In a collaborative effort, the first Minority Male Mentorship in Education (M3E) conference at SAU was held this fall to inform and promote education as a career pathway to minority males. Joining forces to present the conference, held October 31, was the SAU College of Education, the SAU Educational Renewal
Four alumni from SAU’s College of Education were 2019 Arkansas Teacher of the Year Regional Finalists. Renee Bailey, fourth grade math, science and social studies teacher at Central Elementary School in Magnolia; Juanita Harris, first grade teacher at Union Elementary School in Texarkana; Rob Plant, grades 4-12 computer science teacher
Eboni Edwards, a junior Performing Arts: Theatre and Musical Theatre double major, participated in Artists Striving to End Poverty (ASTEP), a week-long program held at the Juilliard School in New York City. Edwards, of Pine Bluff, Arkansas, attended the program June 3-9.She attended workshops, heard lectures from Juilliard professors, and
SAU’s College of Science and Engineering has been the recipient of generous endowments, grants, and other contributions over the past year. Albemarle and the Albemarle Foundation-Magnolia Council have recently committed $100,000 to fund an endowment to benefit SAU’s engineering program. Once fully funded, this endowment will provide annual resources for
“FEELS LIKE HOME.” Anyone familiar with Southern Arkansas University knows that statement has been adopted as the slogan of one of the state’s fastest growing universities. But for a former Mulerider Football standout, that phrase can be linked to the latest chapter of his professional football journey; a voyage
Dr. Margaret Downing was honored in a special ceremony on October 20 following SAU Football’s Homecoming win and preceding the handing out of championship rings to the Lady Mulerider Softball team. Alumni, Mulerider Softball fans, and former players and friends of Downing packed the stands at Dawson Field inside the
Southern Arkansas University officially dedicated the campus’ newest athletic facility – the Live Oak Tennis Courts and the Oliver M. Clegg Championship Court – on August 28 adjacent to and behind the W.T. Watson Center and the Aquatic Center. A large crowd of SAU faculty and staff, tennis alumni and
By Robert W. Henderson, M.D. In 1965, I enrolled at what is now Southern Arkansas University. I studied pre-med and received a very fine education. There were seven of us who were accepted from SAU by the University of Arkansas College of Medicine in 1968. In those days, you could
The greatest testament to our University feeling like home is when families pass down becoming a Mulerider over multiple generations. We love sharing stories of Mulerider families and we invite you to share your family’s story at www.SAUalumni.com/generations. Four such multigenerational SAU Mulerider families include the Andrews, Duke, McDonald, and
The Alumni Association has done incredible things for SAU over the past four years! Through the strong leadership of the Alumni Association Board, the Association renovated the Alumni Center into a truly exceptional and functional venue available to our campus, community, state and region for hosting a variety of events.
