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
Social Entrepreneurship offers SAU MBA student chance to give back
Kristen Pickett, an online MBA student at Southern Arkansas University, said she is inspired to help entrepreneurs create the most important piece of their business – a plan. Pickett, a native of Horatio, Ark., received her undergraduate degree in Entrepreneurial Finance in May 2016 and is now pursuing her MBA with an emphasis in Social… Read More
SAU opens exchange with Cuba via art project
A group of students and professors from Southern Arkansas University will visit the University of Artemisa in Cuba in November to undertake an academic exchange related to the decorative arts. The group, to be led by Dr. Ed Kardas, distinguished professor of psychology and director of the SAU Honors College, and Steven Ochs, professor of… Read More
SAU nursing student elected District 1 director of ANSA
Morgan Layssard, a senior from Bradley, Ark., said she is following her dream of helping people “at their best and worst times” by receiving a nursing degree from Southern Arkansas University. Her recent election as District 1 director of the Arkansas Nursing Students’ Association will surely rank as a highlight of her academic career. Layssard… Read More
SAU Cheerleaders need help to compete nationally
For members of SAU’s Competitive Cheer Squad, the chance to compete on a national stage next year in Daytona Beach, Fla., is a dream that has come true. “We’d get big rings on our fingers,” Elizabeth Mangus, captain, said of a win at Nationals, which will be held April 5-9. “We’re ring-chasing – that’s our… Read More
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