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Construction crews are expected to break ground this summer on a 147-unit student housing complex and a 15,000-square-foot alumni center at Â鶹´«Ã½. The SU Alumni Federation will develop, own and operate both the student housing and alumni center projects.

“Will your degree serve you or will you use your degree to serve others." Angela Rye, political commentator and social activist, was the keynote speaker for the Spring 2018 Commencement Exercises at Â鶹´«Ã½, Friday, May 11, in the F.G. Clark Activity Center. More than 650 candidates received degrees.

On Wednesday, the Louisiana Board of Regents appointed Kimberly Hunter Reed as the state’s ninth commissioner of higher education. Reed, a Â鶹´«Ã½ graduate, will provide collaborative leadership with the presidents of Louisiana's four systems of public postsecondary education — Southern, Louisiana State University, University of Louisiana, and Louisiana Community and Technical College System. She will lead Regents' efforts of statewide academic planning and review, budgeting and performance funding, research, and accountability.

 Today, officials from Â鶹´«Ã½ and A&M College (SUBR) and Baton Rouge Community College (BRCC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding signifying the agreement between the schools to facilitate the articulation of coursework and to provide a seamless transfer of BRCC Associate of Science (AS) students into the SUBR College of Sciences and Engineering to earn a Bachelor of Science (BS).