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Edwards praised Southern for consistently producing well-rounded professionals that are part of the workforce in the state and beyond.

“I want to welcome you back home to the Bluff,” expressed Ray L. Belton, president-chancellor of the Southern University System at the opening of the Southern University Alumni Federation’s biennial conference.

The Southern University System Board of Supervisors today held committee meetings and full board meeting on Feb. 21-22 at Southern University Shreveport. In one of its first actions, the Board approved the extension of the contract of Dawson Odums, head football coach at Southern University Baton Rouge.

One of the most musically inclined students at Southern University Baton Rouge (SUBR) recently completed lead piano on an independent film that will premiere in the New Orleans Film Festival this October, in addition to a list of other noteworthy accomplishments.

Southern University is among several southern states and historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) partnering with the State Higher Education Executive Officers Association (SHEEO) to increase the number of underrepresented male teachers. SHEEO was recently awarded a three-year grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation to fund Project Pipeline Repair: Restoring Minority Male Participation and Persistence in Educator Preparation Programs (Project PR). The project will engage state policy leaders, educator preparation programs at HBCUs, and partner schools to achieve goals and objectives of the $1.5 million award.

Former astronaut Dr. Mae Jemison will pay tribute to former SU students who helped integrate NASA. Southern University Baton Rouge (SUBR), March 9, 2016, will host its 136th Founders’ Day with a series of activities commemorating its history and honoring former STEM trailblazers.