ULM News

Researchers in the Department of Biology at ULM recently made a startling discovery in a northeastern Louisiana wildlife refuge, finding the Flamed Tigersnail (Anguispira alternata) alive and well. The Flamed Tigersnail was thought to no longer occur in Louisiana.

A national accrediting agency recently approved major curriculum revisions instituted by faculty of University of Louisiana at Monroe's Radiologic Technology program.

The Louisiana Economic Quarterly magazine recently highlighted Mary Lynn Wilkerson for her work as state director of the Louisiana Small Business Development Center on the University of Louisiana at Monroe's campus.

The University of Louisiana at Monroe Museum of Natural History celebrates the 150th anniversary of biologist Charles Darwin's controversial work, "On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection" at a fall lecture in the museum.

University of Louisiana at Monroe faculty member Dr. Jeffrey Anderson gave a presentation titled "Hoodoo in African American History" on Nov. 17 at Northwestern State University in Natchitoches.

University of Louisiana at Monroe second-year communication graduate student Michael Canty recently represented ULM at the 2009 Public Relations Student Society of America's National Conference. Canty serves as PRSSA chapter president.

The University of Louisiana at Monroe's athletic department collected 336 pounds of food, as well as a substantial amount of money through cash and checks, for the Food Bank of Northeast Louisiana at the exhibition basketball doubleheader held on Nov. 12.

The ULM Percussion Ensemble will present a concert Monday Nov. 23 at 7:30 p.m. in Brown Auditorium.

Cliff Tresner, associate professor of art at the University of Louisiana at Monroe, is exhibiting sculpture at both a national and state venue, including the Salmagundi XIII indoor/outdoor Sculpture Exhibition at the Imperial Arts Center at Rosy Mount, N.C.

The Department of Foreign Languages at the University of Louisiana at Monroe, in partnership with the Monroe City Schools, continued a program this fall to teach basic Spanish to elementary students enrolled in the Monroe City School District.

Melinda F. Matthews, Interlibrary Loan/Reference Librarian at the University of Louisiana at Monroe, recently wrote two articles published in library journals.

It promises to be a real "Chiller" for the 25th Annual University of Louisiana at Monroe Alumni Association Chili Cook-Off.

The University of Louisiana at Monroe's Division of Music and Division Of Theatre and Dance will provide an informational meeting about a new interdisciplinary study abroad program to be held in Paris next year.

The College of Arts and Sciences hosted 75 high school students and teachers at its annual Celebration of the Humanities and Sciences in October.

The annual University of Louisiana at Monroe Mix-It-Up luncheon will be held for all ULM faculty, students and staff from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Schulze Dining Hall on Nov. 18.

The University of Louisiana at Monroe's Visual and Performing Arts division will offer several performances in November for music lovers of all stripes.

The Annual Christmas at the University of Louisiana at Monroe is scheduled for 5 p.m., Tuesday, Dec.1 in Scott Plaza.

ULM will host its annual Military Day on Saturday when the Warhawks host Western Kentucky at 3 p.m. in Malone Stadium. A victory over the Hilltoppers will make ULM bowl eligible for the second time in three seasons.

Progressive teaching methods at the University of Louisiana at Monroe were celebrated today at the CenturyLink Accent on Excellence Breakfast, held at the Monroe Civic Center.

The University of Louisiana at Monroe Office of Recruitment and Admissions recently announced the selection of its 2010 Preview Registration and Enrollment Program (PREP) staff, selected from students who have excelled in leadership, academic achievement and enthusiasm for ULM.