Southern Arkansas University News

Southern Arkansas University student Eli Lindsey, 20, of Casscoe, is among 19 pediatric cancer survivors selected this year to receive Dennis Jungmeyer Scholarships valued at $2,500 each and awarded by the CARTI Foundation in Little Rock.
Presented annually to current or former CARTI pediatric cancer patients, the scholarships are named in honor of cancer survivor and […]

“Disco Knights” will be the theme of this year’s Upward Bound closing and awards ceremony to be held from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, July 10, in Harton Theatre.
Participants in the Upward Bound program will begin the evening with a one-act play called “Disco Knights,” which is said to be an unforgettable trip back […]

A fundraiser for Upward Bound scholarships will be held beginning at 7 p.m., Thursday, June 26, at the Free Union Missionary Baptist Church at 2015 S. Washington.
Local church choirs and other groups will present a musical extravaganza to help fund the programs third endowment. Each endowment provides two semesters of paid tuition annually for an […]

MAGNOLIA—- Students of the English honor society Sigma Tau Delta have reason to be proud according to professor and organization sponsor Dr. Shannin Schroeder.
Select members of the organization traveled to Louisville, Ky., March 5-8 to host the Sigma Tau Delta International Convention, which was chaired by Schroeder herself. Sarah Tutt, Anwar Fairley, Matt Bates, […]

MAGNOLIA—- SAKE Fx, a Students Acquiring Knowledge through Economics competition was held at Southern Arkansas University on Friday, Feb. 15.
This was the first year that SAKE Fx was held and both El Dorado High School and Junction City High School attended. The competition is an important effort to teach high school students business ethics, […]