The SAU Department of Theatre has announced that Alycya Thomas, a junior theatre major from Jonesboro, has been hired as a production assistant for The Lion King: The Musical on Broadway. She was among a few students nationwide invited to apply for this position after she met with the stage management team during this past… Read More
Registration opening for 2 summer ‘Kids Colleges’ and new ‘Teen College’ at SAU
Registration will be available online starting March 8 for this summer’s third-annual Mulerider Kids College (MKC), which has an additional camp in the afternoon this year in response to the growing popularity. Registration will also open for the inaugural Mulerider Teen College (MTC). The two Kids College camps will be 8 a.m. to noon and… Read More
Grants to Enactus help women, children lead healthier lives
The Southern Arkansas University Enactus organization recently earned two $1,500 grants that are being used to promote active lifestyles in area youth and to help women escaping harmful environments find employment. Children at the Magnolia Boys & Girls Club received Sqord Activity Pods after school on Feb. 23 through SAU’s “Get Active With Enactus!” program…. Read More
Century-old home moved for homestead project at SAU
Southern Arkansas University was the recipient of a state grant from Arkansas Natural and Cultural Resources Council totaling $150,000 to transform the historic Ozmer House. The restoration of the house and grounds will create a working farmstead in the heart of campus. Along with the grant, the Ozmer family contributed $40,000 to meet the total… Read More
SAU community garden gets $25,000 Walmart FDN grant
Thanks to the Walmart Foundation’s State Giving Program, the community garden at Southern Arkansas University’s Department of Agriculture will be able to rapidly grow, and through education, outreach and produce, decrease the region’s food deserts. A $25,000 grand from the Walmart Foundation’s State Giving Program allowed SAU to purchase a garden tractor and zero-turn lawnmower… Read More
SAU again breaks spring enrollment records
Following the fourth straight year of fall enrollment records at Southern Arkansas University, the enrollment for this semester rose above last spring’s record-setting numbers. The total number of students at SAU is 4,345, which was reported to the Arkansas Department of Higher Education on the 11th class day on Thursday, January 26, 2017. This number… Read More
SAU student has new outlook on life as he recovers from boating accident
Landon Darden, a Southern Arkansas University freshman psychology major from Smackover, Ark., has a new outlook on life after he suffered major head injuries in a boating accident in 2015. “I want to become an occupational therapist,” Darden said. “When I graduated high school, my idea was to become an electrician, but the new game… Read More
‘A Single Soul’ – SAU group in Cuba when Castro dies; see hardships, joys of life there
Two Southern Arkansas University professors visiting Cuba over the Thanksgiving break found themselves in the country during a historic event: the death of Fidel Castro. Dr. Edward Kardas, distinguished professor of psychology and director of the SAU Honors College, and Steven Ochs, professor of art, were in Cuba Nov. 20-26 working on an art project… Read More
Supplemental Instruction leaders pass along study skills
Student leaders in Supplemental Instruction (SI) are valuable to Southern Arkansas University as they pass their experience in “challenging” courses along to those who need help academically. Rachel Jenkins, SI coordinator, said leaders in the program are hand-picked by faculty for an important job: helping students better understand difficult subjects, in a group setting. “It’s… Read More
Mulerider Baird to have final ride Saturday at Live United Bowl
Southern Arkansas University mascot Mulerider Payton Baird is excited that her final ride will be close to home as the Muleriders are set to play Saturday at noon in the Live United Bowl in Texarkana. “There is no better place to have my final game as the Mulerider than in Texarkana,” said Baird. “I have… Read More
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