Southern Arkansas University will come together to honor over 700 spring 2023 graduates during three undergraduate commencement ceremonies on Friday, May 5, and two graduate ceremonies on Saturday, May 6, in the W.T. Watson Athletic Center. Friday, May 5, 2023: Undergraduate Commencement Ceremonies 8:00 a.m. Department of Nursing Pinning Ceremony (Reynolds Center, Grand Hall) 10:00… Read More
SAU names 2023 NORCO Scholarship Inductee
The Southern Arkansas University NORCO Scholarship has been awarded to an inspiring young man who will be an incoming freshman in the SAU College of Science and Engineering this fall. The NORCO Scholarship is funded by SAU Foundation’s NORCO SAU Dean E.E. Graham Scholarship Endowment and provides scholarships for incoming freshmen planning to major in… Read More
SAU Alumni Association to honor nine Distinguished Alumni on May 4
The Southern Arkansas University Alumni Association, Inc., will honor nine outstanding SAU alumni during the annual Distinguished Alumni Awards Dinner at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 4, 2023. The Lifetime Achievement Award will be presented to Dr. Kathleen Mallory (posthumous); Dr. John Cotton and Janet Poppleton will be recognized as the Distinguished Golden Muleriders; Rhonda… Read More
SAU names 2023 Hallman Scholarship inductees
The Southern Arkansas University Hallman Scholarship has been awarded to four promising 2023 freshmen women. Funded by SAU Foundation’s Cinda Hallman Scholarship Endowment, the Hallman Scholarship provides scholarships for incoming freshman women in the College of Science and Engineering. The 2023 inductees are as follows: Sophy Tyson of Hope, Arkansas; Emily Leyden of Lewisville, Texas;… Read More
National disc golf champion Whitney Brown reflects on her journey
When Bryant, Arkansas, native Whitney Brown began her studies at Southern Arkansas University, Magnolia, in 2016, she’d never heard of disc golf. In fact, Whitney assumed she’d only compete in volleyball. But Whitney’s collegiate career changed in 2018 when a friend handed her a disc and invited her to play. Though she was new to… Read More
SAU alum Dimettera Nicole Frazier elected mayor pro tempore in Springhill, Louisiana
On January 9, 2023, Frazier made history as the first woman and woman of color to serve as mayor pro-tempore in Springhill. As the longest serving city councilor, having served for four terms, Frazier was recommended by Mayor Ray Huddleston and unanimously elected by her peers. When asked how her career in public service began,… Read More
Monty Harrington appointed to second term on SAU Board of Trustees
Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders has appointed Monty Harrington of Magnolia to the Southern Arkansas University Board of Trustees for his second term. Harrington served as the board chair for the previous two years while serving his first term from 2018-2023. His second term will expire in 2028. Harrington graduated from Magnolia High School in 1989… Read More
Emerson-Thomas-Crone Lecture in Humanities returns with special guest Matt Birkbeck
The Dempsey College of Liberal and Performing Arts will host the Emerson-Thomas-Crone Lecturer Matt Birkbeck on March 2, 2023, from 7:00 – 8:30 p.m. in the Reynolds Center Grand Hall. Matt Birkbeck is an award-winning investigative journalist, bestselling author, and the executive producer of the hit Netflix film Girl in the Picture, which was the… Read More
Southern Arkansas University alum Juanita Harris named the 2022-2023 Arkansas Education Association Teacher of the Year
A Texarkana native, Harris said, “Teaching is one of the reasons I was born.” After graduating from SAU with a bachelor of science in elementary education in 2010 and a master of education in curriculum and instruction in 2013, Harris was prepared to find her classroom. During a teacher’s fair hosted by the College of… Read More
SAU+Americorps VISTA Statewide MLK Day 2023 Events to Impact Food Insecurity
Southern Arkansas University students stepped up to serve as volunteers on the annual Martin Luther King, Jr., holiday. Volunteers and staff installed mini food pantries and hosted community events to fill the pantries, joining hundreds of thousands of Americans across the country in volunteer service. Martin Luther King Jr. Day is the only… Read More
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