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, December 8, 2010

West, Augustus: President


If I were the president of Southern Arkansas University, I would make several changes to benefit the overall quality of the university.  First, I would work to repeal the smoking ban on campus and designate several smoking areas around campus.  The majority of campus would remain smoke free but I would designate several areas away from building entrances and major foot traffic as smoking areas for faculty and staff.  Second, I would start major renovations on the older and outdated resedence halls like Talbot and Bussy.  I would set up the rooms to be like those in Honors North and improve the quality of living for all students.  I would also add at least 100 parking spots around campus to alleviate some of the parking congestion especially around the sports complex and HKR center.  Another priority on my list would be to improve the quality and variety of the cafeteria food.
                
To improve SAU’s competitiveness in sports, I would seek to improve the athletic facilities and locker rooms to give the university an edge in recruiting over our rival schools.  I would also seek to move to NCAA Division III athletics so that our sports teams such as football that have struggled over the years could be more competitive.
                
My final change to SAU would be to try and attract more graduate programs to campus and possibly even gain some professional programs.
                
These are some major changes I would make if I were president of SAU.

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