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Dedmon memorialized in naming of Agri student lounge

Kory Jacob Dedmon was remembered at Southern Arkansas University Thursday, February 13, 2014, in a ceremony to name the student lounge at SAU’s Agriculture Center in his honor. Dedmon’s life was cut short in an automobile accident on December 26, 2007 just a semester before he was scheduled to graduate with a degree in Agriculture… Read More

SAU Board approves bond issue to take ownership of the University Village

During a telephone conference call Tuesday, February 11, 2014, the Southern Arkansas University Board of Trustees voted unanimously to facilitate the refinancing of bonds to take complete ownership of the University Village Apartments, a student housing complex at SAU. A bond pledging auxiliary revenues not to exceed $10,000,000 with an interest rate of approximately five-percent… Read More

Wildlife photographer presenting images at SAU

Take a free trip this week through the eyes of a professional wildlife photographer to see such destinations as Turkey, Greece, Rome, and Glacier National Park. Photographer Tom Ulrich is scheduled present his latest collection of images at Southern Arkansas University from 7-8:30 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, February 12-13, at the SAU Reynolds Center Foundation… Read More

Edgar Lee reappointed to SAU Board of Trustees

Edgar Lee, Chair of the Board of Trustees at Southern Arkansas University, has been reappointed Arkansas Governor Mike Beebe to serve another five-year term on the SAU Board. Lee, of Chidester, Ark., was appointed for his first term in 2009. He is an alum of SAU and a team leader at Raytheon Missile Corporation. “Mr…. Read More

SAU hosts important PARCC Summit

Southern Arkansas University hosted more than 110 public school teachers, administrators, and district leaders for the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) Summit on February 4, 2014. “This was a major event that addressed key educational challenges impacting both public schools and higher education,” said Dr. Roger Guevara, director of the… Read More

SAU has record spring enrollment

Southern Arkansas University set three enrollment records in the fall, and the trend continued as SAU has reported a record number of students a spring semester. SAU reported its record spring enrollment of 3,112 students to the state on the eleventh class day on January 30, 2014. This number is exactly 100 more than the… Read More

Kornegay goes from Internship to employment at KATV

Michael Kornegay of Hot Springs has been hired as Content Editor/Assistant Producer at KATV Channel 7 in Little Rock. He is scheduled to start February 12, 2014. Kornegay is a 2013 Digital Cinema Production graduate from Southern Arkansas University in Magnolia. He made a name for himself as a student intern at KATV during the… Read More

Four competing in Miss SAU 2014 pageant

Four Southern Arkansas University students will be vying for the Miss Southern Arkansas University 2014 title starting at 7 p.m. on Thursday, January 23, at Harton Theatre. The contestants include Chelsa King, Sarah Clayton, Randee Jo Langley and Sierra Lites. King, 23, from Stamps, Ark., is a senior physical education wellness and leisure major. Her… Read More

Syrian conflict topic of upcoming SAU public lecture

Middle East scholar Dr. David W. Lesch will discuss the Syrian conflict, which rages into its third year of death and destruction, at the 2014 Southern Arkansas University Emerson-Thomas-Crone Lecture. The event is free and open to the public. It is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. on February 24, 2014, in the SAU Reynolds Center Grand… Read More

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