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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
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
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