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SAU System makes plans for students to return for Fall 2020

The campuses of the Southern Arkansas University System (SAU in Magnolia and SAU Tech in Camden) are working tirelessly taking precautions and planning for its campuses to re-open for the fall semester. Because the health and safety of students, faculty and staff remains our top priority, the Risk Management Task Force is working diligently to… Read More

SAU Coronavirus Update March 12 – SAU moves to online course delivery March 30

The Southern Arkansas University System continues to take proactive measures intended to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus. Currently, there are no confirmed cases among the Southern Arkansas University System. Out of an abundance of caution, the Southern Arkansas University Magnolia campus has canceled all face-to-face classes scheduled for the week of March 16-20 prior… Read More

SAU Coronavirus Update March 11, 2020

The Southern Arkansas University System Risk Management Task Force continues to actively monitor the public health concerns surrounding COVID-19, or the novel Coronavirus. The safety and well-being of our campus communities remain our highest priority. Decisions are based on the fluid information provided by The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and state and… Read More

New golf driving range to improve aim for students, visitors

Students, faculty and the Magnolia community can hone their golfing skills at SAU’s new driving range. The range, located on the southeast side of campus adjacent to University Village, is open daily from daylight until dark. A golf ball dispensing machine is located in the range building on site and a debit or credit card… Read More

SAU selects Dr. Neelie Dobbins as first COE Alumni Endowed Professor

Building on donations from alumni, faculty, and friends, Southern Arkansas University is excited to announce the creation of the College of Education Alumni Endowed Professorship. Dr. Trey Berry, President of SAU, announced that Dr. Neelie Dobbins, Associate Professor of Teacher Education, has been selected to hold the title of Alumni Endowed Professor. “The effort to secure this endowed professorship was unlike any… Read More

Kara Richardson to strengthen her skills in physical therapy

Thanks to an educational experience she describes as phenomenal, Kara Richardson, a senior Exercise Science major at Southern Arkansas University, looks forward to advancing her knowledge in the physical therapy program at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). To enhance her educational and career goals, Richardson is interning at the Ouachita Rehabilitation Center… Read More

SAU breaks ground for new Education Building, expansion of Band Hall

Southern Arkansas University took great strides toward meeting the needs of current and future students by breaking ground for one new building and an expansion for another on Monday, November 25, 2019. Dr. Trey Berry, SAU president, along with faculty and members of the University’s Board of Trustees, used blue and gold shovels to symbolically… Read More

Mulerider Jacinda Passmore wins nationwide teaching competition in China

A lifelong passion for travel and a heartfelt desire to teach inspired Southern Arkansas University alumna Jacinda Passmore to reach out to students in China, where she has been teaching since Thanksgiving of 2018. Her hard work and dedication – as well as skills she gained as an Agriculture Education major at SAU – helped her… 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

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