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SAU student lands among top 20 in national fishing championship

For the first time, Southern Arkansas University has competed and ranked in the top 20 at the YETI Fishing League Worldwide (FLW) National Championship. Drake Vines, a junior Mechanical Engineering major from El Dorado, placed 17th out of 155 teams at the championship held June 4-6, 2019, on the Potomac River in Maryland. He caught… Read More

SAU alumnus named to “Best-in-State” Forbes list

Don McDonald, a 1989 alumnus of Southern Arkansas University, has been named to the 2019 Forbes “Best-in-State Wealth Advisors” list, published on February 20. McDonald is a financial advisor for Merrill Lynch in Fort Smith, Arkansas. “We are incredibly proud of Don being named to the list,” said Mark Rhodes, Merrill market executive. “We believe… Read More

SAU ranked first in state, second in the nation in Cyber FastTrack program

SAU is currently ranked No. 1 in Arkansas and No. 2 in the nation in the national Cyber FastTrack competition. The SANS Institute, in collaboration with 25 state governors, launched Cyber FastTrack in April to help identify cyber security talent in the U.S. and enable college students to discover their aptitude for the field. More… Read More

Officer training returns to SAU after 28 years

Officer training returns to Southern Arkansas University after 28 years.  It is meaningful that this approval comes shortly after Memorial Day 2019, the day we honor those who have served and given the ultimate sacrifice.  SAU announced today, after its regularly scheduled Board of Trustees meeting, the beginning of OCS (Officer Candidate School) Guard Officer… Read More

Steve Crowell named new Mulerider Trapshooting coach

Steve Crowell of Magnolia will serve as the new trap shooting coach at Southern Arkansas University. Crowell and his wife, Laura, have lived in Magnolia since 2010. He grew up in southwestern Minnesota on a dairy, hog, and crop farm. He and Laura have four children: Loman (20), Olivia (15), Charlee (7), and Scarlett (4)…. Read More

SAU Rodeo hopes 13 is their lucky number at College National Finals Rodeo

The Southern Arkansas University Rodeo Team has earned their 13th consecutive trip to the College National Finals Rodeo in Casper, Wyoming. Four Mulerider Rodeo student-athletes will represent SAU at the national event from June 9-15 – Jacie Sullivan, Logan Graham, Michaela Caudle, and Cash Davis. Their performance caps another satisfying year for the team, said… Read More

SAU student claims national title in Disc Golf competition

Madison Chitwood, a Southern Arkansas University junior Nursing major from Van Buren, Arkansas, won the women’s individual competition at the National Collegiate Disc Golf Championships on March 29, 2019. SAU’s women’s team also won the team competition at the tournament held in Appling, Georgia, on the International Disc Golf Center’s “Steady” Ed Headrick Memorial course…. Read More

SAU Game Design students produce game for worldwide distribution

Students in Southern Arkansas University’s Game and Animation Design programs have produced a game that is being published on Steam, a digital distribution platform for games with a worldwide user base. “Depths of Madness” is being released on May 15, 2019, via the Steam Store. It is an atmospheric horror game that takes place underwater… Read More

Student gains firsthand leadership experience as Dean for the Day at SAU

Kelsie Madison, a senior Marketing major from El Dorado, Arkansas, was the winner of the first Dean for the Day contest at Southern Arkansas University. The exciting new program, introduced by Dr. Robin Sronce, dean of the Rankin College of Business, allows students to experience firsthand what it takes to lead an organization. Madison and… Read More

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