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SAU names its Business Building after Martha and Louis Blanchard

With the help of many of his “co-conspirators,” Dr. Trey Berry, president of Southern Arkansas University, was able to surprise Martha and Louis Blanchard with the unveiling of the new name on the side of SAU’s Business Building. “From this day, Aug. 26, 2017, this facility will always carry your name – the Martha and… Read More

SAU Bass Tournament Fishing Team looks ahead to 2017-2018 season

The Southern Arkansas University Bass Tournament Fishing Team is gearing up for a successful year and looking for new members to become national collegiate champions. Warren Basinger, president of the team, said new member meetings for the 2017-2018 season are slated for next week. The meetings will be held at 5:30 p.m. in the Reynolds… Read More

SAU Board names new residence building Burns-Harsh Hall

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

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

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”

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

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

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

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

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