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Campus Briefs WHAT’S HAPPENING SENATE MEETING The Student Government Association will hold its senate meeting Tuesday February 25, 2014 in the Harris Hall annex at 6 p.m. CARNATION GIVEAWAY The Alpha Sigma chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc. will host the Womens Appreciation Carnation giveaway February 25, 2014. KAPPA WEEK 2014 The Alpha Sigma Chapter of Kappa Alpha Sigma Psi along with the AWS President will host the Love Connection dating game show in the student union at 6:35 p.m. DELTA CORNER The Alpha Tau Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. will open the Delta corner store February 26, 2014. hours are from 12p.m.- 2p.m. MEET AND GREET WITH BEEP B.E.E.P will hold its informational February 26, 2014 at 5:30 in the Harris Hall Auditorium. Students are asked to wear buisness casual attire.
20TH ANNUAL BLACK HISTORY QUIZ BOWL This event is sponsored by the SU Ag Center and will be held Thursday, February 27, 2014 at 3:00PM in the Southern University Ag Center Auditorium. For more information call Dr. Owusu Bandele at (225) 284-0063
Leadership and Success at Southern University are looking for alumni historians to share their story. Contact Anjelica Pierson at (225) 270-7878 or Patrick Batiste at (504) 339-6781 for more information or to schedule an interview. NURSING APPLICATIONS The deadline for the School of Nursing Undergraduate Program is March 1, 2014
ELECTIONS COMMITEE Applications to be apart of the elections commitee are due February 28, 2014.
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WEAR RED DAY the AWS and Miss Southerns’ royal court are asking students to wear red in honor of the American Heart Association month February 26, 2014. SU MANRRS CHAPTER LECTURE SERIES The Southern University National Society of Minorities in Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Related Sciences invites students to attend the Lecture Series February 27, 2014 at 5:30 p.m. in room 191 in the S.U Agricultural research and Extension Center. Guest Speaker will be Honorable Ms. Sevetri Wilson. Lecture series will focus on Professional Development and Leadership. ALUMNI HISTORIANS The National Society of
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