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, September 11, 2019

SAU's Lone Pine at Four

SAU's new Lone Pine at four years old.

In 1956, a storm blew done Southern State's original Lone Pine tree on "Aggie Hill." Four years ago, Dr. Berry, SAU's current president, planted its successor in the same spot on the day of his inauguration.

The original tree (see below) was a favorite trysting spot for students and was the scene of many a marriage proposal. (Photo from old SAU Yearbook)

Original Lone Pine

Soon, our new Honors Seminar classes will be traveling around campus in our SAU as Text exercise. The National Collegiate Honors Council always schedules a "City Name" as Text exercise in the venues of its conventions. Naturally, this year's will be titled: New Orleans as Text. The idea is to learn about a place by walking around using a list of historically interesting sites.

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