Recent News
- Mulerider alumni and friends unite to raise over $29 million through Love and Loyalty Campaign
Through the most ambitious comprehensive fundraising initiative in its 112-year history, Southern Arkansas University has far surpassed its goal of raising $22.275 million thanks to the generosity of Mulerider alumni and friends. The Love and Loyalty Campaign, an effort to strengthen SAU’s commitment to affordability and innovation, began in […]
- SAU continues to meet need for nurses with new equipment purchase
The Nursing Department at Southern Arkansas University has obtained new equipment that will provide students the hands-on training they need to work in clinical situations treating COVID patients or other patients on ventilators, another example of the cutting-edge technology SAU offers to the 80 students in its BSN program. Dr. Karen Landry, […]
- ANCRC grant revitalizes historic Bussey Hall
Historic Bussey Hall, one of the architectural landmarks on the SAU campus, has been restored to its former glory thanks to a generous grant from the Arkansas Natural and Cultural Resources Council (ANCRC). The grant totaled $698,060 and is the largest the University has received to date from the ANCRC. The restoration ensures that Bussey... Read […]
- Mulerider Band will shine with new uniforms thanks to Sturgis Trust grant
The Southern Arkansas University Mulerider Band will sport a new look for the first time in more than 15 years thanks to a generous grant by the Roy and Christine Sturgis Charitable and Educational Trust of Arkadelphia. This grant of $100,000 will provide the majority of funding needed to purchase new uniforms. J.P. Wilson, director... Read More […]
- Legacy Family: The Reeves
If words could summarize the passion Barney Hugh Reeves feels toward Southern Arkansas University, those words might be faith, family, and friends. “I believe in those things as God intended,” said Mr. Reeves. For him, establishing a legacy of support for the Mulerider spirit has been one way of exemplifying that belief. Magnolia native […]