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.

Sunday, November 28, 2010

Zepeda, Dylan: President


I have to admit, I don’t know much when it comes to taking care of a college. I am sure that there are many rules and aspects of it that I am not aware of, but I do have a few ideas about what I would do if I could make decisions concerning what happened at my school. I would spend the time and energy necessary to organize students into classes by their learning style as well as performance in class. I would explore alternative sports to be held at the school such as fencing, martial arts, and weight lifting. The humanities would have more emphasis put on them and students would be encouraged to be individuals. Drug and drinking rules would be strictly enforced and bullying would not be tolerated at all. The nurse’s office would be available on the weekends and there would be a strong support group for students who need help with depression or other mental health issues, as well as tutoring in all subjects. Professors would also be treated well. All facilities open to students would be open to them, as well. They would have a say in how they taught and what their classes were like. Respect would be paid to them by students according to the rules and not doing so would be punishable, the same way bullying is. My school would be more exclusive. The living conditions would be improved and resident halls would be cleaner and painted in more uplifting colors, with the option to paint dorms how students wanted. There would be a strong student influence in the decisions made at the school. In the end, I would do my best to make sure my school was prestigious and looked upon as a desirable school. 

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