News Center Archive

News Archives for 2015

This page contains a listing of 91°µÍø news stories for 2015. The stories Ìýare organized byÌýmonth and story headlineÌý´Ç²Ô±ô²â.


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December

91°µÍø impact on region goes far beyond books and classrooms

91°µÍø launches Louisiana CareerPath

91°µÍø welcomes Matt Viator as head football coach

Matt Viator named head football coach at 91°µÍø

Matt Viator to be announced as new 91°µÍø football head coach

e91°µÍø receives national ranking for affordability

91°µÍø commencement focuses on equality and leadership

91°µÍø to award nearly 650 degrees Saturday

91°µÍø announces freshman essay contest winners

91°µÍø Sigma Delta Pi initiates nine new members

91°µÍø and Monroe Symphony Orchestra present "Brass and Pipes"

91°µÍø search committee narrows pool for head football coach

91°µÍø athletes volunteer for Wish List project with Big Whit Foundation

KEDM at 91°µÍø to present local holiday entertainment with Musical Merriment

91°µÍø International Student Center receives $25,000 donation

91°µÍø head football coach search committee holds first meeting

91°µÍø student attends Beta Gamma Sigma Global Leadership Summit

91°µÍø medical laboratory science student receives funding and job offer

91°µÍø to host second annual high school mathematicsÌýcompetition

November

91°µÍø students to honor veterans on #GivingTuesday

91°µÍø graduate student attends leadership training at Harvard University

University closes for Thanksgiving holiday

91°µÍø announces head football coach search committee

Annual Holidays at 91°µÍø Dec. 1

Brigadier General Joanne F. Sheridan named 91°µÍø's fall commencement speaker

e91°µÍø professor and students present on eLearning at international conference

Two 91°µÍø pharmacy students awarded prestigious grants

91°µÍø English professor publishes article on teaching environmental humanities

91°µÍø to host Dance Fusion Nov. 20th

91°µÍø's annual art sale begins Nov. 30th

91°µÍø mock trial teams win awards at Mid-South Invitational

91°µÍø music alumna voted best band director in northeast Louisiana

91°µÍø unveils new water ski facility

91°µÍø to host mobile Doppler radar and guest lecture

91°µÍø continues its partnership with the Delta Regional Authority

91°µÍø hosts "Gunby's Legacy Exhibit"

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

91°µÍø's drone program poised to change farming industry

Campus and community invited to 91°µÍø Veterans Day event

91°µÍø mock trial teams win awards at Green and Gold Invitational

Sarah Torregrossa crowned Miss 91°µÍø 2016

91°µÍø honors students celebrate National Recycling Day

e91°µÍø Professor and doctoral student present at Sixth International Conference on the Image

91°µÍø Biology senior receives competitive scholarship

English instructor scores internship in New York

91°µÍø freshmen give back to community through senior wellness program

e91°µÍø 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

91°µÍø'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

91°µÍø presents TEDx91°µÍø event Oct. 16

Small Business Development Center honored for 35 years of service

91°µÍø Pharmacy students making a difference

91°µÍø's Professor of History to present "World War II: A Closer Look" lecture series

AT&T provides scholarships for 91°µÍø Top Hawks

91°µÍø to host Director Jarvis of the U.S. National Park Service on Oct. 6th

91°µÍø announces 2015 Alumni Award Winners

91°µÍø Homecoming Queen, King, and Court announced

September

91°µÍø and Chase partner to create unique Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Mortgage Analytics

91°µÍø Homecoming heads Back to the Bayou Sept. 28

Progressive Bank establishes 91°µÍø endowed professorship

91°µÍø again earns Tier One status from U.S. News and World Report

Career connections to host fall events

Enrollment increases; freshman class impresses

91°µÍø Child Development Center earns 5-star rating

91°µÍø business incubator receives $25,000 grant

Torregrossa named 91°µÍø police director

91°µÍø College of Arts, Education, and Sciences to host art crawl on campus

Annual 91°µÍø shrimp boil Saturday; military veterans to be honored

91°µÍø MLS students and faculty earn honors at conference

91°µÍø gives Top Hawks iPads and ice cream

91°µÍø professor to host book launch

Construction Management earns accreditation renewal

August

91°µÍø counseling ranked among nation's best for affordability

Risk management and insurance to host fall career and recruitment event

D.C. internship helps 91°µÍø student discover her passion for service

91°µÍø marriage and family therapy ranked for affordability

91°µÍø instructor invites public to community paint day

Joey Trappey to speak to 91°µÍø students at annual Convocation

91°µÍø Foundation presents awards of excellence

Employees honored for years of service

91°µÍø construction receives $115,000 from construction licensing board

91°µÍø professor shows work at Art Melt 2015

91°µÍø School of Education professors publish co-written piece

91°µÍø history professor published in European journal

91°µÍø professor spends summer teaching music in Haiti

91°µÍø online history program ranked in nation's top 10

91°µÍø L Club announces 2015 Hall of Fame class

91°µÍø program awarded $1.1 million grant

91°µÍø's Pi Kappa Alpha chapter ties national record

91°µÍø changing student outcomes in math with new courses

July

91°µÍø nursing receives $10,000 donation

91°µÍø alumnus earns sports academy award

KEDM at 91°µÍø to host Policy and a Pint Tuesday

91°µÍø alumni and students published in academic journals

LSBDC at 91°µÍø to hold small business expo

91°µÍø to host professional practice conference Aug. 3-4

Child development center director honored by Mayoral committee

91°µÍø music professor to premiere new piece at international conference

91°µÍø online marketing program receives national ranking

91°µÍø rad tech students win quiz bowl competition

91°µÍø alumna's work featured on prestigious journal cover

91°µÍø professor to give free presentation on WWII

Local credit union shows 91°µÍø pride

Miss Louisiana settles into new home at 91°µÍø

91°µÍø to host free junior high band camp

91°µÍø alumna launches online program

91°µÍø, Monroe Symphony, and Strauss Theatre present "South Pacific"

91°µÍø drone program named one of nation's best

June

91°µÍø's St. Jude fundraising organization first in the nation

e91°µÍø graduate student joins education council; wins research award

91°µÍø President's Academy honors students and community partners

91°µÍø student awarded $5,000 counseling fellowship

91°µÍø sends nine to Miss Louisiana

91°µÍø president honored by Tangipahoa Parish

91°µÍø professor releases textbook

91°µÍø professor earns $56,000 Board of Regents grant

91°µÍø construction receives $86,000 donation

91°µÍø English instructor releases children's book

91°µÍø alumnus makes mark at Mississippi law school

91°µÍø alumnus publishes book of short stories

91°µÍø education hosts STEM camps in the twin cities

LSBDC at 91°µÍø client wins local and national small business awards

91°µÍø unveils asbestos analysis lab

Registration open for new 91°µÍø art camp

91°µÍø music professor publishes new book

May

91°µÍø construction receives structural steel teaching sculpture

Miss Louisiana Outstanding Teen Pageant comes to 91°µÍø

91°µÍø graduate student receives conference scholarship

91°µÍø professor's work featured in London art show

91°µÍø English professor presents at writing conference

91°µÍø water skiers compete in international tournament

91°µÍø faculty member to study freshwater supply in the Eastern Caribbean

91°µÍø announces spring 2015 President's and Deans' list

91°µÍø's Mullone serves on regional dance association board

e91°µÍø student presents in Arkansas; publishes book chapter

91°µÍø's online graduate school ranked in nation's top 50

91°µÍø communication professor presents in New York

91°µÍø professor chosen as Hot Springs Music Festival mentor

91°µÍø's Jones finishes run in New York Times "Disunion" series

91°µÍø librarian publishes three new book reviews

LSBDC at 91°µÍø to offer free workshops

Strain encourages 91°µÍø graduates to pursue their dreams

Ouachita Parish Women's Republican Club establishes endowment at 91°µÍø

91°µÍø College of Business and Social Sciences honors academic excellence

91°µÍø communication professors present seminars in France

LSBDC at 91°µÍø to launch, celebrate new brand

91°µÍø breaks ground on Doppler radar

91°µÍø to hold fundraiser in memory of former professor

91°µÍø's Delta Sigma Phi fraternity earns national charter

e91°µÍø professor and student present on creativity at national conference

91°µÍø to break ground on Doppler Radar

91°µÍø alumnus named president-elect of pharmacy academy board

91°µÍø professor presents at philosophical and psychological conference in New Orleans

91°µÍø psychology professor presents in Boston

April

91°µÍø presents Broadway songs and scenes April 30

Commissioner Strain to serve as 91°µÍø Commencement speaker May 9

91°µÍø to host sixth annual Festival of World Languages

91°µÍø alumnus donates $60,000 for endowed professorship

91°µÍø to host Spring Dance Fusion Friday

91°µÍø introduces online public administration degree; enrollment now open

91°µÍø professor helps create certification program

91°µÍø professor collaborates with photographer for Poverty Point book

91°µÍø gerontology obtains mayoral proclamation for Service Recognition Day

"STARS of Tomorrow" to shine at 91°µÍø

91°µÍø medical laboratory science student attends legislative symposium in Washington, D.C.

91°µÍø's School of Sciences to host third annual "BioBlitz" Saturday

e91°µÍø Ph.D. student nominated for national social work award

91°µÍø Honors Program students present at Collegiate Honors Council meeting

91°µÍø English welcomes Ecuadorian poet Santiago Vizcaino

91°µÍø communication welcomes traveling scholar Stephen Hartnett

91°µÍø professor presents at education conference in Washington, D.C.

91°µÍø to hold canoe outfitting and guiding course on Black Bayou

91°µÍø's mock trial team ends record-breaking season

Warhawk Video Spotlights

91°µÍø's Nepalese Student Association holds annual Nepali night April 19

91°µÍø announces winners of Region III Social Studies Fair

91°µÍø's Phi Kappa Phi initiates new members

91°µÍø health studies students take to the community to gain hands-on experience

University Chorale to serenade at 91°µÍø April 14

LSBDC at 91°µÍø to hold web training workshop Saturday

91°µÍø's Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity to host "Alpha Week"

91°µÍø graduate student awarded young investigator scholarship

91°µÍø graduate student receives prestigious award

91°µÍø's Wine Over Water moves indoors due to inclement weather

91°µÍø art professor's work featured in juried art competition

Warhawks serving our country

91°µÍø Water Ski team breaks ground on new facility

91°µÍø instructor writes first book in sci-fi trilogy

91°µÍø opens International Student Center

March

91°µÍø Wind Ensemble heads west for annual concert tour

91°µÍø professor releases new Broadway book

91°µÍø international food fair set for April 1

Higher education forum at 91°µÍø March 30

West Side Story opens Thursday with panel discussion at 91°µÍø

91°µÍø Hawkeye stuns at national competition in New York

91°µÍø's annual La' Louisianne Crawfish Boil Saturday

91°µÍø 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 91°µÍø's 15th annual student research symposium announced

91°µÍø to host regional Social Studies Fair March 26

91°µÍø announces 2015 President's Academy registration

Entergy provides sixth donation to 91°µÍø's Mobile Dental Hygiene Unit

91°µÍø to welcome back Men's Basketball team Sunday

91°µÍø spring choral concert Tuesday

91°µÍø presents the "Jammin' in the Delta" series

Annual Ides of March poetry reading at 91°µÍø March 17

Late-night hours return to 91°µÍø Library

91°µÍø professor pens advertising textbook

91°µÍø political science majors present research papers at conference

91°µÍø Pi Kappa Alpha chapter members win conference awards

"The Medieval World" lecture series at 91°µÍø through April 28

91°µÍø's 10th annual Wine Over Water April 9

91°µÍø Basketball honors APR taskforce

91°µÍø to close due to inclement weather March 5

Civil rights leader Hollis Watkins to speak at 91°µÍø March 10

LSBDC at 91°µÍø to host cyber crime seminar

91°µÍø 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 91°µÍø Tuesday

91°µÍø to remain closed Feb. 26

Civil Rights leader Hollis Watkins to speak at 91°µÍø Feb. 24

91°µÍø's Duggins elected to Louisiana Business Incubation Association board

91°µÍø Child Development Center awarded for outdoor classroom

Tickets now on sale for 91°µÍø production of West Side Story

91°µÍø Mardi Gras closure Feb. 16-17

91°µÍø Child Development Center to raise funds for St. Jude with annual trike-a-thon

91°µÍø Continuing Education offering diabetic wound care course

91°µÍø alumnus visits as Composer in Residence

91°µÍø online education programs nationally ranked

91°µÍø student and professor create African American history display; lecture Wednesday

91°µÍø Foundation honors donors; names Hall of Distinction recipient

91°µÍø career fair for students and alumni Feb. 11

91°µÍø business honor societies recognized among nation’s best

Annual 91°µÍø Guitar Festival Feb. 9-13

91°µÍø VAPA director named Artist of the Year

91°µÍø's mock trial team qualifies for championship series

Star Trek's George Takei is 91°µÍø's Lyceum Series speaker March 31

January

91°µÍø alumna named world language Teacher of the Year

91°µÍø's Humes to perform concert with guest artists

91°µÍø professor and student take part in entrepreneurship workshop

91°µÍø School of Education to host special education symposium

91°µÍø fishing duo uses record-breaking day to reel in FLW trophy

91°µÍø counseling program ranked among nation's best

91°µÍø history professor pens Native American history textbook

91°µÍø computer science program receives re-accreditation

91°µÍø's Sylvester presents at innovation conference in India

Second annual mock trial jamboree at 91°µÍø Saturday

Author Genaro Smith to visit 91°µÍø

91°µÍø Cheer ranks fourth in the nation

91°µÍø Program Spotlight: Medical Laboratory Science

91°µÍø alum honored for outstanding community service

91°µÍø AD named a top-10 fundraiser

91°µÍø and Delta partner for MLK Day of Service

91°µÍø VAPA welcomes guest artists

91°µÍø releases fall 2014 President's and Dean's List

Four 91°µÍø programs named among nation's most affordable

91°µÍø online MBA nationally ranked by U.S. News and World Report

91°µÍø and Delta collaborate to offer business degree