On January 19th, SAU+AmeriCorps VISTA Fellows and Saddle Up & Serve members honored Martin Luther King, Jr. by participating in a Day of Service focused on food insecurity and community members with disabilities in Magnolia. Volunteers supported three initiatives throughout the day: The Cooking Matters program, hosted at SAU on the Square, invited SAU students
Southern Arkansas University is proud to announce that the Department of Biology has been selected to receive a $50,000 New Faculty Recruitment Start-up Package through the Arkansas IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE). This competitive award was granted in recognition of the innovative lab initiative proposed by Dr. Samia Amin, newly appointed assistant professor
Southern Arkansas University Department of Nursing community health students teamed up with Special Olympics Arkansas to host a Healthy Young Athletes Experience at Magnolia Specialized Services during the fall semester. The event focused on promoting wellness and healthy habits among young athletes, aged 2–7 years, through fun, educational, play-based activities. Stations included interactive lessons on
Students and faculty from Southern Arkansas University recently presented research at statewide and national conferences, highlighting the University’s commitment to undergraduate research and academic excellence. During the fall semester, SAU students and faculty attended the Arkansas INBRE Conference in Fayetteville, Arkansas, where they shared research with biomedical scholars from across the state. Arkansas INBRE (IDeA
The Southern Arkansas University System Board of Trustees met in a regularly scheduled session on Friday, November 21, on the SAU–Magnolia campus. Trustees approved previous meeting minutes and conducted officer elections for 2026, naming Jason Sullivan as chair, Monty Harrington as vice-chair, and Gary Sewell as secretary. Dr. Bruno Hicks, SAU president, provided an overview
