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.

Friday, September 20, 2013

Mashburn, Cody: Bucket List


A day will arrive unheralded and shall wipe our individual existence eternally. Until the day, however, there are things in which I foreknow I must accomplish. I have made it my objective to actively seek out adventures and memories before the inevitable shall fall upon me. Live free as a bird and die with no regrets, that is my philosophy. 

            The most vital subject on my bucket list is something I will leave behind far after I am gone. Leaving behind a legacy is my utmost importance of my bucket list. I do not want to be someone who has a funeral and is only talked about by family afterwards. No, I want to be more. Not only do I want my family members to remember me as I was, but I want the whole nation to remember me for ages. I want my life and death to be as timeless as time itself. After all, it’s not what you take when you leave this world; it’s what you leave behind when you go.

            Another subject on my bucket list is skydiving. When I ponder about what it would be like jumping out of a helicopter and reaching maximum velocity, I conceive that it would be the ultimate adrenaline rush. That would be something I would look back on and remember for decades.

            The final subject on my bucket list is saving someone. I would like to be a hero, well at least for a minute! Whether it’s in the law field or on the battle field, saving someone’s life could definitely change mine!

            If someone asked, “What do you want to do before you die?” I will only respond with two words, carpe diem. Why? In life, seizing the day is what solely matters in the end.

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