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Perkins, Guin thrilled to represent SAU as Homecoming King and Queen

SirCharles Perkins and Abbie Guin both said they needed a little time to let it sink in that they had been chosen SAU’s Homecoming King and Queen on Oct. 19, 2019, prior to the Mulerider football team’s victory over Southeastern Oklahoma. In addition to their selection as King and Queen, Perkins and Guin stood out… Read More

SAU to welcome Hollywood producer and author Harry Thomason on Nov. 4

Famed Hollywood producer Harry Thomason, an alumnus of Southern Arkansas University, will be in Magnolia on Monday, November 4, 2019, to celebrate the publication of his first book. The newly released book Brother Dog: Southern Tales and Hollywood Adventures, is a collection of personal stories from Thomason’s childhood in Arkansas.

Choral music will be presented on Oct. 22

The Department of Performing Arts and Communication at Southern Arkansas University will present a concert of choral music written by female composers on Tuesday, October 22, at the First United Methodist Church of Magnolia. The concert begins at 7:30 p.m. and features the SAU Heritage Singers and Chamber Singers under the direction of Dr. Justin… Read More

SAU to (Mule) Ride the Storm during Homecoming Week Oct. 14-19

Southern Arkansas University is proud to celebrate Homecoming the week of October 14-19, 2019, with a full week of exciting events and activities. This year’s celebration includes Dress Up Days, the Drive-In Movie, Spirit Logs and Street Painting Competition, Great SAU Campout, and the Homecoming Kick-Off Pep Rally. The week will culminate with the coronation of the Homecoming… Read More

SAU Theatre to present “Macbeth”

Southern Arkansas University Theatre is set to perform “Macbeth” at Harton Theatre from October 2-6, 2019. The nightly shows, Wednesday-Saturday, will begin at 7:30 p.m. and the Saturday-Sunday matinees, on October 5 and October 6, begin at 2:00 p.m. Tickets can be purchased at the door, online at www.showtix4u.com, or by calling (870) 235-4255. General admission… Read More

Sisters, both SAU graduates, will compete together in Miss Arkansas 2020 Pageant

Sisters Reagan and Ryann Grubbs, both graduates of Southern Arkansas University, will have the unique distinction of competing simultaneously in the Miss Arkansas 2020 Pageant. Reagan and Ryann, from Delight, Arkansas, were crowned at the same preliminary and will compete in the statewide contest in June. Reagan graduated in 2018 with a BS in Agriculture Business, and… Read More

Dr. Cherisse Jones-Branch will deliver annual Walz Lecture on Sept. 24

Dr. Cherisse Jones-Branch will deliver the annual Robert B. Walz Lecture in Arkansas and Regional History at 7 p.m., Tuesday, September 24, in the Grand Hall of the Reynolds Center at Southern Arkansas University. Her presentation will be “African-American Women’s Lives and Activism in Rural Jim Crow Arkansas.” She is the James and Wanda Lee… Read More

Family Day is set for September 21 at SAU

Southern Arkansas University’s Family Day on September 21 will begin at 11 a.m. and run throughout the day with events and activities for everyone to enjoy. Since kickoff at SAU is set for 6 p.m., the schedule of events will be as follows: 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. Organization Fair tables and family-friendly events (lawn… Read More

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