A 2016 graduate of Southern Arkansas University recently returned from a 65-day expedition to the Ross Sea in one of the harshest and most remote locations of the world – Antarctica. Casey O’Hara, who graduated from SAU with a BS in chemistry, was among the two dozen scientists who set sail from Lyttleton, New Zealand,… Read More
SAU senior enjoys internship with Albemarle
Dakotah Cooper, a senior chemistry major at Southern Arkansas University, is gaining valuable real-world experience at Albemarle in Magnolia, where he is interning this summer. The native of Greenbrier, Arkansas, said he has long been fascinated with science and chose SAU after learning it had started a Chemical Engineering program to compete with others in… Read More
Bachri earns Honor Professor and named interim dean for COSE
Dr. Abdel Bachri, associate professor of physics, has been named interim dean of the College of Science & Engineering. He will serve in this capacity following the resignation of Dr. Scott McKay, who has accepted a similar position in South Dakota. In making the announcement, Dr. David Lanoue, SAU provost and vice-president of Academic Affairs,… Read More
SAU announces Hallman Scholars
The Southern Arkansas University Hallman Scholarship has been awarded to four inspiring young women who are incoming science freshmen. The Hallman Scholarship is funded through the SAU Foundation and provides scholarships for incoming freshmen women in the SAU College of Science and Engineering. The scholarships are based on ACT scores and other aid. The 2017… 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
SAU names new living/learning center Eichenberger Hall
The Southern Arkansas University Board of Trustees voted unanimously on Thursday to adopt a resolution naming a new residence hall for science and engineering majors after Dr. Rudolph and Mrs. Sharon Eichenberger. Rudy and Sharon Eichenberger Hall will house about 78 students as the Science and Engineering Living and Learning Center. Work has already begun… Read More
Stem cell registry drive at SAU Feb. 14-15
When three Southern Arkansas University nursing students started organizing next week’s stem cell registry drive more than three months ago, they were not aware that a member of the Mulerider family is one of more than 1,400 whose life could be saved. The stem cell/bone marrow registry drive is scheduled for 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. on… Read More
SAU to host regional science fair on March 17
Southern Arkansas University will host the Annual Southwest Arkansas Regional Science Fair from 7:30 a.m. until 2 p.m. on Friday, March 17, on the SAU campus. Science Fair Director, Dr. Scott White (associate professor of chemistry) announced that more than 300 third- through twelfth-grade students will be on hand at SAU representing more than 260… Read More
SAU community garden gets $25,000 Walmart FDN grant
Thanks to the Walmart Foundation’s State Giving Program, the community garden at Southern Arkansas University’s Department of Agriculture will be able to rapidly grow, and through education, outreach and produce, decrease the region’s food deserts. A $25,000 grand from the Walmart Foundation’s State Giving Program allowed SAU to purchase a garden tractor and zero-turn lawnmower… Read More
SAU again breaks spring enrollment records
Following the fourth straight year of fall enrollment records at Southern Arkansas University, the enrollment for this semester rose above last spring’s record-setting numbers. The total number of students at SAU is 4,345, which was reported to the Arkansas Department of Higher Education on the 11th class day on Thursday, January 26, 2017. This number… Read More
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