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Non-credit courses offered this fall at SAU

The Office of Community Education at Southern Arkansas University has an interesting selection of affordable non-credit class options available for the public this fall. To register for the following classes, email Caroline Waller at carolinewaller@saumag.edu, call 870-235-4006, or register online. Class reservations are not final until the fee has been paid. American Sign Language I… Read More

Dinner to honor long-time accounting professor

The Rankin College of Business at Southern Arkansas University will host a special dinner honoring long-time accounting professor Dr. Terrye Stinson. The dinner will be held on Friday, Aug. 24, at 6 p.m. in Grand Hall of the Reynolds Center. Stinson began her teaching career at SAU in 1980. In addition to helping numerous students… Read More

SAU selects new theatre director ahead of fall performance season

Brittany Bara has been named theatre director at Southern Arkansas University, said Dr. Helmut Langerbein, dean of the College of Liberal and Performing Arts. “I’ve rarely seen that search committees, administrators, and students unanimously agree on one candidate as their top choice as it has been the case with Brittany,” Langerbein said. “We look forward… Read More

SAU saxophone student broadens his horizons, represents Arkansas with performance in Croatia

Benjamin Facundo, a senior at Southern Arkansas University, recently participated in the World Saxophone Congress in Zagreb, Croatia. Facundo performed with the Arkansas Saxophones Choir, an ensemble comprised of professionals, teachers and students of the saxophone. The La Feria, Texas native is attending SAU on a full band scholarship, majoring in music education. His trip… Read More

Summer commencement ceremonies set for Friday, Aug. 3 at Southern Arkansas University

Summer commencement ceremonies at Southern Arkansas University are scheduled for 10 a.m. on August 3, 2018, at the W.T. Watson Athletic Center. More graduate students are graduating in this ceremony than undergraduates. A total of 127 candidates from the School of Graduate Studies and 47 undergraduate candidates from SAU’s four academic colleges will be recognized…. Read More

Dr. Karen Landry named new chair of Dept. of Nursing at Southern Arkansas University

Dr. Karen Landry of Texarkana, Texas, has been named chair of the Department of Nursing at Southern Arkansas University. In making the announcement Wednesday, Dr. David Lanoue, provost and vice president for academic affairs, said, “We are delighted that Dr. Landry has chosen to come to SAU. She has a wealth of experience as a… Read More

SAU sets Game Development Summer Camp for July 16-19

Southern Arkansas University is hosting a Game Development Summer Camp July 16-19, which will allow participants to learn about game development and design with hands-on activities in programming, design, and art in an overnight camp setting. All applications must be submitted online by July 2. It is open to students in grades 10-12, and there… Read More

SAU offering Engineering Summer Camp July 9-11; application deadline is July 5

Southern Arkansas University is hosting a three day, two night Engineering Summer Camp, July 9-July 11, 2018. High school students from grades 8-12 are welcome to attend. To help ensure all interested participants have the opportunity to attend Engineering Summer Camp, the SAU Engineering program is offering four scholarships for top-performing campers this year. Scholarship… Read More

New Field Experiences course at SAU gives students chance to travel, forge friendships

A new Field Experiences course at Southern Arkansas University this spring sent 10 students embarking on a six-day adventure through national parks in West Texas and New Mexico. The students prepared for their expeditions to Guadalupe National Park, Carlsbad Caverns and Big Bend National Park for four months during the lecture portion of the class,… Read More

Commitment from First Financial Bank will help SAU realize plans to restore poultry studies

Plans for bringing poultry studies back to Southern Arkansas University are taking shape with the commitment of $100,000 toward the project by First Financial Bank of El Dorado, Arkansas. Dr. Trey Berry, president of SAU, thanked First Financial for its commitment, praising the partnership as unique in the state. First Financial has been a longtime… Read More

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