Southern Bulletin, links to upcoming events and recent news, announcements, publications, and initiatives from throughout the Southern University System.
Governor Bobby Jindal announced two appointments to the Board of Supervisors of Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, Friday, February 10, 2012.
Southern University Athletics will honor the legendary career of former basketball All-American Bob "Butterbean" Love with a jersey retirement ceremony at halftime of the men's game against Grambling State University Saturday, January 7, 2011.
Southern University, New Orleans (SUNO) was officially informed that its
accreditation was reaffirmed by the Southern Association of Colleges
and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC). The announcement came
during the closing ceremony at the SACSCOC annual meeting held in
Orlando, Florida, December 6, 2011 confirming SUNO to be compliant with
SACSCOC's Principles of Accreditation.
The Southern University System (SUS) has contracted DHR, the fifth largest retained executive search firm in the nation, to assist in the search for its next chancellor of the Baton Rouge campus.
ESPN's "SporsNation" co-hosts Michelle Beadle and Marcelllus Wiley and crew, set up camp at Southern University where they broadcast the popular show live on the Mississippi River bluff on campus, Thursday, January 13.
The Baton Rouge Area Chamber released a research paper, "Toward a Renaissance at Southern University A&M College," focused on improving the academic standing of Southern University's Baton Rouge campus.
Will M. Campbell Jr., former Liberty Bank regional manager for the Baton Rouge and Opelousas region, has been named the new director of Southern University's Louisiana Small Business Development Center (LSBDC).
Students like Sharetha Brown, a single-parent, enrolled in a graduate program at Southern University, Baton Rouge, are able to get tuition assistance through the state's Individual Development Account program which helps low-income residents with children become homeowners.
Southern University, New Orleans (SUNO) Foundation, has been awarded $25,000 from The Coca-Cola Foundation (the Foundation), the philanthropic arm of The Coca-Cola Company. The grant will provide first generation college scholarships to 20 students who are enrolled as full-time students at SUNO.
A new coffee and sandwich lounge, along with new study areas and computer kiosks, part of a plan to renovate John B. Cade Library one floor at a time, is featured in The Advocate.
The Southern University System recently received a contribution of $20,000 from Kellogg’s Corporate Citizenship Fund. The contribution will be used for educational purposes throughout the University.
Southern University, Baton
Rouge has signed an agreement with Advance Baton Rouge Charter School
Association that will help juniors and seniors at Pointe Coupee Central High
School take college courses online.
Twenty-year-old Dallas, Texas Native Demetrius Sumner is Southern
University, Baton Rouge's Student Government Association president and is the student
member on the Louisiana Board of Regents.
Shreveport native Randale
Scott was officially sworn in as Student Government Association (SGA) president
during an inauguration ceremony at Southern University, Shreveport (SUSLA) on
September 22.
Southern University, New Orleans' (SUNO) enrollment has risen
for the Fall 2010 semester and has reached its highest number since Hurricane Katrina.
The University's success comes despite projections that the enrollment would
dip below 2,900 students due to new higher admission standards.
The first ever Capital One bank branch in Shreveport's MLK neighborhood opened Thursday September 2.
The branch € the first bank ever in that specific area and the only one within a 5-mile radius, is located across the street from Southern University at Shreveport. The school was also part of the team of bring the bank to the area.
Starting in January, juniors and seniors in East Baton Rouge Parish public high schools will be able to earn college credit for a handful of online courses from Southern University.
Two beautification projects
designed by LSU and Southern University students to help create a "greener"
city were unveiled at a news conference Tuesday, August 31.
Secretary of Agriculture
Tom Vilsack announced the appointment of members to an advisory committee on
Beginning Farmers and Ranchers on August 12. Out of the 11 appointees, two are
members of the SU Ag Center's Small Farmer Agricultural Leadership Institute.
Luciano Alvarado of North Carolina is a graduate of the second class and
Frances Benton Gibson of South Carolina is a member of the institute's third
class.
Randale Scott, who serves
as SGA president at Southern University at Shreveport, was elected to serve as
the 2010-11 student member on the Southern University System Board of
Supervisors and Demetrius Sumner, Student Government Association president at
SUBR, was recently elected to serve as the student member on the Louisiana
Board of Regents (BOR).
Senior business entrepreneurship majors Michael Pugh and Tonia
Simmons-Doakes represented Southern University at New Orleans in the
Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) Regional Competition in Atlanta,
Georgia, April 6.
Kiyan McCormick, a
second-yeargraduate student in Southern University and A&M College’s
School of Nursing, was selected as one of six panelists from throughout the
nation to serve on the item review panel for the National Council Licensure
Examination for Registered Nurses and the National Council Licensure Examination
for Practical Nurses.
A team of SU students recently went to China just to discuss technology and business ideas. Company reps were so impressed, they offered all of them jobs.
Southern University, New Orleans (SUNO) has been ranked #1 in campus safety among Louisiana colleges and universities by StateUniversity.com's Safest Schools report.
Southern University, New Orleans (SUNO) welcomes Ambassador Johnnie Carson on Thursday, November 19 from noon to 1 p.m. in the Park Campus Cafeteria at 6400 Press Drive.
Southern University's Department of History will host Emmy nominee and
filmmaker Keith A. Beauchamp on Wednesday, November 18 at 6 p.m., in
room 313 of T.T. Allain Hall.
Nationally recognized expert on educating urban African-American
students and author Lisa Delpit will speak at Southern University,
Baton Rouge on Wednesday, November 18, at 6 p.m.
SU's "Human Jukebox" is one of eight HBCU bands that will be participating in the 2010 Honda Battle of the Bands "Invitational Showcase" in Atlanta, Georgia.
ValaRay Irvin, director of the Southern University Counseling Center, has been elected president of the International Association of Counseling Services, Incorporated's (IACS) Board of Accreditation.
Southern University's Department of Psychology will host the 11th Annual Social and Behavioral Science Undergraduate Research Conference from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Friday, November 6 in the Royal Cotillion Ballroom of the Smith-Brown Memorial Union.
Cheryl Taylor, director of the Office of Nursing Research at Southern University Baton Rouge campus's School of Nursing has been selected to receive the prestigious Daniel J. Pesut Spirit of Renewal Award for Nursing Excellence by the Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI) Honor Society of Nursing.
On
Tuesday, October 6, 2009 the Southern University System will host the Sixth
Annual J.K. Haynes Teacher Preparation Conference, in memory and honor of legendary
educator, J.K. Haynes.
SU
quarterback Bryant Lee threw four touchdown passes to help give the
Jaguar's its first SWAC win of the season. The Jaguars defeated Alcorn
State 48-42 at home in A.W. Mumford Stadium on Saturday, September 26.
Southern University's Presidential Search Committee, charged with conducting a search for the university's next system president, will hold several open meetings to receive input from the campus communities.
The Southern University System's Office of Academic and Student Affairs is hosting the Sixth Annual J. K. Haynes Teacher Preparation Conference, Tuesday, October 6, 2009. State Superintendent of Education to give Keynote Address.
Southern University produces the fifth most African-American graduates who go on to earn doctorates among all colleges and universities in the nation, according to a recently published study conducted by a three-member team from the University of Pennsylvania.
For the second year in a row, Southern University, New Orleans (SUNO) has been ranked #1 in campus safety with a 98.18 safety rating among Louisiana colleges and universities by StateUniversity.com. The University is ranked #19 in the U.S. by the Web site, up from 20th in 2009. The campus safety report is based on incidents reported by campus safety officials.
In an effort to positively impact SUBR's recruitment, retention, and
graduation rates and to significantly enhance and expand its student
diversity, the University offers an out-of-state fee waiver policy.
Campus to go 100% wi-fi with cloud computing while assigning incoming freshmen laptops
Southern University, New Orleans (SUNO) announced that the campus will become 100 percent wireless and will implement cloud computing starting the Summer 2011 session. The University also announced that each incoming freshman who qualifies for the Louisiana Board of Regents regional minimum admission standards and without a personal laptop will have access to a laptop upon arrival. SUNO implemented selective admission criteria mandated by the Board of Regents in Fall 2010.
The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) held its on-site visit of Southern University, New Orleans (SUNO) March 2-4, 2011. The on-site committee report, which the University just received on Thursday, May 5, indicates that SUNO is in compliance with all SACS standards with no recommendations for corrective action.
James L. Llorens was selected as the next chancellor of the Southern University, Baton Rouge campus, Friday, April 29, 2011.
Llorens
currently serves as the assistant chief administrative officer for the
Office of the Mayor-President, City of Baton Rouge and Parish of East
Baton Rouge where is responsible for a $33 million budget and a personal
allocation of approximately 500 employees. Llorens previously served as
dean of graduate studies, chair of the SUBR Political Science
Department, and associate professor of public administration on the
Baton Rouge campus.
The official 2011 Spring enrollment for Southern University, New Orleans (SUNO) is 3,318, representing the University's highest enrollment since Hurricane Katrina. This figure also signifies a 91 percent return of SUNO's pre-Katrina enrollment of 3,647 students.
Members of Southern University's world renowned, "Human Jukebox" marching band, will perform February 12 in Washington, D.C., at the Louisiana Delegation's Mardi Gras Ball hosted by Sen. Mary Landrieu.
Southern University at New Orleans (SUNO) preliminary figures for Spring 2011 indicate that the University will once again attain the highest enrollment since Katrina. The preliminary enrollment is currently at 3,409 students. The final official numbers will be confirmed on February 4, which is the final day for tuition payments. SUNO's enrollment is 1,372 students over its post-Katrina level of 2,037 in Spring 2006, representing an impressive 67 percent increase since the storm. Prior to Katrina, SUNO had 3,647 students enrolled, and the current preliminary figures would represent a 93 percent recovery of the pre-Katrina levels.
The executive committee of the Association of American Law Schools (AALS) recently voted to recommend that the Southern University Law Center be admitted to full membership in the association, Chancellor Freddie Pitcher Jr., announced in a release on November 19.
Southern University and A&M College entered into a partnership with
Guizhou University in China that will bring student exchange,
scholarships, and research opportunities for SU and Ghizhou students as
early as next year.
Southern University and A&M College's Academic All-Star Team has been selected as one of 48 schools to compete for the title of National Champion in the 21th Annual Honda Campus All-Star Challenge (HCASC) April 10 - 13 in Orlando, Florida.
In addition to
the construction of a new Information Technology Center and the remaining
phases of Southern University at New Orleans’ (SUNO) first-ever Student and Faculty
Housing Facility, the latter of which opened in January, the University has
embarked on a major beautification project on its Lake and Park campuses. Nearly
five years ago, the 50-plus year old institution was devastated by floodwaters
from both Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita.
Southern University at New Orleans' (SUNO) enrollment has
increased to 93 percent of its pre-Hurricane Katrina enrollment of 3,647
students, according to preliminary Spring 2010 figures.
Southern University and A&M College introduced Lyvonia "Stump" Mitchell, former assistant head coach/running backs coach for the National Football League's (NFL) Washington Redskins, as the 17th head football coach for the Jaguars
Southern
University and A&M College has offered its head football coaching
position to Lyvonia "Stump" Mitchell, the assistant head coach/running
backs coach for the National Footballl Leagues's (NFL) Washington
Redskins.
After more than 50 years, Southern University at New Orleans (SUNO) took a monumental step toward becoming a residential campus with the opening of its Student and Faculty Housing complex. Residents started moving in January 4.
The SU Ag Center's animal science program in collaboration with four institutions, was awarded a three-year, $388,000.00 USDA AFRI integrated re-search project grant with $45,000 coming to the Center.
Southern University's Navy ROTC unit is gearing up for the 3rd annual Dronet Challenge set to take place November 21 from 8:45 a.m. to noon at Southern University's A.W. Mumford Stadium.
The Southern University, New Orleans (SUNO) basketball programs will hold "Mid-Knight Madness" to introduce the 2009-2010 men's and women's basketball teams to fans.
Fulbright
scholars and teaching assistants from Taiwan, Tanzania, and Senegal will
discuss their homelands during Southern University's annual "My Hometown"
lecture series.
Rear
Admiral William D. Baumgartner, a U.S. Coast Guard Judge Advocate General,
recently met with officials at Southern University to discuss career
opportunities for students in the U.S. Coast Guard.
Edwin
Walker, assistant professor, Department of Chemistry, Southern University,
Baton rouge, has announced that SoURSCe, an on-campus research center, is now
available free of charge to faculty members and students who do not have
funding to support their research efforts.
Southern
University's Navy Reserve Officer Training Corps (NROTC) will celebrate the
United States Navy's 234th birthday on Tuesday, October13. The ceremony
will be held in the Seymour Gym from 6:40 a.m. - 7 a.m.
The
Southern University Student Health Center will be hosting a Fall Wellness Fair
that will include blood pressure screening and H1N1 Flu registration, along
with cholesterol and glucose screening. The Fair will be held from 10 a.m. to 2
p.m., Oct. 13, in the Smith- Brown Memorial Student Union.
Miss
Black Louisiana USA 2008-2009 and Southern alumnus, Tiffany Lloyd, will be the
grand marshal of Southern University, Baton Rouge's annual homecoming parade
Saturday, Oct. 17.
Southern
University, Baton Rouge will celebrate its Homecoming 2009 week with a number
of activities, including a gospel concert, spirit day, an electrifying Greek
show, and the annual parade in Scotlandville, all leading up to the Saturday,
Oct. 17 football game against Fort Valley State.
Southern
University's Marching Band and the Center for International Education will
donate 20 new snare and tenor drums to the country of Belize as part of the
department's Belize Music Project.
Southern University's Navy ROTC program has received a $285,000 grant to provide African language study, African cultural immersion, and study abroad opportunities.
Southern University will host the 2009 "World Peace: What Does it Mean to You!" forum, at 6 p.m., Thursday, October 1, in the Royal Cotillion Ballroom of the Smith-Brown Memorial Student Union.
Southern University, New Orleans' (SUNO) Students for the Prevention and Education of Substance Abuse (SPESA) will host Substance Abuse Awareness Day on Tuesday, September 29th at 11:00 a.m.
The upcoming fall music performances at Southern University will take place in the DeBose Recital Hall. All events will be performed by students in Southern University's Department of Music.
Southern University, New Orleans (SUNO) has received $1.75 million from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for the next five years for its Enhancement, Enrichment and Excellence in Mathematics and Science (E3MaS) grant.
Southern University, Baton Rouge's master's program in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction -Special Education Program has received national recognition for meeting all standards set by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education and the Council for Exceptional Children.
Southern University, New Orleans' (SUNO) Center for African and African-American Studies (CAAAS) and the New Orleans African-American Museum of Art, Culture and History (NOAAM) will present a curriculum-based exhibit entitled "African Cultural Connections" starting Friday, September 25, 2009 and concluding January 2, 2010. The opening event for the exhibit will be on September 25th from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at 1418 Gov. Nicholls St. All events are free and open to the public.
ExxonMobil, a major supporter of Southern University, awarded the University $32,000 on Tuesday to assist programs and students in the Colleges of Engineering and Business.
Southern University, New Orleans (SUNO) enrollment has exceeded the Fall 2008 figure of 3,105 students with 3,163 currently enrolled for the Fall 2009 semester according to preliminary numbers.
Southern University, Shreveport released its Spring 2009 enrollment numbers, boasting a little more than a 200-student increase form the previous year.
Southern University, Shreveport in late August opened its Business and Community Development Center at 646 Hilary Huckaby Avenue across the street from its' Shreveport campus.
The opening of the $4.1 million building addition for the Southern University Law Center's A.A. Lenoir Hall couldn't have come at a better time. The largest incoming class for the Law Center swelled the student body to more than 600.
Southern University, New Orleans and Delgado Community College partnered to rekindle an articulation agreement between the two institutions as well as sign a two-plus-two agreement that was announced at a press conference May 6 at the SUNO Park Campus
Southern University at New Orleans' (SUNO) Center for African and African-American Studies (The Center) continues a tradition of events for Black History Month. The extensive calendar of activities features a lecture by Dr. Curtis Austin, associate professor of history and director of the Center for Black Studies at the University of Southern Mississippi.
The Southern University System
will observe its annual Founders’ Day in March with events to
commemorate 132 years of providing educational opportunities to students
from across the globe. The theme for the 2012 commemoration is
"Renaissance Southern University: Strengthening Our Gift of a Strong
Foundation."
The Southern University System Foundation has received more than $1 million in a gift from the James and Ruth Smith Trust.
The
endowment, the largest bequest in the University's history, includes
assets and property from the estate of the late James David Smith and
the late Ruth Johnson Smith of Santa Barbara, California, both of whom
were Southern University graduates.
The Southern University System Board of Supervisors will hold its
regular meeting Friday, January 6, 2012 in the Board Meeting Room on the second
floor of J.S. Clark Administration Building on the Southern University
campus.
Chancellor Victor Ukpolo of Southern University, New Orleans (SUNO), will address the media on Wednesday, January 26 at 11:30 a.m. in the Health and Physical Education Building, room 204 on the campus, about Gov. Bobby Jindal's proposal to merge SUNO and the University of New Orleans.
The Southern University, Shrevport Port City Jags men's basketball team recorded their 16th straight win by beating Baton Rouge Community College 58-50 on Saturday, January 22.
Southern University Marching Band’s drumline will soon be on its way to
captivate audiences in the North African countries of Morocco and
Algeria.
Fourteen members of the famous "Human Jukebox" band will be performing
in theaters, a children's center, sporting events, a morning television
show and conducting workshops for young drummers, while touring cities
in the two countries.
Taking an aggressive step toward reaching out to the secondary education community to improve college readiness, Southern University at New Orleans (SUNO) will sign a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Priestley School of Architecture and Construction on Friday, November 12, 2010 from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Freshman Entergy Scholars Scholarship applications are now available
for first-time freshman entering Southern University for the Fall 2010/Spring
2011 academic year.
Southern University's Division of Continuing Education, in partnership with 6Sigmatek, LLC, is now offering Lean Six Sigma specialized training and deployment for businesses.
The Southern University Marching Band and the SU National Alumni Federation each received a 2012 HBCU Award from the Center for HBCU Media Advocacy at a national awards ceremony held on the campus of Bowie State University in the Wiseman Student Center on April 21, 2012.
Frazier Hall who played first base for the Jaguars was picked by the Los Angeles Angels in the 16th round of day two of the 2011 Major League Baseball draft and pitcher Cody Hall was selected by the San Francisco Giants in the 19th round.
Southern University, Baton
Rouge’s Frazier Hall added a big honor to his growing resume', as he was
named third team Louisville Slugger All-American on June 2, 2011.
Leah Cullins, assitant professor, SU Baton Rouge School of Nursing, has been appointed to serve as a nurse representative from the Louisiana Nursing Association on the governor’s HIV, AIDS, and Hepatitis C Commission.
Latoya Reneé Bean has been named chief student marshal, the student with
the highest grade point average, in the fall 2010 Southern
University Baton Rouge graduating class.
Three SUNO freshmen, Veronica Azubuike, Wynieka Anderson, and Gabrielle Carter were named to the 2010 GCAC All-Conference Volleyball Team on November 18. The trio helped turn SUNO from a 1-18 team, in 2009, to a 10-11 2010 contender for the GCAC championship. The Lady Knights were the GCAC Tournament runners-up.
Southern University at New
Orleans (SUNO) Chancellor Victor Ukpolo will receive the 2010 Quintessence
Award from the African Writers Endowment, Incorporated on Saturday, August 28,
2010, at the Marriot Trenton Hotel in Trenton, New Jersey.
Southern University
and A&M College sophomore Ronald Alexander has been awarded the 2010 American Physical Society
Scholarship for Minority Undergraduate Physics Majors.
Southern University at New
Orleans (SUNO) has been named to the 2009 President'’s Higher Education
Community Service Honor Roll. The honor was bestowed upon the University by the
Corporation for National and Community Service for service to the local
communities.
Ruth W. Johnson, director
of SUNO's Educational Talent Search Program, was elected secretary for theCouncil for
Opportunity in Education (COE) Board of Directors. The
council, based in Washington, D.C., represents TRiO programs which are funded
by the U.S. Department of Education.
Cheryl Taylor, SUBR School
of Nursing's director of nursing research, had a national award named in her
honor that recognizes her efforts to eliminate disparities in the delivery of
healthcare to various racial and ethnic groups.
The Southern
University System and the Jaguar Nation congratulatethe Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) champion
Southern University and A&M College women’s basketball teamand head coach
Sandy Pugh on their historic and triumphant season.
The SUBR women's basketball team, who were
Southwestern
Conference (SWAC) champions, captured the 2010 Farmers Insurance
Southwestern
Athletic Conference tournament championship in Bossier City with a 60-47
victory over Alabama State University.
Diola Bagayoko of Southern
Universityat Baton Rouge, has been honored by the American Association for the
Advancement of Science for his efforts to significantly increase the number of
African-American Ph.D.s in physics and chemistry.
Wanda Spurlock, an associate
professor in the SUBR School of Nursing, has been named the recipient of thecoveted "Rosemary Volunteer Award” presented by the Alzheimer’s Services of the
Capital Area at its recent Annual Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon.
Four Southern University Electrical Engineering students were part of a three-school team of historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) that placed second in the second annual Lonestar Challenge Design Competition held recently at Texas A&M University.
Southern University Army Reserve Officer Training Corp. (ROTC), Cadet Tony Nguyen is joining senior U.S. military leaders at the George C. Marshall ROTC Seminar on National Security in Lexington, Va, through April 17.
Officials and students from all entities in Southern University System will be in the Rotunda of the State Capitol on Thursday for "Support Our Southern Day at the Capitol."
High school juniors and seniors
will get a heavy dose of Southern University on April 11 when the
University holds its annual "College Night on The Bluff."
The Southern University System Board of Supervisors will hold its regular meeting Monday, February 13, 2012 in the Board Meeting Room, 2nd Floor, J.S. Clark Administration Building, on the Southern University campus in Baton Rouge.
Beginning on Wednesday and continuing until November, the My Bayou Classic Road Show is touring the Gulf South, hoping to reach out to fans of Grambling State and Southern.
The 2011 Southern University
National Alumni Conference continues through July 10 in Baton Rouge.
This year's conference, "Bringing it Back to the Bluff," marks the
return of the annual meeting to Baton Rouge, for the first time in 16
years.
The closing event and awards presentation of the 11th Annual Minority Law and Research Institute will be held at the Southern University Law Center, 130 A. A. Lenoir Hall, at 1 p.m., Thursday, June 30.
Gala will help benefit the Southern University Department of Athletics
The Southern University Department of Athletics will hold its first Red
Carpet on the Bluff Gala, June 17, 2011 at 7 p.m. in the A.W. Mumford
Fieldhouse, on the Southern campus.
Southern University, New Orleans
(SUNO) will hold three free summer science enrichment programs for K
through 12 students as well as high school teachers. The deadline to
register for the programs is Monday, May 23, 2011, 5 p.m.
The Southwest Center for Rural
Initiatives Y.E.S. After-School program will host a Career Day on
Tuesday, May 17, 2011 from 4 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. for enrolled students ages
6-14. Local professionals from various career fields will participate
and provide hands-on demonstrations, including a police officer, a
fireman, entrepreneurs, a beautician, a judge, a chef, a funeral
director, an attorney, a coach, a doctor, and a dentist.
The Southern University Ag
Center invites all Louisiana child care providers to attend a training
session, May 20-21, in Baton Rouge. Participants will receive up to nine
hours of new ideas, and discover new and exciting programs. As
providers, this training is an opportunity to leap into childcare
training for you or your staff and gain basic or advance skills.
U.S. Secretary of Housing and
Urban Development Shaun Donovan will serve as the commencement speaker
at Southern University, New Orleans on Saturday, May 7, 2011 at 4 p.m.
in the Lakefront Arena.
Michael V. Roberts Sr., chairman
and CEO of the Roberts Companies, will address more than 200 Southern
University, Shreveport graduates during commencement excercises on
Thursday, May 12, 2011 at 7 p.m. at the Shreveport Convention Center.
Charles F. Bolden Jr., the first
African American and the second ex-astronaut to lead NASA, will deliver
the keynote address for Southern University’s spring commencement, May
13, 2001 in F. G. Clark Activity Center, at 10:30 a.m.
Judge Brian A. Jackson of the
United States District Court, Middle District of Louisiana, will deliver
the 2011 Commencement address for Southern University Law Center at 10
a.m., Saturday, May 14, 2011 in the F.G. Clark Activity Center on the
Southern University, Baton Rouge campus.
Southern University, New Orleans, (SUNO), will cut the ribbon for its Information Technology Center on Wednesday, March 16 at 11 a.m. in front of the building on the Lake Campus at 6801 Press Drive.
The University will also hold the Support Our Southern SUNO launch as a part of the program.
Visitation for Dr. Emmett W. Bashful, the first chancellor of Southern
University, New Orleans (SUNO), will be held on Friday, March 4 from 1
p.m. to 4 p.m. in the University's gymnasium at 6400 Press Drive. Dr.
Bashful died Saturday morning, February 27, in Baton Rouge at the age
93. He led SUNO from 1959 to 1987 and had served as chancellor emeritus
since his retirement.
The SU Civil Rights Commemoration Project will kickoff during the 2011 SU Founders' Day with the first in a series of video recording sessions to collect civil rights stories from former students/faculty/administrators and the public. The sessions will be held from 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Thursday, March 10, in the SU Field House.
High school seniors and Baton Rouge Community College students seeking scholarships and exciting opportunities are invited to a Southern University Open House, 6 p.m., February 10, in W.W. Stewart Hall Auditorium.
The Nelson Mandela School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs at Southern University, Baton Rouge, will sponsor a statewide elected officials' conference in the Royal Cotillion Ballroom of the Smith-Brown Memorial Student Union on Friday, February 25, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Keith L. Brown, known as the "Motivator of the Millennium," will be
special guest speaker for, "Work it Out Conference," this Friday and
Saturday, January 21-22, hosted by Southern University, Shreveport's
Division of Student Affairs in collaboration with Volunteers of America.
Judge Glenda Hatchett, widely known for her nationally-syndicated TV series, will be the guest speaker at Southern University, Baton Rouge's Fall 2010 commencement exercises set for 10:30 a.m., December 10 in the F.G. Clark Activity Center.
International Education Week (IEW) will be celebrated November 15-16 on Southern University's Baton Rouge campus with prayers for world peace, a balloon release, and an informational symposium on Southern's study abroad program.
Southern University at New Orleans (SUNO) Center for African and African-American Studies will have its 15th annual Kwanzaa celebration on Tuesday, November 16, from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in Lake Campus 43 at 6801 Press Drive. The event is free and open to the public.
Southern University will jump start its Relay For Life campaign with a kick-off party from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m., Tuesday, November 16, in suite 305 on the 3rd floor of the Southern University Field House.
Joe Leonard, USDA assistant secretary for civil rights is scheduled to speak at the Southern University's Global Food Security and Plant Biosecurity Symposium on November 9, 2010. Leonard will give remarks at 9:30 am at the Southern University Royal Cotillion Ballroom, Smith-Brown Memorial Student Union. Leonard will address symposium participants including students, guests, staff, administrators, community and faculty members.
Southern University is inviting high school juniors, seniors, and their parents to an "Open House” on November, 9 to get vital information about college entrance requirements, financial aid, and courses of study on the Baton Rouge campus.
Scientists and professionals who are working on the frontlines of global food security and plant biosecurity research will gather at Southern University and A & M College Baton Rouge, on November 9-10, 2010, to uncover potential threats to our nation's natural resources and agriculture. They will participate in the University's Global Food Security and Plant Biosecurity Symposium.
A ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the Southern University Agricultural Research and Extension Center's new headquarters for the Southwest Center for Rural Initiatives (SCRI) is scheduled for Wednesday, October 27 at p.m.
Prospective law students can prepare for the LSAT, the admissions test for law schools, in an intensive LSAT Preparation Workshop conducted by Test Review Institute (TRI), October 30-December 5, at the Southern University Law Center.
The Southern University at
New Orleans (SUNO) Family Wellness Fair will be on Wednesday, September 15 from
11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Health & Physical Education Building at 6400 Press
Drive.
Tours, food
tasting, and welcoming of the new Southern University System President are
scheduled activities for the grand opening celebration of the new Johnny L.
Vance Jr. Student Activities Center at Southern University, Shreveport (SUSLA).
The ceremony will be held on SUSLA’s main campus at 3050 Martin Luther King,
Jr. Drive on August 20, at 11:30AM.
Southern University alumnus Lt. Gen. Russel Honoré (U.S. Army Retired) will speak to students and the public at 11 a.m., August 23 in the Smith-Brown Memorial Student Union. Honoré, the author of two books, will hold a book signing after his presentation.
About 700 undergraduate and graduate students will
receive degrees during Southern University and A&M College’s Spring
Commencement exercise on Friday, May 14 at 10:30 a.m. in the F.G. Clark
Activity Center.
Southern University at
Shreveport will host its 2010 Spring Commencement Ceremony Saturday, May
8, 2010, at 10 a.m., on the main campus in the Health and Physical
Education Complex, 3050 Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive.
Judge
Vanessa D. Gilmore of the United States District Court for the Southern
District of Texas will deliver the 2010 Commencement address for Southern
University Law Center at 10 a.m., Saturday, May 15, in the F.G. Clark Activity
Center on the Southern University at Baton Rouge campus.
Mitch Landrieu, mayor of the City of New Orleans and former
Louisiana Lt. Governor, will serve as
speaker for Southern University at New Orleans’ 2010 Commencement, Saturday,
May 8, at the UNO Lakefront Arena.
Southern University will host its annual Honors Convocation beginning at 10:15 a.m. Friday, April 23, in the Seymour Gymnasium on the Baton Rouge Campus.
The Southern University Student Health Center will host its annual Spring Wellness Fair on Wednesday, April 21, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., in the Lobby of the Smith-Brown Memorial Union.
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Special Agent Ryan K. Lawrence will be the guest speaker for Southern University and A&M College's Leadership Living Community's (L3C) Brown Bag Luncheon at 11:30 a.m. on Friday, April 16 in the Cyprus Room of Mayberry Dining Hall.
A series of meetings mapping the future design of the Scotlandville area will be the focus of a five-day workshop coordinated by Southern University’s School of Architecture and its Urban + Rural Community Design Research Center.
SUSLA and Shreveport Federal Credit Union will host nationally syndicated radio talk show host Tom Joyner for National Census Day on Thursday, April 1. The Tom Joyner Morning Show will broadcast live from the main campus of SUSLA, 3050 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, 5 a.m. - 9 a.m. The public is invited to come complete and mail-in their census form.
The International Children’s Outreach Ministry, Incorporated, Honors Chorus of South Africa is scheduled to perform at Southern University Laboratory School, at 10 a.m., Wednesday, March 24, in the school's gymnasium.
Southern University’s
Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) will host a regional drill
competition from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, February 27, in A.W. Mumford
Stadium on the Baton Rouge campus.
Livestock harvesting and
marketing workshops will be held in north and south Louisiana for county
agents, agriculture professionals, and livestock producers across the state. These
are important topics to ensure compliance with regulations as more farmers
transition to home harvest, processing and marketing of meat from
their grass fed cattle, sheep, goats, pigs and chickens.
Small business owners and
contractors are invited to participate in the Sixth Annual Connecting
Businesses with Contracts Procurement Conference, March 23, 2010, at the
Southern University Smith-Brown Memorial Student Union in Baton Rouge.
Southern
University at New Orleans (SUNO) will hold a ribbon cutting for its Student and
Faculty Housing complex on Wednesday, February 10, 2010 from 11 a.m. to noon
The Southern University Law Center's Journal of Race, Gender, and Poverty will host a one-day symposium, "State of the Union: The Progress Report," from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Friday, February 19, 2010, in 120 and 130 A.A. Lenoir Hall.
Southern University will hold its annual "Football Recruiting Bash" February 3 in the new north endzone fieldhouse at A.W. Mumford Stadium. Admission is $20. Refreshments will be served
Helping senior citizens and physically and mentally challenged persons in the Scotlandville area receive local, state and federal assistance will be the subject of the first of a five-part series of workshops to be conducted by Southern University and A&M College.
Southern University at New
Orleans (SUNO) will host a televised mayoral candidatesforum on Tuesday,
January 26, 2010 from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the Health and Physical Education
building on the Park Campus at 6400 Press Drive.
Young farmers and ranchers from across the state are gearing
up for the 67th Annual State Livestock and Poultry Show hosted by the Southern
University Agricultural Research and Extension Center, March 11-13.
Southern University's School of Nursing will hold it's Fall Pinning Ceremony at 6 p.m., Thursday, December 10, in the auditorium of the J. K. Haynes School of Nursing Building.
Entrepreneur, community activist, and author Tommy W. Dortch Jr. will be featured speaker for Southern University's Fall 2009 commencement ceremony, 10:30 a.m., December 11, in the Felton G. Clark Activity Center.
The Southern University's Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps invites the public to come out and cheer or jog along with them when they conduct their annual State Farm Bayou Classic run from Southern University to the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans.
Southern University, New Orleans and Delgado Community College partnered to rekindle an articulation agreement between the two institutions as well as sign a two-plus-two agreement that was announced at a press conference May 6 at the SUNO Park Campus
Southern University at New Orleans' (SUNO) Center for African and African-American Studies (The Center) continues a tradition of events for Black History Month. The extensive calendar of activities features a lecture by 
the City of New Orleans and former
Louisiana Lt. Governor, will serve as
speaker for Southern University at New Orleans’ 2010 Commencement, Saturday,
May 8, at the UNO Lakefront Arena.
