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.

Monday, September 13, 2010

Wu, Xi: Bucket List

Hans Christian Andersen said, “Just living is not enough. One must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower.” I, as a junior student at SAU Honors College and Chemistry major, made my bucket list. Here it is.


  1. 1. Become a U.S. Navy officer. Someone once said that the sea seems calm, but not inside of it. Nature gives the sea a lot of beautiful properties and also makes it so mysterious. The sea can always calm us while at some time keep us thinking more deeply. Also, I like sunshine and water. For a science major, The U.S. Navy is a good place to carry out interesting research projects.
  2. 2. Become a research professor. My dad is a professor. I have wanted to become a professor since I was a kid. Professors may not make lots of money like Bill Gates, but they possess something invaluable, the freedom to pursue their own interests. No matter whether I end up as a civilian or as a military officer, my career will be research oriented and it will be a big part of my life.
  3. 3. Play the piano well. Science, music, art and literature are all connected. Many famous scientists are also accomplished artists, musicians and writers. Those humanistic subjects can inspire scientists. I have never played any instruments and I am a poor singer, but last semester I accidentally discovered that I can play the piano well and I been playing ever since.
  4. 4. Own a Goldendoodle. A goldendoodle is a hybrid cross between Golden Retriever and Poodle. They are very cute dogs and make great companions.
  5. 5. Sprout a pair of wings. God did create the atoms or even the essential particles. However, He did not limit our ability to re-order nature. As genetic technology develops, I believe that one day I grow real wings on my back, as in the movie “X-man”, and I can fly not in a metal box but with my own wings flying in the nature, with the nature and touching the nature.

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