UL System to empower adults to finish college education
Brynn Lundy, Staff Reporter
September 22, 2020
The university is participating in a program created to assist Louisiana adults with returning to college and completing their bachelor’s degrees. Compete LA is powered by the University of Louisiana System and was originally launched in 2019. This year, the initiative announced the introduction o...
University reports high summer enrollment numbers
Dylan Meche, Staff Reporter
July 21, 2020
Despite the extension of distance learning into the summer, the university reported its largest enrollment growth for the summer semester since 2014. According to a university press release, the number of continuing undergraduate students who enrolled in classes for the summer semester has increased...
Nation-wide enrollment trend raises budgetary concerns
Dylan Meche, Staff Reporter
June 9, 2020
As universities across Louisiana have begun to consider plans to reopen in the fall, educational leaders and state lawmakers have brought up concerns about budgetary impacts that have emerged from the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the New York Times article “After Coronavirus, Colleges Worry: Wi...
Fall commencement splits into two ceremonies
Dylan Meche, Staff Reporter
October 2, 2019
Due to the increasing number of students graduating, the university is making changes to its commencement ceremonies. Beginning this December, the university will host two commencement ceremonies. Both ceremonies will take place on Saturday, Dec. 14 at the University Center. The first ceremony consisting...
Preparations underway for spring commencement
Erica Welter, Staff Reporter
May 14, 2019
This weekend, over 1,000 students will walk across the stage at commencement. For the second time in the university’s history, the ceremony, which takes place on Saturday, May 18, will be livestreamed. The commencement ceremony was livestreamed for the first time in December. “We are offering this opt...
Awards to honor women
Zachary Araki, Assistant Editor
April 2, 2019
The Greater Hammond Chamber of Commerce seeks to recognize and distinguish women in the community for their achievements through the annual Annie Awards. The awards luncheon is scheduled for Friday, June 14 in the Student Union Ballroom. Dr. Kay Maurin, committee chairman of the Annie Awards, expla...
