MAGNOLIA – Victims’ rights advocate and television host John Walsh will be the featured lecturer at the seventh annual Farmers Bank and Trust Distinguished Speaker Series on Monday, Sept. 26, at Southern Arkansas University. Most people know Walsh as the dedicated host of America’s Most Wanted, the man whose groundbreaking television program has helped take… Read More
Mini grant supports historic preservation project
MAGNOLIA – Planning will soon begin for construction of a historic decorative sidewalk at Southern Arkansas University. The University recently received a $500 mini grant from the Arkansas Humanities Council and the Department of Arkansas Heritage to support the project. Once completed, the walkway will contain stained images of the original campus buildings. Grant funds… Read More
University receives national community service award
MAGNOLIA – Southern Arkansas University has been named to the 2010 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll, the highest federal recognition a college or university can receive for its commitment to volunteering, service-learning and civic engagement. The Corporation for National and Community Service, which administers the annual Honor Roll award, recognized more than 700… Read More
$125,000 endowment honors alumna, provides scholarships
MAGNOLIA – A $125,000 gift to the Southern Arkansas University Foundation will soon provide an annual scholarship for students majoring in mathematics education at Southern Arkansas University. The Valerie Stewart Math Scholarship was recently established through a gift in memory of Stewart by her sister, Rebecca Stewart Matthews of Little Rock. Matthews received a Bachelor… Read More
Aerojet gives $17,000 for science preceptors
MAGNOLIA — Science courses are often intimidating for college students, but a grant from Aerojet Corporation of Camden will ease the pressure on students at Southern Arkansas University. Through its parent company, GenCorp Foundation, Aerojet has provided a $17,000 grant to provide for student preceptors to assist students in biology, chemistry, and physics labs and… Read More
Fincher Hall Project raises $32K for School for the Blind
MAGNOLIA — Students from Fincher Hall, Southern Arkansas University’s residence hall known for its mission of service, unveiled the total from months of service projects Tuesday. The funds were presented to the Arkansas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired in the form of a check for $32,126.75. Jim Hill, superintendent for the Little Rock… Read More
Group raising funds for lignite core sampling
MAGNOLIA – A group supporting the development of lignite mining in south Arkansas is working to raise a $1.6 million match for a federal grant to conduct lignite core sampling. Led by State Rep. Garry Smith, the group hopes to obtain a total of $3 million for the project. The core sampling is the first… Read More
Spring commencement planned for May 6
MAGNOLIA – Spring commencement exercises at Southern Arkansas University are scheduled to take place during three ceremonies on Friday, May 6. During the ceremonies, a total of 332 students are expected to receive degrees. The Department of Nursing commencement will take place at 2 p.m. with America Farrell, chief executive officer of the Medical Center… Read More
Clean coal mobile classroom will visit SAU
MAGNOLIA – The Natural Resource Research Center at Southern Arkansas University will host a mobile classroom from the American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. on Wednesday, April 27, directly in front of the University Science Center. The visit will be a part of ACCCE’s national “Clean Coal Technology. It… Read More
University reclassified to Master’s level by Carnegie Foundation
MAGNOLIA – The increase in graduate programs at Southern Arkansas University has been highly lauded across the region, but the University was recently officially recognized nationally when the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching reassigned SAU as a “Master’s M” level institution. Before this change, the University was classified as a bachelor’s degree-granting institution…. Read More
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