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2023

June

51�Թ��’s Shea Penland Coastal Education and Research Facility (CERF) on Chef Menteur Pass is the site for many Pontchartrain Institute for Environmental Sciences outreach activities.

_{June 14, 2023}

51�Թ��’s Pontchartrain Institute for Environmental Sciences Receives $568K Board of Regents Grant

Since its inception in 2001, the focus of the 51�Թ�� Pontchartrain Institu Read more

51�Թ�� students work in a chemistry lab that was modernized with a $1 million gift from an anonymous donor. Five years later, the same donor has given $1.22 million for additional labs to be upgraded.

_{June 12, 2023}

$1.22 Million Gift Will Modernize Chemistry Labs at the 51�Թ��

A $1.22 million gift from an anonymous donor will modernize 51�Թ�� chemistry laboratories. Read more

Mamie Gasperecz, vice president for business affairs and chief financial officer at the 51�Թ��.

_{June 7, 2023}

Mamie Gasperecz is New Vice President for Business Affairs

Mamie Sterkx Gasperecz is a historian at heart who has used her business sense to turn around a struggling New Orleans museum, teach financial literacy to student-athletes and help families reach savings goals. Read more

May

51�Թ�� students Kailey Bergeron (left) and Leonaoria Guerin have been awarded a Women in Computer Science scholarship for 2023.

_{May 24, 2023}

Women in Computer Science Scholarship Winners Announced

Two 51�Թ�� students have been selected to receive a Women in Computer Science Scholarship, which was created by alumna Sabrina Farmer, a vice president at Google. Read more

51�Թ�� computer science assistant professor Atriya Sen’s research will employ artificial intelligence to help predict population decline of certain species.

_{May 24, 2023}

Computer Science Professor Atriya Sen Awarded NSF Grant for AI Research

51�Թ�� computer science assistant professor Atriya Sen has been awarded a two-year, $175,000 National Science Foundation grant to develop artificial intelligence (AI) techniques for biodiversity science. Read more

Dave Beech’s, “Arthur Pfister,” 2023 a collage that is part of an upcoming exhibition at the 51�Թ�� St. Claude Gallery.

_{May 23, 2023}

51�Թ�� St. Claude Gallery Presents: 'When The News Hit Shore'

The 51�Թ�� St. Claude Gallery in New Orleans presents its final show for the semester, “When The News Hit Shore,” an exhibition of collage work by British artist Dave Beech. Read more

Son of a Saint founder and CEO Bivian “Sonny” Lee III served as the principal speaker at the 51�Թ��’ spring 2023 commencement ceremony on May 19.

_{May 22, 2023}

‘Success is not a solo endeavor,’ 51�Թ�� Alumnus Sonny Lee Tells Class of 2023

Standing before an arena packed with graduates, their families and well-wishers, 51�Թ�� alumnus Bivian “Sonny” Lee III shared that he once suffered from debilitating social anxiety that forced him to take a break from pursuing his bachelor’s degree in 2000. Read more

The 51�Թ�� Presidential Search Committee held its first meeting on Tuesday at 51�Թ��.

_{May 16, 2023}

51�Թ�� Presidential Search Committee Approves Timeline, Interim President Announced

The 51�Թ�� Presidential Search Committee voted to accept their charge and approve the search timeline at today's inaugural search committee meeting. Read more

Angela D. Brooks, who earned a master's degree in urban planning from the 51�Թ��, is president of the American Planning Association.

_{May 16, 2023}

Alumna Angela Brooks Is President of The American Planning Association

Angela Brooks was drawn to the 51�Թ�� graduate program in urban planning because she saw New Orleans as the perfect place to study historic preservation. Read more