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
University Summer Schedule
Southern Arkansas University is operating under its summer office hour schedule. Offices are open Monday-Thursday from 7 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. The University is closed on Friday. The University will return to regular office hours on Monday, August 15. The University will be closed and classes will not meet on Memorial Day (May 30) 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
Young artists invited to participate in charity event
MAGNOLIA – The Residential College at Southern Arkansas University has planned a unique fundraiser to benefit the Arkansas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired Library as well as Magnolia Arts. As part of the “Fincher Hall Project,” children age five through 15 are invited to participate in a service learning art project that will… Read More
UPDATED: Winter Weather Closure
MAGNOLIA — Southern Arkansas University will be closed on Tuesday, January 11, due to winter weather conditions in south Arkansas. Registration for the spring 2011 semester will begin on Wednesday, and classes will begin on Thursday, January 13. Registration will also continue on Thursday. BAM II new student orientation will take place Wednesday. Updates will… Read More
Muleriders promoting movement in Magnolia elementary schools
MAGNOLIA— Members of the Southern Arkansas University Muleriders football team have partnered with staff from Talbot residence hall to promote physical education in Magnolia’s elementary schools. The group has been dubbed “Muleriders for Movement.” The student-athletes are planning weekly trips to the schools and hope to visit each campus three to four times during the… Read More
Task Force seeks input as campus goes smoke free
MAGNOLIA – Southern Arkansas University will become “smoke free” on Aug. 1, and a task force charged with educating the University community about the new policy is seeking input from students, faculty and staff. The task force began its work Monday and hopes to begin its campaign this spring. The Arkansas General Assembly adopted the… 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
Southern Arkansas University Reaches Highest Enrollment during its Centennial Year
More students attend Southern Arkansas University than they have in the University’s past 100-year history. This year’s fall semester total enrollment is 3,287, an increase of 170 students from last fall. This is a 5 percent increase. And for the fourth year, SAU has more than 600 freshmen beginning their college career at the University… Read More