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Mobility Report Recognizes SAU Tech’s Role

Mobility Report Recognizes SAU Tech’s Role On Thursday, December 8, Gov. Asa Hutchinson discussed a report generated by the Arkansas Council on Future Mobility. The Council was appointed in February of 2022 under an executive order, and it wrapped up its work with the report discussed by the governor. Dr. Jason Morrison represented SAU Tech and the two-year college training capability …

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Betty J. Lewis, Unsung Hero for December

Joyce Robinson FlowersBetty J Lewis, December’s Unsung HeroThe SAU Tech Black History Celebration committee is recognizing Joyce Robinson Flowers as the Betty J. Lewis Unsung Hero for December 2022. Joyce Robinson Flowers was born and reared in Chidester, Arkansas. After graduating from Pleasant Hill High School as Valedictorian, she matriculated and received a BA degree in English/Language Arts from Arkansas …

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Joyce Elliott To Speak at Black History Celebration

Senator Joyce Elliott to Speak at Annual Event Southern Arkansas University Tech is pleased to announce that Arkansas Senator Joyce Elliott will be the guest speaker for the annual Black History Celebration in 2023. State Senator Joyce Elliott represents Senate District 31, comprising parts of Little Rock and Pulaski County. She was elected to the Senate in 2008 after serving three …

SAU Tech Adult Ed to Host Open House

SAU Tech Adult Ed to Host Open House SAU Tech’s Adult Education Division is hosting its annual open house events in Camden and Magnolia. The Center offers these events each year for community members to learn more about the variety of services that Adult Ed provides. The open house for Camden is on September 22 from 10:00 am to 2:00 …

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SAU Tech Listed as an Academic Partner in Statewide Mobility Partnership with Oklahoma

SAU Tech Listed as Academic Partner in Statewide Mobility Partnership with OklahomaCamden, Arkansas-August 17, 2022- Governors Asa Hutchinson and Kevin Stitt joined in an announcement of an MOU between the states (Arkansas and Oklahoma) to create a national hub for advanced mobility. The MOU establishes a partnership to support the growth of advanced mobility, including drones, electric vehicles, battery manufacturing, …

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SAU Tech Awarded 1.1 Million to Continue Grow Capacity for Producing a Prepared Workforce

SAU Tech Awarded 1.1 Million to Continue Grow Capacity for Producing a Prepared WorkforceSouthern Arkansas University Tech (SAU Tech) is pleased to announce the award of 1.1 Million from the Arkansas Department of Education’s Division of Higher Education. ADHE awarded the funds under the Workforce Initiative Act Regional Workforce Grant Program passed into law in 2015. The Act provides funds …

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SAU Tech Kicks Off the Fall Semester with Employee Appreciation

SAU Tech Welcomes Faculty and Staff at Employee Appreciation Dr. Jason Morrison provided the welcome to staff and faculty at SAU Tech’s fall 2022 Convocation and Employee Appreciation early Wednesday morning. Each fall, the College hosts a time to recognize employees and provide in-service training. Dr. Morrison thanked the staff and faculty and offered words of encouragement to staff and …

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Betty J. Lewis Unsung Hero for August 2022

Wyletta Dilworth-Johnson, Betty J. Lewis Unsung Hero for AugustThe Betty J Lewis Black History Celebration Committee is excited to announce the Betty J Lewis Unsung Hero for August 2022, Wyletta Dilworth-Johnson. Wyletta is a Camden native and graduated from Camden Fairview High School in 1997. She furthered her education at Southern Arkansas University in Magnolia, Arkansas (B.S. Criminal Justice (2003) …

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Betty J. Lewis Unsung Hero for July 2022

Ora White, Betty J. Lewis Unsung Hero for JulyOra Lee (Spiller) White was born on May 24, 1954, in Eudora, Arkansas, but her family moved to Saginaw, Michigan in June 1954, where she attended Hess and Banner Schools until the late 60’s when she moved back to Eudora and graduated Eudora High School in 1972. In August 1972 she started …

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SAU Tech Holds Rocket Athletic Banquet

SAU Tech Hosts Rocket Athletic Banquet On May 3, 2022, Southern Arkansas University Tech celebrated the 2021-22 athletic season with a banquet to honor the athletes and donors. Each team was represented by the head coaches and players for the season. The ceremony also honored Jor’dan Shelton, a Rocket basketball player who passed away in a car accident at the …