A lifelong passion for travel and a heartfelt desire to teach inspired Southern Arkansas University alumna Jacinda Passmore to reach out to students in China, where she has been teaching since Thanksgiving of 2018. Her hard work and dedication – as well as skills she gained as an Agriculture Education major at SAU – helped her… Read More
SAU adds new Gaming Hub to its growing eSports program
October 3, 2019
SAU’s eSports and Competitive Gaming program is growing by leaps and bounds, having doubled in size since its inception last year and looking to add more options to its already generous slate of game offerings. Sandra Martin, Dean of Housing and advisor to Mulerider eSports and Competitive Gaming at Southern Arkansas University, said 13 eSports… Read More
SAU Board of Trustees approves new program in International Business
October 2, 2019
The increasingly global world is demanding graduates that can solve cross-cultural problems and think globally. Southern Arkansas University is satisfying this demand by continuing to diversify their degree offerings with the addition of a BBA in International Business. The approval of this degree program was just one of the items on the agenda for the… Read More
SAU Theatre to present “Macbeth”
September 26, 2019
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
Christenson appointed new assistant chief of UPD
September 24, 2019
Bryan Christenson has been named assistant chief of the Southern Arkansas University Police Department. Christenson started his law enforcement career with the Arkansas State Police, working for that agency for eight years before transferring to Columbia County in 2013. While with the State Police, Christenson spent four years on the Honor Guard Team, traveling across… Read More
Sisters, both SAU graduates, will compete together in Miss Arkansas 2020 Pageant
September 20, 2019
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
Moyer promoted to lead Communications and Marketing Department at SAU
September 18, 2019
With a grateful heart and a passion for her alma mater, Caleigh Moyer accepts the promotion to Director of Communications and Marketing. She is a 2017 Agriculture Business graduate and recently received her MBA in Supply Chain Management, both from Southern Arkansas University. Agriculture is something that played a significant role in her life because… Read More
SAU sets records for undergraduate and on-campus enrollment
September 6, 2019
There are more undergraduate students enrolled at Southern Arkansas University this fall than in its 110-year history. Undergraduate enrollment rose to an all-time high of 3,584. Retention rates are an essential factor in enrollment with the increased focus provided through the work of our Retention and Completion Task Force. SAU heightened its retention efforts by… Read More
SAU’s Engineering program earns coveted ABET accreditation
September 4, 2019
Southern Arkansas University’s bachelor’s degree program in Engineering has been accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, the global accreditor of college and university programs in applied and natural science, computing, engineering, and engineering technology. ABET accreditation assures that programs meet standards to produce graduates ready to enter critical technical fields that are leading… Read More
SAU receives leadership gift from Farmers Bank & Trust for new trap shooting facility
September 3, 2019
Southern Arkansas University has received a leadership gift for its new trap shooting facility. Farmers Bank & Trust made a commitment of $220,000 to the under-construction facility located on the Governor Ben T. & Lucille Laney Farm. The Farmers Bank & Trust Trap Shooting Range will originally open with three trap ranges, high and low skeet… Read More
