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.

Wednesday, November 24, 2010

Green, Tamara: President


If I were president of SAU, I would make just a few changes. I would make it possible for students to change their meal plan throughout the semester, with a limit of course. The next change I would make would be to make the campus smell better. The last change that would be made would be to add more parking.
            
My first change would be to make it possible for students to change their meal plans after 11 days of classes. With the current rule, students just have 11 days to decide whether their meal plan fits their on campus life. Being a freshman, I made the mistake of choosing the meal plan with 10 meals per week and a $75 declining balance. I didn’t factor in the three meals per day and that I would sometimes be staying on campus over the weekend. A few days after realizing this, I was told that I couldn’t change my meal plan because of the time limit. My declining balance is gone and now I have the added stress of coming up with enough money for a third daily meal. Students shouldn’t have to deal with this.
            
My next change would be to make the campus a more enjoyable place to be by eliminating the smell of cow manure. This odor can be overwhelming at times. No one wants to smell that while trying to enjoy the beautiful surroundings of the outdoors. It’s like a stench that stings the nose hairs; it’s so potent.

My next and final change would be to increase the number of parking spots. Not only do the parking spots need to be increased, but also they need to be placed in more convenient areas. The parking next to the Honors Hall is scarce. We also have to share that space with some students from Greene Hall. It’s no secret that parking a decent distance from your residence hall is nearly impossible. Something needs to be done about the parking.

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