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Boo in the Barnyard a safe, fun and free event

The sixth annual Boo in the Barnyard is set to start at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, October 29, in front of the Southern Arkansas University Agriculture Center. The public is invited to attend this safe and fun Halloween event, which will offer a petting zoo, face painting, lots of games with candy prizes, photos with… Read More

SAU Engineering students win research award

Southern Arkansas University Engineering students recently earned a second place finish for a poster presentation on biofuel research at a regional conference of the American Society for Engineering Education in Springfield, Missouri. SAU Engineering presented three research posters at the conference, and the winning work was titled “Making Biofuel to Run on a Mini Gas… Read More

Photo presentation to show life in a refugee camp

Dr. Lopita Nath will deliver a photo presentation on Bhutanese Refugee Camps in Nepal at 7 p.m. on Monday, October 26, in the Foundation Hall of the Reynolds Center at Southern Arkansas University. Nath’s presentation is titled “Is This My Shangri-La? Life in a Bhutanese Refugee Camp.” The lecture is free and open to the… Read More

Teacher Ed students launch 44-foot hot air balloon

Southern Arkansas University Teacher Education students launch a 44-foot hot air balloon during a recent Saturday hands-on STEM training session as a part of a science methods lab. Investigating the various forces involved with flight, students filled the balloon with air, allowed the sun’s solar energy to heat the air inside, and then observed as… Read More

SAU drum majors following same path

Evan Covas and Justin Burns were back-to-back drum majors at Norphlet High School, and they now share the ranks leading the Mulerider Marching Band at Southern Arkansas University. The duo will lead the SAU band on the field for a halftime performance in front many nearby hometown friends and family in El Dorado on October… Read More

$280,000 USDA grant to promote high-paying and in-demand agri careers

The agriculture departments at Southern Arkansas University and the University of Arkansas are teaming up to take on science’s “elephant in the room,” declining numbers of agriculture students and more and more mouths to feed on earth. “The number of farm-reared students has declined greatly while high-paying agriculture careers in Arkansas and beyond have steadily… Read More

SAU RN treats 1,200 Nepalese on medical mission trip

Robyn Rowe says that her recent medical mission trip to Nepal was the most incredible experience of her life, and she helped treat more than 1,200 patients who were displaced by the earthquake. “It was an incredible blessing for me and I cannot thank the SAU community enough for the support,” said Rowe, who is… Read More

Luminaries on sale for ‘Light for the Fight’

The Southern Arkansas University Rankin College of Business (RCB) is hosting the third annual “Light for the Fight” ceremony at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, October 5, 2015. The ceremony will take place at the Business Building fountain, and is free and open to the public. Luminaries are on sale for $5 to honor loved ones… Read More

Heinze wins Outstanding Mentor Teacher Award

Mary A. Heinze, teacher at Magnolia Eastside Kindergarten, was awarded the prestigious 2015 Outstanding Mentor Teacher Award by the Association of Teacher Educators (ArATE) at the organization’s conference on September 25, 2015. Heinze is a graduate of Southern Arkansas University, and 11-year teacher and five-year teacher mentor. She earned this honor by balancing her responsibilities… Read More

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