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A Southern University System Board of Supervisors’ Chancellor Search Committee, charged with assisting the SU System with selecting a new chancellor/dean for the Southern University Agricultural Research and Extension Center (SU Ag Center)/College of Agriculture, announces finalists for the position.

A search committee comprised of a diverse group of administrators, faculty, staff, students, alumni, and stakeholders will screen and recommend final candidates for the position of chancellor for Southern University at New Orleans (SUNO).

The SUNO Search Committee will assist the Southern University (SU) System with selecting a replacement for Victor Ukpolo who steps down June 30, 2016.

The 17-member search team will be co-chaired by Charles Rice, CEO of Entergy New Orleans, and Gloria B. Moultrie, vice chancellor for community outreach and University advancement, SUNO.

The SU "Human Jukebox," Nathan Haymer director, will perform in the McDonald's Queen City Battle of the Bands in Charlotte, North Carolina, Saturday, August 27, 2016, in Charlotte’s Memorial Stadium.

The Southern University System awarded more than 1500 degrees to diverse classes among its four campuses spring commencement exercises this May.

The accreditation of SUNO’s College of Education and Human Development has been re-affirmed by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP)/National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE). The accreditation is granted until 2023.

The families of Southern University Baton Rouge students Lashuntae Benton and Annette January, who died Sunday, April 10, 2016, in an incident off campus, have announced memorial arrangements for Friday, April 15 and Saturday, April 16.

The Southern University Baton Rouge Student Government Association held a candlelight vigil Tuesday, April 12, 2016, in the courtyard of the Smith-Brown Memorial Student Union, in honor of SU Baton Rouge students Lashuntae Benton and Annette January, who died Sunday, April 10, in an incident off campus.

The Southern University Alumni Federation (SUAF) will host Alumni Pride Day, Friday, April 1, 2016.

The Southern University System (SUS) Board of Supervisors, March 18, 2016, named John K. Pierre to become the seventh chancellor of the Southern University Law Center (SULC).

The first African-American woman to travel into space, Dr. Mae Jemison, was the keynote speaker for a combination Community Prayer Brunch and Convocation, March 9, 2016, held in observance of Southern University's 136th Founders' Day.