The College of Education and Human Performance at Southern Arkansas University has been selected as one of two phase II recipients of a grant from Forward Arkansas. SAU is being awarded $798,830 as part of the implementation of phase II. This grant is a part of the Educator Preparation Program
Faculty Spotlight – Dr. Daniel McDermott Dr. Daniel McDermott joined the Southern Arkansas University Biology Department in the Fall of 2018. Daniel received his B.S. in Biology at Chadron State College in Chadron, Nebraska. He then attended the University of Iowa, received a Ph.D. in Immunology, and then joined the
Dr. Clinton Petty College of Education and Human Performance Dr. Clinton Petty, assistant professor of education and EDAS program director, recently published an original research article in Learning Environments Research entitled “Examining mathematics teacher motivation during lesson study: the role of contextual factors for perceived relatedness.” This international journal ranks
Joan Dempsey’s legacy at Southern Arkansas University, Magnolia, began with her father James A. Riddle, who graduated in 1961 when it was still called Southern State College. “I grew up in Stamps and Lewisville in Lafayette County, right next door,” the 1981 alumna said. When she graduated from high school,
Students, faculty, and staff have acres of new classroom space for field research, hands-on learning, and competition. SAU’s partnership with the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission (AGFC) is making the SAU Outdoor Campus possible. Until 2019, the primary use of the nearly 700-acres included hay production to support operation of
Near the sandy beaches of Ocean Springs, a cozy town of less than 18,000 residents, sits The University of Southern Mississippi’s Gulf Coast Research Laboratory. Established in 1947, the GCRL is home to the Summer Field Program. In June 2022, eight Southern Arkansas University, Magnolia, students traveled to Ocean Springs
