For the past two years, Dr. Chrisanne Christensen, associate professor of psychology at Southern Arkansas University, and other faculty in the department have put community service into action as an optional part of the curriculum. Though the faculty of the department are involved in many community-related projects, one that is
All one has to do is look in the office of Judy Vasser to see how important her students are to her and how much she means to them. The walls, shelves, and desk are covered with photos given to her from former and current students. Vasser, assistant professor of
Enrollment at Southern Arkansas University reached a new record for the second consecutive year during the fall 2010 semester. University officials announced an increase of 4.86 percent over fall 2009 with 3,379 students taking undergraduate and graduate courses. “This is SAU’s highest enrollment in history, and our campus housing also
Miss Southern Arkansas University 2011 Rianne Herron definitely has blue blood in her veins – blue and gold to be particular. SAU has become a bit of a family tradition for the Herron family, of Omaha, Texas. Rianne’s parents, Ronny Herron and Perla Varner Herron, met on the Magnolia campus
What do you get when you cross an SAU homecoming celebration and Halloween? A lot of fun! Homecoming 2010 took place on Saturday, Oct. 30, with the theme “Fear the Kick.” Throughout the week students and alumni participated in events ranging from the annual homecoming street painting and bonfire to
New members were inducted into the Southern Arkansas University Hall of Fame on October 29. New inductees are seated in the above photo and are (left to right) Dan Veach, Vince Holyfield, Billie Ross who accepted the award on behalf of her late husband Delwyn Ross, Shelly Fletcher who accepted
Members of the Southern Arkansas University Muleriders football team partnered with staff from Talbot residence hall during the fall 2010 semester to promote physical education in Magnolia’s elementary schools. The group was dubbed “Muleriders for Movement.” The student-athletes took weekly trips to the schools during the semester. Four to five
Southern Arkansas University is now a member of the Great American Conference. The Muleriders join a nine-member league that includes six NCAA Division II universities from Arkansas and three from Oklahoma. The universities include SAU, Arkansas Tech University in Russellville, East Central University in Ada, Okla., Harding University in Searcy,
More than 4,200 diapers were collected in October by the Southern Arkansas University Phi Beta Lambda chapter as part of the “Every Little Bottom Diaper Drive.” The drive was sponsored by SAU PBL which held a competition between other campus organizations to donate diapers. “This is the first year we’ve
Southern Arkansas University has a rich tradition in naming facilities for those individuals whose life had an impact on the University and its students. For some facilities – like the recently constructed Band Hall – the naming choice is obvious. The Southern Arkansas University Foundation is in the process of
