New Orleans, LA – A pair of record-breaking performances by freshman Adriana Brown highlighted SUNO’s efforts at the 2013 GCAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships. Brown set meet records in both the 100m Hurdles (14.33) and 400m Hurdles (1:01.87) for the Lady Knights. Her time in the 100 meters was nearly 3 seconds better than [...]
Monica Hernandez / Eyewitness News NEW ORLEANS – More than 100 candles lit Friday night outside police headquarters served as a sign of hope for Terrilynn Monette’s family. Family, friends, and community leaders gathered to pray for the Jefferson Parish teacher’s safe return, nearly five weeks after she went missing. “She’s not just our daughter, [...]
Courtesy The Advocate BY KORAN ADDO AND JORDAN BLUM Capitol news bureau April 07, 2013 NEW ORLEANS — On the outskirts of the Southern University New Orleans campus, administrators believe a key component for the future are the 21 buildings with the bright green rooftops overlooking Lake Pontchartrain. The buildings, SUNO’s new student housing that are [...]
It has been more than a month since New Orleans schoolteacher Terrilynn Monette went missing after a night of celebrating with friends, but the search continues for the 26-year-old California native. Monette, who had recently been nominated for “Teacher of the Year” was last seen in the parking lot at Parlay’s Bar in the Lakeview [...]
NEW ORLEANS, LA – In front of an audience filled by local educational and political leaders, Southern University at New Orleans Chancellor Victor Ukpolo, Algiers Charter School Association CEO Adrian Morgan and O. Perry Walker Principal Mary Laurie signed a Memorandum of Understanding that will bring the first public 4-year university to the Westbank of [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: David M. Grubb (504) 286-5343 or (504) 810-3048 dgrubb@suno.edu April 1, 2013 Louisiana Supreme Court Justice Bernette J. Johnson to speak at SUNO Honors and Awards Ceremony NEW ORLEANS, LA – Currently presiding as the first black chief justice in the history of the state of Louisiana, the Honorable [...]
NEW ORLEANS, LA – The Southern University at New Orleans College of Business and Public Administration will hold its 1st ever banquet on Friday, April 5, at Harrah’s Hotel located at 228 Poydras St. The event is scheduled to begin at 7:00 pm with a sit down dinner and awards program to follow. These are [...]
NEW ORLEANS, LA – Southern University at New Orleans placed three players on the NAIA All-America teams this season, April Perry and Sabrina Scott on the Women’s team and Clyde Moore for the Men, but there were some notable snubs as well. April Perry, a senior guard from Long Beach, CA earned Second Team honors [...]
NEW ORLEANS, LA – Southern University at New Orleans (SUNO) has a long history of service to non-traditional students and that history continues with the development of a Memorandum of Understanding between the University and the Algiers Charter School Association (ACSA) to develop a Westbank Satellite Campus at the L.B. Landry Education Complex in Algiers. [...]
Published by The Advocate, March 20, 2013 Zohar uses drums to teach life BY KYLE PEVETO Advocate staff writer A drum strapped to his chest, Baba Zohar leaned into the microphone to tell about the world’s first musical instrument. “We have a story to tell that starts with a drum,” he said. “Does anybody [...]