What do you get when you cross an SAU homecoming celebration and Halloween? A lot of fun! Homecoming 2010 took place on Saturday, Oct. 30, with the theme “Fear the Kick.” Throughout the week students and alumni participated in events ranging from the annual homecoming street painting and bonfire to
New members were inducted into the Southern Arkansas University Hall of Fame on October 29. New inductees are seated in the above photo and are (left to right) Dan Veach, Vince Holyfield, Billie Ross who accepted the award on behalf of her late husband Delwyn Ross, Shelly Fletcher who accepted
Members of the Southern Arkansas University Muleriders football team partnered with staff from Talbot residence hall during the fall 2010 semester to promote physical education in Magnolia’s elementary schools. The group was dubbed “Muleriders for Movement.” The student-athletes took weekly trips to the schools during the semester. Four to five
Southern Arkansas University is now a member of the Great American Conference. The Muleriders join a nine-member league that includes six NCAA Division II universities from Arkansas and three from Oklahoma. The universities include SAU, Arkansas Tech University in Russellville, East Central University in Ada, Okla., Harding University in Searcy,
More than 4,200 diapers were collected in October by the Southern Arkansas University Phi Beta Lambda chapter as part of the “Every Little Bottom Diaper Drive.” The drive was sponsored by SAU PBL which held a competition between other campus organizations to donate diapers. “This is the first year we’ve
FOX News Channel contributors Monica Crowley and Alan Colmes disagree on almost every political issue. Representing opposite ends of the political spectrum, the duo visited the Southern Arkansas University campus as the featured speakers for the 6th annual Farmers Bank and Trust Distinguished Speaker Series on Monday, Oct. 18. The
Southern Arkansas University has a rich tradition in naming facilities for those individuals whose life had an impact on the University and its students. For some facilities – like the recently constructed Band Hall – the naming choice is obvious. The Southern Arkansas University Foundation is in the process of
A commitment to continuous improvement earned Southern Arkansas University state-wide recognition on Monday, Nov. 15, during the 16th annual Arkansas Governor’s Quality Awards celebration at the Peabody Hotel in Little Rock. A total of 18 business organizations were recognized on four award levels during the event. SAU President Dr. David
For nearly 30 years, students from Southern Arkansas University’s health, kinesiology and recreation department have been taking the message of fitness and health to area elementary-age students with fun activities like the annual fishing derby and the fall festival. Dr. Margaret Downing started getting her students involved in the community
El Dorado-based Murphy Oil Corporation unveiled the $50 million El Dorado Promise scholarship program for El Dorado High School students in January 2007 – Ashley (Baldwin) Milam’s senior year. The groundbreaking promise guarantees a college scholarship to each EHS graduate. “It was so exciting,” said Milam. “It took my worries
