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SAU hosts Fall Commencements Dec. 8

Southern Arkansas University is scheduled to recognize 370 graduate students and 171 undergraduates during two Fall Commencement ceremonies at 5 and 7:30 p.m. on Friday, December 8, 2017. Both ceremonies will take place in the gymnasium at the W.T. Watson Athletic Center. The 5 p.m. graduation will include all undergraduate honorees, candidates for associates and… Read More

Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center hires director

Janell Owens Morton has joined the Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center at Southern Arkansas University as the center director. She comes to the ASBTDC from the Golden Triangle Economic Development Council, where she served as coordinator. Morton brings to the ASBTDC more than 25 years of business experience. She holds a degree in… Read More

SAU student puts her skills to work in Mexico

Taylor McNeel, a senior Agriculture Business major at Southern Arkansas University, got the opportunity this past summer to put her Spanish-speaking skills to work as well as her desire to serve others at an orphanage in Mexico. McNeel was able to travel to Magdalena, Sonora, on an internship she obtained through The Fatted Calf, a… Read More

SAU welcomes fifth straight record freshman class

Southern Arkansas University in Magnolia has continued its long-running growth trend this fall with at least five new enrollment records, including the University’s largest freshman class for the fifth consecutive year. Approximately 870 freshmen chose SAU this fall, up from last year’s all-time record. This group of students led to SAU’s all-time largest sophomore class…. Read More

SAU sign historic agreement with Cuban university

Southern Arkansas University will participate in a historic exchange agreement with the University of Artemisa when it hosts three Cuban nationals Aug. 5-12. Dr. Trey Berry, president of SAU, and Dr. Carlos Eduardo Suarez Ponciano, rector or president of the University of Artemisa, will formalize the exchange in a signing ceremony set for 11 a.m…. Read More

Miss SAU experiences dream of a lifetime competing for Miss Arkansas

Kelsie Madison, Miss SAU, will compete in the 2017 Miss Arkansas Pageant on Saturday, June 17, in the Robinson Center in Little Rock. Madison, a native of El Dorado, is a junior business administration major and graduate of Parkers Chapel High School. Her platform is Ability Beyond Disability, and her talent is jazz dance. Madison… Read More

SAU PBL students to compete nationally

Southern Arkansas University’s chapter of Phi Beta Lambda (PBL) performed with great success at the State Leadership Conference in April by winning 36 individual and team awards and with 15 members qualifying to attend the national conference. Under the guidance of advisors Dr. Gerald Plumlee and Sheryl Edwards, 27 SAU students competed against 300 members… Read More

SAU pursuing storefront on Magnolia Square

In partnership with the Magnolia-Columbia County Chamber of Commerce, Southern Arkansas University is pursuing a storefront on the Magnolia Square that would offer Mulerider apparel, collegiate gifts, and could be home to a small space to be used for continuing education workshops. SAU President Dr. Trey Berry shared an early rendering of what such a… Read More

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