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
SAU nursing student elected District 1 director of ANSA
Morgan Layssard, a senior from Bradley, Ark., said she is following her dream of helping people “at their best and worst times” by receiving a nursing degree from Southern Arkansas University. Her recent election as District 1 director of the Arkansas Nursing Students’ Association will surely rank as a highlight of her academic career. Layssard… Read More
Former armory repurposed for SAU Engineering
It was a beautiful day – and a great one for Southern Arkansas University, the south Arkansas region and, more importantly, SAU engineering students. “There’s no doubt about that,” said Dr. Trey Berry, president of SAU, during Wednesday’s dedication of the new Engineering Building, formerly the National Guard Armory. “It’s been a long road,” he… Read More
SAU Engineering gifted more than $1 million
A gift of more than $1 million by a Southern Arkansas University alumna will benefit scholarships for SAU’s growing Engineering program. The generous donor, Edna Cook Norvell, recently told SAU President Dr. Trey Berry that she chose to make the gift because of all the generous people who helped her while she was a student… Read More
For Arkansas 4-H President Mary Alice Cole, it’s always been SAU
Mary Alice Cole never doubted she wanted to attend Southern Arkansas University, and now, after becoming state president of Arkansas 4-H, the incoming freshman has achieved that goal. “Ever since I was little, I always said I was going to SAU,” Cole said. “When I first came to tour, I got this feeling of home…. Read More
SAU Nursing excelling and expanding
More than a dozen initiatives at Southern Arkansas University’s Department of Nursing last year have paid off as SAU’s nursing graduates are earning top scores on the NCLEX (National Council Licensure Examination) for this area. SAU’s official pass rate was 85.7% for July 1, 2015, through June 30, 2016, which is the highest average among… Read More
Drew List latest FFA officer to choose SAU
Drew List didn’t grow up on a farm yet he has nonetheless succeeded in Future Farmers of America, ascending to one of its top statewide elected positions this summer before entering Southern Arkansas University as a freshman. The Vilonia resident, who is majoring in Agriculture Plant Science, said he didn’t have farming in his background…. Read More
SAU Engineering Building dedication Oct. 5
Southern Arkansas University is hosting a dedication ceremony of the new Engineering Building at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 5. The public is encouraged to attend the ceremony and tour the facility. Speaking at the program will include Congressman Bruce Westerman, an engineer by training, and SAU President Dr. Trey Berry. Arkansas National Guard Adjutant… Read More
Watkins latest of FFA officers to choose SAU
Kinsey Watkins of Guy, Ark., said she has found what she was looking for at Southern Arkansas University – that “home away from home” feeling. Watkins will be a freshman this year but comes to SAU already familiar with the University and with a prestigious title: 2016-2017 state president of the Arkansas FFA (Future Farmers… Read More
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