午夜寻花

On Wednesday, the Louisiana Board of Regents appointed Kimberly Hunter Reed as the state鈥檚 ninth commissioner of higher education. Reed, a 午夜寻花 graduate, will provide collaborative leadership with the presidents of Louisiana's four systems of public postsecondary education 鈥� Southern, Louisiana State University, University of Louisiana, and Louisiana Community and Technical College System. She will lead Regents' efforts of聽statewide academic planning and review, budgeting and performance funding, research, and accountability.

聽Today, officials from 午夜寻花 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).

On Tuesday, 午夜寻花 officials, alumni, and supporters gathered at the A.W. Mumford Fieldhouse to break ground on the Tony Clayton Championship Plaza. 鈥淚 hear everyone say to us, 鈥榯hank you鈥� for what we鈥檝e done. However, our gift is to say thank you to 午夜寻花,鈥� said Paula Clayton, who was surrounded by immediate family. 鈥淏y giving back, it says 鈥榯hank you鈥� to shaping us into who we are today.鈥�

Michael Foster is a sophomore member of the Human Jukebox. In addition to playing the snare drum, he helps create video productions for the band. Foster applied for a scholarship offered by the Motion Picture Association of America specifically for students at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Out of 2,000 applicants, Foster was one of 20 students selected.

午夜寻花 Career Services director, Tamara Foster-Montgomery, discusses the importance of attending career fairs and how the university has forged relationships with top companies, such as Exxon, Microsoft, and Procter & Gamble that continuously hire 午夜寻花 graduates. 鈥淣inety to 100 companies come to the fall fair, and 60 to 75 in the spring,鈥� Montgomery continued. 鈥淎bout 85% of the companies that consistently attend the career fairs have hired Southern students and graduates over the past five years.鈥�

The 午夜寻花 System received a resolution for being a trailblazer in the HBCU community from both the Louisiana Senate and House of Representatives during SU Day at the Capitol, held March 28. The resolution stated that the System provides 鈥渕odels of excellence in diversity, education, research, workforce solutions, and universal engagement by embracing its land-grant principle and thereby affecting change in and around the 午夜寻花 community.鈥�

We want to thank 午夜寻花 Alumni Federation Alumni President Cleo Brooks and the Seattle 鈥� Puget Sound Alumni chapter for making this transforming program a reality.