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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

SAU Alumni Association to honor six at April 6 dinner

The Southern Arkansas University Alumni Association will honor six SAU alumni members at the 6 p.m. Dinner of Distinction awards ceremony on Thursday, April 6, 2017, at the SAU Reynolds Center Grand Hall. Alumni and friends are invited to attend. RSVP by calling the SAU Alumni Office at (870)235-4079 or toll-free at (800)797-1986. Alumni members… Read More

SAU to host regional science fair on March 17

Southern Arkansas University will host the Annual Southwest Arkansas Regional Science Fair from 7:30 a.m. until 2 p.m. on Friday, March 17, on the SAU campus. Science Fair Director, Dr. Scott White (associate professor of chemistry) announced that more than 300 third- through twelfth-grade students will be on hand at SAU representing more than 260… 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

SAU Theatre presents ‘Dial M for Murder’ this week

Southern Arkansas University Theatre is set to perform “Dial M for Murder” at Harton Theatre starting at 7 p.m. nightly Feb. 2-4 and at 2 p.m. Feb. 5. Tickets can be purchased through www.showtix4u.com or by calling 870-235-4255. There is limited seating and the public is encouraged to order tickets early. Prices are $10 per… Read More

SAU again breaks spring enrollment records

Following the fourth straight year of fall enrollment records at Southern Arkansas University, the enrollment for this semester rose above last spring’s record-setting numbers. The total number of students at SAU is 4,345, which was reported to the Arkansas Department of Higher Education on the 11th class day on Thursday, January 26, 2017. This number… Read More

SAU student has new outlook on life as he recovers from boating accident

Landon Darden, a Southern Arkansas University freshman psychology major from Smackover, Ark., has a new outlook on life after he suffered major head injuries in a boating accident in 2015. “I want to become an occupational therapist,” Darden said. “When I graduated high school, my idea was to become an electrician, but the new game… Read More

SAU student volunteers honor memory of MLK with service

Student volunteers from Southern Arkansas University served food and visited with senior citizens at the Columbia County Senior Meals Program Monday, Jan. 23, in honor of the memory of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Cledis Stuart, associate dean for cultural engagement, said his office coordinated the effort with SAU’s Office of Community Involvement. The students… Read More

Teachers needed for growing summer ‘Kids College’ at SAU

More teachers will be needed for the increasingly popular Mulerider Kids College (MKC) in 2017, and class proposals are now being accepted for anyone up for the rewarding experience of teaching at one or both of the MKC camps coming next summer. To submit a class proposal, complete the online form at http://web.saumag.edu/kids-college/proposal-form. Teachers are… Read More

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