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.

Tuesday, August 18, 2020

Bucket List: Kyle Smith

 

I have always wanted to be an astronomer and when I am done with school and college I will be. I have had a passion for astronomy ever since I was in middle school. Today, I am still looking at astronomy as a major, but I am also looking towards astrophysics as my final career choice. Unfortunately, no college in Arkansas offers majors in astrophysics or astronomy and out-of-state colleges that do are expensive. So, my solution is to major at SAU in physics, graduate, then go to grad school to get a PhD in astrophysics, and then on to my career. When I do become an astrophysicist, I would like to live somewhere in the world that is: a great place to observe the night sky, accepting to everyone including the LGBT community, and has great weather most of the time.

I am not yet sure if I plan on staying single or if I want to marry and start a family. I still many other personal things to figure out as of right now. I may decide to travel to Osaka or Northern Chile at least once if possible. Osaka is where a few new friends who visited ASMSA during my junior year live while Chile’s Atacama Desert is one of the best places to watch the night sky. I confess that most of what I plan to do with my life remains yet to be written on my bucket list.

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