The Health, Kinesiology, and Recreation Department at Southern Arkansas University is celebrating a record number of student interns and the success of Hannah Hanson and Jamarious Nelson both who are SAU graduates on the road to professional programs. The department has experienced significant growth over the past few semesters, especially in the Exercise Science degree… Read More
Olivia Faught to serve on national NCAA committees
Olivia Faught, a Southern Arkansas University junior from Alma, Arkansas, has been selected to serve on a national committee with the NCAA. Faught, a Sports Management major, is a member of the SAU Women’s Golf team and a member of the SAU Student-Athlete Advisory Committee. As a member of the National Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC),… Read More
SAU’s online Coaching Education program earns national accreditation
National accreditation has been awarded to the Online MS in Kinesiology-Coaching at Southern Arkansas University, signaling “top quality in an online setting,” said Steve Dingman, chair of the Health, Kinesiology and Recreation (HKR) Department. “We are very excited to receive the news that our online program has been nationally accredited,” Dingman said. “With this accomplishment,… Read More
Two SAU students land MLB internships
Two students at Southern Arkansas University have been awarded internships with Major League Baseball. The HKR Department has announced that Yuichi Takizawa, a senior in Athletic Training Education, recently completed a three-week internship with the Kansas City Royals. At the conclusion of his internship, Takizawa interviewed with the team’s medical coordinator for minor league teams… Read More
Keith Kelley completes dream internship with GAC
Similar to an athlete striving for peak performance, drive and determination propelled Keith Kelley to earn a spot as a collegiate student coach position for men’s basketball his freshman year all the way to a senior internship with the Great American Conference staff. Keith is set to complete his GAC internship and graduate with a… Read More
SAU M.S. in Kinesiology-Coaching spans U.S.
The Masters of Science in Kinesiology-Coaching online program at Southern Arkansas University has attracted students from Philomath, Oregon, to the opposite side of the U.S. at Tarrytown, New York, and everywhere in between. The rise of this program is due its affordability and to a number of other factors, according to Dr. Kim Bloss, dean… Read More
SAU and UAMS South making mutually-beneficial collaborations
Two Southern Arkansas University departments have forged mutually-beneficial collaborations with the UAMS South Residential Training Track Family Medicine Program in Magnolia. The SAU Athletic Training Department is serving as the sports medicine rotation for the UAMS South residents and, across campus, the UAMS South resident program is working with pre-health majors by offering shadowing opportunities… Read More
SAU Police will participate in Polar Bear Plunge
MAGNOLIA – Officers from the Southern Arkansas University Police Department will be among several groups plunging into the National Guard Armory pond on Friday, Feb. 26, as part of the Area 15 Special Olympics “Polar Bear Plunge” fundraiser. The plunge will be the first of its kind in Magnolia. Sponsored by Alpha Sigma Alpha sorority… Read More
Dingman and Students Present at Convention
Steve Dingman, chair of the Health, Kinesiology and Recreation department at Southern Arkansas University, presented “Starting on the Right Path with Pathwise” with five Physical Education, Wellness and Leisure majors on November 6 in Eureka Springs at the Arkansas Association of Health Physical Education Recreation Dance State Convention. Pictured are, from left to right, Dingman,… Read More
Southern Arkansas University Foundation presents “Reflections on the NFL: An Evening with Jordan Babineaux”
MAGNOLIA, Ark. – Southern Arkansas University Alumnus Jordan Babineaux will return to his college home on April 24 to talk about his experience as a defensive back for the Seattle Seahawks. The special event is being sponsored by the SAU Foundation and proceeds will benefit the foundation and the Kathleen Mallory Lectureship Endowment. A private… Read More
