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
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
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