The latest ULM news! http://www.ulm.edu/news/rss http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Thu, 3 Jul 2008 17:12:03 -0500 Thu, 3 Jul 2008 17:11:40 -0500 FeedForAll v2.0 (2.0.2.3) http://www.feedforall.com ULM’s Dr. Neil R. White, assistant professor of sociology and a Research Fellow with the Social Science Research Lab, will be the ULM designee to assist in an analysis of workforce needs, supply and demand. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/july08/white.html EBC957DD-6647-442C-A2BA-898334BD04F3 Thu, 3 Jul 2008 17:11:40 -0500 ULM faculty, staff, students and Warbonnet alumni are invited to participate in changing the Warbonnets’ name to a new one in line with the Warhawk mascot. The poll will stay up until the end of July and is not open to the general public. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/july08/vote.html 2E577FF2-B4A0-4953-B69D-A9CB549AD42E Thu, 3 Jul 2008 17:10:59 -0500 Elizabeth and Jeremy Clack never envisioned opening a daycare center. It could have been a daunting task, but the Clacks turned to the LSBDC at ULM for assistance. They took a six-week FastTrac program, sponsored by the LSBDC at ULM on how to start and operate a daycare center. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/july08/labor.html 0E02F632-A394-41F6-BA64-FB6F721306B4 Thu, 3 Jul 2008 17:10:23 -0500 The ULM Counseling Center seeks to promote the awareness of mental health issues, reach out to the community and aid ULM students in problems that might come their way. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/july08/counseling_events.html C14AB017-8813-4344-9809-942AC2805B06 Thu, 3 Jul 2008 17:09:59 -0500 The Louisiana Small Business Development Center at the University of Louisiana at Monroe will present a free "Employment Taxes" workshop Tuesday, July 22, from 6 - 8 p.m. in the ULM Administration Building, room 2-52. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/july08/lsbdc_workshop.html CCCA4552-0890-4ED4-A35A-D66A8F71EB24 Thu, 3 Jul 2008 17:09:34 -0500 The University of Louisiana at Monroe's Preview, Registration and Enrollment Program (PREP) will offer a session Thursday, July 24. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/july08/prep.html A159CC39-451A-4675-A916-F3B5A5D4CA2C Thu, 3 Jul 2008 17:08:59 -0500 The ULM Library will observe two important milestones with a program and reception titled "Celebrating 60 Years of Documents" Thursday, Sept. 25, beginning at 1 p.m. in the ULM Conference Center (located on the ULM Library’s seventh floor). http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/july08/library.html 3AE9299B-C7D1-48B7-B57C-C17091A42B9B Thu, 3 Jul 2008 17:08:24 -0500 The University of Louisiana at Monroe Elementary Education Program is one of only 10 in the nation to receive full passing marks for its preparation of future mathematics teachers. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/july08/mathematics.html 162730EC-EF93-4708-8D23-E7487C09170B Tue, 1 Jul 2008 16:50:43 -0500 Starbucks, located at the University of Louisiana at Monroe, has been brimming with customers day and night since its opening on Sept. 27, 2006. The Starbucks national office has taken notice. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/june08/starbucks.html 90BAF442-2F50-4057-8E74-E0F2C1BA6B28 Mon, 30 Jun 2008 08:36:43 -0500 The University of Louisiana at Monroe might be $400,000 closer to providing a mobile dental unit to the economically depressed communities in northeast Louisiana. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/june08/mobile_dental.html 45A603A8-D513-48C0-8A8F-583F0C956A96 Fri, 27 Jun 2008 18:31:52 -0500 ULM’s Gateway to Online Degrees program, a clearinghouse for all of ULM's online degrees, enables non-traditional students to utilize the convenience and accessibility of online learning in an accelerated format. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/june08/gold.html 45A603A8-D513-48C0-8A8F-583F0C956A97 Fri, 27 Jun 2008 11:13:52 -0500 Two new academic programs at the University of Louisiana at Monroe gained initial approval from the UL System Board of Supervisors in Baton Rouge. The BOS approved two letters of intent: one for the online Bachelor of Science in Instructional Design, the only program of its kind in Louisiana, and one for the Bachelor of Arts degree program in physics. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/june08/new_programs.html F8931364-BDC8-4439-BDC1-FEBA548E22EA Fri, 27 Jun 2008 09:16:23 -0500 Dr. Mark Doherty, associate professor of kinesiology at the University of Louisiana at Monroe, received a $5,000 Ready Campus grant from Louisiana Campus Compact to integrate disaster preparedness into the Freshman Year Seminar courses this fall. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/june08/doherty.html 03708AB5-0FA2-4DD0-8647-08EE93F892DB Fri, 27 Jun 2008 09:16:00 -0500 As another show of support for ULM's Warhawk mascot, students, faculty, alumni, and the community of Monroe worked together to rename Stadium Drive to Warhawk Way. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/june08/warhawk_way.html 0303D333-C896-49B1-BA8D-DB7A28C405F1 Fri, 27 Jun 2008 09:15:28 -0500 Dr. Anita Sharma, associate professor of social work at the University of Louisiana at Monroe, recently received dual honors. Sharma earned a "Leadership Recognition" award in gerontology by the Baccalaureate Program Directors' Association, a national organization for social work educators. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/june08/sharma.html 5BB92CDE-4025-49CC-9C47-44D33AAC9E71 Fri, 27 Jun 2008 09:14:49 -0500 Twenty ULM students from the Baptist Collegiate Ministry on campus recently traveled to Malawi in southeastern Africa to promote their faith, funded by donations from local Christian churches. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/june08/malawi.html 4C0D3ADB-892C-46E9-A8B8-3A0975D621FA Fri, 27 Jun 2008 09:14:16 -0500 Dr. Pamela Higgins Saulsberry, head of ULM’s Department of Social Work, will speak at the ULM Summer Commencement Saturday, Aug. 9, at 2 p.m. in Fant-Ewing Coliseum. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/june08/saulsberry.html 30A429A6-9B0A-43C4-91D1-371477E05963 Fri, 27 Jun 2008 09:13:41 -0500 The ULM Bookstore will host a Grad Finale on location Thursday, July 10, from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/june08/grad_finale.html B511B491-0ECE-4F21-BE8A-B44FD284F34C Fri, 27 Jun 2008 09:12:54 -0500 There are some spots open for those wishing to join the ULM Band Department’s trip to Ireland in March 2009. These spots will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis with a $200 deposit required to secure a spot. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/june08/ireland.html 91C01910-D115-4353-A7A0-EBE4EAFB551C Fri, 27 Jun 2008 09:12:35 -0500 ULM President James Cofer congratulated Micheal R. Moffett on his appointment as the new University of Louisiana System president. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/june08/moffett.html 9E447DBD-3830-4E8B-B1B8-05442D0FB16C Wed, 25 Jun 2008 14:46:46 -0500 A national report ranks the University of Louisiana at Monroe among the top 20 universities that produce the most scholarly work. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/june08/scholars.html 2B4DCBFE-0EAD-406C-8BD2-14327301C555 Tue, 24 Jun 2008 11:49:45 -0500 Dr. Holly Wilson, ULM associate professor of philosophy, will give a reading from her work in progress, titled "Divine Musings: Manifestations of the Divine at Black Bayou" Friday, June 27, beginning at 7 p.m. at Black Bayou. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/june08/wilson.html 589B3732-59FE-4AD0-9B52-F178C7BCB010 Tue, 24 Jun 2008 11:49:16 -0500 Four University of Louisiana at Monroe students will compete in the 45th Miss Louisiana Pageant Saturday, June 21 at the Monroe Civic Center at 8 p.m. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/june08/miss_louisiana.html C91AC721-8C2D-4909-AC5A-75C27C9117F3 Fri, 20 Jun 2008 09:46:59 -0500 Dr. John W. Sutherlin, ULM political science professor and co-director of the Social Science Research Laboratory, will serve on the Global Studies Association editorial board during the next year. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/june08/sutherlin.html 7459C617-4337-47EC-87BC-A65B2020A748 Fri, 20 Jun 2008 09:46:39 -0500 ULM assistant professor of criminal justice Dr. Rob Hanser will travel to Seoul, Korea, July 14 - 18, as a guest speaker at the World Forum on Women's Rights in Korea. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/june08/hanser.html 77608B98-C5F7-4169-B6D5-EBCD8E61BB34 Fri, 20 Jun 2008 09:46:14 -0500 The University of Louisiana at Monroe's Preview, Registration and Enrollment Program (PREP) will conduct its final session June 25-26. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/june08/prep.html 09DBC48B-28C0-4D91-A635-ED9BBA5F3979 Fri, 20 Jun 2008 09:45:44 -0500 The Social Science Research Laboratory, located at the University of Louisiana at Monroe, completed its investigative project "Indigent Defense in Northeast Louisiana: A Study of the 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th Judicial Districts." http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/june08/ssrl.html F0225AD8-611A-42E7-8654-E6918F817D62 Thu, 19 Jun 2008 09:40:03 -0500 When guests visit Bon Aire, ULM’s new University Residence, they will encounter the work of master craftsmen and people of vision - a dynamic masterpiece produced by the ULM Foundation and community cooperation. ULM’s jewel on the bayou was completely funded with private dollars. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/june08/bonaire.html 4633FCA9-1370-4BE7-9B39-D81FE4A7563E Fri, 13 Jun 2008 14:33:48 -0500 ULM’s Dr. Kevin Unter, assistant professor of political science, was recently selected to participate in the annual Reading and scoring of the College Board’s AP Examinations this June in the subject of U.S. Government. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/june08/unter.html A4EDEF82-9A29-4EC8-A0D7-0B983E911918 Fri, 13 Jun 2008 14:33:26 -0500 Incoming ULM freshman Emily Darwin is the newest recipient of the Vicki Campbell Anzalone Memorial Scholarship, specifically intended for female water skiers. She received the award at a PREP luncheon June 12 in the University Conference Center. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/june08/waterski_scholarship.html 7C70B119-D1B4-4152-8630-8BFCC77CB288 Fri, 13 Jun 2008 14:32:49 -0500 Alpha Lambda Delta at the University of Louisiana at Monroe recently announced its 2008 – 2009 initiates. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/june08/ald_initiates.html 9C1F3D8C-2A63-48E6-8515-BD462E331744 Fri, 13 Jun 2008 14:31:52 -0500 The Louisiana Small Business Development Center at the University of Louisiana at Monroe will continue its travels in late June, presenting a "Starting and Financing a Small Business" workshop on two separate occasions, beginning Tuesday, June 24, from 6 - 8 p.m. in the Jonesboro Town Hall in Jonesboro. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/june08/sbdc_workshops.html ADF0B5D9-DEE8-466A-9CD9-7BE242404CC3 Fri, 13 Jun 2008 14:31:27 -0500 At approximately 12 p.m. today, a shooting occurred approximately five blocks from the ULM campus. ULM police officers and university administrators closely monitored the situation, and because the situation was contained and did not pose a threat to the ULM community, the campus did not go on lockdown or activate FirstCall, ULM's emergency notification system. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/june08/incident.html B5212D82-20EF-413B-B716-B4D0A66CF6CE Wed, 11 Jun 2008 15:11:28 -0500 Dr. Paul Sylvester will present "ULM Research in the Fight Against Breast Cancer" at 6 p.m. Tuesday, June 10 at the Northeast Louisiana Cancer Institute, located at 411 Calypso St. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/june08/circle.html C9258795-4EFA-4630-B884-5DF9FCB95F51 Mon, 9 Jun 2008 08:36:25 -0500 Students, grades 8 - 12, are discovering science, math and technology at the fourth annual ULM Explorers Camp: The Science of Nature. ULM professors are leading the sessions, and undergraduate students are serving as mentors at the camp. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/june08/explorers.html 3F27B34E-59C7-479A-AB34-C446E1090641 Thu, 5 Jun 2008 18:01:42 -0500 The ULM Gerontology Program will host the annual mid-year conference of the Louisiana Geriatric Society June 6 - 7 at the University Conference Center (ULM Library, seventh floor). The Louisiana Geriatric Society will co-host the event. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/june08/gerontology.html 804AB383-BCEB-4579-B447-C42ECAE48A45 Thu, 5 Jun 2008 18:00:58 -0500 Several talented University of Louisiana at Monroe students received ADDY awards at the Northeast Louisiana Advertising Club luncheon May 7. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/june08/addys.html F5F94A8A-D767-463C-A3B5-0A3B7C4DE982 Thu, 5 Jun 2008 18:00:44 -0500 The Louisiana Small Business Development Center at the University of Louisiana at Monroe will offer two workshops concerning QuickBooks during the summer. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/june08/quickbooks.html A90D6929-9962-4535-B86B-53F65DC85D76 Thu, 5 Jun 2008 17:59:46 -0500 A Norwegian community, Arendal, distributed copies of "The Alchemist" to all of its employees in hopes of stimulating new ideas within the community. The University of Louisiana at Monroe is doing the same with its new students. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/june08/summer_reading.html B3EDD00A-822E-4447-8CA6-8D537CE98C78 Thu, 5 Jun 2008 15:54:59 -0500 The University of Louisiana at Monroe was recently named the state's premier provider for the Louisiana Leader Fellows Program, a new initiative that will train talented teachers, specifically in high-poverty areas, to become qualified administrators. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/june08/leader.html DDE1D825-CB30-4869-B406-12DD57966633 Wed, 4 Jun 2008 10:38:09 -0500 Photo Gallery of ULM Warhawk Statue Installation http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/gallery/warhawk_statue/index.html 2B9EBB4B-6697-47E1-BC30-437DBCD16516 Mon, 2 Jun 2008 16:54:22 -0500 A bronze Warhawk statue, created by a renowned artist, reaches its new home at the University of Louisiana at Monroe today. The installation of the sculpture begins at approximately 8 a.m. and lasts for several hours. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/may08/statue.html 6ABCD6B5-7CFB-4E60-BF60-D5C2DA795AF7 Fri, 30 May 2008 09:40:14 -0500 The Louisiana Small Business Development Center at the University of Louisiana at Monroe will hit the road in June, providing a "Starting and Financing a Small Business" workshop on three separate occasions, beginning Thursday, June 5, from 6 - 8 p.m. in the Concordia Bank and Trust Community Room in Ferriday. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/may08/lsbdcworkshops.html EA404E2C-F62F-428F-AA05-FD0AFFB00FEF Fri, 30 May 2008 09:44:03 -0500 ULM's Teaching and Learning Resource Center recently announced that Dr. Gordon Harvey, head of the ULM History Department, has been named the fifth holder of the Tom and Mayme Scott Endowed Professorship in Teaching Excellence. His award extends for 2008-2011. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/may08/harveyprofessorship.html 13A4F9A1-6DE3-4160-A5C8-232D31E7133E Fri, 30 May 2008 09:43:40 -0500 ULM Occupational Therapy Assistant students recently spent several days with the residents of Ouachita Grand Plaza and McKeen Plaza, two local retirement communities. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/may08/ota.html 31920A42-4933-4012-AAD0-46DF3A05F7C2 Fri, 30 May 2008 09:43:26 -0500 Nicole Walker, ULM associate controller and ULM MBA graduate ('07), presented a paper titled "Marketing Fraud: Pyramid Schemes Vs. Multi-Level Marketing" at the International Academy of Business and Public Administration Disciplines Conference held in Dallas, Texas April 24 – 27. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/may08/nwalker.html 930DBF15-CB04-4E01-9F1A-A523E8E485E5 Fri, 30 May 2008 09:42:51 -0500 Dr. Mervin Kontrovitz, ULM professor emeritus of geosciences, and Dr. Scott W. Snyder of East Carolina University, have had an article accepted for publication in the "Irish Naturalists' Journal." http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/may08/kontrovitz.html B08F6A69-D778-4409-B021-A774C9D9C78A Fri, 30 May 2008 09:42:17 -0500 ULM's homepage now features current weather conditions, including temperature, wind, humidity, and more, thanks to data collected by weather instruments in the ULM Atmospheric Sciences program. The data is updated every few minutes. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/may08/weather.html CA229B2C-EAAC-432C-A1ED-49F667C192F1 Fri, 30 May 2008 09:41:57 -0500 The ULM School of Nursing convocation ceremony for 34 graduating nursing students was held Friday, May 16. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/may08/nursingconvocation.html DDA561AE-B808-47E4-9684-93210E5E0177 Fri, 30 May 2008 09:40:58 -0500 As part of the Regents Awards to Louisiana Artists and Scholars (ATLAS) Program, a panel of out-of-state experts evaluated a grant proposal written by Dr. Rebecca Stephenson, ULM assistant professor of English, and deemed it "exceptionally fine." Based on the panel's recommendation, the Board of Regents funded Stephenson's project, allowing her a year-long sabbatical and a trip to England where she will consult manuscripts. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/may08/stephenson.html FC0BA1DC-A5DB-430B-8903-2B140461CC34 Fri, 30 May 2008 09:39:27 -0500 James Bulot, Ph.D., was appointed by Governor Bobby Jindal as the new Executive Director of the Governor’s Office of Elderly Affairs. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/may08/bulot.html 1DC87BE9-BD59-4927-94A6-94BCA249B75F Tue, 27 May 2008 13:38:46 -0500 The Spring 2008 edition of the ULM Magazine is now being distributed to faculty, staff, alumni, donors and friends. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/may08/magazine.html 779AB7B4-57A3-4AAE-91DB-B6AE554AE3E9 Tue, 27 May 2008 13:38:14 -0500 The University of Louisiana at Monroe's Preview, Registration and Enrollment Program season will begin with an already full session June 4 - 5 and June 11 - 12. Future sessions will be on the following Wednesdays and Thursdays throughout June (June 18 - 19 and 25 - 26). http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/may08/prep2.html EEDA8AEA-FF1D-4096-971A-1B239EE1635E Fri, 23 May 2008 12:24:32 -0500 View on online photo gallery of Wine Over Water 2008. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/gallery/wine2008/index.html C068F407-A5B4-4EB3-AC7F-FE2BD35F9401 Fri, 23 May 2008 09:55:31 -0500 The Pharmacy Care Lab, located in the University of Louisiana at Monroe's College of Pharmacy, has had an especially stellar month, hailed as a model in late April by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education and awarded a $50,000 gift from Brookshire’s Grocery Company of Tyler, Texas, during a special presentation Thursday, May 22. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/may08/brookshires.html C515033E-9991-41A9-B933-49A606D72289 Thu, 22 May 2008 15:04:14 -0500 ULM College of Pharmacy professor Dr. Paul Sylvester and members of his laboratory have been especially busy educating and presenting at professional gatherings during March, April and May. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/may08/sylvester.html BA907898-4B73-4FBC-9391-3A69E1D0AADC Thu, 22 May 2008 13:58:03 -0500 Dr. Pamela H. Saulsberry, head of ULM's Department of Social Work, served as the speaker at the 153rd Commencement Exercises for Delhi High School Wednesday, May 14. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/may08/saulsberry.html A165BEE9-4F72-41DE-9720-2BDE1A7620AE Thu, 22 May 2008 13:57:39 -0500 Kids ages 5 - 12 who want to have a good time enjoying games, sports, art, fitness activities, swimming, and excursions to Tinsel Town and Skatetown this summer have a place to go, courtesy of the ULM Activity Center. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/may08/summer_recreation.html 38E8718D-099B-411D-B128-28F7956187AF Thu, 22 May 2008 13:56:53 -0500 ULM President Dr. James E. Cofer Sr. has announced the University of Louisiana at Monroe’s spring semester President’s List and Honor Roll. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/may08/presidents_list.html EB405B2E-97FC-4AE7-B6B4-DA4EBDDEC6BC Thu, 22 May 2008 13:56:28 -0500 View on online photo gallery of ULM's Spring 2008 commencement. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/gallery/commencement_spring2008/index.html B321E8BB-DD5D-4C60-B417-6C4C03C74C8C Mon, 19 May 2008 08:46:37 -0500 With Fant-Ewing Coliseum packed almost to capacity, the University of Louisiana at Monroe awarded a record 718 degrees at the 2008 Spring Commencement Saturday, May 17, the largest degree total in ULM’s history. This tops the previous record of 680 degrees awarded at Spring Commencement in 1999 http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/may08/degrees.html EAE04FB7-A008-4E71-AFDB-5DC5576DB505 Sat, 17 May 2008 16:55:15 -0500 The University of Louisiana at Monroe will award a record 718 degrees at the 2008 Spring Commencement Saturday, May 17 in Fant-Ewing Coliseum, the largest degree total in ULM’s history. This tops the previous record of 680 degrees awarded at Spring Commencement in 1999. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/may08/commencement.html 3828DB41-515F-4EBE-BE76-395BF6A8E47A Fri, 16 May 2008 09:29:15 -0500 The ULM Honors Program will undergo a complete reconditioning, beginning in the fall of 2008. Dr. Christian Rubio, director of the Honors Program, proposed a major reorganization, was approved by the Honors Council, and was unanimously approved by the deans and the provost. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/may08/honors_program.html 4A4D8E2D-9B49-4BBA-845E-A678AD3586B7 Fri, 16 May 2008 09:28:15 -0500 The Student Government Association Annual Awards Banquet honored outstanding students, faculty, staff and organizations at ULM. Outgoing SGA President Brady Middleton of Mangham was the master of ceremonies. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/may08/sga_awards.html A7D8389C-0E90-43DE-9FC9-FCE0F6A91E3F Fri, 16 May 2008 09:28:00 -0500 The University of Louisiana at Monroe's Preview, Registration and Enrollment Program season will begin with an already full session June 4 - 5. Future sessions will be on the following Wednesdays and Thursdays throughout June (June 11 - 12, 18 - 19 and 25 - 26). http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/may08/prep.html FC2CEB83-62A5-4D2E-99A2-D8A73E6F8A27 Fri, 16 May 2008 09:27:15 -0500 A joint community service offered by the Northeast Louisiana Chapter of the American Red Cross and the University of Louisiana at Monroe is helping individuals learn how to swim or improve skills they already possess. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/may08/swimming.html 6314BD70-13D0-4366-B41A-B3F1D10DC07D Fri, 16 May 2008 09:26:57 -0500 ULM Student Health Services is collecting coloring books, crayons, stickers and other toddler books to be donated to the Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children in Orlando, Fla., by way of the University of Central Florida. The ULM donations will be mailed Wednesday, May 21. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/may08/coloring_books.html B166A513-1741-45DD-B3AD-607DC1893A9D Fri, 16 May 2008 09:26:26 -0500 The Catholic Campus Ministry - Christ the King Chapel on ULM’s campus (911 University Ave.) will show a variety of free educational films Thursdays throughout the summer from 7 - 9 p.m. Everyone is invited. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/may08/film_festival.html DDB04A1A-EFB2-4BE1-87EB-DDB2BDB358E5 Fri, 16 May 2008 09:25:57 -0500 The ULM Alumni Association, in conjunction with local volunteers, is coordinating the 2008 spring/summer travel schedule. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/may08/alumni_travel.html 101E669D-2EBA-47BB-970C-8B36F26EC83D Fri, 16 May 2008 09:25:16 -0500 ULM President James Cofer, Faculty Senate President Dr. C. Turner Steckline, and SGA president Brady Middleton share their opinion in opposing HB 199, which would allow concealed weapons to be carried on college and university campuses. The resolutions follow the lead of the statewide Council of Student Body Presidents, which passed a similar resolution. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/may08/guns.html 266A5C98-2080-4C1A-B829-7E971BA51601 Mon, 12 May 2008 12:08:59 -0500 Dr. Johanna Boult of the ULM Communicative Disorders Department has co-authored an article, scheduled to be published in the August 2008 Edition of the American Speech-Language Hearing Association journal "American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology." http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/may08/boult.html C6A8B748-DAAA-4187-B195-AB882190FF63 Fri, 9 May 2008 14:28:59 -0500 Dr. Ruth E. Smith, head of the ULM Department of Foreign Languages, served as the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities scholar for the first bilingual Prime Time Family Reading Time at the Ouachita Valley Library in West Monroe. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/may08/bilingual.html 5E5CD4E7-03FA-4DA5-84E0-63289659474A Fri, 9 May 2008 14:28:25 -0500 Several University of Louisiana at Monroe students were inducted into Pi Delta Phi French Honor Society at the University House Thursday, May 1. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/may08/french.html 8D103608-6811-41B5-B3A2-38FCC70F4F9D Fri, 9 May 2008 14:28:01 -0500 Seven ULM students inducted into Sigma Delta Pi igma Delta Pi, the national honor society in Spanish, inducted seven new University of Louisiana at Monroe members April 25. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/may08/sigma_delta_pi.html 769DCC5E-4699-451E-BD8D-84CEF1576F64 Fri, 9 May 2008 14:27:47 -0500 The ULM Beta Delta Chapter of Lambda Tau National Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology Honor Society held its annual Initiation Banquet April 23 in the ULM Student Union Building. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/may08/initiation.html 9926A48C-B748-48D8-9029-F099765C0E84 Fri, 9 May 2008 14:27:19 -0500 ULM associate professor of social work and gerontology Dr. Anita Sharma’s Family Violence and Social Work Practice class (SOCW 403) recently completed a project for "Make a Difference Day." http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/may08/sharma.html C8034BC2-C12F-4A18-8053-D2294146EA08 Fri, 9 May 2008 14:26:46 -0500 ULM graduate student Kathrine Schmidt of Carrollton, Texas, competed and won her division in the National Association of Teachers of Singing Louisiana Chapter Auditions in Alexandria. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/may08/schmidt.html 2590F5DE-48DB-4CF0-92B6-F716F2CE8FA8 Fri, 9 May 2008 14:26:17 -0500 Maria Williams, a first year Ph.D. student in the University of Louisiana at Monroe Marriage and Family Therapy Program was awarded the two-year American Association of Marriage and Family Therapists Minority Fellowship April 18. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/may08/williams.html 933609A6-BD17-4270-A9EE-D038E01EF7BA Fri, 9 May 2008 14:25:52 -0500 The Louisiana Small Business Development Center at the University of Louisiana at Monroe will provide a "Managing Difficult Employees" workshop Tuesday, May 13 from 6 - 8 p.m. in the Administration Building, room 2-109. There is a $20 per person fee. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/may08/lsbdc_workshop.html 270DB4D3-3883-41D4-A952-3B652AEC0C5C Fri, 9 May 2008 14:25:18 -0500 The University of Louisiana at Monroe Band Department recently announced the inclusion of ULM to the Drum Corps International Summer Music Games Tour, scheduled locally for July 21 at 7 p.m. in Malone Stadium. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/may08/drum_corps.html 88D7D91E-478A-483C-BAEE-1982C58DC0AB Fri, 9 May 2008 14:25:05 -0500 Students at the University of Louisiana at Monroe will have the opportunity to study abroad this summer through the British Studies Program, to be offered during the second summer term, July 3 - Aug. 3. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/may08/british_studies.html D4001A8C-6A5A-40A8-86CA-01588CE4F663 Fri, 9 May 2008 14:24:30 -0500 The Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing (M.F.A.), a proposed online graduate program at The University of Louisiana at Monroe, gained initial approval from the UL System Board of Supervisors. The BOS approved ULM's letter of intent for the program - the first of its kind in Louisiana - April 25 in Baton Rouge. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/may08/creative.html AA44B23B-968A-48E2-BEA0-C4F9B91F5A9A Mon, 5 May 2008 11:56:00 -0500 The University of Louisiana at Monroe College of Arts & Sciences held its annual Awards Convocation on April 29 to recognize outstanding students within the College of Arts & Sciences. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/may08/outstanding.html 0D3CF4A3-F170-4140-B295-5DFCF2F55C84 Fri, 2 May 2008 13:29:29 -0500 The ULM College of Arts and Sciences celebrated seven faculty members at a retirement reception Thursday, May 1, held from 2 - 4 p.m. in the Student Union Building. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/may08/retirements.html A7ABD8D0-4B18-490C-8889-7464C2972DD7 Fri, 2 May 2008 13:29:03 -0500 Winners of the 8th Annual Student Research Symposium at the University of Louisiana at Monroe were announced at an awards ceremony held April 30 in the ULM Library. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/may08/symposium_winners.html 5507EB52-61C2-4E20-846D-36350BB4254E Fri, 2 May 2008 11:57:47 -0500 Hands-on experience and confidence are two assets gained by ULM School of Nursing students, aided largely by the training they receive at the school’s new Clinical Simulation Center, located on the second floor of the Nursing Building. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/may08/simulation.html A424D9B8-5E6F-435B-BA8E-B9998B7479A8 Fri, 2 May 2008 11:57:28 -0500 ULM alumnus Robert Barham, currently serving as secretary of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, will speak at the ULM Spring Commencement Saturday, May 17 at 2 p.m. in Fant-Ewing Coliseum. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/may08/barham.html 14BDE5E2-7222-4351-A462-12F46FCA5503 Fri, 2 May 2008 11:56:58 -0500 Dr. Charles Holloway, a professor in the ULM Department of Foreign Languages, presented a paper recently at the 26th Biennial Louisiana Conference on Hispanic Languages and Literatures at Louisiana State University. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/may08/holloway.html 8845A0BB-C897-4636-94B7-C1C6F7D8DB07 Fri, 2 May 2008 11:56:41 -0500 Greg Smith, assistant professor of construction at the University of Louisiana at Monroe, received the National Teaching Award at the 44th Annual Associated Schools of Construction Conference in Auburn, Ala. in April. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/may08/smith.html E0461183-15B7-4628-9A93-3035E3D4EBE0 Fri, 2 May 2008 11:56:19 -0500 ULM's Lauren Davis, a second-year College of Pharmacy student from Lacombe, was recently chosen to represent the college at Cardinal Health's Ninth Annual Student Leadership Conference May 15 in Houston, Texas. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/may08/davis.html C5FB0B7D-EE56-40FD-9976-C5A390595564 Fri, 2 May 2008 11:55:49 -0500 Amber Rawls, a graduate student in the ULM Criminal Justice Department from Bastrop, recently won a national student paper competition April 11, sponsored by the American Criminal Justice Association - Lambda Alpha Epsilon. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/may08/rawls.html B12E4C09-2E0A-4E71-9515-D0B33D2F5255 Fri, 2 May 2008 11:55:27 -0500 Congratulations are in order for ULM faculty and staff honored at the Employee Recognition Luncheon held Tuesday, April 29, in the Student Union Building Ballroom A. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/may08/recognition.html BBB1A72D-A9EA-46AA-89A3-9DD718115C16 Fri, 2 May 2008 11:55:05 -0500 The University of Louisiana at Monroe Band Department has announced the 2008 - 2009 Sound of Today marching band color guard members. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/may08/sound.html 49BE5152-EB63-4E56-9015-B3F13C49021A Fri, 2 May 2008 11:54:37 -0500 The University of Louisiana Health Studies program celebrated its first anniversary Thursday, May 1, in Sugar Hall, room 156. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/may08/anniversary.html 8B960673-AF03-4692-9335-9A687A1B4D14 Fri, 2 May 2008 11:54:17 -0500 The bi-annual Midnight Breakfast, sponsored by the Campus Activities Board, will occur Monday, May 5 from 11 p.m. – 12:30 a.m. in Schulze Cafeteria. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/may08/breakfast.html 23ABC6B4-D6FC-4831-B12B-8B07D0678797 Fri, 2 May 2008 11:53:30 -0500 The College of Business Administration at the University of Louisiana at Monroe held its 40th Annual Honors Banquet in the ULM Library Conference Center recently to honor outstanding students in the College of Business Administration. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/apr08/excellence.html 1C52F11F-7084-43A6-AF26-E8CEE0D3B8F8 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 16:02:15 -0500 As part of a service-learning project, students in the Advanced Composition class at the University of Louisiana at Monroe are collecting school supplies for Shady Grove Elementary School in Monroe. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/apr08/supplies.html 095AA665-529C-4672-A56B-2BECFEB662C1 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 16:01:52 -0500 The ULM Symphonic Band will present its final concert of the year Tuesday, April 29, at 7:30 p.m. in Brown Auditorium. Admission is free. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/apr08/symphonic.html C43341AD-D976-4E17-801D-0A59688E3FB4 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 16:01:29 -0500 Rip the Runway, the annual NAACP fashion show, will occur at ULM Wednesday, April 30 at 7 p.m. in the Student Union Building, second floor. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/apr08/runway.html 31F0EFA6-8649-4F1D-9697-5A18CB4C5605 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 16:00:58 -0500 The ULM Department of Biology has one scheduled educational seminar remaining during the spring 2008 semester, set for Friday, May 2, at 1 p.m. in the Chemistry and Natural Science Building, room 101. Barbara Forrest of Southeastern Louisiana University will speak about "What is intelligent design? Why should you care?" http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/apr08/creationism.html 0D8F4723-AF36-45BD-A547-9E227D357180 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 16:00:21 -0500 Spring Fusion 2008 will continue the tradition of featuring ULM faculty and student dance choreography Friday, May 2 at 7:30 p.m. in Brown Auditorium. There is no charge to attend. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/apr08/spring_fusion.html 092F6A3D-AFB9-4116-9C5D-266D36A8DF45 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 16:00:03 -0500 Ashley Murphy, a junior at the University of Louisiana at Monroe, was one of 10 students chosen to work at the National Association of Professional Surplus Lines Officers, Inc. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/apr08/murphy.html 8F75A882-00A8-4BF9-9F49-842F1AB08879 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 15:59:34 -0500 Brad Coyle, kinesiology instructor at the University of Louisiana at Monroe, presented "Activating Connections Between Physical Activity, Self-Esteem, and Fitness," at the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance convention in Fort Worth, Texas. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/apr08/coyle.html 4618C63A-BDE3-4D75-B9E7-906D6F8C5F38 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 15:59:05 -0500 The University of Louisiana System Council of Presidents and Faculty Advisory Council both passed resolutions Friday in opposition to House Bill 199, proposed legislation that would allow concealed weapons to be carried on college and university campuses. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/apr08/concealed.html 7DC7007E-D042-47BB-B82F-309EE1E2A934 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 15:58:33 -0500 On Friday in Baton Rouge, the University of Louisiana System Board of Supervisors and ULS President Sally Clausen honored the outgoing Student Government Association (SGA) presidents, including ULM’s Brady Middleton, a junior secondary education major from Mangham. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/apr08/middleton.html 169B4A0A-A256-4A55-9F79-F94AFE61F1DB Mon, 28 Apr 2008 15:58:10 -0500 Tryouts have been successfully concluded, and the 2008 - 2009 ULM Cheerleaders have been selected. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/apr08/cheerleaders.html E4C7B522-8304-4258-B587-FCBFA57A19B0 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 15:57:44 -0500 Practice makes perfect. Nurses trained at the University of Louisiana at Monroe will study in a new, state-of-the-art Intensive Care Unit where the equipment is real and the patients are not. The community is invited to visit the new Clinical Simulation Center, located on the second floor of the Nursing Building, during an Open House 11:30 a.m. - 2 p.m., Thursday, May 1. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/apr08/nursing2.html 942AFE9D-C544-402C-8FD5-8796263E737E Thu, 24 Apr 2008 11:59:34 -0500 ULM's letter of intent for a Bachelor of Science degree in Diagnostic Medical Sonography was approved by the Louisiana Board of Regents April 23. The proposed degree is the first of its kind in Louisiana. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/apr08/approval.html 16FAD5A7-DE82-4810-ACBF-C73CA598C077 Thu, 24 Apr 2008 11:39:05 -0500 Dr. Ruth E. Smith, head of the ULM Department of Foreign Languages, recently conducted a six-week course in Spanish for the Ouachita Parish Sheriff’s Department. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/apr08/spanish.html 979D5E89-DC9C-40D8-8CF7-052A89422294 Thu, 24 Apr 2008 10:01:44 -0500 ULM’s Department of Clinical Laboratory Science faculty and students attended the 2008 Joint Annual Meeting of the American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science of Mississippi and Louisiana during the week of April 15 - 18. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/apr08/cls.html DDD2368F-A833-4099-A8BB-A44DB141F8A1 Thu, 24 Apr 2008 10:01:15 -0500 LifeShare Blood Center will be on the University of Louisiana at Monroe campus April 28 - May 1 for the last blood drive of the spring 2008 semester. The donor bus will be located in front of the Nursing Building, Monday through Thursday from 8:45 a.m. - 3 p.m. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/apr08/blood_drive.html 403BBE40-2605-4D24-AC05-3362E3D223F7 Thu, 24 Apr 2008 10:00:34 -0500 The ULM Preparatory Academy of Music proudly announces its upcoming production of "Moby Pincher’s Musical Adventure," intended to educate and inspire its listeners, primarily children, May 8 - 9 at Brown Auditorium. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/apr08/moby_pincher.html 3338B19D-CCCF-426F-861F-EB34721555D0 Thu, 24 Apr 2008 09:59:52 -0500 The University of Louisiana at Monroe invites everyone to attend its third annual signature event Wine Over Water Thursday, May 22 from 7 - 10 p.m. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/apr08/wine.html 070D0C0D-4A56-442C-8159-81ECC3E17500 Thu, 24 Apr 2008 09:59:22 -0500 Small business owners will be honored across Northeast Louisiana and the state during the 45th annual National Small Business Week April 21- 25. In honor of this occasion, the Louisiana Small Business Development Center at the University of Louisiana at Monroe will provide a free "Sources of Funding for Small Business" workshop Thursday, April 24 from 6 - 8 p.m. in the Administration Building, room 2-51. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/apr08/workshop.html 68BFF498-7FFE-4BD7-8E95-D2A35CEF761F Wed, 23 Apr 2008 15:40:28 -0500 ULM's police department is the first in north Louisiana to use the LACRASH software. The training was conducted by Louisiana State University and Louisiana Highway Safety. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/apr08/police.html 6674C6AB-2354-4FD0-87C8-926F0263ABEF Wed, 23 Apr 2008 15:17:29 -0500 ULM senior outfielder Dexter Fontenot was named Pro-Line Athletic National Player of the Week the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) announced Tuesday afternoon. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/apr08/fontenot.html FADA0A78-9AAA-4C7C-A06D-5489143D6BAB Wed, 23 Apr 2008 11:43:31 -0500 Most high school students in northern Louisiana have never conducted a hands-on science experiment. Using part of a $700,000 grant from HHMI, the University of Louisiana at Monroe is trying to change that by bringing high school science teachers and students to campus for a summer science program that emphasizes discovery and hands-on science. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/apr08/outreach.html 8814A5CC-93DB-48B5-B9E9-5863B08F8FE4 Tue, 22 Apr 2008 17:10:53 -0500 Stars of Tomorrow, featuring the ULM Concert Choir, will occur Sunday, April 27 in Brown Auditorium, beginning at 4 p.m. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/apr08/stars.html 1990967D-CBD6-4B2E-A808-93953DDE4152 Mon, 21 Apr 2008 09:31:08 -0500 Sigma Theta Tau, the International Honor Society of Nursing, Lamda Mu Chapter, will induct new members "ULM students and community leaders" Friday, April 25 at 6 p.m. in the ULM Conference Center, located on the 7th floor of the Library. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/apr08/nursing.html 7FF96C58-5184-47C6-9AE8-D74814605AA1 Mon, 21 Apr 2008 09:30:38 -0500 Michael Echols joins the ULM administration as Associate Vice President of Marketing & Communications. Echols will serve on the ULM Cabinet alongside the senior leadership team. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/apr08/echols.html 291E3AE9-0E88-48E9-930C-EAA84EB554C9 Fri, 18 Apr 2008 12:02:25 -0500 On Tuesday, April 22, ULM's English Department will host a celebration of William Shakespeare's 444th birthday (a day early) with a performance of "The Conjunction of Comedia and Errata" performed by CA-STudio, a young troupe directed by ULM alum Cathy Airhart Webb. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/apr08/shakespeare.html E97A2FDD-3093-4E5C-884E-7F98667685A5 Fri, 18 Apr 2008 12:02:09 -0500 Understanding that patients with low vision problems may have difficulty or complete inability to read medication labels on prescription vials, ULM College of Pharmacy instructor Dr. Michelle Zagar assigned a project that would help her students relate to patients with visual impairments. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/apr08/zagar.html DC9BB2AD-9916-45FF-874A-B64E379B720B Thu, 17 Apr 2008 17:43:50 -0500 To educate ULM students about the importance of sexual health awareness, Student Health Services will host the Trojan Evolve Tour, Thursday, April 24, from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. in Bayou Park. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/apr08/awareness2.html 3D02D103-EC4E-4AA6-9FDE-0985C9329DC3 Thu, 17 Apr 2008 17:42:04 -0500 ULM students know all about multitasking. In demonstration of this, there will be a Soccer Balls Meets Brains event Friday, April 25 in the Student Union Building, Ballroom A, from 6 – 9 p.m. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/apr08/soccer_balls.html 7EACFC65-6F51-4AEE-9823-CB8E73785560 Thu, 17 Apr 2008 17:41:35 -0500 Emily Williamson, director of the ULM Child Development Center, attended the Fourth Louisiana Early Childhood Education Summit in Lafayette April 10 – 11. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/apr08/summit.html 86082B5A-2A45-4859-925D-0335B1ACEB05 Thu, 17 Apr 2008 17:41:12 -0500 The 11th Annual ULM Art Students' Juried Competition winners have been announced; the exhibition will continue at Bry Gallery until Friday, May 2. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/apr08/juried.html D01FE963-64AE-4E90-B47C-C559594CC5D8 Thu, 17 Apr 2008 17:40:56 -0500 "A cappella" artists InPulse will perform at ULM May 1. Two showings are scheduled in the Emy-Lou Biedenharn Recital Hall – one at 11 a.m. and another at 7:30 p.m. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/apr08/inpulse.html CD703A21-FC82-444C-BA8D-9E5676FD1798 Thu, 17 Apr 2008 17:39:23 -0500 President James Cofer presented awards to winners of the Summer Reader Best Essay Contest April 15 in the University of Louisiana at Monroe Library. The essay contest was held in conjunction with ULM’s Summer Reading program, which is designed to introduce first-year students to intellectual exchange at ULM. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/apr08/essay_winners.html 4766322A-BFFC-40A8-A1C0-12CA33168ABC Thu, 17 Apr 2008 17:38:30 -0500 American College of Healthcare Executives Louisiana Regents Advisory Council invited Matthew Matusiak, assistant professor of health studies at the University of Louisiana at Monroe, to serve one term with the Louisiana Regent's Advisory Council. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/apr08/matusiak.html 6DEEB51B-C35B-4FDE-A37B-EA52ED2400AE Thu, 17 Apr 2008 17:38:05 -0500 Dr. Jana Sutton, ULM Marriage and Family Therapy professor and president-elect of the Louisiana Marriage and Family Therapy Association, attended a national training conference for the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapists in Washington this month. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/apr08/training.html B61B5D9C-A08F-4013-9ED7-249A187FACA7 Thu, 17 Apr 2008 17:37:25 -0500 The Employee Recognition Program will be held Tuesday, April 29 in the Student Union Building Ballroom. Employees invited will be recognized for five years, 10 years, 15 years, 20 years, 25 years, 30 years, 35 years, and 40 years of service. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/apr08/recognition.html C151B8DE-BCF9-4CA0-BA17-CC32E5BF6C6A Thu, 17 Apr 2008 17:37:09 -0500 The ULM Wind Ensemble will perform their final concert of the spring semester Friday, April 25, at 7:30 p.m. in Brown Auditorium. The Wind Ensemble is conducted by Derle R. Long. Guest conductor for this performance will be Dr. Michael Spears. There is no admission fee for this concert. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/apr08/ensemble.html A06E6EE6-1FE2-40A8-BE66-3077BCF6174A Thu, 17 Apr 2008 17:36:34 -0500 The educational and cultural Chautauqua Nexus series finishes its 2008 spring semester roster on Monday, April 28. Dillion Garcia’s presents "A Conversation on Cursing: Origins, Myths, and Misconceptions." http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/apr08/nexus2.html 183BDE68-44A9-4728-B9A5-97C444002634 Thu, 17 Apr 2008 17:36:11 -0500 To educate ULM students about the importance of sexual health awareness, Student Health Services will host the Trojan Evolve Tour, Thursday, April 24, from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. in Bayou Park. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/apr08/awareness.html 94F65359-F504-4396-8C3B-13A1F61C71E7 Wed, 16 Apr 2008 12:02:23 -0500 ULM Warhawk fans are encouraged to attend Faculty/Staff Appreciation Day on Wednesday, April 16 and gain free admittance to softball and baseball games that day. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/apr08/appreciation.html 17802D48-8547-4AAD-9286-418263841FC3 Wed, 16 Apr 2008 12:01:53 -0500 ULM students voted to approve a student referendum that will offset the operation costs of ULM's Water Ski Team, which just earned a 20th National Championship title. The self-assessed student activity fee will increase this summer. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/apr08/waterski_referendum.html 6F1F360D-8473-47C5-B61C-D2767FA2F15C Mon, 14 Apr 2008 15:42:19 -0500 Hurricanes Katrina and Rita inspired Matthew Clay to study storms at the University of Louisiana at Monroe. Clay, now a sophomore atmospheric science major at ULM, recently earned a national award in a weather forecasting contest sponsored by the University of Oklahoma. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/apr08/atmospheric.html 471F4620-C943-47D8-927C-3A81E6A75BEA Mon, 14 Apr 2008 14:48:53 -0500 Sigma Tau Delta, the English Department's Honor Society, is collecting used cell phones. The phones are then recycled, and all profits are used to purchase phone cards for deployed troops. The campaign begins April 14 and ends April 25. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/apr08/cell_phones.html 915B873E-E8CC-4E5C-962A-1B51432F679F Mon, 14 Apr 2008 14:48:37 -0500 Spring Fever 2008, sponsored by the ULM Campus Activities Board, is one of the largest gathering of activities and social events for ULM students all year. The event lasts for five days and is packed full of opportunities for students to enjoy day and night. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/apr08/springfever.html C3903CC8-EEF9-4C01-96D0-91013F20B664 Fri, 11 Apr 2008 10:41:21 -0500 The annual ULM Spring Plant Sale will continue for a second weekend, April 12-13, offering a wide assortment of blooms and blossoms at the Plant Research Center/ULM Greenhouse (3903 Bon Aire Dr., two blocks north of Fant-Ewing Coliseum). Saturday hours are 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.; Sunday hours are 12 - 5 p.m. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/apr08/plant.html AB23000A-00CB-475A-96F2-E3ECB5B295EB Fri, 11 Apr 2008 10:38:36 -0500 Music lovers everywhere should set Monday, April 14 aside for a chance to experience the internationally acclaimed Boston Brass as they perform in a free concert at ULM Monday, April 14, beginning at 7:30 p.m. in the Emy-Lou Biedenharn Recital Hall. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/apr08/brass.html 96F87FF4-C21D-464A-ABDA-EB64FFFA95C9 Fri, 11 Apr 2008 10:38:06 -0500 The Division of Art at the University of Louisiana at Monroe is well represented at the 35th Annual National Juried Competition currently on view at the Masur Museum of Art. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/apr08/art2.html 81D069B6-D1EA-426B-AA22-1BD1FBD78CEE Fri, 11 Apr 2008 10:37:36 -0500 It's not too late to participate in the 31 Ambassadors' fun-filled annual mud volleyball tournament, Oozeball, which will occur Friday, April 18 behind Malone Stadium. The event officially begins at noon. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/apr08/oozeball.html B69E358A-8ACB-481D-B041-67C901C0E92B Fri, 11 Apr 2008 10:36:33 -0500 If ULM audiences look closely, they will spy ULM Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences Jeffrey Cass lending his thespian talents to the upcoming performances of Puccini's one-act masterpieces, "Suor Angelica" and "Gianni Schicchi," beginning Thursday, April 17 in Brown Auditorium. Cass will play the role of Buoso Donati in "Schicchi." http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/apr08/opera.html 3EB9666E-2875-4C94-8A30-032A6585F146 Fri, 11 Apr 2008 10:35:30 -0500 The ULM Department of Criminal Justice's Institute of Law Enforcement will offer a Critical Incident Stress Management Group Intervention course April 23 – 24 from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. at 420 Wheelis St. in West Monroe (the physical location of the North Delta Regional Training Academy). http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/apr08/intervention.html 07178920-2D6E-47CC-962F-2457E3D5E7CC Fri, 11 Apr 2008 10:34:50 -0500 The awards ceremony for the Summer Reader Best Essay Contest will occur Tuesday, April 15 at 2:30 p.m. in the Media Room on the sixth floor of the ULM Library. President James Cofer will present the awards for the top three essays. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/apr08/essay.html 0FFCDE31-1084-4D7D-9140-8807A9B7482F Fri, 11 Apr 2008 10:34:11 -0500 The Division of Art at the University of Louisiana at Monroe is represented at the 42nd Annual Tom Peyton Memorial Arts Festival currently on view in Alexandria. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/apr08/art.html C4952A43-C709-4A00-8163-4D59DA28B066 Fri, 11 Apr 2008 10:43:24 -0500 The ULM Department of Biology has two scheduled educational seminars remaining during the spring 2008 semester, with the next set for Friday, April 25. All seminars will occur at 1 p.m. in the Chemistry and Natural Science Building, room 101. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/apr08/biology.html BAEF8611-E065-4F4D-A10E-2506EC4B9DC8 Fri, 11 Apr 2008 10:33:31 -0500 Etheldra Cristel Sharp, Rayville High School teacher and ULM 2006 graduate in Spanish, has been awarded a prestigious scholarship to study in Spain in the summer of 2008, sponsored by the Spanish Embassy. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/apr08/spain.html F8300130-00FF-4A87-B8D0-E96F722FB039 Fri, 11 Apr 2008 10:42:00 -0500 Maria Blanca Wortham, instructor of Spanish at the University of Louisiana at Monroe, was elected president of the Louisiana Foreign Language Teachers Association at its meeting March 15. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/apr08/wortham.html F9C0575C-A13D-4C6F-831F-AA35F8EC9349 Fri, 11 Apr 2008 10:42:40 -0500 The University of Louisiana at Monroe Small Business Development Center will provide a free Patents, Copyrights, and Trademarks opportunity Thursday, April 17. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/apr08/sbdc.html 1202E3BA-CBD2-4FD5-A15E-11ABEA913DB5 Fri, 11 Apr 2008 10:38:56 -0500 The ULM International Student Association will present an International Food Fair Thursday, April 10 from 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m. in the Student Union Building, Ballroom D, allowing guests to experience food from around the world for mere change. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/apr08/food.html 00806AA4-4B72-4DFE-A48D-E84CD0393D3D Wed, 9 Apr 2008 10:21:11 -0500 Graduate students enrolled in Dr. Lesli Pace's special topics course in political communication at ULM will present information about presidential candidates and run voter registration booths during the month of April. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/apr08/voter.html 85F453B8-93E8-4D6D-A807-4C1966771F4C Wed, 9 Apr 2008 10:19:52 -0500 James Carville expressed his admiration for Louisiana's incredible progress and talent, specifically ULM's national award-winning Speech and Debate Team. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/apr08/lyceum.html 22B0FAC1-BB1B-4817-8498-411B89EFCBB9 Fri, 4 Apr 2008 07:59:50 -0500 James Carville, the chief campaign strategist for Clinton/Gore in 1992 and a ULM Presidential Lyceum Series speaker, met with ULM students in their American National Politics class at 10 a.m. in Stubbs Hall, Thursday, April 3. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/apr08/carville.html AF07E70D-AB35-4F14-BBAE-A91BB4C46123 Fri, 4 Apr 2008 07:59:05 -0500 ULM's Dr. Seetharama D. Satyanarayanajois (Jois), assistant professor of medicinal chemistry in the College of Pharmacy, recently received a $50,000 Idea Network of Biomedical Research Excellence award from the Louisiana Biomedical Research Network for the project "Targeting HER-2 Protein for Breast Cancer Using Computational Approach" http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/apr08/jois.html 9569CEE5-CF61-434F-97FA-D77D8AED0ED3 Thu, 3 Apr 2008 16:10:58 -0500 ULM third-year student pharmacist Morgan Jones of Franklinton recently received notification that he won the election for American Pharmacists Association - Academy of Student Pharmacists Member-at-large. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/apr08/jones.html B0DF6A3B-B79E-4F7D-8143-5F28BA2EA3E8 Thu, 3 Apr 2008 16:10:26 -0500 The Student Government Association at ULM will conduct its online spring elections April 8 - 9 from 8 a.m. - 6 p.m. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/apr08/elections.html B4E8640A-C4B2-4556-88A6-289439783501 Thu, 3 Apr 2008 16:09:58 -0500 The ULM 31 Ambassadors are currently accepting applications for the 2008 - 09 school year. Applications are due to the Alumni Center (across from the Natatorium) by Tuesday, April 8 before 4:30 p.m. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/apr08/31ambassadors.html 1D2CEC3B-50CA-4CA9-9E23-B7B280B12EBB Thu, 3 Apr 2008 16:09:26 -0500 The ULM Office of Career Services will host Education Career Day 2008 Wednesday, April 9 from 12 - 4 p.m. in the Student Union Building Ballroom. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/apr08/career_day.html CBA8F9F7-25C6-460B-94A5-C7507EFA2CED Thu, 3 Apr 2008 16:07:01 -0500 The Philosophy Symposium at ULM will present "'The Whoopin': Authoritarian and Anti-authoritarian Parenting Styles" Thursday, April 10 at 7 p.m. in the Hemphill Airway and Computer Science Building, Room 134. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/apr08/philosophy.html 15C27BE6-409A-4458-BDFF-198676CDFD5F Thu, 3 Apr 2008 16:06:35 -0500 The educational and cultural Chautauqua Nexus series will round out its 2008 spring semester roster with two scheduled discussions. On Monday, Apr 21, Yung Yu Choi will speak about China. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/apr08/nexus.html 75E78A31-5AB6-4F60-8960-FB2C35B27879 Thu, 3 Apr 2008 16:05:45 -0500 The University of Louisiana at Monroe’s Speech and Debate Team members are national champions. ULM was one of 125 contenders and 20 universities—including Harvard University and California State—competing at the International Public Debate Association’s National Championship Tournament, hosted by Lee College in Baytown, Texas, March 28-30. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/apr08/speechteam.html 3FBDE053-7C85-4369-80DF-27BFB7438B2A Thu, 3 Apr 2008 13:38:33 -0500 The University of Louisiana at Monroe Senior Board Chapter of Mortar Board initiated First Lady Deborah Cofer as an honorary member during a ceremony Monday, March 31 at ULM's university house. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/mar08/mortar_board.html F545473C-785E-43DC-9F33-38BD218C4BA5 Tue, 1 Apr 2008 09:03:33 -0500 ULM President James Cofer joined his colleagues in addressing Louisiana’s workforce needs. The eight university presidents in the University of Louisiana System signed an agreement that the UL System will address some of the state’s critical shortage areas by 2012. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/mar08/workforce.html 5D37D30D-99B5-46E3-8829-A3428EFDD703 Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:48:39 -0500 Cliff Tresner, associate professor in the ULM Division of Art, was honored Feb. 16 at the ArtsWorks 2008 by the Northeast Louisiana Arts Council with its highest honor for practicing artists, The Artist of the Year Award. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/mar08/tresner.html 79798F2B-CCED-4CA2-8360-7CA89FFB09DF Thu, 27 Mar 2008 17:27:56 -0500 More than 1,000 students participated in the Region III Social Studies Fair held March 18 in Fant-Ewing Coliseum at the University of Louisiana at Monroe. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/mar08/fair_winners.html 5D083499-D317-4AB2-AA56-BCE13F99A7B1 Thu, 27 Mar 2008 17:12:08 -0500 The Northeast Louisiana Chapter of the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors recently presented a $500 scholarship to ULM risk management and insurance major Ashley Hunt, a senior. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/mar08/hunt.html FCFB17C6-D24E-42C8-9448-287A3F246B92 Thu, 27 Mar 2008 16:48:33 -0500 Faculty and students of the ULM Department of Radiologic Technology recently attended the Louisiana Society of Radiologic Technologists Mid-Winter Seminar in Lake Charles. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/mar08/radt.html 1C8C4DC5-9FF7-4793-935F-BF6D4DC89A9E Thu, 27 Mar 2008 16:48:08 -0500 The ULM Department of Kinesiology recently had four papers accepted for presentation at The Southeast Regional Meeting of the American College of Sports Medicine. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/mar08/kinesiology.html 92578AA8-A8C9-4C01-9F03-ADE9D6E2B740 Thu, 27 Mar 2008 16:47:49 -0500 ULM students and faculty representing the Louisiana Epsilon chapter of Alpha Epsilon Delta (the health pre-professional honor society) recently attended the biennial convention of AED March 6 - 9 in Grapevine, Texas. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/mar08/aed.html C5A8DE53-DB42-4423-BCED-6B3F1D83AB4B Thu, 27 Mar 2008 16:47:17 -0500 Dr. Monica Bontty led a group of 11 individuals, including seven ULM students and two recent ULM graduates, to Paris, France, during the 2007 Wintersession. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/mar08/tour.html E4ADAAAE-9F1F-43B7-B7B7-3DF5ABD12835 Thu, 27 Mar 2008 16:46:48 -0500 The Louisiana Contractor Accreditation Institute, a partnership between the Louisiana Small Business Development Center, Louisiana Economic Development, and the Louisiana Community and Technical College System, offers small and emerging construction businesses critical information about construction management and how to prepare for the General Contractors State Licensing Exam. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/mar08/lcai.html A03B2B9A-DD40-4CDE-8C94-DE2061C18A3B Thu, 27 Mar 2008 16:46:20 -0500 The ULM School of Construction Management, in conjunction with the Ouachita Joint Utility Council, will host its eighth annual Digger’s Night Out Thursday, April 3 from 6 - 8:30 p.m. on the second floor of the ULM Student Center. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/mar08/diggers.html 52876E34-BE3D-42FD-A0CD-24742D5B89DD Thu, 27 Mar 2008 16:45:42 -0500 The University of Louisiana at Monroe March of Dimes baseball fundraiser Pack the Park will occur at the big home game Sunday, April 6 at 1 p.m. against the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/mar08/fundraiser.html 05E481C1-2CCB-4D45-894E-4FE2F5A10C6B Thu, 27 Mar 2008 16:40:36 -0500 The ULM English Department will welcome alumnus Dr. Roy Liuzza as a guest lecturer Wednesday, April 9 at 5:30 p.m. on the 7th floor of the ULM Library. The presentation is open to the public. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/mar08/liuzza.html 6FF226B7-D14D-4E7A-A93A-F775092FC9BF Thu, 27 Mar 2008 16:40:06 -0500 The educational and cultural Chautauqua Nexus series will round out its 2008 spring semester roster with three scheduled discussions. Otto Ochs will examine "The Existential Dilemma of the Displaced Person" Monday, April 14. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/mar08/nexus4.html 08E44AAB-B0CB-4FAC-866A-5B422F7C21A2 Thu, 27 Mar 2008 16:39:35 -0500 The ULM Department of Career Services will present its final spring 2008 semester workshop, "Interviewing Skills," Thursday, April 24 at 2 p.m. in the ULM Library, room 106. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/mar08/interview_skills.html E5E4A17F-6131-4241-9A48-81C674DB0ACD Thu, 27 Mar 2008 16:25:04 -0500 Dr. Gary L. Stringer, professor of geology in the ULM Department of Geosciences will chair a symposium titled "Marine Vertebrate Faunas of the Gulf Coastal Plain," in conjunction with the 42nd Annual Meeting of the Geological Society of America (South-Central Region) in Hot Springs, Ark., from March 30 - April 1. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/mar08/stringer.html D3C0D35A-C292-40C8-BD7B-6679227AABC2 Thu, 20 Mar 2008 17:30:14 -0500 Dr. Mark Doherty, associate professor in kinesiology and coordinator of instructional technology for the College of Education and Human Development at ULM, was recently approved to serve as the state leader for the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/mar08/doherty.html 0D4EF02C-620D-42AE-BF2A-ABF513523E78 Thu, 20 Mar 2008 17:29:52 -0500 ULM students from diverse majors submitted a total of 40 student entries in the American Advertising Federation Student ADDY Awards Competition section. Fourteen students won the prestigious ADDYs at the awards program March 6 at the West Monroe Convention Center. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/mar08/awards.html 83A2CFF7-A7C9-414B-BC8D-38F4A1915BDB Thu, 20 Mar 2008 17:29:28 -0500 Jennifer Teat of Jonesboro, a third-year student in the ULM College of Pharmacy, was recently awarded the prestigious Zada M. Cooper Scholarship from Kappa Epsilon Fraternity. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/mar08/scholarship.html C307F74D-BBD6-4492-8507-92CD4A9C0CD0 Thu, 20 Mar 2008 17:29:07 -0500 The 2008 ULM PREP Staff placed third in the song category of the skit, song and dance competition at the Southern Regional Orientation Workshop March 7 - 9 at Columbus State University. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/mar08/prep.html 29567F87-E3DA-460E-AC8C-07B5CEB7AA41 Thu, 20 Mar 2008 17:28:42 -0500 For those really devoted to showing school spirit, the University of Louisiana at Monroe will host Spirit Group tryouts in April. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/mar08/tryouts.html 6454AE4A-ED86-42EC-8912-21BDA028C8B2 Thu, 20 Mar 2008 17:28:26 -0500 The University of Louisiana at Monroe will host the American College of Sports Medicine Registered Clinical Exercise Physiologist Workshop Friday, April 4 and Saturday, April 5 in the Bayou Suites Conference Room from 8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. each day. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/mar08/sports_medicine.html DE143066-943A-49C5-807C-46926C10A7C4 Thu, 20 Mar 2008 17:27:55 -0500 The University of Louisiana at Monroe will host its Second Annual Global Warming Forum Tuesday, April 15 at 6:30 p.m. in the Hemphill Airway and Computer Science Building, room 134. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/mar08/global.html 6EBD4827-0CD9-41DA-8E07-6153F2C4D992 Thu, 20 Mar 2008 17:27:25 -0500 As part of Spring Fever Musicfest 2008, various artists will perform in a free concert at ULM Thursday, April 17, beginning at 1 p.m. in the University of Louisiana at Monroe’s Bayou Park http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/mar08/spring_fever.html C8CB041F-C9E4-4020-ACCE-A29055FB70C7 Thu, 20 Mar 2008 17:27:00 -0500 ULM will host the Eighth Annual Student Research Symposium Wednesday, April 30 from 7:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. at the ULM Conference Center, housed in the Library on the 7th floor. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/mar08/symposium.html 63C38583-35EE-4C52-B669-741D89BEE34A Thu, 20 Mar 2008 17:25:40 -0500 The annual ULM Spring Plant Sale will have a wide assortment of blooms and blossoms Friday through Sunday, April 4 ­ - 6, at the Plant Research Center/ULM Greenhouse (3903 Bon Aire Dr.). Friday and Saturday hours are 9 a.m. ­- 5 p.m.; Sunday hours are 12­ - 5 p.m. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/mar08/plant_sale.html 0B5DEAA7-B0C4-4DB5-AC95-27D1107476AC Thu, 20 Mar 2008 17:23:34 -0500 Remaining spring events include a CNT Brown Bag Lunch (complete with free sack lunches) Wednesday, April 9 from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. in the SUB Commuter Student Lounge as well as a CNT Breakfast. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/mar08/brown_bag.html 08D2F4BB-69B3-4426-A29C-81988635AD71 Thu, 20 Mar 2008 10:35:58 -0500 Northern Louisiana high school art students were eligible to submit in competition, without fee, examples of their studio art endeavors. Top prize winners were announced at the award reception in the gallery Friday, March 14. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/mar08/winners.html 45A775C9-7037-4353-8C37-6A6CEC1EB657 Tue, 18 Mar 2008 15:10:04 -0500 Today, the University of Louisiana at Monroe received an extraordinary gift: an original, authenticated manuscript of the "Battle Hymn of the Republic," written in Julia Ward Howe's hand. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/mar08/hymn.html 1987CE3A-7FF7-4DBE-B0B6-61F216F7E5CD Mon, 17 Mar 2008 13:59:26 -0500 Everyone is invited to spend an evening in the ULM Natural History Museum Saturday, April 12; guests may visit over 6,000 square feet of exhibits about the natural world, beginning at 6 p.m. in Sandel Hall (third floor). http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/mar08/museum.html 1703CFF4-F0FA-4E8B-B0E8-4E69A3E5F836 Fri, 14 Mar 2008 13:56:33 -0500 Get your golf clubs ready! The Third Annual ULM College of Pharmacy Golf Classic will tee off Friday, April 11 at Frenchman’s Bend. The shotgun start begins at 11 a.m. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/mar08/golf.html 7C86E587-7EBA-4297-A61C-568E1BE85175 Fri, 14 Mar 2008 13:56:06 -0500 A CNT Coffee Break will occur Wednesday, March 19 from 8 - 10 a.m. in the SUB Commuter Student Lounge. Coffee, hot chocolate, and breakfast bars will be served. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/mar08/coffee.html A328D4AD-BF4B-4683-8C38-F5CD562BB2CE Fri, 14 Mar 2008 13:55:42 -0500 The educational and cultural Chautauqua Nexus series continues its 2008 spring semester roster with scheduled discussions."How to Get Out of This Town and See the World (Without Enlisting)" is the topic Monday, March 17; presented by Stephanie Masters. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/mar08/nexus2.html 02E1FB38-BF64-47DB-A2F3-ECC7519926BA Fri, 14 Mar 2008 13:55:00 -0500 For ULM students wondering what President James Cofer does at his job, and how well he would do their schoolwork, a golden opportunity has arisen in the form of "Big Switch - Backpacks to Briefcases" Thursday, April 3 http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/mar08/bigswitch.html 10A0446F-3120-42F1-9C8B-1E8E45346DE9 Fri, 14 Mar 2008 13:54:08 -0500 The ULM Department of Biology has scheduled several educational seminars during the spring 2008 semester, with the next seminar Friday, March 14. All seminars will occur at 1 p.m. in the Chemistry and Natural Science Building, room 101. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/mar08/biology.html DD559AF5-6F58-4EFB-80E9-DC690B16FCF3 Fri, 14 Mar 2008 13:53:55 -0500 The 15th Annual Junior/Senior High School Art Competition Awards Ceremony will be held Friday, March 14, at 6 p.m. in the Bry Art Gallery at ULM. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/mar08/competition.html C8F45326-EEB9-4459-B8CC-B41CEDB1C9D1 Fri, 14 Mar 2008 13:52:52 -0500 Nine ULM teams participated in March 1's Bowl for Kids' Sake, a community service event with proceeds benefiting Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northeast Louisiana. Together, the ULM groups raised $2,122 for the cause. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/mar08/bowl.html B52F6399-16DB-49C1-A49A-08CB7F39FE3B Fri, 14 Mar 2008 13:52:32 -0500 Three talented ULM marketing students were each awarded $400 textbook scholarships for the Spring 2008 semester by the Ad Club of Northeast Louisiana. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/mar08/adclub.html A715F101-6EB1-4BA5-AB1C-CF367C2E761E Fri, 14 Mar 2008 13:52:08 -0500 Division of Art faculty members at the University of Louisiana at Monroe are well represented at the Eye Twenty Group Traveling Exhibition currently on view at the Schepis Museum in Columbia. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/mar08/exhibition.html D3A92D5C-75B3-4609-8A20-CC3D460D70FB Fri, 14 Mar 2008 13:51:42 -0500 Linda Noe Laine will donate an original, authenticated manuscript of the "Battle Hymn of the Republic," written in Julia Ward Howe's hand, to ULM Monday, March 17 at 10 a.m. in the University Conference Center, located on the seventh floor of the ULM Library. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/mar08/donation.html E55E23E3-573A-423B-97B0-5339CA29B05E Fri, 14 Mar 2008 13:51:16 -0500 ULM’s first annual Super Warhawk Weekend - a mixture of crawfish, football, opera, and more - will offer something for everyone April 18 - 20. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/mar08/weekend.html ED3E8471-A1FD-4CDC-9FC2-61969D4A6FD6 Fri, 14 Mar 2008 07:26:46 -0500 Due to a quick thinking ULM employee and an immediate response from ULM police, a non-student carrying a BB pistol in the Student Success Center was apprehended without incident. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/mar08/bb_pistol.html B08B2D14-E46B-4F6B-922B-5D81B0101FDB Wed, 12 Mar 2008 09:55:30 -0500 There will be a cheesy chicken spaghetti fundraising lunch Wednesday, March 19 to help defray medical expenses for Angie Putnam Bagley, wife of former ULM Ski Coach Bill Bagley (1993 - 2005); the ULM branch of ongoing fundraising efforts is being sponsored by the Northeast Campus Ministries. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/mar08/bagley.html 23EC6F1D-4B03-4264-82E6-3908B9F4D424 Wed, 12 Mar 2008 09:12:43 -0500 For the third consecutive year, the 31 Ambassadors at the University of Louisiana at Monroe were honored at the Association of Student Advancement Programs’ district conference in New Orleans, Feb. 29-March 2. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/mar08/31_ambassadors.html 0DBA72E4-385A-41A1-A23B-9D38CFFEC26C Mon, 10 Mar 2008 09:03:01 -0500 The University of Louisiana at Monroe biology department will host the Region III Science Fair March 19-20 at the Fant-Ewing Coliseum. http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/mar08/science_fair.html B64DE8A9-8FE5-4139-94A3-E81FC12F71C4 Mon, 10 Mar 2008 09:02:38 -0500