With a raspy voice and between coughing spells, a tired but excited Taylor McNeel is thankful to God and to all those who invested in her life for the opportunity to serve as the National President of FFA and the organization’s more than 610,000 members. McNeel, a junior Agriculture Business student at Southern Arkansas University,… Read More
Boo in the Barnyard a safe, fun and free event
The sixth annual Boo in the Barnyard is set to start at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, October 29, in front of the Southern Arkansas University Agriculture Center. The public is invited to attend this safe and fun Halloween event, which will offer a petting zoo, face painting, lots of games with candy prizes, photos with… Read More
$280,000 USDA grant to promote high-paying and in-demand agri careers
The agriculture departments at Southern Arkansas University and the University of Arkansas are teaming up to take on science’s “elephant in the room,” declining numbers of agriculture students and more and more mouths to feed on earth. “The number of farm-reared students has declined greatly while high-paying agriculture careers in Arkansas and beyond have steadily… Read More
SAU returns to row cropping with 400 acre gift
Southern Arkansas University’s farming operation is growing again, this time with the gift of approximately 400 acres of crop land in southern Lafayette County. Ted Jackson Monroe, Sr., of Bradley recently transferred ownership of the farm land to a private trust which will be managed by the University, and SAU students and farm employees are… Read More
SAU’s Boo in the Barnyard a safe and fun event for kids
The fourth annual Boo in the Barnyard will offer a safe and fun place to trick or treat tomorrow night from 4:30-7 p.m. at the Southern Arkansas University Agriculture Center. Hosted by the SAU Agriculture Club, the event offers games, a petting zoo, haunted hallway, face painting and other activities. The event has grown each… Read More
ADEQ approval boons economic, academic opportunities for NRRC
The Natural Resource Research Center at Southern Arkansas University became qualified to compete for federal and state water and soil testing grants and contracts upon passing inspection on Jan. 30. Passing the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) inspection opens the doors for the NRRC – a facility in SAU’s College of Science and Technology… Read More
Final beam to be installed for Agriculture Center
Southern Arkansas University’s new Agriculture Center is beginning to take shape as work began this week to set the structure’s steel skeleton into place. The final piece of the steel skeleton will be placed at approximately 10 a.m. Tuesday, April 10. No ceremony will take place, but interested persons are invited to come to the… Read More
Groundbreaking planned for Agriculture Center
Southern Arkansas University officials will break ground for the new Agriculture Center at 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, March 8. The ceremony will take place at the construction site just north of the University Science Center. A light lunch will be served. The Agriculture Center is a two story academic building designed to accommodate the ever-increasing… Read More
Dr. Scott McKay named Science and Technology dean
MAGNOLIA – Dr. Scott McKay has been named dean of the College of Science and Technology at Southern Arkansas University. McKay came to SAU from the University of Central Missouri where he served as chairman of the Department of Biochemistry, Chemistry, and Physics. He was also the founder and director of UCMO’s Center for Alternative… Read More
SAU Trustees approve $6.5 million bond issue for Agriculture Center
MAGNOLIA – Construction of a new Agriculture Center at Southern Arkansas University is one step closer to reality after the SAU System Board of Trustees gave administrators the green light for a $6.5 million bond issue for the project. The vote came during the trustees’ quarterly meeting on Thursday at the SAU Tech campus in… Read More
