Southern University at New Orleans’ boasts enrollment increases
February 21, 2010
NEW ORLEANS, LA - Southern University at New Orleans’ (SUNO) enrollment has increased to 93% of its pre-Hurricane Katrina enrollment of 3,647 students, according to preliminary Spring 2010 figures. Currently, 3,391 students have enrolled this semester, representing the institution’s highest enrollment since Hurricane Katrina.
This preliminary figure also includes 160 first-time/fulltime freshmen and 176 transfer students. Twenty-two-percent (22%) of the transfer students joined SUNO from Delgado Community College, thanks in part to the articulation and 2+2 agreements signed last year between the institutions which allow Delgado’s students to seamlessly transfer to SUNO in order to pursue specific academic programs.
Additional preliminary figures indicate that the University has retained 86% of its first-time/fulltime freshmen who had enrolled in Fall 2009. This represents the highest fall-to-spring retention percentage for SUNO since 2003. The Louisiana Board of Regents officially calculates retention percentages from fall-to-fall. However, the 86% retention rate this semester gives SUNO tremendous momentum for improvement in this area heading toward the next school year. Official enrollment and retention figures will be available on January 29th. Students who are currently enrolled must meet their financial obligations for the semester by that date.
“These preliminary enrollment and retention figures are very encouraging. They mean that more individuals are continuing to make SUNO their first choice for pursuing higher educational opportunities, and that more of our faculty and staff are working hard to retain our current students. This bodes well for the immediate and long term future of this institution,” said Victor Ukpolo, Ph.D., SUNO’s chancellor. “Our new student housing is a great addition, and we look forward to experiencing the increased pool of students from around the state, nation and world that this amenity promises to bring.”
Delta Sigma Theta national president to address Southern University at New Orleans graduates - May 9
March 23, 2009
NEW ORLEANS, LA – Southern University at New Orleans (SUNO) announced today that the 2009 commencement speaker will be Cynthia M. A. Butler-McIntyre, the 24th National President of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. and a Jefferson Parish Public Schools personnel administrator. The university’s commencement will be held on Saturday, May 9, 2009, 4 p.m. at the Lakefront Arena.
Butler-McIntyre has served as the national leader of Delta Sigma Theta since August of 2008. She was elected unanimously with over 800 votes from delegates at the sorority’s 49th National Convention in Orlando, Florida; and has served the organization on the local, regional and national levels.
Some of her awards include: SHEroes of the Present, Presidential Service Award, African American Hall of Fame, Who’s Who in American Education, YWCA Role Model Recognition, Outstanding Alumnus of a Historically Black College, Elementary Assistant Principal of the Year, Outstanding Young Women of America and Teacher of the Year as well as many others.
Amiri Baraka to speak at Southern University - New Orleans
February 1, 2008
Poet laureate and professor emeritus Amiri Baraka highlights
SUNO’s Black History Month celebration
Month also features award-winning author and 25-year-old professor M.K. Asante, Jr.
NEW ORLEANS, LA – Southern University at New Orleans’ (SUNO) Center for African and African-American Studies (CAAAS) presents Amiri Baraka, poet laureate, playwright, activist and co-founder of the Black Arts Movement, in the opening ceremony of its month-long Black History Month celebration. The opening ceremony will take place on Tuesday, February 12, 2008 at SUNO’s Lake Campus, 6801 Press Drive, Building 43, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 pm. All events are free and open to the public.
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