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, November 30, 2009

Dr. Lynne Belcher visits Honors Seminar

On Friday, November 19, 2009, Dr. Lynne Belcher, founding director of the SAU Honors College visited the 8 a.m. meeting of the Honors Seminar class. Dr. Belcher told of the earliest days of the Honors College including how she had to scramble quickly to recruit the first class. She also related stories about some of the trips taken, the accumulation of honors courses, and success of honors graduates.

After her visit, she agreed to co-host a meeting of all current honors students. That meeting will be held on Thursday, December 3 at 3:40 p.m. in the Foundation Hall of the Reynolds Campus and Community Center. All students are urged to attend.



Above, Dr. Belcher addressing the class.
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