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The Southern University System Board of Supervisors on Thursday approved an increase in student fees. The average increase of 4.95 percent affects Southern University Baton Rouge, Southern University New Orleans, Southern University Shreveport and the Southern University Law Center.

Southern University received the green light to move forward with its medical marijuana program. The Southern University Board of Supervisors approved a contract with Advanced Biomedics, LLC, with a 12 – 3 vote, during its regularly scheduled meeting on May 25.

Thanks to a new technology company and a state investment, STEM careers are even more accessible for Southern University students. In conjunction with DXC Technology and New Orleans, the State of Louisiana is funding a $25 million higher education initiative to expand the number of degrees awarded annually in computer science, management, and STEM-related fields (science, technology, engineering and math).

his past semester SULC students Burgundy Hammond and Christian King worked with the Urban Restoration Enhancement Corporation’s (UREC) Pre-Law Institute. Burgundy and Christian served as the instructors of the Institute, Fifteen high school students from the Greater Baton Rouge area participated in the Institute, which took place at the Southern University Law Center over the course of fifteen weeks.

Antonio “Tony” Clayton, a member of the Southern University System Board of Supervisors, will serve as the spring commencement speaker at Southern University New Orleans on Saturday, May 12. The ceremony begins at 4 p.m. in the Keifer Lakefront Arena.

On Friday, the Southern University School of Nursing held its annual Simulation Day for over 150 high school students. “I can’t imagine going anywhere else, besides Southern,” said Devin Crockett, senior nursing student. “Nursing school is challenging, but well worth it. I know that I will be prepared for the workforce.”

The Southern University System received a resolution for being a trailblazer in the HBCU community from both the Louisiana Senate and House of Representatives during SU Day at the Capitol, held March 28. The resolution stated that the System provides “models of excellence in diversity, education, research, workforce solutions, and universal engagement by embracing its land-grant principle and thereby affecting change in and around the Southern University community.”

At its March 23 meeting during an annual retreat in Loranger, Louisiana, the Southern University Board of Supervisors approved a pilot clean water initiative to be helmed by the Southern University Law Center. Detailed in the Memorandum of Understanding between the Law Center and Apollo Water LLC., the pilot program will give Law Center faculty and students an opportunity to engage in research related to environmental regulation and patent law regulations.

Last week, the SUS Board of Supervisors held their annual retreat. On the agenda were reports on the various colleges and campuses and presentations on new campaigns gearing up. Take a look at the retreat gallery.