Student leaders in Supplemental Instruction (SI) are valuable to Southern Arkansas University as they pass their experience in “challenging” courses along to those who need help academically. Rachel Jenkins, SI coordinator, said leaders in the program are hand-picked by faculty for an important job: helping students better understand difficult subjects, in a group setting. “It’s… Read More
Mulerider Baird to have final ride Saturday at Live United Bowl
Southern Arkansas University mascot Mulerider Payton Baird is excited that her final ride will be close to home as the Muleriders are set to play Saturday at noon in the Live United Bowl in Texarkana. “There is no better place to have my final game as the Mulerider than in Texarkana,” said Baird. “I have… Read More
Upward Bound long-time ‘stepping stone’ to college graduation
Upward Bound is a federally-funded program for low income and/or first-generation college-bound high school students. Carla Williamson, Upward Bound director, said the program has been successful at bringing students to Southern Arkansas University. “It’s one of the first programs under the umbrella of TRIO,” Williamson said. “It came from President Johnson in 1964; he wanted… Read More
SAU Board approves measures prepping campaign launch
In light of Southern Arkansas University again being the fastest growing university in Arkansas, the SAU Board of Trustees approved policies to lay the groundwork for the University’s upcoming capital campaign. SAU’s most rigorous fundraising effort to date, the “Love and Loyalty Campaign,” is on track to launch in early 2017. At the quarterly meeting… Read More
Social Entrepreneurship offers SAU MBA student chance to give back
Kristen Pickett, an online MBA student at Southern Arkansas University, said she is inspired to help entrepreneurs create the most important piece of their business – a plan. Pickett, a native of Horatio, Ark., received her undergraduate degree in Entrepreneurial Finance in May 2016 and is now pursuing her MBA with an emphasis in Social… Read More
SAU opens exchange with Cuba via art project
A group of students and professors from Southern Arkansas University will visit the University of Artemisa in Cuba in November to undertake an academic exchange related to the decorative arts. The group, to be led by Dr. Ed Kardas, distinguished professor of psychology and director of the SAU Honors College, and Steven Ochs, professor of… Read More
SAU nursing student elected District 1 director of ANSA
Morgan Layssard, a senior from Bradley, Ark., said she is following her dream of helping people “at their best and worst times” by receiving a nursing degree from Southern Arkansas University. Her recent election as District 1 director of the Arkansas Nursing Students’ Association will surely rank as a highlight of her academic career. Layssard… Read More
Reppert receives Teacher of the Year Award
James E. Reppert, associate professor of mass communication at Southern Arkansas University, recently was named Teacher of the Year by the Kentucky Communication Association. The honor was given at the Kentucky Communication Association’s annual convention, held Sept. 16-17 at Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, Ken. Reppert, also KCA Teacher of the Year in 2000 and… Read More
Former armory repurposed for SAU Engineering
It was a beautiful day – and a great one for Southern Arkansas University, the south Arkansas region and, more importantly, SAU engineering students. “There’s no doubt about that,” said Dr. Trey Berry, president of SAU, during Wednesday’s dedication of the new Engineering Building, formerly the National Guard Armory. “It’s been a long road,” he… Read More
Hyman, outgoing Homecoming Queen, gives ‘110 percent’ at SAU
Mia Hyman, a senior marketing major and Southern Arkansas University’s 2015 “100 Years of Homecoming” Queen, said she has enjoyed being an inspiration to other students and feels “bittersweet” about graduating in May. Her success is indicative of the enthusiasm that drives many SAU students. Originally from Gulfport, Miss., Hyman serves as president of the… Read More
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