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organizations. Many courses are customized and delivered on-site to
corporate clients. The Division includes the Certification Program in
Paralegal Studies (an ABA-approved credit program), Computer Technology
Training Center, Professional Practice Curriculum, Professional
Continuing Education, Customized Corporate Education and Training,
(a credit certificate), as well as a variety of government-sponsored
training and economic development initiatives. Programs and services
are delivered by University faculty and other corporate experts; they
are designed to update and build the skills needed to successfully keep
pace with the many changes effecting today’s workforce, the highly
competitive corporate marketplace, and the regional economy. The
Division’s administrative offices are located in the UNO Downtown
Campus at 226 Carondelet Street in the Central Business District.
UNO Downtown Center
The UNO Downtown Center, located at 226 Carondelet in the city’s
Central Business District, is the administrative home for all workforce,
leadership, and technology training programs included in the Division
of Professional Development. It also serves as a classroom site
for an array of non-credit seminars and evening credit courses. Its 12
comfortable classrooms, 2 well-appointed boardrooms, and 3 computer
laboratories are used by adults completing degrees or obtaining training
and certification in new technologies or industry-specific skills.
Numerous traditional students from the University’s Lakefront Campus
also enroll in courses at this downtown location.
Weekdays, the Downtown Campus also serves as a conference center
for national and local association meetings, small conferences,
training seminars, and as a staff retreat or training location for local
businesses.
The Downtown Center also is the home of the Initiative for Human
Capital Development, a new concept that engages faculty and community
experts in building the capacity of government and business
organizations through research, event planning, training and technical
services, and strategic planning.
Eisenhower Center for American Studies
The Eisenhower Center for American Studies is dedicated to the
study and preservation of twentieth century American history and
presidential leadership from a variety of perspectives, including foreign
policy, social history, literature and popular culture. The Center
maintains an extensive collection of documents, books, and other
research materials on presidents Eisenhower, Nixon, and Carter. Eisenhower
Center historians contribute their research and writing to a
publication series with LSU Press. As host to numerous scholarly conferences,
distinguished guest speakers, and World War II roundtables
each year, the Eisenhower Center’s goal is to generate a better understanding
of American history and world issues.
Conference Services
The UNO Office of Conference Services was established in 1989 to
provide support for educational conferences, seminars, and workshops
brought to the University by members of the UNO faculty and staff
as well as those sponsored by the New Orleans community. The primary
goal of this office is to offer a system of services including the
organizational and logistical planning necessary to host a conference.
The services provided by the office include collaborating with faculty
for program/event planning, financial management, marketing
and promotional strategies, food and beverage menu selection, and
event coordination. The office works with local hotels and university
and community support services to accommodate various conference
needs. The office also coordinates such activities ranging from registration
to program evaluations and accounting.
The Lindy C. Boggs International Conference Center opened in May
2002. Located on Lake Pontchartrain adjacent to the University of New
Orleans’ main campus, the center offers 20,000 sq. feet of flexible educational
meeting and conference space supported by state of the art
telecommunications systems, full service caterers, nearby hotel space
and free parking. Meeting sizes from 15 -300 can be housed in the
Center’s 17 meeting rooms.
Paralegal Studies Program
The College of Liberal Arts and Metropolitan College jointly administer
the Paralegal Studies Program. The program is approved by the American
Bar Association and a member of the American Association for
Paralegal Education.* Students may be admitted to the program upon
successful completion of the Paralegal Aptitude Test.
Eligibility for ENGL 1157 is a pre-requisite for all paralegal courses. Students
can fulfill the requirements of the program in several ways:
BACCALAUREATE DEGREE CANDIDATES:
Students seeking a bachelor’s degree (there is no bachelor’s degree
in Paralegal Studies) may fulfill the requirements of the Paralegal
Studies Program by completing 27 hours in paralegal courses: 21 hours
in the core curriculum (Social Sciences 1901, 2005, 2011, 2013, 2052, 2907,
and 3001) and six additional hours of paralegal courses (three hours
at the 3000 level). Only those paralegal courses in which the student
has earned a C or better final grade will be counted toward fulfilling
the requirements of the Program. Degree-seeking students will follow
normal requirements for a major in their respective colleges. The
number of paralegal courses accepted for credit toward a degree in
any major program will be governed by rules of the student’s college
and department.
POST-BACCALAUREATE PROGRAM:
Students who possess a baccalaureate degree and are admitted to
the paralegal program may complete the program by following the 27
credit hour paralegal course sequence described above.
60 CREDIT HOUR PROGRAM:
Students may enroll in a non-degree credit program leading to the
Certificate in Paralegal Studies. They must complete 27 hours in paralegal
course requirements described above, earning a C or better final
grade in each course, and 33 hours in non-paralegal courses numbered
1000 and above, for a total of 60 hours. A minimum 2.0 grade point
average is required. Completion of English 1158 is required. Students
who wish to enroll in the 60 credit hour program MUST consult with
the Director of the Paralegal Studies Program or the academic coordinator
of the Paralegal Studies Program in the History Department
(Lakefront Campus) in order to plan their curriculum in accordance
with the guidelines established by the American Bar Association. Students
interested in any of these program options should contact the
Director of Paralegal Studies in the Downtown Center or the Academic
Coordinator in the Department of History for further information.
The Paralegal Studies Program at the University of New Orleans is
a member in good standing of the American Association for Paralegal
Education.
* Paralegals are not attorneys, secretaries, or law clerks. Paralegals are
professionals skilled in the delivery of legal services. Paralegals work
under the direct supervision of attorneys and are subject to the same
ethical and professional standards as attorneys.
Minor in Paralegal Studies
The College of Liberal Arts and Metropolitan College jointly administer
the Paralegal Studies Program, which provides the curriculum for
a Minor in Paralegal Studies. The purpose of the minor is to acquaint
the student with legal issues and practices in American society. Completion
of the paralegal minor requirements does not constitute preparing
a graduate to work as a paralegal, nor is a certificate in Paralegal
Studies awarded. The requirements of the minor are as follows:
1. Completion of the requirements of a degree in one of the colleges
at UNO.
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