Southern University System to hold Board of Supervisors Meeting and Support Our Southern Press Conference

Southern University System to hold Board of Supervisors Meeting and Support Our Southern Press Conference The Southern University System Board of Supervisors will hold its February Meeting on Friday, February 25, 2011 at 9 a.m.in the Board Room, 2nd Floor, J.S. Clark Administration Building. Please see the committee and board agendas by logging on to http://sus.edu/ and select the SU BOARD option on the home page, next select Current Board Packet and click on the individual links for agendas and supporting documentation. You may also click on the link provided below to access the current board packet: Southern University System | Board Packets (ctrl+click to follow). The System will also hold a press conference to launch the Support Our Southern campaign at 11:30 a.m. on Friday 25, 2011 in the Cotillion Ballroom of the Smith-Brown Memorial Student Union. The Support Our Southern (S.O.S.) Campaign is a general support and fundraising campaign dedicated to preserving access to education, excellence in teaching, and most importantly ensuring the perpetuity of our University System. It was created in response to the budget crisis and other challenges that our System is facing. The press conference will be held in conjunction with the Statewide Conference for Elected Officials hosted by the Nelson Mandela School of Public Policy. The public and media are invited to attend. For more information contact the SUS Office of Media Relations at 225-771-4941.