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Recently, the College of Sciences and Engineering at Southern University was awarded a $749,829 grant from the U.S. Department of Education to help students succeed in mathematics.

Recently, the Southern University College of Business Center for Economic Development Administration (EDA) won the Judges Award for Overall Best Practices at the University Economic Development Association (UEDA) National Summit in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Recently released rankings by research firms list several Southern University Baton Rouge(SUBR) programs among those offering the best value in the state.

Southern University Baton Rouge is gearing up for its fall "Jaguar Preview." The event, which gives high school students and their families an up-close-and-personal Southern experience, will be held Saturday, Nov. 10.

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.

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".