The Southern Arkansas University System Board of Trustees voted unanimously on Thursday to name a new residence hall on the Magnolia campus Burns-Harsh Hall. The new hall, completed last week and constructed under the name of West Hall, has 85 beds for freshmen and is located next to the new Magnolia and Columbia halls on… Read More
SAU Board hears updates on fall enrollment, residence halls, SAU on the Square
August 15, 2017
Dr. Trey Berry, president of Southern Arkansas University, told the SAU System Board of Trustees that enrollment of freshmen could again reach record numbers this fall, during the Board’s regular meeting Friday, Aug. 11, at SAU. Berry said “the trajectory is right for record freshman enrollment. The signs are very positive. Signs also point to… Read More
Assistant nursing professor at SAU honored on state list
August 3, 2017
Tara Almand, assistant professor of nursing at Southern Arkansas University, was selected to the state’s 40 Nurse Leaders Under 40 list, which honors emerging nursing leaders in Arkansas who are younger than 40 years old. More than 80 nurses were nominated from across the state. The 40 honorees were selected based on commitment to excellence,… Read More
Davis ready to join “community of scholars”
August 1, 2017
Gabrielle Davis, a senior political science major at Southern Arkansas University, experienced firsthand the rigors of graduate study and preparation for entrance into graduate programs through the Summer Undergraduate Research Experience. Davis, of Magnolia, Arkansas, said the SURE program was hosted by Dr. Maurice Gipson, director of the Office of Diversity at Arkansas State University… Read More
Mulerider Kids and Teens Colleges inspire almost 500 youth
July 25, 2017
The third annual Mulerider Kids College (MKC) continued its record-setting growth this year and was followed by a new Mulerider Teen College (MTC) in what was two weeks of learning and fun at Southern Arkansas University. A total of 417 children from grades 1-6 registered for this year’s Mulerider Kids College camps, with 321 attending… Read More
Braswell named executive director of SAU Foundation, Woods to direct Alumni Relations
July 19, 2017
Southern Arkansas University has announced the hiring of Macy Braswell to serve as its new Foundation executive director and Mike Woods as the new director of Alumni Relations, said Josh Kee, SAU’s vice president for development. Braswell, a resident of Magnolia, received her BS in agriculture business from SAU in 1999 and her MBA from… Read More
Ice Breaker: SAU alum joins scientific team in Antarctica
A 2016 graduate of Southern Arkansas University recently returned from a 65-day expedition to the Ross Sea in one of the harshest and most remote locations of the world – Antarctica. Casey O’Hara, who graduated from SAU with a BS in chemistry, was among the two dozen scientists who set sail from Lyttleton, New Zealand,… Read More
SAU senior enjoys internship with Albemarle
June 30, 2017
Dakotah Cooper, a senior chemistry major at Southern Arkansas University, is gaining valuable real-world experience at Albemarle in Magnolia, where he is interning this summer. The native of Greenbrier, Arkansas, said he has long been fascinated with science and chose SAU after learning it had started a Chemical Engineering program to compete with others in… Read More
SAU student learning ‘whole spectrum’ of financial planning thanks to internship
An internship with the Edward D. Jones office in Magnolia, Arkansas, is helping Jessica Miller, a senior financial planning major at Southern Arkansas University, develop the skills and experience she needs to decide where she wants to go in life. Miller is a native of DeQueen, Arkansas who expects to graduate in May 2018. Though… Read More
SAU Rodeo earns titles at College National Finals in Wyoming
June 29, 2017
The Southern Arkansas University Rodeo Team enjoyed another successful season and finished the year strong at the College National Finals in Casper, Wyoming, earlier this month. Hannah Springer, a native of Lavaca, Arkansas, won the Reserve National Champion Breakaway Roper title in the Finals, and the Women’s Team finished with a Top 10 National Placing,… Read More
