SUNO chancellor to hold press conference

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. SU System President Ronald Mason Jr. and Chairman Darren Mire of the Southern University System Board of Supervisors are also expected to comment on the issue.

The leaders will address the media after they address SUNO's students, faculty, and staff at an information meeting for the campus regarding the proposed merger. The meeting was called by SUNO's Student Government Association.