1930-1939 Mildred (Greer) Ruff ’36 celebrated her 101-year birthday on November 17, 2017. While attending Magnolia A&M, Mildred was a cheerleader for the Aggies. 1960-1969 Wanda Maureen (Harrell) Miller ’65 is the author of “Last Trip Home,” to be published by She Writes Press on May 15, 2018, already for
A dazzling football career that started by catching the attention of Mulerider fans in 2001, Nik Lewis continued to rack up receptions and records throughout his acclaimed 14-year run in the Canadian Football League (CFL). In Lewis’ stellar three-year career at SAU, he became a two-time All-America First-Team selection at
This past November it was announced that both the men’s and women’s tennis programs at Southern Arkansas University were going to make a comeback and resume competition beginning in the fall of 2018. The announcement made by SAU President Dr. Trey Berry and Director of Athletics Steve Browning echoed a
SAU is responding to an increasing demand for healthcare degree programs by working to add a Bachelor of Science in Public Health degree. If the Arkansas Department of Higher Education approves the proposal this spring, the new program will take effect in fall of 2018. The College of Science and
The SAU Band has grown by such leaps and bounds in the past 10 years that it has necessitated the physical growth of the Band Hall, said J.P. Wilson, director of bands and assistant professor of music. Wilson said plans call for Magale Rehearsal Room to be increased from 3,264
The Master of Public Administration program at SAU already has alumni making an impact regionally and globally, and this program’s reach is expected to multiply with the restructuring that started in the fall. The new MPA Program Director, Dr. Amber Overholser, who joined the SAU family before the start of
Southern Arkansas University is once again poised to offer a unique new program based on regional industry support, yet this degree, if approved, will change the University’s role and scope and lead to the creation of SAU’s first doctoral degree. Although still early in the lengthy process of enacting the
National accreditation has been awarded to the Online MS in Kinesiology-Coaching at Southern Arkansas University, signaling “top quality in an online setting,” said Steve Dingman, chair of the Health, Kinesiology and Recreation (HKR) Department. “We are very excited to receive the news that our online program has been nationally accredited,”
Yuichi Takizawa, a May 2017 graduate of Southern Arkansas University, has accepted a full-time position as an athletic trainer with the Texas Rangers organization. While an athletic training student at SAU, Takizawa participated in internships with the Kansas City Royals as well as the Rangers. “Yuichi was one of our
Providing students at Southern Arkansas University with cutting-edge knowledge of systems that bring products from suppliers to store shelves – and the fingertips of consumers – is the aim of the new undergraduate degree emphasis in Supply Chain Management, said Dr. Kenneth Green, the LeMay Professor of Management in the
