Recent News
- Dr. Downing’s Riderettes Keep Connection with Coach
A tight-knit group of alumni has shown their enduring care and affection for a true icon of Southern Arkansas University — Dr. Margaret Downing, a former coach of women’s athletics and an inaugural member of the SAU Sports Hall of Fame. Loved as a pioneer, coach, mentor, and friend, Downing was the Riderettes’ basketball coach... Read More […]
- Why I Give – Linda Barnes
For Linda Harris Barnes, giving back to Southern Arkansas University is not only the right thing to do, but a way to help future students in need. Barnes, a 1972 sociology graduate, made the impactful decision to include SAU in her planned giving – a choice that came from her heart. “My friends would say... Read More Source
- SAU Volleyball gives the game back to the Magnolia community
With its intercollegiate fall season postponed and shifted into a shortened slate to be played out in the spring of 2021, the Southern Arkansas Women’s Volleyball program, like many programs around the country, found itself with a little extra time on their hands as well as a longing for the competition that they are accustomed... Read More […]
- “Muleriders in Magnolia” take advantage of postponed competition
Following the Great American Conference’s August 14 announcement to suspend all fall and winter sports through December 31, the typical day-to-day, in-season operations of the SAU Athletic Department and its 14 NCAA-sponsored athletic programs changed drastically. With ten of the department’s programs seeing its fall sports competition shelved […]
- SAU ‘Feels Like Home’ for these future farmers of America
Three of Arkansas’ 2020-2021 state FFA officers are making Southern Arkansas University their home for pursuing their passion in agriculture. The freshmen all come from different backgrounds and found FFA in different ways, but each developed a passion for the organization and the agriculture industry. Sarah Thomas, from Concord, Arkansas, is […]