Southern Arkansas Univeristy
Jerome Strickland Named Executive Director at The Contingent Arkansas (Movers & Shakers)
His initial focus will be helping launch the Every Child Arkansas initiative, which will support children, families and organizations in the state’s foster care system. read more >
SAU Cuts Ribbon on New Poultry Education Facility
Southern Arkansas University celebrates the opening of its First Financial Bank Poultry Education Facility on the north side of its Agriculture Center. read more >
SAU Announces First Doctoral Program
Southern Arkansas University in Magnolia will offer its first doctoral program in fall 2021. read more >
Colleges Ready to Stagger In-Person Participation with Web Time
Arkansas colleges are planning for a return to the in-person classes that students want this fall, but they’re hedging their bets by preparing for another quick switch to online-only learning if the pandemic rages again. read more >
SAU Research Awarded $291,000 by ArDOT
The Arkansas Department of Transportation is paying Southern Arkansas University in Magnolia to test if wood can be used in asphalt production. read more >
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Farm Bureau Insurance Gives $100K to SAU’s New Poultry Science Facility
Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Co. of Arkansas Inc. recently donated $100,000 to Southern Arkansas University’s new poultry science facility. read more >
UA Redesigning MBA Program on Quest to Be Best
The University of Arkansas slipped from first to fifth place on this year’s list of the state largest MBA programs after temporarily halting admissions to finish redesigning its full-time Master of Business Administration program. read more >
Southern Arkansas Picks Karen Landry as New Nursing Chair (SAU Movers & Shakers)
Joining Landry in the nursing department are Assistant Professor Roslyn Nipper and Instructor Tracy Woolfley. read more >
SAU, Cuban University Sign Historic Agreement
Southern Arkansas University and the University of Artemisa in Cuba signed an agreement Wednesday in the rotunda of the State Capitol, formalizing an academic exchange between the two universities. read more >
Trump’s Cuba Plan Puts Stone in Path of A Better Relationship (Ed Kardas Commentary)
Friday's news about Cuba was disheartening to Southern Arkansas University professor and Cuba expert Ed Kardas. read more >
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Jason Morrison Made Chancellor at SAU Tech (Movers & Shakers)
Jason Morrison has been hired as chancellor of Southern Arkansas University Tech in Camden. read more >
Shane Speights In as New Dean at Osteopathic School in Jonesboro (Movers & Shakers)
Dr. Shane Speights has been hired as dean of the New York Institute of Technology (NYIT) College of Osteopathic Medicine’s site at Arkansas State University at Jonesboro. read more >
SAU Breaking Ground on $12M Dormitories After Record Enrollment
Southern Arkansas University will break ground Friday on a $12 million construction project to build two new residence halls. SAU President Trey Berry talks to Arkansas Business about construction and growth at the university. read more >
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$280K USDA Grant to Promote High-Paying, In-Demand Agriculture Careers
The agriculture departments at Southern Arkansas University and the University of Arkansas are teaming up to take on the problem of declining numbers of agriculture students and more mouths to feed. read more >
SAU Gets $60,000 Engineering Program Donation
The Southern Arkansas University engineering program recently received a $60,000 donation from Albemarle and the Albemarle Foundation. In all, that's $200,000 from the specialty chemical company for the SAU Albemarle Endowed Professor of Engineering. read more >
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