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The Southern University System Foundation recently received a $450,000 grant from the W. K. Kellogg Foundation for programs that will support the Five-Fifths Agenda for America's (FFAA) national project, the Honore' Center for Undergraduate Student Achievement. (HCUSA).

The Southern University System Foundation's "Million Dollar March," fundraising campaign launched July 1, 2014, raised $1,106,333 in cash contributions.

Southern University System President Ronald Mason Jr. appeared on the September 25, 2014, Louisiana Business and Industry Show on Cox 4 Louisiana.

Longtime Southern University administrator and ardent University supporter Elton C. Harrison died September 20, 2014. He was 97 and a resident of Baton Rouge.

Harrison served as vice president of Academic Affairs and was a former member of the Southern University Board of Supervisors.

The Southern University Museum of Art (SUMA), celebrates Southern University Baton Rouge's Centennial with an exhibit, "Southern Art: Reflections of History, Culture, and Lifestyle," featuring the works of artists Don Cincone, Ted Ellis, and Daryl Tripplett.

Southern University Baton Rouge Homecoming festivities kicked off Sunday, September 21, 2014, and continue through Saturday, October 4, 2014.

The Southern University System Foundation and the SUBR College of Business and College of Engineering and Computer Science recently partnered with Genesis Energy to create a $100,000 scholarship fund for SU students.

Southern University Baton Rouge's Patrick Mensah has been honored twice in recent weeks for his efforts in the area of engineering.

The Southern University System recently received a $42,500 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to provide technical business training in rural communities throughout the state. The U.S. Department of Agriculture awarded $212,500 in grants to support workforce training in Louisiana.

The Southern University System, Tuesday, August 19, 2014, at 6 p.m. (CDT), will host the next online chat session with SU System President Ronald Mason Jr. for alumni, stakeholders, and the Jaguar Nation.