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On Wednesday, Southern University faculty, staff and students engaged with several community organizations and received valuable Human Resources information at the inaugural Community Service and Benefits Fair held in the Smith-Brown Memorial Student Union. The event was sponsored by the Office of External Affairs, Division of Student Affairs, Center for Service Learning, and the Department of Human Resources.

BATON ROUGE, La — A frequent invited guest of the New Orleans Saints, the Southern University Human Jukebox and Fabulous Dancing Dolls will perform during halftime as the Saints face the Atlanta Falcons on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 22. This rematch between the Saints and Falcons in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome is one of the most anticipated games of the NFL season, as the Saints were victorious over the Falcons in Atlanta in September.

The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) selected 10 students from Southern University A&M College to attend the 18th Annual Leadership Institute (LI) conference presented by Wells Fargo. This event is one of the largest, most exclusive, talent and development recruiting conferences for students attending Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), and Predominately Black Institutions (PBIs).

Recently, Alasiah Floyd and Darrell Moses, Jr., mechanical engineering students, each received $2,500 scholarships from BASF. This annual scholarship program is part of BASF’s education outreach and workforce development efforts in Louisiana.

Wanda Spurlock, a Southern University School of Nursing professor, was recently inducted as a fellow into the Academy of Nursing Education of the National League for Nursing (NLN). The induction was recently held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Chicago in conjunction with the 2018 NLN Education Summit which celebrated the 125th Anniversary of the organization. Spurlock joins the academy’s elite group of fellows representing nursing schools and programs across the United States.

Homecoming 2018 was filled with food, fun, and memories. Students, employees, alumni, and the community gathered on the Bluff for a jam packed week, including concerts, exhibits, and reunions. If you missed this year's festivities, take a look out at our recap gallery.

Continuing with tradition, the Southern University Department of Visual Arts is hosting its 10th annual Alumni Homecoming Art Exhibition until Oct. 11 in the Frank Hayden Hall Art Gallery. The exhibit showcases various mediums of art from a number of alumni artists.

Diola Bagayoko, Southern University System distinguished professor of physics, dean of the D. M. R. Spikes Honors College, and director of the Timbuktu Academy, has been inducted as a fellow to the American Physical Society. The organization cited Bagayoko this designation for "..improving undergraduate physics education for all students through curriculum development, program development and administrative leadership, and broadening participation in physics through the preparation and mentorship of numerous ethnic/racial minorities in physics". 

Always a special Homecoming tradition, the 88th Miss Southern University, Darby A. Smith, was crowned at her coronation this past Wednesday in the F.G. Clark Activity Center. The theme for this year’s coronation was “The Empire’s New Reign.”

Southern University Baton Rouge today officially announced a 7 percent increase in first-time freshmen, totaling 1,328. This is the second year that the University has significantly increased its incoming freshman count, exceeding even the 20 percent increase attained during the fall 2017 semester.