Dr. David Rankin has announced that the 2014-15 academic year will be his final year as President of Southern Arkansas University. Rankin will retire effective June 30, 2015. He made the announcement to faculty and staff at SAU on May 1, 2014. Rankin was appointed President in 2002, and quickly
The Mulerider recently turned a lot of heads as she rode Molly Ann the mule to some of the state’s most popular locations in celebration of SAU’s record fall enrollment. Megan Maye, senior SAU student from Mena, Ark., vowed to ride out her final year as one of the most
Southern Arkansas University is ready to register creative and passionate students for the fall 2013 semester into a new, unique and high-demand program for computer game and animation design. SAU recently became the first and only university in Arkansas and the region to offer a complete program dedicated to providing
Representing 30 countries around the globe, Southern Arkansas University’s 100-plus international students find support and friendship in the southern Arkansas community and campus programs. Leaving their families to travel around the world in pursuit of a quality education takes courage and perseverance and requires adapting. According to Director of International
Some grow up dreaming of becoming astronauts. Some aspire to be firefighters, police officers or even elected officials. Some desire to be veterinarians, and that goal will soon be realized for four recent Southern Arkansas University graduates. Rachel Fowler, Jeremy Greene, Brennan Pitard and Laura Reed, completed their studies at
It all started with a problem: Jessica Haynes wanted to wear her favorite pair of shoes, but the heel was broken. Now, more than three years later, Haynes and classmate Kaci Matthews have a solution that could revolutionize the footwear industry and make them millionaires. Haynes and Matthews are graduate
Miss Southern Arkansas University 2011 Rianne Herron definitely has blue blood in her veins – blue and gold to be particular. SAU has become a bit of a family tradition for the Herron family, of Omaha, Texas. Rianne’s parents, Ronny Herron and Perla Varner Herron, met on the Magnolia campus
