More than a dozen initiatives at Southern Arkansas University’s Department of Nursing last year have paid off as SAU’s nursing graduates are earning top scores on the NCLEX (National Council Licensure Examination) for this area. SAU’s official pass rate was 85.7% for July 1, 2015, through June 30, 2016, which is the highest average among… Read More
Drew List latest FFA officer to choose SAU
Drew List didn’t grow up on a farm yet he has nonetheless succeeded in Future Farmers of America, ascending to one of its top statewide elected positions this summer before entering Southern Arkansas University as a freshman. The Vilonia resident, who is majoring in Agriculture Plant Science, said he didn’t have farming in his background…. Read More
SAU again sets enrollment records with 15.3% jump
The fastest growing university in the state last fall has recorded its fourth straight year of record-setting enrollments as Southern Arkansas University’s 11th class day numbers reported to the Arkansas Department of Higher Education included a 15.3-percent overall increase in students from a year ago. Included in SAU’s enrollment records are total number of students… Read More
SAU Family Day offers new sites for fun activities
This year’s Family Day on Saturday, Sept. 10, will be held in new locations on the Southern Arkansas University campus but still promises to offer all the family fun and activities, honoring SAU traditions and culminating in Mulerider football. One of the most exciting events, the annual Great Greek Canoe Races, will be moving from… Read More
Watkins latest of FFA officers to choose SAU
Kinsey Watkins of Guy, Ark., said she has found what she was looking for at Southern Arkansas University – that “home away from home” feeling. Watkins will be a freshman this year but comes to SAU already familiar with the University and with a prestigious title: 2016-2017 state president of the Arkansas FFA (Future Farmers… Read More
Mulerider Kids College hosts 250 for week of fun learning
The second annual Mulerider Kids College (MKC) ended at noon Thursday with a packed house at Southern Arkansas University’s Grand Hall as nearly a hundred more participants than the inaugural MKC wrapped up four days of learning and fun. A total of 250 children from grades 1-6 traversed SAU’s campus to experience a total of… Read More
SAU hosts HOBY and projects get completed
A total of 55 high school sophomores from all across the southern region of Arkansas convened for the Hugh O’Brian Youth (HOBY) Leadership Seminar held at Southern Arkansas University from June 17-19, 2016. The student participants, known as HOBY Ambassadors, took part in hands-on activities and explored their own personal leadership skills while learning how… Read More
Giving back helped future professor finish Ph.D.
Following up a four-year Engineering-Physics degree with a grueling six-year Biophysics doctorate program would be challenging for the most resilient researcher. For Amanda Taylor of Emerson, Arkansas, it was just another leg of her journey toward becoming a university professor. Her next phase is a post-doctoral research opportunity at the Baylor College of Medicine in… Read More
Mother overcomes odds and beats son to college degree
Darryl Webb III was not able to say he was a first-generation college graduate because his mother, Carla, 45, accepted her degree from Southern Arkansas University just two hours prior to her son. Carla was the first in the Webb family of the Falcon Community near Buckner to walk across a college graduation stage at… Read More
SAU Spring Commencement May 6
Learn about Spring 2017 Commencement here. Southern Arkansas University’s Spring Commencement ceremonies are scheduled for Friday, May 6, 2016. A total of 418 candidates for graduation will be recognized in four ceremonies at the W.T. Watson Athletic Center. The Department of Nursing will honor 70 nursing candidates at 10 a.m. Following will be the ceremony… Read More
