{"id":1590,"date":"2021-02-08T10:29:03","date_gmt":"2021-02-08T16:29:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/orientation\/?page_id=1590"},"modified":"2025-09-24T12:52:54","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T17:52:54","slug":"homepage","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/orientation\/","title":{"rendered":"Homepage"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center\">2026 Mulerider Orientation<\/h1>\n<p>BAM is your beginning to becoming a Mulerider! We look forward to seeing you at BAM and helping you with your next step toward officially enrolling at SAU. Dates fill fast, so don\u2019t delay registering for BAM! The 2026 dates are June 2, 4, 9, 11, 16, and July 7, 9, 14, 16, 21.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>BAM Registration for Fall 2026 will open in the application portal on February 3, 2026.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Home is where the Muleriders are | Southern Arkansas University\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NLO29yucjVk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Why is orientation important?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Registration\/Advisement:<\/b> ONE-ON-ONE session with an academic advisor!<\/li>\n<li><b>Wealth of Information:<\/b> Admissions, Advising, Housing, Financial Aid, Campus Safety, Student Activities, and much more.<\/li>\n<li><b>Tours:<\/b> BAM Leaders will offer tours of the campus and residence halls.<\/li>\n<li><b>Meet:<\/b> Current SAU students \u2013 BAM Leaders, faculty from academic areas, and SAU administrators &amp; staff<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/orientation\/files\/2022\/03\/3CB_29D_5881567_3471888415_3-540x340.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"540\" height=\"340\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>The Orientation Process<\/p>\n<p>Welcome to SAU! Each year, SAU accepts a new class of students into the Mulerider family. Orientation will help incoming freshmen and transfers alike adjust to life at SAU and make lasting connections. Help us continue our great tradition of a diverse and close-knit educational community, register for orientation now.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/orientation\/files\/2022\/03\/168_27D_5881567_3614610259_3-540x340.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"540\" height=\"340\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>Mulerider Traditions<\/p>\n<p>From the Mulekick, to bed races, to mulegating, to the Celebration of Lights, orientation will introduce incoming students to a variety of traditions near and dear to all SAU alumni. To learn more about SAU\u2019s rich history and famed mascot, visit the University Archives website.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/orientation\/files\/2025\/02\/2B8_1C0_5881567_1032821593_4-e1738607373618-540x340.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"540\" height=\"340\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>Orientation Team<\/p>\n<p>Your BAM experience will be led by a variety of groups from across campus. Current students will provide tours of campus and introductions to SAU activities and traditions. Advising will help you create your schedule of classes. You\u2019ll meet faculty and housing staff, talk about financial aid, student services, and much more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2026 Mulerider Orientation BAM is your beginning to becoming a Mulerider! We look forward to seeing you at BAM and helping you with your next step toward officially enrolling at SAU. Dates fill fast, so don\u2019t delay registering for BAM! The 2026 dates are June 2, 4, 9, 11, 16, and July 7, 9, 14,&#8230; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/orientation\/\"> Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":564,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":{"0":"post-1590","1":"page","2":"type-page","3":"status-publish","5":"entry"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/orientation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1590","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/orientation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/orientation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/orientation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/564"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/orientation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1590"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/orientation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1590\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2288,"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/orientation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1590\/revisions\/2288"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/orientation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1590"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}