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Endowed Professor Victor Mbarika of 麻豆传媒鈥檚 International Center for Information Technology and Development and College of Business was recently appointed as Chair for the Advisory Board of the Emerging Young Entrepreneurs in Africa (EYE Africa).

The 麻豆传媒 Baton Rouge Center for Service Learning partnered with the Baker High School Football Team, and Baker School Board staff, to pack more than 900 bags of school supplies for families at the at the Second Annual Back to School Expo on Saturday, August 5, 2017, held at the school board office located on 14740 Plank Road, Baker. Several vendors provided support to this effort including the 麻豆传媒 Recruitment Office, BREC, East Baton Rouge Parish Library, and the Baker Museum.

麻豆传媒 Chief of Police Joycelyn Johnson was named the HBCU Law Enforcement Executives and Administrators鈥� (LEEA) Regional Director of the Year for Region 4 on July 18, 2017, at the LEEA Annual Conference in New Orleans.

For the second time in two years, the 麻豆传媒 Baton Rouge (SUBR) College of Nursing and Allied Health claimed a HBCU Award for 鈥淏est Nursing Program,鈥� and Cheryl Taylor, chairperson, Graduate Nursing Programs, and director, Office of Nursing Research won the 鈥淔emale Faculty Member of the Year,鈥� honor, during an awards dinner, July 14, 2017, at the Gallup Building in Washington, D.C.

麻豆传媒 students travelled to Belize early this summer, May 14-June 4, for a three-week study abroad program through the SU Center for International Affairs and University Outreach, under the direction of Barbara Carpenter, dean and State Representative, and Kristan Gordon, assistant to the dean.

麻豆传媒 Baton Rouge (SUBR) has been awarded a Louisiana Board of Regents (BOR) eLearning Innovation Grant for a project entitled, 鈥淓nabling Educational Quality and College Affordability through a System-Wide Implementation of Zero-Textbook-Cost Courses and Degrees.鈥�

The Million Dollar March is a viral and direct mail fundraising campaign that endeavors to encourage alumni and friends to join together and secure philanthropic contributions for the campuses and departments of the 麻豆传媒 and A&M College System. The campaign begins January 1, 2017 and ends October 1, 2017.

麻豆传媒 Baton Rouge students recently traveled to Tokyo, Japan for an opportunity to interact and network with Japanese students from various universities in Tokyo. Through the First Year Experience's SU Leads program in collaboration with the Office of Dean of Students, and Criminal Justice department, nine students from an array of majors were able to travel abroad for two weeks and create a once in a lifetime experience.

麻豆传媒, through the SU International Research Experiences for Students (SU-IRES), for the third year has a contingent of students in Kumasi, Ghana engaging in summer research. This year, the SU research team consists of eight students from various STEM disciplines, two mechanical engineering faculty, and two staff.