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News Archives for 2015

This page contains a listing of ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ news stories for 2015. The stories Ìýare organized byÌýmonth and story headlineÌý´Ç²Ô±ô²â.


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December

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ impact on region goes far beyond books and classrooms

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ launches Louisiana CareerPath

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ welcomes Matt Viator as head football coach

Matt Viator named head football coach at ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½

Matt Viator to be announced as new ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ football head coach

eÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ receives national ranking for affordability

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ commencement focuses on equality and leadership

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ to award nearly 650 degrees Saturday

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ announces freshman essay contest winners

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ Sigma Delta Pi initiates nine new members

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ and Monroe Symphony Orchestra present "Brass and Pipes"

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ search committee narrows pool for head football coach

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ athletes volunteer for Wish List project with Big Whit Foundation

KEDM at ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ to present local holiday entertainment with Musical Merriment

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ International Student Center receives $25,000 donation

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ head football coach search committee holds first meeting

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ student attends Beta Gamma Sigma Global Leadership Summit

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ medical laboratory science student receives funding and job offer

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ to host second annual high school mathematicsÌýcompetition

November

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ students to honor veterans on #GivingTuesday

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ graduate student attends leadership training at Harvard University

University closes for Thanksgiving holiday

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ announces head football coach search committee

Annual Holidays at ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ Dec. 1

Brigadier General Joanne F. Sheridan named ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½'s fall commencement speaker

eÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ professor and students present on eLearning at international conference

Two ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ pharmacy students awarded prestigious grants

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ English professor publishes article on teaching environmental humanities

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ to host Dance Fusion Nov. 20th

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½'s annual art sale begins Nov. 30th

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ mock trial teams win awards at Mid-South Invitational

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ music alumna voted best band director in northeast Louisiana

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ unveils new water ski facility

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ to host mobile Doppler radar and guest lecture

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ continues its partnership with the Delta Regional Authority

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ hosts "Gunby's Legacy Exhibit"

Business alumna makes Oprah's 2015 'Favorite Things' list

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½'s drone program poised to change farming industry

Campus and community invited to ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ Veterans Day event

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ mock trial teams win awards at Green and Gold Invitational

Sarah Torregrossa crowned Miss ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ 2016

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ honors students celebrate National Recycling Day

eÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ Professor and doctoral student present at Sixth International Conference on the Image

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ Biology senior receives competitive scholarship

English instructor scores internship in New York

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ freshmen give back to community through senior wellness program

eÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ ranks number 17 in nation

October

School of Pharmacy awarded $1.2 million in NIH grants

Professor’s tornado research to improve regional severe weather forecasting

History professor publishes Voodoo encyclopedia

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½'s Gerontology program awarded $690,000 grant

Up 'til Dawn invites community to Hawktoberfest, Trunk-or-Treat

VAPA presents The Pirates of Penzance Oct. 29-30

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ presents TEDxÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ event Oct. 16

Small Business Development Center honored for 35 years of service

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ Pharmacy students making a difference

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½'s Professor of History to present "World War II: A Closer Look" lecture series

AT&T provides scholarships for ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ Top Hawks

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ to host Director Jarvis of the U.S. National Park Service on Oct. 6th

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ announces 2015 Alumni Award Winners

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ Homecoming Queen, King, and Court announced

September

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ and Chase partner to create unique Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Mortgage Analytics

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ Homecoming heads Back to the Bayou Sept. 28

Progressive Bank establishes ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ endowed professorship

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ again earns Tier One status from U.S. News and World Report

Career connections to host fall events

Enrollment increases; freshman class impresses

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ Child Development Center earns 5-star rating

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ business incubator receives $25,000 grant

Torregrossa named ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ police director

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ College of Arts, Education, and Sciences to host art crawl on campus

Annual ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ shrimp boil Saturday; military veterans to be honored

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ MLS students and faculty earn honors at conference

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ gives Top Hawks iPads and ice cream

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ professor to host book launch

Construction Management earns accreditation renewal

August

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ counseling ranked among nation's best for affordability

Risk management and insurance to host fall career and recruitment event

D.C. internship helps ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ student discover her passion for service

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ marriage and family therapy ranked for affordability

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ instructor invites public to community paint day

Joey Trappey to speak to ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ students at annual Convocation

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ Foundation presents awards of excellence

Employees honored for years of service

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ construction receives $115,000 from construction licensing board

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ professor shows work at Art Melt 2015

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ School of Education professors publish co-written piece

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ history professor published in European journal

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ professor spends summer teaching music in Haiti

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ online history program ranked in nation's top 10

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ L Club announces 2015 Hall of Fame class

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ program awarded $1.1 million grant

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½'s Pi Kappa Alpha chapter ties national record

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ changing student outcomes in math with new courses

July

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ nursing receives $10,000 donation

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ alumnus earns sports academy award

KEDM at ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ to host Policy and a Pint Tuesday

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ alumni and students published in academic journals

LSBDC at ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ to hold small business expo

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ to host professional practice conference Aug. 3-4

Child development center director honored by Mayoral committee

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ music professor to premiere new piece at international conference

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ online marketing program receives national ranking

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ rad tech students win quiz bowl competition

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ alumna's work featured on prestigious journal cover

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ professor to give free presentation on WWII

Local credit union shows ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ pride

Miss Louisiana settles into new home at ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ to host free junior high band camp

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ alumna launches online program

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½, Monroe Symphony, and Strauss Theatre present "South Pacific"

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ drone program named one of nation's best

June

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½'s St. Jude fundraising organization first in the nation

eÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ graduate student joins education council; wins research award

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ President's Academy honors students and community partners

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ student awarded $5,000 counseling fellowship

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ sends nine to Miss Louisiana

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ president honored by Tangipahoa Parish

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ professor releases textbook

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ professor earns $56,000 Board of Regents grant

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ construction receives $86,000 donation

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ English instructor releases children's book

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ alumnus makes mark at Mississippi law school

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ alumnus publishes book of short stories

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ education hosts STEM camps in the twin cities

LSBDC at ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ client wins local and national small business awards

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ unveils asbestos analysis lab

Registration open for new ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ art camp

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ music professor publishes new book

May

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ construction receives structural steel teaching sculpture

Miss Louisiana Outstanding Teen Pageant comes to ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ graduate student receives conference scholarship

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ professor's work featured in London art show

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ English professor presents at writing conference

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ water skiers compete in international tournament

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ faculty member to study freshwater supply in the Eastern Caribbean

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ announces spring 2015 President's and Deans' list

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½'s Mullone serves on regional dance association board

eÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ student presents in Arkansas; publishes book chapter

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½'s online graduate school ranked in nation's top 50

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ communication professor presents in New York

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ professor chosen as Hot Springs Music Festival mentor

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½'s Jones finishes run in New York Times "Disunion" series

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ librarian publishes three new book reviews

LSBDC at ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ to offer free workshops

Strain encourages ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ graduates to pursue their dreams

Ouachita Parish Women's Republican Club establishes endowment at ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ College of Business and Social Sciences honors academic excellence

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ communication professors present seminars in France

LSBDC at ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ to launch, celebrate new brand

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ breaks ground on Doppler radar

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ to hold fundraiser in memory of former professor

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½'s Delta Sigma Phi fraternity earns national charter

eÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ professor and student present on creativity at national conference

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ to break ground on Doppler Radar

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ alumnus named president-elect of pharmacy academy board

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ professor presents at philosophical and psychological conference in New Orleans

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ psychology professor presents in Boston

April

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ presents Broadway songs and scenes April 30

Commissioner Strain to serve as ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ Commencement speaker May 9

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ to host sixth annual Festival of World Languages

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ alumnus donates $60,000 for endowed professorship

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ to host Spring Dance Fusion Friday

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ introduces online public administration degree; enrollment now open

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ professor helps create certification program

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ professor collaborates with photographer for Poverty Point book

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ gerontology obtains mayoral proclamation for Service Recognition Day

"STARS of Tomorrow" to shine at ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ medical laboratory science student attends legislative symposium in Washington, D.C.

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½'s School of Sciences to host third annual "BioBlitz" Saturday

eÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ Ph.D. student nominated for national social work award

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ Honors Program students present at Collegiate Honors Council meeting

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ English welcomes Ecuadorian poet Santiago Vizcaino

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ communication welcomes traveling scholar Stephen Hartnett

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ professor presents at education conference in Washington, D.C.

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ to hold canoe outfitting and guiding course on Black Bayou

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½'s mock trial team ends record-breaking season

Warhawk Video Spotlights

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½'s Nepalese Student Association holds annual Nepali night April 19

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ announces winners of Region III Social Studies Fair

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½'s Phi Kappa Phi initiates new members

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ health studies students take to the community to gain hands-on experience

University Chorale to serenade at ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ April 14

LSBDC at ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ to hold web training workshop Saturday

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½'s Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity to host "Alpha Week"

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ graduate student awarded young investigator scholarship

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ graduate student receives prestigious award

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½'s Wine Over Water moves indoors due to inclement weather

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ art professor's work featured in juried art competition

Warhawks serving our country

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ Water Ski team breaks ground on new facility

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ instructor writes first book in sci-fi trilogy

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ opens International Student Center

March

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ Wind Ensemble heads west for annual concert tour

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ professor releases new Broadway book

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ international food fair set for April 1

Higher education forum at ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ March 30

West Side Story opens Thursday with panel discussion at ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ Hawkeye stuns at national competition in New York

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½'s annual La' Louisianne Crawfish Boil Saturday

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ announces Spring Fever concert featuring Lee Brice, The Cadillac Three, and Chase Bryant

Monroe named one of 50 best college towns to live in forever

Winners of ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½'s 15th annual student research symposium announced

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ to host regional Social Studies Fair March 26

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ announces 2015 President's Academy registration

Entergy provides sixth donation to ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½'s Mobile Dental Hygiene Unit

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ to welcome back Men's Basketball team Sunday

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ spring choral concert Tuesday

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ presents the "Jammin' in the Delta" series

Annual Ides of March poetry reading at ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ March 17

Late-night hours return to ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ Library

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ professor pens advertising textbook

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ political science majors present research papers at conference

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ Pi Kappa Alpha chapter members win conference awards

"The Medieval World" lecture series at ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ through April 28

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½'s 10th annual Wine Over Water April 9

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ Basketball honors APR taskforce

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ to close due to inclement weather March 5

Civil rights leader Hollis Watkins to speak at ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ March 10

LSBDC at ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ to host cyber crime seminar

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ Graduate School and Library Launch Electronic Theses and Dissertations

15th Annual Student Research Symposium set for March 12

February

Region III science and engineering fair at ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ Tuesday

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ to remain closed Feb. 26

Civil Rights leader Hollis Watkins to speak at ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ Feb. 24

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½'s Duggins elected to Louisiana Business Incubation Association board

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ Child Development Center awarded for outdoor classroom

Tickets now on sale for ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ production of West Side Story

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ Mardi Gras closure Feb. 16-17

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ Child Development Center to raise funds for St. Jude with annual trike-a-thon

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ Continuing Education offering diabetic wound care course

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ alumnus visits as Composer in Residence

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ online education programs nationally ranked

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ student and professor create African American history display; lecture Wednesday

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ Foundation honors donors; names Hall of Distinction recipient

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ career fair for students and alumni Feb. 11

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ business honor societies recognized among nation’s best

Annual ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ Guitar Festival Feb. 9-13

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ VAPA director named Artist of the Year

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½'s mock trial team qualifies for championship series

Star Trek's George Takei is ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½'s Lyceum Series speaker March 31

January

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ alumna named world language Teacher of the Year

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½'s Humes to perform concert with guest artists

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ professor and student take part in entrepreneurship workshop

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ School of Education to host special education symposium

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ fishing duo uses record-breaking day to reel in FLW trophy

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ counseling program ranked among nation's best

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ history professor pens Native American history textbook

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ computer science program receives re-accreditation

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½'s Sylvester presents at innovation conference in India

Second annual mock trial jamboree at ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ Saturday

Author Genaro Smith to visit ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ Cheer ranks fourth in the nation

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ Program Spotlight: Medical Laboratory Science

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ alum honored for outstanding community service

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ AD named a top-10 fundraiser

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ and Delta partner for MLK Day of Service

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ VAPA welcomes guest artists

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ releases fall 2014 President's and Dean's List

Four ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ programs named among nation's most affordable

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ online MBA nationally ranked by U.S. News and World Report

ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ and Delta collaborate to offer business degree