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President’s Message

Gree4ngs SU family,

On June 30, I will complete my tenure as interim president of the Southern University System. It has been a privilege and a pleasure to lead the na4on’s only historically black university system for the past year.

Together, with determina4on and grit we have met many challenges to SU and to higher educa4on in general.

We have realized many posi4ve outcomes over the past months and it has been a pleasure to share news of our achievements and progress.

I am very grateful for the hard work and contribu4ons of everyone who worked to meet the priori4es we set and who worked to reach the goals and objec4ves outlined in our strategic plan. With your support, we were able to implement and establish new targets and ini4a4ves so that SU is poised to accomplish much more in the future.

While the threats to our success remain, the good news is that we have a strong founda4on, a progressive vision, and an able team to guide our beloved Southern University through rough waters to preserve our mission and strengthen our scope.

Like you, I wish our new president and the Southern University System well. I pray that the future of our cherished ins4tu4on will be blessed with prosperity and growth.

Yours for Southern,

Kassie Freeman, Ph.D. Interim President

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NEWS

Volume 1, Issue 9, June 2010

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SUNO earns top president’s honor

Southern University at New Orleans (SUNO) has been named to the 2009 President’s Higher Educa4on Community Service Honor Roll by the Corpora4on for Na4onal and Community Service for service to the local communi4es. SUNO received word of the honor in late May.

The Corpora4on for Na4onal and Community Service, which administers the annual Honor Roll award, recognized more than 700 colleges and universi4es for their impact on issues from poverty and homelessness to environmental jus4ce. On campuses across the country, thousands of students joined their faculty to develop innova4ve programs and projects to meet local needs using the skills gained in their classrooms. Business students served as consultants to budget-strapped nonprofits and businesses, law students volunteered at legal clinics, and dozens of others organized an4-hunger campaigns.

“Congratula4ons to Southern University at New Orleans and its students for their dedica4on to service and commitment to improving their local communi4es,” said Patrick Corvington, CEO of the Corpora4on for Na4onal and Community Service. “Our na4on’s students are a cri4cal part of the equa4on and vital to our efforts to tackle the most persistent challenges we face. They have achieved impac3ul results and demonstrated the value of pu6ng knowledge into prac4ce to help renew America through service.”

The Honor Roll includes six colleges and universi4es that are recognized as Presiden4al Awardees, with an addi4onal 115 named to the Dis4nc4on List and 621 schools named as Honor Roll members. Honorees are chosen based on a series of selec4on factors including the scope and innova4on of service projects, percentage of student par4cipa4on in service ac4vi4es, incen4ves for service, and the extent to which the school offers academic service learning courses.

“SUNO is honored to have received this recogni4on. Many of the academic programs that we offer reflect service to the larger community, and this honor encourages us to strive to serve even more. We are extremely proud of our students, faculty and staff who par4cipated in the process which yielded this great achievement,” said Victor Ukpolo, SUNO’s Chancellor.

College students make a significant contribu4on to the volunteer sector; in 2009, 3.16 million students performed more than 300 million hours of service, according to the Volunteering in America study released by the Corpora4on. Each year, the Corpora4on invests more than $150 million in fostering a culture of service on college campuses through grants awarded by its programs; the educa4on awards that AmeriCorps members receive at the conclusion of their term of service to pay for college; and through support of training, research, recogni4on, and other ini4a4ves to spur college service.

SULC alumna first woman U.S. A5orney in LA Stephanie A. Finley, SULC ‘91, has been confirmed by the U.S. Senate to be the U.S. A5orney for Louisiana’s Western District.

Stephanie A. Finley

Finley is the first woman in Louisiana appointed as a U.S. A5orney.

“I am honored that President Obama has selected me and the Senate has confirmed my nomina4on to serve the people of the Western District of Louisiana as the U.S. Attorney,” said Finley.

“Working for the Department as a prosecutor for the last 14 years has been an extraordinary experience. I now look forward to leading this dedicated group of men and women in their 4reless pursuit of jus4ce,” she said.

Sen. Mary Landrieu recommended Finley for the post in July of last year.

“She is wholly commi5ed to community safety and upholding public integrity. She

will bring a wealth of knowledge to the U.S a5orney posi4on, especially given her background as both an assistant U.S. a5orney and prosecutor for the U.S. Air Force,” Landrieu said.

For the last 18 years, Finley has prac4ced law in the federal arena as a judge advocate and an assistant U.S. a5orney. She is currently senior li4ga4on counsel for the Criminal Division of the U.S. A5orney’s Office in Lafaye5e, where she previously served as ac4ng deputy chief.

A Lt. Colonel sta4oned at Barksdale Air Force Base, Finley previously served her na4on on ac4ve duty in the U.S. Air Force, and currently is a reservist. In her military capacity, Finley accrued judicial experience as a Summary Courts mar4al hearing officer, presiding over trials for viola4ons of the Uniform Code of Military Jus4ce, probable cause hearings and administra4ve discharge boards.

Finley earned her bachelor’s degree from Grambling State University and a juris doctor degree from the SU Law Center. While at SULC, she was editor-in-chief of the Law Review and is a cum laude graduate.

Ruth W. Johnson, director of SUNO’s Educa4onal Talent Search Program, was elected secretary for the Council for Opportunity in Educa4on (COE) Board of Directors.

Ruth W. Johnson

The TRiO Programs, funded by the U.S. Department of Educa4on include Upward Bound, Upward Bound Math/Science, Veterans Upward Bound, Student Support Services, Educa4onal Talent Search, Educa4onal Opportunity Centers, and the Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program.

Johnson has worked with TRiO Programs over the past 12 years and has served as president for the LA Associa4on for Student Assistance Programs and the Southwest Associa4on for Student Assistance Programs.

Johnson is an alumna of SUNO and is a member of the Commi5ee for a Be5er New Orleans/Metropolitan Area Committee where she serves on the development Commi5ee.

Jackson confirmed as U.S. District Court judge for Louisiana Louisiana judicial nominee Brian Jackson, was recently confirmed by the U.S. Senate as U.S. District Court judge for Louisiana's Middle District.

Jackson was recommended by Sen. Mary Landrieu for the post in May 2009.

“Brian Jackson is an exemplary public servant with a dis4nguished record as an a5orney and prosecutor,” Sen. Landrieu said.

“With roots in New Orleans, 4me spent serving our state’s Middle District, and a long career in the U.S. Department of Jus4ce, he will immediately make a posi4ve impact as District Court judge. One of the key reasons I supported his confirma4on is because his approach on the federal bench will be both fair-minded and impar4al, and I congratulate him on this incredible and well-deserved achievement.”

Between 1994 and 2002, Mr. Jackson was the First Assistant United States A5orney for the Middle District of Louisiana, where he managed or li4gated a variety of civil and criminal cases. Because of his leadership, he was selected in 2001 to be the interim U.S. A5orney for the Middle District pending the confirma4on of then-President Bush's nominee. He also worked as an Associate A5orney General and an Assistant United States A5orney.

“I am deeply grateful to President Obama for nomina4ng me to the federal bench,” said Jackson. “I also appreciate the strong support of Senator Landrieu during the confirma4on process. As the lawyers in the district know, the judges of the Middle District are hard working and highly regarded. I look forward to working with them.”

Since 2002, Jackson has served as a partner in the law firm of Liskow & Lewis, where he heads the firm's government inves4ga4ons and white collar crime groups.

He graduated from Xavier University and Brian Jackson the SU Law Center, where he served as editor-in-chief of the Southern University Law Review. He also received an LL.M. from Georgetown University in interna4onal and compara4ve law.

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Bonham top fundraiser

Southern University and A&M College will host Relay of Life on Friday, July 16, from 6 p.m. – 6 a.m., in A.W. Mumford Stadium.

The event, held in conjunc4on with the American Cancer Society, will help fund research aimed at finding a cure for cancer.

Southern’s assistant director of Residen4al Life Avé Bonham wants to be part of finding a cure.

Bonham does not need to read sta4s4cs that drama4ze the number of new cancer cases in the U.S. and in Louisiana. She is acutely aware. Her sister recently died of cancer and the deadly disease has taken several more of her loved ones.

Bonham raised over $2,500 in recent weeks, making her the Relay for Life campaign’s top fundraiser on the Baton Rouge campus.

She is encouraging people to help Southern stage its Relay of Life ac4vi4es that will be held on Friday, July 16, from 6 p.m. – 6 a.m., in A.W. Mumford Stadium.

“We need volunteers,” Bonham said.

Cancer survivors, pa4ents, medical support staff, corpora4ons, civic organiza4ons, faith-based groups, community volunteers and individuals or groups concerned about cancer are invited to a5end the relay.

Gaining recogni4on for her efforts was not her goal, Bonham said. It was personal. “I decided to par4cipate in the Relay for Life because cancer runs in my family and most of my loved ones have been taken by cancer,” said Bonham, adding that her sister recently died of cancer.

According to the 2009 Cancer Facts and Figures publica4on, an es4mated 1,479,350 new cancer cases were reported in the United States in 2009. Of that number, an es4mated 22,000 new cases were reported in Louisiana.

Avé Bonham, assistant director of Residen0al Life, SUBR, has so far raised more than more than $2,500 for the SUBR Relay for Life campaign. The SU Relay for Life events are scheduled for Friday, July 16 in A.W. Mumford Stadium.

“I want people to know that Relay for Life is not just a fundraiser. It’s a life-changing event to celebrate those who have lost their fight with cancer and to find a cure,” Bonham said.

To raise money, Bonham has solicited vendors, asked members of the community, churches and friends for dona4ons. “I have really been begging,” admits Bonham.

Relay For Life is an overnight community celebra4on where individuals and teams camp out, barbecue, dance, and take turns walking around a track - relay style - to raise money, while celebra4ng the lives of those who have had cancer, remembering those

that have died, and those who are figh4ng the disease. At nigh3all, par4cipants light hundreds of luminaria around the track in a moving ceremony to honor cancer survivors as well as friends and family members that have died from the disease.

“The American Cancer Society is global.

We (Southern University) are right here in the community,” said Bonham. “It does not have anything to do with race. Everyone can par4cipate and everyone is invited to attend.”

To join Southern’s Relay For Life campaign, start a team or for more informa4on, visit relayforlife.org/southernuniversity, or contact Jonas Vanderbilt at 225.771.2940 or Jennifer Graham at 225.767.4561.

SUBR sophomore earns na4onal physics scholarship SUBR sophomore Ronald Alexander was awarded the 2010 American Physical Society Scholarship for Minority Undergraduate Physics Majors.

The award is presented by the APS Commi5ee on Minori4es in Physics based on the student’s academic record in physics, their poten4al and commitment to the major of physics.

SUBR sophomore Ronald Alexander was awarded an American Physical Society Scholarship by the APS commi1ee.

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Alexander, is also a Space Grant Scholar student in Southern’s na4onally honored Timbuktu Academy.

“I will have more support for my educa4on and it [scholarship] is a means to help me become successful,” Alexander said.

The scholarship awards a s4pend of $3,000, which will be paid in two installments, with the first installment in September and second in February 2011. The scholarship is to be used for educa4on purposes only. The APS scholarship program also includes the appointment of a local mentor who will provide advice related to physics educa4on and career opportuni4es.

USDA grant funds AG Center project Divya Jaroni, food microbiologist, S U Ag Center, recently received a $1,077,639 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) through its Na4onal Ins4tute of Food and Agriculture - Agricultural and Food Research Ini4a4ve (AFRI) program to study the ”Reduc4on of Escherichia coli O157:H7 on Small-Scale Cow/Calf Opera4ons using Best Management Prac4ces.”

Escherichia coli O157:H7, a deadly bacteria, has gathered a5en4on as a major public health concern due to the large outbreaks and associated recalls in recent years. Ca5le are o$en implicated as a source this foodborne pathogen.

Scien4sts at the Southern University Agricultural Research and Extension Center say on-farm produc4on prac4ces may affect the pathogen load of ca5le entering slaughter facili4es, however, informa4on is limited on the impact of produc4on prac4ces of small-scale cow/calf opera4ons, where calves are raised primarily on pasture un4l shipped to feeder ca5le finishing sites or to the aba5oir.

“Understanding the factors that affect the prevalence of E. coli O157:H7 in these cow/calf opera4ons can be a cri4cal path in the farm-to-fork con4nuum, and targeted educa4onal and research efforts are useful risk management strategies,” said Jaroni.

The study will determine the prevalence of E. coli O157:H7 on small cow/calf farms located in Louisiana and Texas. The project will also address pre-harvest food safety issues associated with the small-scale cow/calf opera4ons.

The project will be carried out in collabora4on with Louisiana State University and Texas Tech University.

“Through this study, we can enable ca5le farms to compete against larger opera4ons by helping them implement effec4ve onfarm management strategies and possibly reduce E. coli within the farm environment and on the ca5le before shipping to stock barns,” said co-project inves4gator Renita Marshall DVM, assistant professor and livestock programs director, Southern University Ag Center.

This project will contribute to the SU Ag Center’s goal of strengthening the produc4vity, profitability, and compe44veness of Louisiana’s agriculture.

Former NFL and SU stars Isiah Robertson and Aeneas Williams will be the newest inductees to the Allstate Sugar Bowl’s Greater New Orleans Sports Hall of Fame.

The official induc4on will be at the Greater New Orleans Sports Hall of Fame banquet on Friday, July 23 at the Louisiana Superdome.

Sponsored by the Allstate Sugar Bowl, the Greater New Orleans Sports Hall of Fame was created in 1971 and has honored athletes from New Orleans and non-na4ves who achieved sports prominence in the Greater New Orleans area in high school, college, professional or amateur sports.

Robertson, a New Orleans na4ve, attended Southern University and went on to be one of the NFL’s top linebackers of the 1970s. The former Jaguar went on to play 12 NFL seasons for the Rams and Buffalo Bills.

Williams walked on the SU football team, earned a bachelor’s degree in accoun4ng with a 3.2 grade-point average, was eight4me Pro Bowl, and four-4me All-Pro selec4on in his 14-year NFL career. He spent first 10 seasons with Phoenix/Arizona Cardinals before being traded in 2001 to St. Louis Rams, where he played four more years.

31 student-athletes receive degrees from SUBR

The SU Department of Athle4cs announced 31 spring graduates that received diplomas during the Spring 2010 Commencement Exercises on May 14.

SUBR baseball was the top sports graduate producer this spring with 12 former players receiving their degrees. Football was second with five graduates.

“It is always a great day for the Southern University Department of Athle4cs, when we are able to see our student-athletes walk across that stage to receive their degrees,” says SU Athle4c Director Greg LaFleur.

Baseball Romey Bracey Joshua Cola Mitchell Henderson Jonathan Metoyer Leo4s Price Michael Woods Bowling Cassandra LaCour Football Mark Fredrick Brandon Gross Jamal Singleton

Golf Wayne Birch Jr.*

Men's Basketball Jazz Williams

Torey Brown Chad Dugas Calvin Malveaux Chad Morton Gregory Sen4more Jus4n Worthy

Jarmaul George Bryant Lee

Soccer Tiffany Cantu* Amanda Soto-Or4z* Track Jordan Davis Brandon Kendall

Volleyball Banaka Okwuone** Women's Basketball Whitney Sco5* Deshundra Antoine Women's So ball Megan Hodge*

Student Trainers Ashley Curry Leandra Ferguson

*honorable men0on **cum laude

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Polite Stewart Jr., SU’s 16-yearold junior, is attending the Interna4onal School of Solid State Physics 48th Course in Erice, Italy.

Stewart, a physics/chemPolite Stewart Jr. istry major, is taking the the week-long course with young scien4sts and students from around the world. The aim of the course is to present state-of-the-art and future perspec4ves for materials applied to the produc4on and storage of renewable and sustainable energy.

Organizers tout the event as an opportunity for bringing together worldwide students, young scien4sts and experts in an environment for reciprocal benefits in terms of enthusiasm, knowledge and new ideas.

Only 150 students are part of the event, sponsored by the Italian Ministry of Educa4on, University and Scien4fic Research, Materials Research Society, European Materials Research Society, and the Sicilian Regional Government.

SUSLA to host annual Cooking Classic Southern University at Shreveport Founda4on (SUSF) is set to host the 11th Annual Gentleman’s Cooking Classic (GCC), Saturday, June 26, 6 p.m. – 9 p.m., at Harrah’s Louisiana Downs in the Red River Room.

Known for its fabulous cuisine, the GCC has become the largest gathering of diverse and excep4onally talented chefs in the Shreveport/Bossier area. This year’s theme is “Good Friends, Delicious Foods and Fine Wine.”

The GCC has hosted more than 70 chefs and thousands of patrons in the past including Mayor Cedric B. Glover, former Mayor Keith Hightower, former U.S. Congressman Jim McCrery, and Caddo Parish Sheriff Steve Prator. For one day, these dis4nguished gentlemen exchange their designer suits, Mont Blanc pens and/or uniforms, for aprons and spatulas to raise funds for scholarships for students at Southern University at Shreveport.

This year, the event will honor and feature local Celebrity Chefs Jason and Michael Brady, Owners of Wine County Bistro; City of

Shreveport’s Chief of Police Henry Whitehorn; and the city’s Fire Chief Brian Crawford, as the evening’s “Southern Gentlemen.” John Hubbard, manager external affairs, AEP SWEPO will serve as chair, and Helen Godfrey-Smith, president and CEO of Shreveport Federal Credit Union as co-chair.

For 4ckets contact the SUSF: Adult $25 Children $10 610 Texas Street, 4th Floor, Suite 400 Shreveport, LA 71104 318.670.6681

SUBR senior chemistry major Janae Miller recently received the American Chemical Society’s Outstanding Undergraduate Student Award from the Baton Rouge sec4on of ACS and the American Ins4tute of Chemical Engineers.

Miller, a graduate of Baton Rouge Magnet High School, plans to enter medical school and study internal medicine.

Southern infielder Frazier Hall, a junior from Baton Rouge, was named Southwestern Athle4c Conference player of the year.

JAZZ CELEBRATION HELPS STUDENTS--Hall of Fame jazz great Allen Toussaint headlined the list of performers for SUBR’s 2nd Annual Alvin Ba0ste Jazz Ins0tute Celebra0on on May 26, in the F.G. Clark Ac0vity Center. Other ar0sts performing at the concert included Nicholas Payton, Phillip Manuel, Leah Chase, and Donald Harrison. Pictured performing is jazz trumpeter Nicholas Payton and Herman Jackson, another Ba0ste student, on percussions. Proceeds from the concert will finance a summer Jazz camp for high school students at SUBR. Ba0ste, a SU alumnus, founded the Southern University Jazz Ins0tute.

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Hall finished second in the SWAC with a ba6ng average of .387.

Mostly a first baseman at SU, Hall has been pitcher and played third base.

Southern University pitcher, Cody Hall, was selected by the Detroit Tigers in the final day of the 2010 Major League Baseball Dra$.

SUSLA FACULTY AND STAFF RECOGNITION DAY--Southern University at Shreveport saluted faculty and staff for their efforts to promote the mission and core values of the University. The QEP Team, Online Cer0fica0on Team, Compliance Team, and the Nursing Department received awards honoring their dedica0on to the students and the growth of SUSLA. Pictured (from le!) are representa0ves from each honored team: Iris Champion, online cer0fica0on; Regina Robinson, compliance cer0fica0on; Rosalyn Holt, QEP; Shelia Swi!, Quiz Bowl; Georgia Brown, Biology Club Community Service Award; Sandra Tucker, 100% Club.

SU alum realizing career, life goals

Rachel McKinsey

Rachel McKinsey, who received her undergraduate degree in physics from SUBR, recently came a step closer to realizing her goals of entering a residency program and “star4ng a medical physics programs at HBCUs.”

McKinsey, a Shreveport na4ve, received a Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a major in medical physics on May 14.

Joining many of her family members who traveled to Madison, Wisconsin for McKinsey’s gradua4on ceremony was Stephen McGuire, professor and chair of the Department of Physics at Southern University, who was her advisor and mentor during her undergraduate work.

McKinsey’s accomplishments were the focus of a recent feature story in the Madison Times.

The SU alumna’s journey into the world of medical physics is chronicled in the ar4cle: h5p://www.themadison4mes.com/news_de tails.php?news_id=157

Hall, a former Baton Rouge Cody Hall Community College and Central High player, was 2-2 with a 5.84 earned run average in 2010 for Southern. The hard throwing right-hander made 20 relief appearances.

Hall was the only selec4on from Southern this season.

Former SU Jaguar named ‘Nets’ coach Southern University alumnus and former NBA coach Avery Johnson has reached an agreement to become the next coach of the NBA’s New Jersey Nets.

Johnson will take over a team that flirted with the league's worst all-4me record before finishing 12-70.

ra4o and appeared in 90 playoff games, averaging 10.5 points, 2.1 rebounds, 6.2 assists and 1.13 steals in 31.2 minutes.

Johnson is one of six former Southern Jaguars to play in the NBA.

Johnson became the 75th player in NBA history to play 1,000 career games Avery Johnson and joined Calvin Murphy as the only other player under 6feet in height to reach that milestone.

Johnson holds the Spurs franchise record for most consecu4ve games played appearing in 296 straight (from 12/1/92 to 3/14/97) and was named winner of the NBA Sportsmanship Award in 1997-98.

The former SU and NBA standout, who is comple4ng his second season at ESPN as a NBA analyst, owns career averages of 8.4 points, 1.7 rebounds and 5.5 assists in 25.3 minutes (1,054 regular season games with Sea5le, Denver (twice), San Antonio (three s4nts), Houston, Dallas and Golden State (twice). He also owns a career 3.34 assist-to-turnover

PRO-BONO AWARDS--Louisiana Supreme Court Jus0ces and Louisiana State Bar Associa0on President congratulated recipients of LSBA’s 2010 Pro Bono Awards at the Annual Awards Program held May 25 at the Louisiana Supreme Court. Pictured (from le!) are: Jus0ce John L. Weimer; 2010 Law Student Pro Bono Award recipient Ebony N. Williams, SULC; Jus0ce Berne1e Johnson; Evans L. Roberts Jr., husband of the late JoEdna P. Roberts, recipient of the 2010 Friend of Pro Bono Award; LSBA President Kim Boyle; and 2010 Pro Bono Publico Award recipient Cynthia N. Reed, director of CLE and alumni affairs, SULC.

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June

18 SU Board of Supervisors Mee4ng 9 a.m.

Board of Supervisors’ Mee4ng Room 2nd Floor, J.S. Clark Administra4on Bldg. *Stump Mitchell Golf Tournament The Lakewood Country Club, New Orleans

19 *Stump Mitchell Football Camp - New Orleans

21 *Stump Mitchell Football Camp - Monroe

22 *Stump Mitchell Football Camp - Shreveport

23 *Stump Mitchell Football Camp - Lake Charles 24 *Stump Mitchell Football Camp - Lafaye5e

25 *Stump Mitchell Football Camp -7 on 7 Tournament (through June 26) -Big Men's Camp (through June 26)

26 SUSLA Founda4on 11th Annual Gentleman’s Cooking Classic 6 p.m. - 9 p.m.

Harrah’s Louisiana Downs in the Red River Room.

28 *Stump Mitchell Golf Tournament The Bluffs Country Club, St. Francisville

The Southern University System Newsle5er is published monthly by the Southern University System to highlight news and accomplishments throughout the SU System.

Campus news provided by the Office of Media Rela0ons (SUBR), the Office of Public Rela0ons (SUNO), Office of Communica0ons (SU Ag Center), Office of Publica0ons and Electronic Media (SUBR, SULC), Department of University Communica0ons (SUSLA), and Sports Informa0on (SUBR).

Please e-mail any ar0cles, photos, and announcements for the SU System Newsle5er by the last week of each month to: susystemnewsle1er@sus.edu SU System News, page 7

Upcoming Events 29 SUNO College of Educa4on and Human Development Alterna4ve Teacher Cer4fica4on Program test prepara4on workshop for the Praxis II Specialty Test, Elementary Educa4on: Content Knowledge (Test Code #0014) required for Louisiana licensure in both Elementary and Early Childhood Educa4on, through June 30.

Registra0on for both sessions $25.00 and attendance at both sessions is required. Registra0on deadline June 25, 5 p.m. 504.286.5351 8 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

SUNO’s Lake Campus, Building 43 July

1 SUBR Classical Jazz Concert on the Bluff featuring Lamon O’Neil 7 p.m.

Mayberry Dining Hall Lawn

7 SUAF Na4onal Alumni Conference, through July 11 Grand Hya5, Washington, D.C. 9 SUBR Classical Jazz Concert on the Bluff featuring Michael Phillips 7 p.m.

Mayberry Dining Hall Lawn

16 SU Relay for Life 6 p.m.

A.W. Mumford Stadium, SUBR

23 SUBR Classical Jazz Concert on the Bluff featuring Michael Ward 7 p.m.

Mayberry Dining Hall Lawn 30 SUBR Classical Jazz Concert on the Bluff featuring Yolanda Windsay 7 p.m.

Mayberry Dining Hall lawn *For more informa0on on all Southern University football camps and golf tournaments, contact Coach Mike Jones at 225-329-6753

“BE EMPOWERED” 2010 Southern University Na4onal Alumni Conference Washington, D.C., July 7-11, Grand Hya5 There will be opportuni4es to fellowship with alumni from across the country during the fiveday conference packed with dynamic speakers and updates on the University. A special feature of this year's conference are the Empowerment Sessions on Health and Financial Literacy and Independence. Golf enthusiasts can join the Washington, D.C. Alumni Chapter for their Golf Tournament on Friday, July 9 followed by the Uniquely D.C. event.

For conference informa4on and updates, visit the SUAF’s Web site at www.sualumni.org, or follow them on their interac4ve pages on Facebook and Twi5er at Southern University Alumni Federa4on and SUAlumniFed, respec4vely, or call the Alumni Office at 225-771-4200.

Conference registra0on deadline is June 25

STRATEGIC PLAN GOALS 2007 – 2012

• ENHANCE ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE

• DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN A SYSTEM-WIDE CULTURE OF ASSESSMENT, QUALITY ENHANCEMENT, AND ACCOUNTABILITY • ENHANCE SYSTEM-WIDE ATHLETIC PROGRAMMING AND FACILITIES • CREATE AND EXECUTE A COMPREHENSIVE ADVANCEMENT PLAN

• CREATE AND IMPLEMENT A SYSTEM-WIDE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY AND INFRASTRUCTURE MASTER PLAN

Five Campuses, One Vision. . .GLOBAL Excellence

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