For the first time in its 105 year history, Southern Arkansas University has more than 3,500 students enrolled on its Magnolia campus, and numerous enrollment records were broken as the fall 2014 numbers became official in September. “It is exciting to see enrollment in Magnolia top 3,500 for the first time in our history,” said… Read More
SAU returns to row cropping with 400 acre gift
SAU’s farming operation is growing again, this time with the gift of approximately 400 acres of crop land in southern Lafayette County. Ted Jackson Monroe, Sr., of Bradley recently transferred ownership of the farm land to a private trust which will be managed by the University, and SAU students and farm employees are already planning… Read More
News of Angel Tree’s needs touches sponsor 750 miles away
Felicia Gatson-Johnson was having her morning coffee and reading the USA Today during a business trip to Lincoln, Neb., when she was moved by a story about an Angel Tree in need of help 750 miles away in Arkansas. The Associated Press distributed the SAU press release stating that the Columbia County Angel Tree extended… Read More
SAU board approves bond issues
The Southern Arkansas University Board of Trustees approved at their quarterly meeting Tuesday, Nov. 18, the issuance of bonds not to exceed $10 million for three facilities – engineering, a softball complex, and a world-class track. SAU President Dr. David Rankin told the Board how important the addition of Engineering has been for the University,… Read More
SAU mourns loss of Board Chair
William “Bill” Stringfellow, a true gentleman with an endless devotion to his beloved Southern Arkansas University alma mater, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 9, following heart surgery. Stringfellow, a retired insurance executive and attorney from Little Rock, was the Chair of the SAU Board of Trustees and was also heading up the SAU Presidential Search Committee…. Read More
