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The Nelson Mandela School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs at Southern University, Baton Rouge, will sponsor a statewide elected officials' conference in the Royal Cotillion Ballroom of the Smith-Brown Memorial Student Union on Friday, February 25, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

The Southern University System (SUS) has contracted DHR, the fifth largest retained executive search firm in the nation, to assist in the search for its next chancellor of the Baton Rouge campus.

Leah Cullins, assitant professor, SU Baton Rouge School of Nursing, has been appointed to serve as a nurse representative from the Louisiana Nursing Association on the governor's HIV, AIDS, and Hepatitis C Commission.

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.

The Southern University, Shrevport Port City Jags men's basketball team recorded their 16th straight win by beating Baton Rouge Community College 58-50 on Saturday, January 22.

Southern University at New Orleans (SUNO) preliminary figures for Spring 2011 indicate that the University will once again attain the highest enrollment since Katrina. The preliminary enrollment is currently at 3,409 students. The final official numbers will be confirmed on February 4, which is the final day for tuition payments. SUNO's enrollment is 1,372 students over its post-Katrina level of 2,037 in Spring 2006, representing an impressive 67 percent increase since the storm. Prior to Katrina, SUNO had 3,647 students enrolled, and the current preliminary figures would represent a 93 percent recovery of the pre-Katrina levels.

Southern University Marching Band's drumline will soon be on its way to captivate audiences in the North African countries of Morocco and Algeria. Fourteen members of the famous "Human Jukebox" band will be performing in theaters, a children's center, sporting events, a morning television show and conducting workshops for young drummers, while touring cities in the two countries.

Keith L. Brown, known as the "Motivator of the Millennium," will be special guest speaker for, "Work it Out Conference," this Friday and Saturday, January 21-22, hosted by Southern University, Shreveport's Division of Student Affairs in collaboration with Volunteers of America.

ESPN's "SporsNation" co-hosts Michelle Beadle and Marcelllus Wiley and crew, set up camp at Southern University where they broadcast the popular show live on the Mississippi River bluff on campus, Thursday, January 13.

ESPN2's "SportsNation" will be produced live at 4 p.m. Thursday from Southern alongside the bluff overlooking the Mississippi River.