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.
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.
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.
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.
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 
