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News Archives for 2015

This page contains a listing of º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ news stories for 2015. The stories Ìýare organized byÌýmonth and story headlineÌý´Ç²Ô±ô²â.


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December

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ impact on region goes far beyond books and classrooms

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ launches Louisiana CareerPath

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ welcomes Matt Viator as head football coach

Matt Viator named head football coach at º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ

Matt Viator to be announced as new º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ football head coach

eº¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ receives national ranking for affordability

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ commencement focuses on equality and leadership

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ to award nearly 650 degrees Saturday

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ announces freshman essay contest winners

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ Sigma Delta Pi initiates nine new members

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ and Monroe Symphony Orchestra present "Brass and Pipes"

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ search committee narrows pool for head football coach

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ athletes volunteer for Wish List project with Big Whit Foundation

KEDM at º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ to present local holiday entertainment with Musical Merriment

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ International Student Center receives $25,000 donation

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ head football coach search committee holds first meeting

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ student attends Beta Gamma Sigma Global Leadership Summit

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ medical laboratory science student receives funding and job offer

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ to host second annual high school mathematicsÌýcompetition

November

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ students to honor veterans on #GivingTuesday

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ graduate student attends leadership training at Harvard University

University closes for Thanksgiving holiday

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ announces head football coach search committee

Annual Holidays at º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ Dec. 1

Brigadier General Joanne F. Sheridan named º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ's fall commencement speaker

eº¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ professor and students present on eLearning at international conference

Two º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ pharmacy students awarded prestigious grants

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ English professor publishes article on teaching environmental humanities

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ to host Dance Fusion Nov. 20th

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ's annual art sale begins Nov. 30th

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ mock trial teams win awards at Mid-South Invitational

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ music alumna voted best band director in northeast Louisiana

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ unveils new water ski facility

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ to host mobile Doppler radar and guest lecture

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ continues its partnership with the Delta Regional Authority

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ hosts "Gunby's Legacy Exhibit"

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

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ's drone program poised to change farming industry

Campus and community invited to º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ Veterans Day event

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ mock trial teams win awards at Green and Gold Invitational

Sarah Torregrossa crowned Miss º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ 2016

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ honors students celebrate National Recycling Day

eº¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ Professor and doctoral student present at Sixth International Conference on the Image

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ Biology senior receives competitive scholarship

English instructor scores internship in New York

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ freshmen give back to community through senior wellness program

eº¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ 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

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ'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

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ presents TEDxº¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ event Oct. 16

Small Business Development Center honored for 35 years of service

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ Pharmacy students making a difference

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ's Professor of History to present "World War II: A Closer Look" lecture series

AT&T provides scholarships for º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ Top Hawks

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ to host Director Jarvis of the U.S. National Park Service on Oct. 6th

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ announces 2015 Alumni Award Winners

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ Homecoming Queen, King, and Court announced

September

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ and Chase partner to create unique Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Mortgage Analytics

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ Homecoming heads Back to the Bayou Sept. 28

Progressive Bank establishes º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ endowed professorship

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ again earns Tier One status from U.S. News and World Report

Career connections to host fall events

Enrollment increases; freshman class impresses

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ Child Development Center earns 5-star rating

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ business incubator receives $25,000 grant

Torregrossa named º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ police director

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ College of Arts, Education, and Sciences to host art crawl on campus

Annual º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ shrimp boil Saturday; military veterans to be honored

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ MLS students and faculty earn honors at conference

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ gives Top Hawks iPads and ice cream

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ professor to host book launch

Construction Management earns accreditation renewal

August

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ counseling ranked among nation's best for affordability

Risk management and insurance to host fall career and recruitment event

D.C. internship helps º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ student discover her passion for service

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ marriage and family therapy ranked for affordability

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ instructor invites public to community paint day

Joey Trappey to speak to º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ students at annual Convocation

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ Foundation presents awards of excellence

Employees honored for years of service

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ construction receives $115,000 from construction licensing board

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ professor shows work at Art Melt 2015

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ School of Education professors publish co-written piece

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ history professor published in European journal

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ professor spends summer teaching music in Haiti

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ online history program ranked in nation's top 10

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ L Club announces 2015 Hall of Fame class

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ program awarded $1.1 million grant

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ's Pi Kappa Alpha chapter ties national record

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ changing student outcomes in math with new courses

July

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ nursing receives $10,000 donation

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ alumnus earns sports academy award

KEDM at º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ to host Policy and a Pint Tuesday

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ alumni and students published in academic journals

LSBDC at º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ to hold small business expo

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ to host professional practice conference Aug. 3-4

Child development center director honored by Mayoral committee

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ music professor to premiere new piece at international conference

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ online marketing program receives national ranking

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ rad tech students win quiz bowl competition

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ alumna's work featured on prestigious journal cover

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ professor to give free presentation on WWII

Local credit union shows º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ pride

Miss Louisiana settles into new home at º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ to host free junior high band camp

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ alumna launches online program

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ, Monroe Symphony, and Strauss Theatre present "South Pacific"

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ drone program named one of nation's best

June

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ's St. Jude fundraising organization first in the nation

eº¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ graduate student joins education council; wins research award

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ President's Academy honors students and community partners

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ student awarded $5,000 counseling fellowship

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ sends nine to Miss Louisiana

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ president honored by Tangipahoa Parish

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ professor releases textbook

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ professor earns $56,000 Board of Regents grant

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ construction receives $86,000 donation

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ English instructor releases children's book

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ alumnus makes mark at Mississippi law school

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ alumnus publishes book of short stories

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ education hosts STEM camps in the twin cities

LSBDC at º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ client wins local and national small business awards

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ unveils asbestos analysis lab

Registration open for new º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ art camp

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ music professor publishes new book

May

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ construction receives structural steel teaching sculpture

Miss Louisiana Outstanding Teen Pageant comes to º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ graduate student receives conference scholarship

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ professor's work featured in London art show

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ English professor presents at writing conference

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ water skiers compete in international tournament

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ faculty member to study freshwater supply in the Eastern Caribbean

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ announces spring 2015 President's and Deans' list

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ's Mullone serves on regional dance association board

eº¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ student presents in Arkansas; publishes book chapter

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ's online graduate school ranked in nation's top 50

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ communication professor presents in New York

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ professor chosen as Hot Springs Music Festival mentor

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ's Jones finishes run in New York Times "Disunion" series

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ librarian publishes three new book reviews

LSBDC at º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ to offer free workshops

Strain encourages º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ graduates to pursue their dreams

Ouachita Parish Women's Republican Club establishes endowment at º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ College of Business and Social Sciences honors academic excellence

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ communication professors present seminars in France

LSBDC at º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ to launch, celebrate new brand

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ breaks ground on Doppler radar

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ to hold fundraiser in memory of former professor

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ's Delta Sigma Phi fraternity earns national charter

eº¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ professor and student present on creativity at national conference

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ to break ground on Doppler Radar

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ alumnus named president-elect of pharmacy academy board

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ professor presents at philosophical and psychological conference in New Orleans

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ psychology professor presents in Boston

April

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ presents Broadway songs and scenes April 30

Commissioner Strain to serve as º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ Commencement speaker May 9

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ to host sixth annual Festival of World Languages

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ alumnus donates $60,000 for endowed professorship

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ to host Spring Dance Fusion Friday

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ introduces online public administration degree; enrollment now open

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ professor helps create certification program

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ professor collaborates with photographer for Poverty Point book

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ gerontology obtains mayoral proclamation for Service Recognition Day

"STARS of Tomorrow" to shine at º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ medical laboratory science student attends legislative symposium in Washington, D.C.

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ's School of Sciences to host third annual "BioBlitz" Saturday

eº¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ Ph.D. student nominated for national social work award

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ Honors Program students present at Collegiate Honors Council meeting

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ English welcomes Ecuadorian poet Santiago Vizcaino

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ communication welcomes traveling scholar Stephen Hartnett

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ professor presents at education conference in Washington, D.C.

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ to hold canoe outfitting and guiding course on Black Bayou

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ's mock trial team ends record-breaking season

Warhawk Video Spotlights

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ's Nepalese Student Association holds annual Nepali night April 19

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ announces winners of Region III Social Studies Fair

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ's Phi Kappa Phi initiates new members

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ health studies students take to the community to gain hands-on experience

University Chorale to serenade at º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ April 14

LSBDC at º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ to hold web training workshop Saturday

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ's Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity to host "Alpha Week"

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ graduate student awarded young investigator scholarship

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ graduate student receives prestigious award

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ's Wine Over Water moves indoors due to inclement weather

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ art professor's work featured in juried art competition

Warhawks serving our country

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ Water Ski team breaks ground on new facility

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ instructor writes first book in sci-fi trilogy

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ opens International Student Center

March

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ Wind Ensemble heads west for annual concert tour

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ professor releases new Broadway book

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ international food fair set for April 1

Higher education forum at º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ March 30

West Side Story opens Thursday with panel discussion at º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ Hawkeye stuns at national competition in New York

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ's annual La' Louisianne Crawfish Boil Saturday

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ 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 º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ's 15th annual student research symposium announced

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ to host regional Social Studies Fair March 26

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ announces 2015 President's Academy registration

Entergy provides sixth donation to º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ's Mobile Dental Hygiene Unit

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ to welcome back Men's Basketball team Sunday

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ spring choral concert Tuesday

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ presents the "Jammin' in the Delta" series

Annual Ides of March poetry reading at º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ March 17

Late-night hours return to º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ Library

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ professor pens advertising textbook

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ political science majors present research papers at conference

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ Pi Kappa Alpha chapter members win conference awards

"The Medieval World" lecture series at º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ through April 28

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ's 10th annual Wine Over Water April 9

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ Basketball honors APR taskforce

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ to close due to inclement weather March 5

Civil rights leader Hollis Watkins to speak at º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ March 10

LSBDC at º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ to host cyber crime seminar

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ 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 º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ Tuesday

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ to remain closed Feb. 26

Civil Rights leader Hollis Watkins to speak at º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ Feb. 24

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ's Duggins elected to Louisiana Business Incubation Association board

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ Child Development Center awarded for outdoor classroom

Tickets now on sale for º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ production of West Side Story

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ Mardi Gras closure Feb. 16-17

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ Child Development Center to raise funds for St. Jude with annual trike-a-thon

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ Continuing Education offering diabetic wound care course

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ alumnus visits as Composer in Residence

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ online education programs nationally ranked

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ student and professor create African American history display; lecture Wednesday

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ Foundation honors donors; names Hall of Distinction recipient

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ career fair for students and alumni Feb. 11

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ business honor societies recognized among nation’s best

Annual º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ Guitar Festival Feb. 9-13

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ VAPA director named Artist of the Year

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ's mock trial team qualifies for championship series

Star Trek's George Takei is º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ's Lyceum Series speaker March 31

January

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ alumna named world language Teacher of the Year

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ's Humes to perform concert with guest artists

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ professor and student take part in entrepreneurship workshop

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ School of Education to host special education symposium

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ fishing duo uses record-breaking day to reel in FLW trophy

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ counseling program ranked among nation's best

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ history professor pens Native American history textbook

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ computer science program receives re-accreditation

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ's Sylvester presents at innovation conference in India

Second annual mock trial jamboree at º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ Saturday

Author Genaro Smith to visit º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ Cheer ranks fourth in the nation

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ Program Spotlight: Medical Laboratory Science

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ alum honored for outstanding community service

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ AD named a top-10 fundraiser

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ and Delta partner for MLK Day of Service

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ VAPA welcomes guest artists

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ releases fall 2014 President's and Dean's List

Four º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ programs named among nation's most affordable

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ online MBA nationally ranked by U.S. News and World Report

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ and Delta collaborate to offer business degree