“Languages and World Peace” is the theme for Foreign Language Month to be celebrated in March by the Department of English and Foreign Languages at Southern Arkansas University, Magnolia.
“All students are encouraged to participate,” said Dr. Elba Birmingham-Pokorny, professor of Spanish and sponsor of the Spanish Club at SAU. “We are getting ready for a
n an effort to give more students an opportunity to study abroad, the Department of English and Foreign Language at Southern Arkansas University, Magnolia, is offering its students a chance to spend two weeks in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico.
“We wanted to create an alternative Spanish immersion program for those students who do not have the resources
Kathryn M. Benson, an associate professor at Southern Arkansas University, Magnolia, has received good reviews for a book she has written and published titled “Conversations of Curriculum Reform: Students’ and Teacher’s Voices Interpreted through Autobiographical and Phenomenological Texts.”
“Educational autobiography can be done poorly or well—Kathryn Benson does it very well in this book,” says
The Employment Resource Center at Southern Arkansas University, Magnolia will sponsor its annual Health Professions Career Day from 1-3 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 22, in the Grand Hall of the Donald W. Reynolds Campus and Community Center.
Representatives from various health organizations will be available to speak with students about career opportunities in health-related fields
The Office of Continuing Education at Southern Arkansas University, Magnolia, will offer literacy fun nights from 6 to 7:30 p.m. beginning March 1, on the first floor of Magale Library. The class will also be held on March 1, March 15, and April 5.
Activities are designed so all children can participate at an appropriate
Dr. Walter Kimbrough, president of Philander Smith College in Little Rock, will be the guest speaker at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 27, at a program sponsored by the Office of Multicultural Services at Southern Arkansas University, Magnolia. The presentation, “Brother Where Art Thou?” will be held in Foundation Hall of the Donald W. Reynolds
Eleven members of the Southern Arkansas University, Magnolia, band were chosen to participate in the Arkansas Intercollegiate Band concert at 3 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 16, at the Hot Springs Convention Center.
The AIB is held in conjunction with the Arkansas All-State convention for high school musicians at the Arkansas Music Conference in Hot Springs, Feb
The Department of English and Foreign Languages at Southern Arkansas University, Magnolia, will host its annual Youth Writing Festival on Saturday, March 10.
The festival, held every spring, has grown from 345 entries in 1995 to almost 800 entries in 2006. Students from schools across south Arkansas submit poems, short stories, and essays, which are
The Arkansas Theta chapter of the Alpha Chi National Honor Scholarship Society at Southern Arkansas University, Magnolia, will induct 60 new members at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 8, in the Grand Hall of the Donald W. Reynolds Campus and Community Center.
The University’s chapter sponsor for Alpha Chi is Dr. Scott White, assistant professor of
The Wind Ensemble at Southern Arkansas University will present its first performance of the spring semester at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 13, on the stage of Harton Theater.
The Wind Ensemble, conducted by J.P. Wilson, will perform a brief concert of standard and contemporary wind band literature.
The concert is free and open to the public.
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