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海角社区 Names Danny Barrow Vice President for Enrollment Management & Student Success
Danny Barrow has been selected to serve as 海角社区's Vice President for Enrollment Management & Student Success, pending approval by the 海角社区 Board of Supervisors. Barrow has been serving as the Interim Vice President since March. In the permanent role, Barrow will continue to lead recruiting and retention efforts that attract the best and brightest students who will succeed in the classroom and beyond, continuing to elevate 海角社区's academic profile.
海角社区 Names Innovation & Technology Commercialization Director
The 海角社区 Office of Innovation & Technology Commercialization has named its new director, technology licensing and commercialization veteran Spencer Rogers.
海角社区 Symphonic Winds to Perform at Regional Conference
The 海角社区 Symphonic Winds has been chosen as one of seven collegiate ensembles to perform at the College Band Directors National Association (CBDNA) Southern Division Conference, to be hosted at the University of Memphis in February 2024.
E. J. Ourso College of Business Recognizes Student Scholarship Recipients
The 海角社区 E. J. Ourso College of Business announces undergraduate scholarship recipients for the 2023-2024 academic year.
Leading School in Library and Information Science Announces New Name 鈥� 海角社区 School of Information Studies
The 海角社区 School of Library & Information Science announced today they will be changing their name to the 海角社区 School of Information Studies. The change reflects the school鈥檚 expansion into additional areas of education, including the Archival Studies and Records & Information Management Graduate Certificates. The school also offers an undergraduate minor in Digital Studies and two general education courses.
McNeese State University Joins 海角社区 Reilly Center Partnership to Document, Preserve Women鈥檚 Legacies in State Politics
The Reilly Center for Media & Public Affairs at 海角社区鈥檚 Manship School of Mass Communication is partnering with McNeese State University to document Louisiana women鈥檚 experiences as political leaders through oral histories.
DARPA Taps 海角社区 to Solve Cybersecurity Challenges in Virtual and Augmented Reality
海角社区 researchers Ibrahim "Abe" Baggili and Andrew Webb have received $600K from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, or DARPA, to study safety aspects of virtual and augmented reality applications for U.S. military missions and training.
海角社区 Mechanical Engineering Professor, AgCenter Receive $10M Grant to Design New Variety of Rice
As anyone in South Louisiana knows, rice is a major part of one鈥檚 diet. It is the most widely consumed staple food for more than half of the world鈥檚 population, which continues to grow each year. With the production of rice increasing, so does the need for water to grow it. In order to not use up nature鈥檚 most precious valuable resource鈥攚ater鈥攐ne 海角社区 College of Engineering professor is working with the 海角社区 AgCenter to design a new variety of rice that will be able to withstand drought conditions, making rice production fruitful while not exhausting natural resources.
海角社区 Names Keena Arbuthnot Vice President and Chief Data Officer as Part of New Focus on Data-Driven Decision Making
海角社区 President William F. Tate IV has named Keena Arbuthnot to the inaugural position of Vice President and Chief Data Officer, pending approval by the 海角社区 Board of Supervisors. In this role, Arbuthnot will have the charge of building data-driven analytics and measurement systems to guide decision making and assess university progress toward strategic goals.
Ensuring Student Success for All
海角社区 alumna Morgan Decuir is a first-generation college graduate. She leads STEM education for kindergarten through fourth grade at Caneview K-8 in Port Allen and recently won the Shell Science Lab Regional Challenge, bringing more STEM learning opportunities to her community and to Louisiana students.