Fingers were crossed as the clock struck 4 p.m. in anticipation for the SAU Open House at the Hampton Inn in Texarkana, Ark., on December 16, 2013. Nerves were settled as guests started to pour in at 4:01 p.m. A total of 48 prospective students signed in during the three-hour
SAU alum Kristi Mitchell has more than a master’s degree to show for her hard work in graduate school, she has a successful youth mentoring program. Mitchell, public information officer for the Texarkana Arkansas Police Department, planned the “Pride Academy” for her professional project while she was in SAU’s Master of Public
Barbara Rutter loves a challenge – not only did she excel in one of the most challenging degree programs at Southern Arkansas University, she did it while serving what she dubs as the most difficult branch of the United States military. Rutter, of New Llano, La., graduated with honors this
The Continuous Improvement Commission of the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) announced from its October meeting that the SAU College of Education earned continued NCATE accreditation at the initial teacher preparation and advanced preparation levels. “This accreditation is so important not only to the College of Education,
The College of Education at SAU has developed the trust of a lifelong educator in Thema Forte, principal of Union Elementary in Texarkana, and an important bond with her school. Forte was a keynote speaker November 11, 2013, for the induction ceremony for the SAU chapter of Kappa Delta Pi
Glenn Muffih of Babanki, Cameroon, chose to get a degree in business from Southern Arkansas University. Now in the SAU M.B.A. program, he feels confident he will be able to use his education to make a difference in his home country. “My goal is to work with the United Nations. I
Broadway performer Ryan Everett Wood was scheduled by Guiltner not only to visit SAU’s theatre program and present workshops, but to perform alongside SAU actors in the department’s second play of the season – Proof. Wood previously toured with the Broadway production of Shrek the Musical, where he played “Shrek.”
Southern Arkansas University theatre students recently had the opportunity to see what it is like in one of the world’s most competitive theatre markets in New York City. The third annual Performance Project in October was far from a sightseeing trip. Each student had opportunities to work in their specific
Middle East scholar Dr. David W. Lesch will discuss the Syrian conflict, which rages into its third year of death and destruction unprecedented in the modern history of the Middle East, at the 2014 Emerson-Thomas-Crone Lecture. The event is free and open to the public. It is scheduled for 7:30
The first recipient of the Credit Card Memorial Scholarship at Southern Arkansas University is fittingly a calf roper – TyDaniel Haller. Haller, a junior from Corydon, Ind., is majoring in Agriculture Business at SAU. Last season, Haller won the long-go in calf roping at Missouri Valley and made the short-go
