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Let the games begin: eSports thriving at Southern Arkansas University

There has been no lag in Southern Arkansas University’s response to the national trending of eSports popularity on college campuses. Josh Turner, a senior Mass Communication: Mass Media major from Texarkana, Arkansas, is student advisor to eSports. The program grew from the Gaming Guild that Turner helped establish here during his freshman year. He calls… Read More

SAU RCB hosts Backpack to Briefcase week

Resume writing, mock interviews and dressing for success were all a part of a special week sponsored by the Rankin College of Business (RCB) at Southern Arkansas University. The RCB recently hosted its first annual Backpack to Briefcase week from Oct. 8-12, 2018. “The Backpack to Briefcase week was a success,” said Dr. Robin Sronce,… Read More

SAU accepting applications to Peace Corps Prep Program

Southern Arkansas University will provide undergraduate students with service opportunities through the new Peace Corps Prep Program, which is now taking applications online at www.saumag.edu/peacecorps/. The program is designed to be open to all undergraduate students on campus, regardless of their major, minor, department, academic year, or participation in other programs. The Peace Corps promotes… Read More

Finance major spends summer internship in Ohio

When you ask college students where they spent their summers, you expect to get the usual answers. Florida. San Padre Island. Maybe even California or Hawaii. But if you ask Erin Chewning where she spent her time off, you might be surprised at what you hear: Columbus, Ohio. Erin, junior finance major at Southern Arkansas… Read More

SAU increasingly a global campus

Southern Arkansas University continues to grow its academic reputation on a global scale as this year the University is home to not only students from 73 of 75 counties in Arkansas, but also from 40 states and 41 countries around the world. “Our increased international student population and geographic diversity make SAU a truly global… Read More

SAU Marketing students complete summer internships across Arkansas

Three Marketing students in the Rankin College of Business at Southern Arkansas University recently completed internships this past summer. Those students are Lily Hesen, Kelsie Madison, and Tyler Thomas. Lily Hesen, of Benton, worked with Outlets of Little Rock, an outlet mall. Hesen was given a variety of tasks to work on. Her internship required… Read More

Internship allows student to combine finance and medicine

Kile Pletcher’s life is surrounded by numbers. Numbers lining the football field of the sport he loves. Numbers that he uses while calculating interest and other formulas in his chosen major of finance at Southern Arkansas University. And two final, yet vital, numbers that stare him in the face: one and four. As in one… Read More

New Public Health program exemplifies SAU’s commitment to service, career preparation

Southern Arkansas University now offers a degree in Public Health, a field Jennifer Kelton-Huff, program coordinator, said offers a rewarding career path to students with a “servant’s heart.” In addition to core public health courses, the 120-hour Bachelor of Science in Public Health degree plan includes courses in nursing, biology, psychology, sociology, health sciences, and… Read More

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