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SAU to host creative writing festival March 2

The Department of English and Foreign Languages of Southern Arkansas University will host the annual Creative Writing Festival on Saturday, March 2, 2013. Deadline for entries is February 8. The festival, which has been held every spring since 1995, has grown from 345 entries to 1,153 entries last year. Students from schools across south Arkansas… Read More

Williams to speak at the 18th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

Representative Darrin Williams of Arkansas District 36 is the 2013 Keynote Speaker for the 18th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day observance at Southern Arkansas University. The day will include the Memorial March at 5 p.m. from the parking lot of Millers Cafeteria to the Donald W. Reynolds Campus and Community Center. The memorial program… Read More

Historic Campus Plaza to be dedicated

Dedication of Southern Arkansas’ Historic Campus Plaza was held Thursday, Nov. 15 at 12:30 p.m. in front of Harton Theatre. A reception with refreshments and food was held afterwards in the lobby of Harton Theatre. The Historic Campus Plaza tells story of Arkansas’ 1909 Experiment with Agricultural Schools. SAU’s ancestor, the Third District Agricultural School, was one… Read More

Murphy Lecture features business analyst Tobin Smith

Tobin Smith, FOX News business analyst and New York Times best-selling author, will be the 2012 Murphy Lecture speaker. The event is scheduled from 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 8 in Harton Theater on the Southern Arkansas University Campus. Smith’s lecture topic will be “Lead, Follow or Get Out of the Way,” and… Read More

SAU to host Mid-south Undergraduate Research Conference Oct. 12-13

Southern Arkansas University will host the first Mid-south Undergraduate Research Conference, “Transitions: From student to scholar” Oct. 12-13 in the D.W. Reynolds Campus and Community Center. The conference will consist of several workshops for students Friday, including “Presentation Practice” and “Information on Pursuing a Graduate Degree,” as well as topics covering multiple disciplines of study… Read More

Jay Barth to deliver 2012 Walz Lecture Sept. 26.

Jay Barth will deliver the annual Robert B. Walz Lecture in Arkansas and Regional History, 7 pm, Wednesday, Sept. 26, in the Foundation Hall of the Reynolds Center. Dr. Barth’s presentation is “2012: The End of the Progressive Reform Era in Arkansas Politics?” Dr. Barth is M.E. and Ima Graves Peace Professor of Politics and… Read More

SAU announces new scholarship for female math education majors

MAGNOLIA – The Southern Arkansas University Foundation announced Wednesday that a new scholarship is available for the 2012-13 school year. The scholarship has a value of $1,100 per semester. Female student majoring in Math Education are invited to apply for the scholarship online at www.saufoundation.org at http://www.saufoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/ScholarshipApp11.pdf. For more information, contact SAU Foundation Director Jeanie Bismark… Read More

College of Science and Technology sees metamorphosis in curriculum

The Southern Arkansas University College of Science and Technology has made some major changes to the curriculum. According to Dean Dr. Scott McKay the existing curriculum has been revised to focus on modern needs in highly competitive fields. “These new programs will meet the increasing need for a highly trained workforce in the science, computer,… Read More

SAU receives first contribution for the new second phase arena Reception Center

As the first phase moves toward completion, the new Southern Arkansas University Rodeo Arena’s second phase gets a boost toward the same reality. The SAU Foundation received its first contribution for the second phase of the arena facility – the Reception Center. Ann Reeves Eddy of Magnolia, has made the initial contribution to kick off… Read More

Members of SAU’s PBL chapter win recognition during annual conference

The Phi Beta Lambda (PBL) chapter at Southern Arkansas University in Magnolia, Arkansas, recently attended the 2012 National Leadership Conference (NLC) in San Antonio, Texas. Seven chapter members and chapter advisers Sheryl Edwards and Traci Hughes attended the four-day conference, which included numerous leadership workshops, national competitive events, and national officer elections. Members included: Kelly… Read More

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