By Becky Bell on Oct 18, 2007 in Agriculture, Featured, Student Life | 0 Comments
MAGNOLIA, Ark.— Ironic is perhaps the best way to describe how Ashley Moss became the rider of Southern Arkansas University’s official mascot, Molly B.
It is ironic both because SAU is not where Moss began her college career and because her discovery of the University was made totally by chance.
After attending college in Louisiana for a
By Becky Bell on Oct 2, 2007 in Agriculture | 0 Comments
MAGNOLIA, Ark. — Scholarship funds from the Arkansas State Plant Board are helping four agriculture students attend Southern Arkansas University who had serious doubts about paying for college otherwise.
Dr. Jim Tollett, chair of SAU’s agriculture department, said the $5,000 was split between the four students
By Becky Bell on Sep 25, 2007 in Academics, Agriculture | 0 Comments
MAGNOLIA— Southern Arkansas University’s accreditation has been expanded to include a Master of Science in Agriculture degree according to the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association which provides accreditations for universities in this region.
“This new degree will offer an opportunity for graduate studies in agriculture that has simply not existed before in southern
By Becky Bell on Sep 19, 2007 in Agriculture, Student Life | 0 Comments
MAGNOLIA—It is once again time to don boots and jeans and mosey over to the Columbia County Fairgrounds for the Southern Arkansas University rodeo.
This year’s rodeo is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. nightly September 27, 28 and 29 at the Columbia County Fairgrounds.
One of the draws of the 27th Annual SAU rodeo will be the opportunity
By Becky Bell on Sep 13, 2007 in Agriculture, Scholarship News | 0 Comments
MAGNOLIA—A couple days of cooking and serving chicken at the Arkansas State Fair in Little Rock will equal a year’s tuition for six Southern Arkansas University students.
Representatives from Allied Poultry, a part of the Arkansas Poultry Federation, select the students