SAU’s new community involvement organization Making Magnolia Blossom continues to gain momentum with more successful cleanup events and even recognition with a statewide volunteer award. On August 25, MMB co-founders Aaron and Viktoriya Street accepted an award on behalf of the MMB leadership committee and SAU for the Arkansas Economic Development Corporation’s Volunteer of the Year
SAU’s seventh annual free spring concert drew a huge crowd at the Story Arena with the Casey Donahew Band headlining and Frank Foster opening on Thursday, April 16, 2015. Casey Donahew has recently released his third and what will likely be his biggest album to date, “Double Wide Dream.” He is gearing up
Dr. Ed Kardas recently returned from a trip to Cuba in which he represented SAU in visits with the University of Havana and the Ministry of Higher Education to take the first steps towards beginning exchange programs. “Like everyone I encountered in Cuba, the officials at the University and the ministry were welcoming and
SAU was recently ranked among the top 10 universities in the South for aspiring game designers and developers by Animation Career Review thanks to its two animation and game development academic programs. In 2013, SAU became the only university in Arkansas to have a complete program for Computer Game and Animation Design. Even better, SAU
The Southern Arkansas University Alumni Association is hosting its annual Dinner of Distinction awards ceremony at 6 p.m. on Saturday, April 11, 2015, at the SAU Reynolds Center Grand Hall. Alumni and friends are invited to attend. RSVP by calling the SAU Alumni Office at (870) 235-4079 or toll-free at
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
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
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
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
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
