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SAU offers new major in Healthcare Administration

Southern Arkansas University is excited to offer a new major in Healthcare Administration through the David F. Rankin College of Business. The degree will prepare students to work in various professional positions in the medical field, aiding doctors, nurses, and other specialists in healthcare delivery. “The healthcare industry is expanding rapidly, and we see this… Read More

SAU to host “Love and Loyalty” Homecoming Week October 4-9

Southern Arkansas University is thrilled to celebrate Homecoming October 4-9, 2021, with a whole week of exciting traditions and events. The theme for Homecoming 2021 is Love and Loyalty, representing the completion of the Love and Loyalty Campaign. The Campaign Celebration takes place on Friday, October 8, and Saturday, October 9. The Love and Loyalty… Read More

Giving Day sets record number of gifts thanks to generous donors

The extraordinary generosity of SAU’s alumni and friends led to this year’s seventh-annual Giving Day becoming one for the books! Generous Mulerider supporters provided a total of $199,626 during the event held Thursday, Sept. 16. A record-setting 219 gifts contributed to the day’s success, and donors included students, faculty, staff, alumni and friends.

Leo Carson Davis Endowment will promote SAU student, faculty travel

A beloved, longtime geology and science professor will be honored this fall with a new endowment and the naming of a room in the Science Center at Southern Arkansas University. The Leo Carson Davis Travel Endowment, established by his wife, Dr. Elizabeth Davis, will support student and/or faculty travel and field experiences for the College… Read More

Connor Harrington receives Magnolia Rotary Club Scholarship for 2020-21

The Rotary Club of Magnolia has been serving the greater Magnolia area since 1939. As a part of Rotary International, their mission is to provide service to others, promote integrity, and advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace through fellowship of business, professional, and community leaders. The Rotary Club of Magnolia has been a staple in… Read More

Governor appoints Nathan Evers to third term on SAU Board of Trustees

Governor Asa Hutchinson has announced El Dorado’s Nathan Evers appointment to the Southern Arkansas University Board of Trustees. This is the third Board appointment for Evers, who previously served two consecutive five-year terms, from 2001-2011. A certified public accountant who obtained his accounting degree from Southern State College in 1971, Evers is excited to return… Read More

Laura Winning appointed to SAU Board of Trustees

Governor Asa Hutchinson has appointed Laura Winning of Little Rock to a five-year term on the Southern Arkansas University Board of Trustees. A Magnolia native with deep family ties to SAU, Winning said she looks forward to continuing the University’s record of success as a new Board member. “I consider it a great honor to… Read More

Malli Dooly takes the reins as the new SAU Mulerider

Malli Dooly, an animal science major from Emerson, Arkansas, has been selected as the new SAU Mulerider. She picks up the reins from Abbie Guin, who has served as the Mulerider since 2017. Dooly looks forward to continuing the mascot’s tradition of showing the public what SAU is all about: loyalty and support. “I attended… Read More

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