SAU Honors College

The SAU Honors College was founded in 2003 by Dr. David Rankin, president of SAU. Dr. Lynne Belcher served as founding director and is retired from SAU. The Honors College seeks and admits qualified students who seek to pursue a serious academic program with equally gifted peers and committed teachers. Honors classes are small and provide academically enriching opportunities for students and the faculty who teach them. Currently, SAU enrolls nearly 170 honors students and graduates about 66% of admitees in four years or less. Anyone interested in applying to the Honors College or seeking further information should contact the director, Dr. Edward P. Kardas at epkardas@saumag.edu or at 870 904-8897.

Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Galvagni of Euroscholars Program Visits SAU















Melissa Galvagni of the Euroscholars program spoke at SAU today in the Overstreet Board Room. She covered the details of the Euroscholars program, a consortium of 12 European universities: Leuven, Helsinki, Ludwig-Maximilians (Munich), Ruprecht Karls (Heidelberg), Milan, Leiden, Amsterdam, Utrecht, Karolinska Institut (Stockholm), Lund, Geneva, and Zurich.

The Euroscholars program is designed to provide undergraduate research opportunities by integrating students into ongoing research programs. Instruction is in English. The program provides housing, access to university facilities, and travel opportunities.

After presenting at SAU, Galvagni was scheduled to visit UA-Fayetteville the next day. If you are an SAU student have any interest in honors study abroad please contact Ed Kardas.

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