2011 Farmers Bank and Trust Distinguished Speaker Series Victims’ rights advocate and television host John Walsh will be the featured lecturer at the seventh annual Farmers Bank and Trust Distinguished Speaker Series on Monday, Sept. 26, at Southern Arkansas University. Most people know Walsh as the dedicated host of America’s
Southern Arkansas University has been named to the 2010 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll, the highest federal recognition a college or university can receive for its commitment to volunteering, service-learning and civic engagement. The Corporation for National and Community Service, which administers the annual Honor Roll award, recognized
The Bray, the student newspaper of Southern Arkansas University, officially launched its new online edition during the spring semester. TheBrayOnline.com will be a constantly updated news source for the students, faculty, staff, and friends of SAU. “The Bray Online allows the Bray staff to get you information as it happens,”
Science courses are often intimidating for college students, but a grant from Aerojet Corporation of Camden will ease the pressure on students at Southern Arkansas University. Through its parent company, GenCorp Foundation, Aerojet has given a $17,000 grant to provide for student preceptors to assist students in biology, chemistry, and
Enrollment at Southern Arkansas University hit another record during the spring 2011 semester with 3,087 students registered for classes. This marks the first time that spring semester enrollment has exceeded 3,000 on the Magnolia campus. “We are excited to see that more of our students are choosing to continue their
Southern Arkansas volleyball standout Maggie Glover reached the pinnacle of the Gulf South Conference when she received the league’s top award in being named the winner of the 2010-11 Commissioner’s Trophy on Monday, June 20. The Commissioner’s Trophy is the highest honor bestowed by the conference and one of the
Southern Arkansas Mulerider golf team member Travis Chrietzberg and Lady Mulerider Whitley Patterson made school history when they were announced as first team All-Gulf South Conference selections by the league office, the first-ever first team picks from SAU since joining the conference in 1995-96. Chrietzberg, a junior transfer from Texarkana
Southern Arkansas Head Athletic Trainer Ken Cole has been appointed by Arkansas Governor Mike Beebe to the state Board of Athletic Training for a three-year term expiring January 14, 2014. The Arkansas State Board of Athletic Training is a licensing and regulatory organization created to issue license for athletic training
Southern Arkansas didn’t achieve its ultimate goal of reaching the NCAA Division II World Series this spring, but the Muleriders capped off another successful season in claiming its third Gulf South Conference championship and fourth consecutive appearance in the NCAA regional tournament. Under first-year Coach Steve Browning, the long-time assistant
A $125,000 gift to the Southern Arkansas University Foundation will soon provide an annual scholarship for students majoring in mathematics education at Southern Arkansas University. The Valerie Stewart Math Scholarship was recently established through a gift in memory of Stewart by her sister, Rebecca Stewart Matthews of Little Rock. Matthews
