two hours prior to her son. Carla was the first in the Webb family of the Falcon Community near Buckner to walk across a college graduation stage at… Read More
SAU hosting Game Development Summer Camp
Southern Arkansas University is hosting the second-annual Game Development Summer Camp from July 11-14, 2016, for 10th – 12th grade students who think they might want to turn their hobby into a career. Applications must be submitted online at www.SAUmag.edu/Game-Camp by July 5. Fee for the camp is $325, and includes room and board. Early-bird… 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
SAU MCIS program ranked nationally and getting attention internationally
Southern Arkansas University’s Master of Science in Computer and Information Science degree was recently ranked among the nation’s top MCIS programs by GoGrad.org. According to GoGrad.org, their team spent months collecting and analyzing data from hundreds of colleges and universities to identify the best not-for-profit MCIS programs. SAU’s MCIS program ranked 22nd nationally for its… Read More
Regional high school math whizzes shine at SAU tournament
More than 130 regional high school students competed in the Arkansas Council of Teachers of Mathematics (ACTM) Regional Mathematics Contest on Saturday, March 1, 2014, at Southern Arkansas University. “SAU hosts annually this annual regional tournament to recognize high school students with exceptional mathematics skills”, said Dr. Khalil Dajani, chair of the Department of Mathematics… Read More
SAU sets three enrollment records for fall 2013
Southern Arkansas University not only has a record enrollment this fall, the SAU also has the highest number of beginning freshman and the most students living on campus in the University’s history. At the end of the11th class day, when the official enrollment numbers are transmitted to the state, SAU had an overall record enrolment… Read More
SAU excited about new computer gaming and animation design degree options
Southern Arkansas University is ready to register creative and passionate students for the fall 2013 semester into a new, unique and high-demand program for computer gaming and animation design. SAU recently became the first and only university in Arkansas and region to offer a complete program dedicated to providing instruction from the technical as well… Read More
