MAGNOLIA – Prospective college students, parents, teachers and others who are interested in learning more about the new Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship are invited to a public meeting from 6:30-8 p.m., Thursday, May 6, at Southern Arkansas University. The event will be held in Foundation Hall of the Donald W. Reynolds Campus and Community Center…. Read More
“Say Go College Week” kicks off at SAU
By Abigail Holihan, SAU Communications MAGNOLIA – Going to college just got easier than remembering your locker combination. “Say Go College Week” provides activities and events at colleges and universities across Arkansas to get high school students serious about beginning a college education. Southern Arkansas University has planned several events to help make this event… Read More
Former El Dorado band director honored with endowed scholarship
Alumni of the El Dorado Junior High School bands are honoring their former band director by establishing the William L. and Dorothy M. Craig Endowed Scholarship at Southern Arkansas University. Craig was junior high band director from 1952 to 1969 and is a graduate of the University. Prior to beginning his teaching career, Craig served… Read More
SAU gains national exposure for BAM student orientation
Southern Arkansas University is receiving national recognition for its student orientation program, BAM: Becoming a Mulerider. It started when a group of SAU student affairs staffers presented at a national symposium for the Consortium for Student Retention Data Exchange in September 2008 in Little Rock. To be considered, the group had to present a paper…. Read More
College goal Sunday set for February 22 at Southern Arkansas University
Now is the time for students to begin working on their college financial aid applications. There’s a program in Arkansas called College Goal Sunday that students need to know about. College Goal Sunday is a free program to help students and their families fill out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), the college… Read More
