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Southern University, New Orleans' (SUNO) Students for the Prevention and Education of Substance Abuse (SPESA) will host Substance Abuse Awareness Day on Tuesday, September 29th at 11:00 a.m.

The upcoming fall music performances at Southern University will take place in the DeBose Recital Hall.

All events will be performed by students in Southern University's Department of Music.

Southern quarterback and Walter Payton Award Candidate, Bryant Lee has been named SWAC offensive Player of the Week.

Southern University, New Orleans (SUNO) has received $1.75 million from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for the next five years for its Enhancement, Enrichment and Excellence in Mathematics and Science (E3MaS) grant.

Southern University, Baton Rouge's master's program in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction -Special Education Program has received national recognition for meeting all standards set by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education and the Council for Exceptional Children.

The Southern University System's Office of Academic and Student Affairs is hosting the Sixth Annual J. K. Haynes Teacher Preparation Conference, Tuesday, October 6, 2009. State Superintendent of Education to give Keynote Address.

Southern University, New Orleans' (SUNO) Center for African and African-American Studies (CAAAS) and the New Orleans African-American Museum of Art, Culture and History (NOAAM) will present a curriculum-based exhibit entitled "African Cultural Connections" starting Friday, September 25, 2009 and concluding January 2, 2010.

The opening event for the exhibit will be on September 25th from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at 1418 Gov. Nicholls St.

All events are free and open to the public.

ExxonMobil, a major supporter of Southern University, awarded the University $32,000 on Tuesday to assist programs and students in the Colleges of Engineering and Business.

Southern University, New Orleans (SUNO) enrollment has exceeded the Fall 2008 figure of 3,105 students with 3,163 currently enrolled for the Fall 2009 semester according to preliminary numbers.

The Boeing Company made a donation of $35,000 to Southern University on Wednesday to be used by several academic programs on the Baton Rouge campus.