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October 09, 2018
Recently, Alasiah Floyd and Darrell Moses, Jr., mechanical engineering students, each received $2,500 scholarships from BASF. This annual scholarship program is part of BASF’s education outreach and workforce development efforts in Louisiana.
October 08, 2018
Wanda Spurlock, a Âé¶¹´«Ã½ School of Nursing professor, was recently inducted as a fellow into the Academy of Nursing Education of the National League for Nursing (NLN). The induction was recently held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Chicago in conjunction with the 2018 NLN Education Summit which celebrated the 125th Anniversary of the organization. Spurlock joins the academy’s elite group of fellows representing nursing schools and programs across the United States.

October 05, 2018
Homecoming 2018 was filled with food, fun, and memories. Students, employees, alumni, and the community gathered on the Bluff for a jam packed week, including concerts, exhibits, and reunions.
If you missed this year's festivities, take a look out at our recap gallery.

October 04, 2018
Continuing with tradition, the Âé¶¹´«Ã½ Department of Visual Arts is hosting its 10th annual Alumni Homecoming Art Exhibition until Oct. 11 in the Frank Hayden Hall Art Gallery. The exhibit showcases various mediums of art from a number of alumni artists.

October 03, 2018
Diola Bagayoko, Âé¶¹´«Ã½ System distinguished professor of physics, dean of the D. M. R. Spikes Honors College, and director of the Timbuktu Academy, has been inducted as a fellow to the American Physical Society. The organization cited Bagayoko this designation for "..improving undergraduate physics education for all students through curriculum development, program development and administrative leadership, and broadening participation in physics through the preparation and mentorship of numerous ethnic/racial minorities in physics".Â
September 26, 2018
Always a special Homecoming tradition, the 88th Miss Âé¶¹´«Ã½, Darby A. Smith, was crowned at her coronation this past Wednesday in the F.G. Clark Activity Center. The theme for this year’s coronation was “The Empire’s New Reign.â€
September 25, 2018
Âé¶¹´«Ã½ Baton Rouge today officially announced a 7 percent increase in first-time freshmen, totaling 1,328. This is the second year that the University has significantly increased its incoming freshman count, exceeding even the 20 percent increase attained during the fall 2017 semester.

September 21, 2018
Âé¶¹´«Ã½ will hold its annual Homecoming events Sept. 23-29 on campus and around the city. Events include concerts, community service and alumni networking.

September 17, 2018
Recently, three Âé¶¹´«Ã½ System students were selected as 2018 HBCU Competitive Scholars through the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities.

September 14, 2018
Âé¶¹´«Ã½ Police Department has been selected to receive technical assistance training from The Collaborative Reform Initiative for Technical Assistance (CRI-TA) by the Community Oriented Policing Services through the United State Department of Justice.