MAGNOLIA – Arkansas Governor Mike Beebe will be the featured speaker when Southern Arkansas University dedicates the new University Science Center at noon on Monday, April 5. The outdoor ceremony will take place in the plaza area directly in front of the facility. In case of inclement weather, the ceremony will be held in the… Read More
Employment Resource Center will host Teacher Fair
March 22, 2010
MAGNOLIA – The Employment Resource Center at Southern Arkansas University will host a Teacher Fair from 1-3 p.m. on Tuesday, March 30, in the Grand Hall of the Donald W. Reynolds Campus and Community Center. “The Teacher Fair provides an opportunity for students and alumni to learn about teaching positions in public schools and the… Read More
SAU earns national community service award
March 1, 2010
MAGNOLIA – Southern Arkansas University has been named to the 2009 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll, the highest federal recognition a college or university can receive for its commitment to volunteering, service-learning and civic engagement. The Corporation for National and Community Service, which administers the annual Honor Roll award, recognized more than 700… Read More
“Say Go College Week” kicks off at SAU
February 15, 2010
By Abigail Holihan, SAU Communications MAGNOLIA – Going to college just got easier than remembering your locker combination. “Say Go College Week” provides activities and events at colleges and universities across Arkansas to get high school students serious about beginning a college education. Southern Arkansas University has planned several events to help make this event… Read More
College of Business names “Business Ambassadors”
February 1, 2010
MAGNOLIA— The College of Business at Southern Arkansas University recently formed its first student recruitment team, the Business Ambassadors. At the College of Business Leadership Summit in October, participating students expressed an interest in becoming actively involved with the College’s recruitment efforts. With encouragement from Dr. Lisa Toms, dean of the College of Business, interested… Read More
Former El Dorado band director honored with endowed scholarship
January 22, 2010
Alumni of the El Dorado Junior High School bands are honoring their former band director by establishing the William L. and Dorothy M. Craig Endowed Scholarship at Southern Arkansas University. Craig was junior high band director from 1952 to 1969 and is a graduate of the University. Prior to beginning his teaching career, Craig served… Read More
SAU announces fall 2009 graduates
January 18, 2010
Southern Arkansas University conferred degrees on 175 graduates during its fall commencement exercises on Friday, Dec. 11, 2009. Of those graduates, 27 received honors. Students attaining a grade point average of 3.50-3.74 graduated cum laude, students who earned a GPA of 3.75-3.89 graduated magna cum laude, and students who earned a GPA of 3.90-4.00 graduated… Read More
SAU gains national exposure for BAM student orientation
January 13, 2010
Southern Arkansas University is receiving national recognition for its student orientation program, BAM: Becoming a Mulerider. It started when a group of SAU student affairs staffers presented at a national symposium for the Consortium for Student Retention Data Exchange in September 2008 in Little Rock. To be considered, the group had to present a paper…. Read More
College of Business earns continuing AACSB International accreditation
January 12, 2010
The College of Business at Southern Arkansas University has earned continuing accreditation from the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business International, the world’s most prestigious accrediting agency for business schools. SAU received its initial accreditation from the organization in 2004. Only 579 colleges and universities have attained AACSB International accreditation, and Dr. Lisa Toms,… Read More
Southern Arkansas University Reaches Highest Enrollment during its Centennial Year
September 14, 2009
More students attend Southern Arkansas University than they have in the University’s past 100-year history. This year’s fall semester total enrollment is 3,287, an increase of 170 students from last fall. This is a 5 percent increase. And for the fourth year, SAU has more than 600 freshmen beginning their college career at the University… Read More
