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, December 5, 2010

Carnes, Heather: President

Being the president of Southern Arkansas University must be a strenuous and exhausting job. There are so many large issues that must be addressed. It has to be difficult to assess and conduct business on these topics and still keep track of all the requests for minor improvements that arrive. If I were the president of Southern Arkansas University I would make several minor changes, including: incentive parking, a smoking area, awnings, a truck and trailer for the rodeo team, and extended cafeteria hours.

Those who work hard deserve reward. I would issue parking permits for students who obtain a 3.8 GPA or higher after being enrolled for two consecutive years. I would allow these students to pick the parking spot they would like and post signs so no other people may use these spots. Because many students and faculty at Southern Arkansas University do choose to smoke, I would create a smoking area. The placement of this smoking area would be far away from any buildings but still within a short walking distance from anywhere on campus. The campus at Southern Arkansas University is not too large to walk to all of your classes; however, when it is raining the distance is great enough to get you and your books drenched. For this reason I would place awnings over selected pathways to each building. Many SAU families whose students rodeo only have one trailer. When those children who live more than an hour or so away move away to college, they cannot leave their family's livestock without a trailer. So, I would purchase a truck and trailer solely for the use of students who wish to rodeo but have no other transportation for their stock. On weekdays, the cafeteria closes at 9p.m. On the weekends, the cafeteria closes at 7p.m. Students who stay on campus usually stay up much later. I would keep the cafeteria open until 10p.m. all week long.

If I were the president of Southern Arkansas University, I would make several minor changes to our campus while still conducting business at the current high level.

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