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SAU’s ‘Look Up Day’ promotes pedestrian safety

Adorning shirts with a logo of a silhouetted student on a cell phone walking in front of an automobile, the need to be alert and safe was the message shared by Southern Arkansas University faculty, staff and student representatives who were stationed at crosswalks across campus Tuesday morning. “We started this project wanting to protect… Read More

SAU archaeologists connect past to future

Indiana Jones’ adventures might be often associated with archaeology, but Dr. Carl C. Drexler describes the field as more than that. “It ties in the past with how we live today,” he said. “We use that information to think about how people might live in the future.” Drexler is the station archaeologist for the Southern… Read More

SAU Education alum wins teaching award

A May 2016 graduate of Southern Arkansas University has been honored with an outstanding teacher award in Fort Worth, Texas. Janae Mosbey, a fifth-grade science teacher at Mitchell Boulevard Elementary School, was chosen as Outstanding Teacher from Human Capital Management on March 2. The distinction furthers her career goals and is one more step in… Read More

SAU names new living/learning center Eichenberger Hall

The Southern Arkansas University Board of Trustees voted unanimously on Thursday to adopt a resolution naming a new residence hall for science and engineering majors after Dr. Rudolph and Mrs. Sharon Eichenberger. Rudy and Sharon Eichenberger Hall will house about 78 students as the Science and Engineering Living and Learning Center. Work has already begun… Read More

SAU Theatre student chosen for job on Broadway

The SAU Department of Theatre has announced that Alycya Thomas, a junior theatre major from Jonesboro, has been hired as a production assistant for The Lion King: The Musical on Broadway. She was among a few students nationwide invited to apply for this position after she met with the stage management team during this past… Read More

Registration opening for 2 summer ‘Kids Colleges’ and new ‘Teen College’ at SAU

Registration will be available online starting March 8 for this summer’s third-annual Mulerider Kids College (MKC), which has an additional camp in the afternoon this year in response to the growing popularity. Registration will also open for the inaugural Mulerider Teen College (MTC). The two Kids College camps will be 8 a.m. to noon and… Read More

Grants to Enactus help women, children lead healthier lives

The Southern Arkansas University Enactus organization recently earned two $1,500 grants that are being used to promote active lifestyles in area youth and to help women escaping harmful environments find employment. Children at the Magnolia Boys & Girls Club received Sqord Activity Pods after school on Feb. 23 through SAU’s “Get Active With Enactus!” program…. Read More

Governor appoints SAU criminal justice professor to Board of Corrections

Whitney Gass, assistant professor of criminal justice at Southern Arkansas University, has been appointed by Gov. Asa Hutchinson to the Arkansas Board of Corrections. Her term on the board is for seven years, and it is retroactive to Jan. 1, 2017. She was informed of the appointment on Feb. 13. “I hope to represent my… Read More

Century-old home moved for homestead project at SAU

Southern Arkansas University was the recipient of a state grant from Arkansas Natural and Cultural Resources Council totaling $150,000 to transform the historic Ozmer House. The restoration of the house and grounds will create a working farmstead in the heart of campus. Along with the grant, the Ozmer family contributed $40,000 to meet the total… Read More

Non-traditional student pursues her passions at Southern Arkansas University

Della Campbell of Magnolia is a non-traditional student who has been auditing classes for the past two years at Southern Arkansas University. Her wit and personality make her an asset for the Academic Enrichment Center, where she volunteers as a history tutor and front-desk worker. Her personality has certainly caught the attention of students. “They… Read More

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