Making Magnolia Blossom is inviting the community to join in on a “Second Saturday” kick-off event from 9 a.m. to noon on May 9, in which litter will be picked up in preparation for the Blossom Festival. On the second Saturday of every month, MMB will meet volunteers at 9 a.m. at the corner of… Read More
SAU Engineering hosting summer camp
Southern Arkansas University Engineering is hosting three-day, two-nigh “Big Bang Engineering Summer Camp” from July 20-22, 2015. The engineering and physics camp is open to high school sophomores, juniors and seniors. The registration fee is $200, and it includes room and board. Applications are due online at http://www.SAUmag.edu/Big-Bang-Camp by July 7. Participants will enjoy hands-on… Read More
SAU Upward Bound hosts graduation on May 2
The Upward Bound Program at Southern Arkansas University will hold its annual Senior Recognition and Awards Ceremony at 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 2, 2015, at SAU’s Harton Theatre. A total of 28 graduates from eight Southwest Arkansas schools will be recognized. Graduates include: Arkansas High: Vicki Allen, LaVentry Easte, and ThaQuisha Youngblood; Blevins High: … Read More
SAU theatre to present ‘Beauty and the Beast’
Tickets are on sale for Southern Arkansas University theatre’s big spring musical, “Beauty and the Beast,” which will run at SAU’s Harton Theatre nightly at 7 p.m. on April 23-25, 2015, and with a concluding matinee at 2 p.m. on April 26. Tickets can be purchased at www.showtix4u.com, or by calling (870) 235-5390. Prices are… Read More
SAU group hosts ‘We Are Free’ spokesperson
Angelyn McMurray, the president of the non-profit organization “We Are Free,” will be speaking about her charge to foster respect and eradicate exploitation at 7 p.m. on April 13, 2015, at Southern Arkansas University’s Reynolds Center Foundation Hall. The purpose of We Are Free is to find, rescue, and treat victims of labor trafficking. McMurray… Read More
Making Magnolia Blossom’s next ‘big’ event April 11
Making Magnolia Blossom made a “big splash” in October with more than 500 volunteers transforming the look of Magnolia’s Main Street, and the organization is recruiting volunteers for a 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. April 11 Big Splash Spring Edition. Interested volunteers can register at www.MagnoliaBlossom.org. On the registration form, volunteers can sign up individually,… Read More
Tim Daniels to deliver ‘Last Lecture’ March 18
More than 30-year Southern Arkansas University faculty member Tim Daniels will offer this year’s SAU installment of “The Last Lecture” at 4 p.m. Wednesday, March 18, in the Reynolds Center Foundation Hall. The event is free and open to the public. The title of Daniels’ lecture will be “What kind of institution do you want… Read More
Free blues concert at SAU Saturday
Award-winning blues artist DieDra and the Ruff Pro Band will perform at 6 p.m. on Saturday, February 28, in the Southern Arkansas University Reynolds Center. The public is encouraged to attend, and admission is free. Hot chocolate and coffee will be served during the concert, courtesy of the Student Activities Board. The band is performing… Read More
Research highlighted at SAU conference
Heather Zwicker will be the keynote speaker at 6 p.m. Friday, February 27, at Southern Arkansas University’s third Mid-south Undergraduate Research Conference at the SAU Reynolds Center. Cost is $10 to attend a reception at 5:30 p.m. and the following dinner and keynote address. The public is invited to attend. Deadline to purchase tickets is… Read More
SAU historian will speak at El Dorado event
The Preservation Society has announced that Professor James Willis, emeritus historian at Southern Arkansas University, will be the speaker at the meeting at 5:15 p.m. on March 2, at the Newton House Museum in El Dorado. The program is free and open to the public and seating is limited. Willis will be lecturing on the… Read More
