2009-10 Annual Report - Southern University New Orleans

2 0 0 9 — 2 0 1 0
A N N U A L R E P O R T

TABLE OF CONTENTS
ABOUT SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY AT NEW ORLEANS 2
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS OF 2009-2010 3
ACADEMICS 4
Faculty Published Works and Presentations 6
Faculty & Staff Achievements 8
2009-2010 Grants 9
FINANCIAL PROFILE 13
CAMPUS & ALUMNI LIFE 14
Notable Knights 15
FACILITIES & FUNDRAISING 16
Office of the Chancellor
6400 Press Drive
Administration 302
New Orleans, Louisiana 70126
Main (504) 286-5311
Main (504) 286-5312
Fax (504) 284-5500
On the Cover:
(Top image) Student and Faculty Housing
(Middle Image) SUNO Chancellor Dr. Victor Ukpolo
and Student Government Association representative
Darryl Phillips present a plaque to the United
States Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano
along at the University’s Fall 2009 Professional
Conference.
(Bottom Image) The groundbreaking ceremony for
the College of Business & Public Administration on
the Lake Campus in March of 2010.
Photos by Eddie Francis

SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY at NEW ORLEANS Annual Report 2009-2010
Greetings,
Southern University at New Orleans is pleased to present its 2009-10
Annual Report. We are proud of the numerous accomplishments of
our students, faculty, staff and alumni.
This report highlights many areas, including our efforts to prepare
for reaccreditation in March 2011 by the Southern Association of
Colleges and Schools-Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC). We
are also making great strides towards garnering accreditation from
the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business
(AACSB) International, and reaccreditation from the Council on
Social Work Education (CSWE).
Student life greatly improved last year with the opening of our Student
& Faculty Housing Facility. While significant progress was
made on completing our new Information Technology Center,
ground was broken for the College of Business & Public Administration
Building.
U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano and New Orleans
own Lisa Jackson, President Barack Obama’s EPA Administrator,
were just two of several notable visitors who came to our
campus, and our alumni continue to make us proud in a variety of
fields.
Thanks again for your continued support of SUNO. I appreciate
your efforts in making 2009-10 another successful year.
Warmest Regards,
Victor Ukpolo, Ph.D.
Chancellor Ukpolo with the 2009
Commencement speaker, Delta Sigma
Theta Sorority, Inc. National President,
educator and New Orleans native
Cynthia Butler-McIntyre.
1

Founded September 4, 1956
Chancellor
System Affiliation
Type of Institution
Admissions Criteria
Properties
MISSION
Victor Ukpolo, Ph.D.
Southern University System
Public, 4-Year, Urban, Co-Educational
Louisiana Board of Regents Minimum Standards
Park Campus and Lake Campus
Total Enrollment 3,141
Degrees Offered
Associate’s, Bachelor’s, Master’s
Tuition & Fees (In-State/Out-of-State) $1,503/$1,869
Mascot
Colors
Intercollegiate Athletic Affiliation
Athletic Conference Affiliation
Intercollegiate Athletics
Knights/Lady Knights
Columbia Blue & Sunset Gold
National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA)
Gulf Coast Athletic Conference (GCAC)
Men/Women’s Basketball, Men’s/Women’s Track & Field and
Cross Country, and Women’s Volleyball
Southern University at New Orleans (SUNO) primarily serves the educational and cultural needs of the Greater
New Orleans metropolitan area. SUNO creates and maintains an environment conducive to learning and growth,
promotes the upward mobility of students by preparing them to enter into new as well as traditional careers, and
equips them to function optimally in the mainstream of American society.
The university provides a sound education tailored to special needs of students coming to an open admissions
institution and prepares them for full participation in a complex and changing society. It offers a liberal education
directed toward the achievement of higher literacy and broad intellectual development, which in turn serve
as a foundation for training in one of the professions. SUNO provides instruction for working adults of the area
who seek to continue their education in the evening or on weekends.
2
CORE VALUES
Excellence ▪ Responsibility ▪ Integrity ▪ Accountability ▪ Diversity ▪ Nurturing Service

SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY at NEW ORLEANS Annual Report 2009-2010
University named to the 2009 President‟s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll
Southern University at New Orleans received the news on May 26, 2010 that it was named to the 2009
President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll by the Corporation for National and
Community Service for service to the local communities. The Corporation for National and Community
Service, which administers the annual Honor Roll award, recognized more than 700 colleges and universities
for their impact on issues from poverty and homelessness to environmental justice.
Napolitano surprises SUNO community
U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano visited SUNO on August 17, 2009 during the University Professional
Conference as a follow-up to her March, 2009 visit to New Orleans. During the visit Napolitano made a surprise announcement
that SUNO would receive more than $32 million in funding for the rebuilding
of four buildings on the Park Campus—Brown Hall (Old Science), New
Science, Multipurpose and Clark Hall (Education). In total, more than $92
million in FEMA public assistance has been obligated for SUNO. Napolitano
was joined by Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator
Craig Fugate and Federal Coordinator for Gulf Coast Rebuilding Janet
Woodka to discuss Gulf Coast rebuilding efforts with federal, state and local
partners and make a public assistance announcement.
U.S. Secretary Janet Napolitano takes questions at the press
conference following her visit to SUNO employees as Dr.
Victor Ukpolo and Louisiana State Representative Jared
Brossett (Dist. 97) look on. Photo by Eddie Francis.
National Science Foundation commits $1.75 million to SUNO
In September of 2009, SUNO received $1.75 million from the National Science
Foundation (NSF) for the next five years for its Enhancement, Enrichment
and Excellence in Mathematics and Science (E 3 MaS) grant. Key to the
University’s receiving the grant were Senator Mary Landrieu, Jefferson Parish
Public School System Superintendent Dr. Diane Roussel, and Superintendent
Darryl Kilbert of New Orleans Public Schools, who each submitted
letters to the NSF in support of SUNO’s proposal. The funding has allowed
SUNO to increase scholarship offerings for incoming freshmen, and it enhances
the University’s math and science summer enrichment program. The leadership team for the grant consisted of Dr. Joe
Omojola, Dr. Murty Kambhampati and Dr. Carl P. Johnson, all of the Department of Natural Sciences in the College of Arts &
Sciences.
SUNO receives more than $1 million in technology resources
In May of 2010, the University expanded its technology resources through web-based upgrades worth more than $1 million
with CampusEAI Consortium. The expansion allows SUNO to expand its intranet capabilities through myCampus software,
which creates a campus portal and web content management system for higher education institutions. SUNO will be able to
offer students a portal to serve as a one-stop shop for their virtual needs. The CampusEAI Consortium myCampus Portal
Grants are designed to cover the costs of software, hardware and services associated with the implementation of a myCampus
Portal solution, an intranet portal that integrates with online learning, administrative computing and student services systems.
The service offerings include hardware, software, project management, installation
and training costs in the form of a grant.
Big year for the College of Business & Public Administration
In March of 2010, the University community broke ground for the College of
Business & Public Administration building on the Lake Campus. Earlier that
month, the student team of Erica Bilbo and Tonia Simmons-Doakes placed first
in the 2010 Morehouse Business Plan Competition on the University’s first trip
to the competition. The Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) team from the University
won Rookie of the Year honors at the 2010 national competition. This
SIFE and the Morehouse teams were moderated by Dr. Louis Mancuso.
Southern University System Board of Supervisors member
Walter Guidry addresses attendees of the groundbreaking
for the College of Business & Public Administration
building heavy equipment takes a rest in the
background. Photo by Eddie Francis.
Volleyball debuts
The Department of Athletics added volleyball to SUNO’s athletics line-up in
August of 2009. Led by rookie head coach, Wendy Magee, the team made its
first serve on August 29th against Judson College in Marion, Alabama with the
team’s first home game against Spring Hill College on September 4th and the
first win against Judson in The Castle on October 17th in a 3-0 shutout.
3

ACCREDITATION
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools-Commission
on Colleges (SACSCOC)
The following significant achievements were made in support
of the preparations for SACSCOC on-site visit in March 2011:
All outstanding faculty transcripts were received. Foreign
transcripts for twenty-four faculty were submitted to
World Education Services for evaluation and American
equivalent determination. The University expects to receive
feedback on all cases before the submission of the
Compliance Certification report.
The reports submitted by the Compliance Certification
Subcommittees which had been stored in the Xitracs electronic
reporting software were transferred into the relevant
components of the software and made available to
two consultants to review. The Consultants were Dr.
Ruth Salter, Assistant Vice President for Institutional
Research and Effectiveness at Albany State University,
and E. Dean Montgomery, Executive Vice President and
Chief Academic Officer at Bethune-Cookman University.
In March, 2010 the consultants were invited to campus to discuss
the reports and provide necessary assistance. Following
the visit, the Compliance Certification Subcommittees were restructured.
The re-structured subcommittee updated the report,
ensuring appropriate evidence was provided for each standard.
A mock visit was scheduled from August 1st to 4th to bring
back Dr. Salter to review the updated report. A similar visit
would be scheduled for E. Dean Montgomery whose specialty
is Financial Resources and Facilities.
After a campus-wide process which involved all SUNO stakeholders,
a topic was selected for the Quality Enhancement
Plan (QEP). It is “E-Focused! Enhancing Student Learning
in Online Courses by Improving Institutional Readiness‖. The
QEP Subcommittee was also re-structured to provide a team to
address:
E-Learning and Research,
Publicity and Marketing,
Institutional Capacity (Budget),
Student Online Proficiency Development, and
Faculty Online Proficiency Development Assessment.
The subcommittees continue to work on their topics and submit
formal reports to be collated into a final QEP report.
An SACSCOC-scheduled advisory visit took place from July
12th to 14th. Dr. Rudolph Jackson, Vice President, and
SUNO’s Accreditation Liaison officer at SACSCOC, visited
campus to appraise the status of the two major reports due to
SACSCOC, i.e. the Compliance Certification Report and the
QEP report. Selected Compliance reports were reviewed and
suggestions for improvement made. The QEP Task Force was
assisted in critically working out what students learning outcomes
will be as a result of the QEP. This is critical to the
success of the QEP.
Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business
(AACSB) International
All of faculty and staff participated in the very successful
Biloxi, Mississippi Retreat in October, 2009. Dr. Karen
Tarnoff of East Tennessee State University facilitated the
Retreat.
Dr. Frank Martin and Dr. Igwe Udeh attended the
AACSB International Annual Conference and Annual
Meeting in Anaheim, California in April of 2010.
Dr. Martin previously attended the SACSCOC Annual
meeting in Atlanta, Georgia in December, 2009.
Dr. Udeh attended the Annual Dean’s meeting in
Tampa, Florida, in February of 2010.
Mr. Fouad Moussa, Mr. Donald Sarrat, Dr. David
Alijani, Dr. J. Steven Welsh, and Mrs. Timotea Bailey
visited Tennessee State University to observe the
accreditation processes in place at an AACSB accredited
HBCU business school. The visit was enormously
successful and helpful to the participants.
Council on Social Work Education (CSWE)
Faculty members and staff from the School of Social Work
have been assigned to each of the accreditation standards.
Committees have been meeting and preparing drafts of the
standards’ narratives. The final report is due April, 2011
with site visits during Fall 2011.
ACADEMIC PROGRAMS
Health Information Management Systems
After a tedious three-year search, a Program Director was
successfully hired for the B.S. Health Information Management
Systems (HIMS) in March, 2010. The program director
must be certified as a Registered Health Information
Administrator. As a result, Mrs. Andrea Johnson-Mignott
MBA, RHIA, CPC, joined SUNO in March 2010. The Louisiana
Board of Regents has subsequently approved the implementation
of the HIMS program. The program is mandated
to seek accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation
for Health Informatics and Information Management
Education. Enrollment into the program starts formally
in Fall 2010.
4

SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY at NEW ORLEANS Annual Report 2009-2010
Full Program Approval Status
The Louisiana Board of Regents granted full program approval
to SUNO’s B.A. in Child Development and Family
Studies and the M.A. in Museum Studies programs during
the year in view. The two programs were removed from
conditionally approved to full approval category as a result
of satisfactory annual reports that have been submitted by
SUNO. Dr. Pamela Wanga and Dr. Sara Hollis, the respective
directors of the programs, spearheaded the effort.
Certification-Only Program
SUNO’s Certification-Only Programs in Early Childhood
and Elementary Education were approved by the Board of
Regents on June 24, 2010, and began officially on July 1,
2010. The programs have replaced the Non-Master/
Certification Only Alternate Programs, as mandated by the
Board of Regents.
FACULTY
Hirings
In continued pursuit of academic excellence, the institution
carried out national search to fill vacant faculty positions.
Thirteen (13) tenure-track faculty were hired:
FALL 2009
Dr. Nina Muller-Schwarze, Asst. Professor of Museum
Studies—Ph.D., Tulane University
Dr. Sherry Bachus, Asst. Professor of Child Development
& Family Studies—Ph.D., University of New Orleans
Dr. Ben Robertson, Asst. Professor, Social Work—Ph.D.,
Clark Atlanta University
SPRING 2010
Dr. Sandra Weissenger, Asst. Professor of Sociology—
Ph.D., University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Dr. Geraldine Doucet, Assoc. Professor of Criminal Justice—Ph.D.
Prairie View A & M University
Dr. Christopher Linn, Asst. Professor of Psychology—
Ph.D., Tulane University
Dr. Adrine Harrell, Asst. Professor of Business Entrepreneurship—DBA-Management,
Grenoble Ecole de Management
Ms. Gloria Major, Asst. Professor of Early Childhood Education—M.Ed.,
Southern University and A & M College
Dr. Juliana Padgett, Assoc. Professor of Social Work—
Ph.D., Tulane University
Promotions and Tenure
Dr. Lisa Mims-Devezin, Associate Dean, College of Arts &
Sciences, and Dr. Mostafa Elaasar, Chair, Department of
Natural Sciences were promoted to the rank of a Full Professor
in biology and physics, respectively. The following faculty
were granted tenure:
Dr. Louis Mancuso, Professor of Business Entrepreneurship
Ms. Gladys Merrick, Assistant Professor of Social
Work
Mr. Harry Doughty, Assistant Professor of Social
Work
Honors & Awards
Southern University System Awards
Dr. Sudipta Das, Mentorship Award
Dr. Xiongya Gao, Educator Award
Dr. Lora Helvie-Mason, Scholarship Award
Dr. Lenus Jack, Community Service Award
Campus Faculty & Staff Awards
Dr. Lenus Jack, Community Service Award
Dr. Louis Mancuso, Educator of the Year
Ms. Cynthia Ramirez, Scholarship Award
Dr. Illya Tietzel, Mentorship Award
Dr. Ronald Mancoske, Grantsmanship Award
Dr. Brenda Jackson, Staff Performance Award
Dr. Joseph Coleman, Jr., Asst. Professor of Psychology—
Ph.D., California Coast University Graduate School
Mrs. Andrea Johnson-Mignott, RHIA, MBA, CPC, Asst.
Professor/Director of Health Information Management Systems—M.B.A.,
American Intercontinental University
Dr. Robert Azzarello, Asst. Professor of English—Ph.D.,
City University of New York
Dr. Amaresh Das, Assoc. Professor of Economics—Ph.D.,
University of Utah
5

2009-2010 Faculty Published Works and Presentations
PUBLISHED WORKS
Allen-Jones, G. Repairing Toys at the Center:
Two African-American Fathers and Their Experiences
with Parental Involvement. The National
Journal of Urban Education and Practice, Volume
3, Number 1, Summer.
Alijani, G.S., Mancuso, L, Kwun, O., and Omar,
A.(2009), Effectiveness of Online Advertisement
Factors in Recalling a Product (Accepted by the
Academy of Marketing Studies (AMSJ)).
Alijani, G., Kwun, O., Nickels, D., and Coulon,
M., (2009). Design and Implementation of a
Prototype for Telemedicine (Accepted by the
Academy of Telemedicine).
Alijani, G.S., Kwun, O., Omar, A., and Kemah, C.
(2010), Developing a Prototype for Determining
Alternative Sources of Natural Gas Supply
(Accepted by the Academy of Information and
Management Sciences Journal).
Alijani, G.S., Kwun, O., Omar, A., and Kemah, C.
(2010), Developing a Prototype for Determining
Alternative Sources of Natural Gas Supply, Proceedings
of the Allied Academies International
Conference, April 14-16, 2010, New Orleans, LA.
Alijani, G.S., Kwun, O., Nickels, D., and Coulon,
M.(2009), ―Design and implementation of a
prototype for managing e-medicine,‖ Allied
Academies, Proceedings of 2009 Spring International
Conference, CD-ROM version, New Orleans,
LA, 2009.
Amedee, G. and Omar, A. (2009). Lessons
Learned in Coping with Katrina: Implications for
Public Administration. Africana Studies Review.
Vol. 1, no. 1, Pg. 20-34.
Bhutta, M., Khan, J., Omar, A., and Asad, U.
(2009). An Exploratory Study of the Characteristics
Affecting the Success of SMEs in Pakistan.
International J. Entrepreneurship and Small
Business. Vol. 7, No. 1, Pg. 107-122.
Das, Amaresh (2010). ―A Test of Ricardian
Equivalence and Public Debt Neutrality‖ International
Journal of Monetary Economics and Finance,
Vol. 3, No 3, 2010, pp 270-79.
Das, Amaresh and Frank Martin (2010). ―An
Econometric Analysis of the U.S. Health Care
Expenditure‖ Global Journal of Health Science,
Vol. 2, (1): pp 150-57.
Das, Amaresh (2010). ―Econometric Assessment
of One-Minute Paper as a Pedagogic Tool‖ International
Education Studies, Vol 3, 1, 2010 pp 17-
22.
Das, Amaresh (2010). ―Is Investment - Uncertainty
Relationship Monotonic‖, Indian Journal of
Finance. Vol. IV, 1, Jan , 2010, pp 20-24.
Das, Amaresh and Fouad K. Moussa (2010).
6
―Revisiting Sub-optimality of the Decentralized
Decision Making‖ Journal of Management Research
, Vol 2, No. 1, Feb. 2010, pp 1- 8.
Das, A. and Omar, A. (2009). The Inventory
problem with A Non-Symmetric loss Function.
International Business Research. Vol. 2, No.4, Pg.
31-35.
Das, Amaresh (2010). ―Martingales, Efficient
Market Hypothesis and Kolmogorove’s Complexity
Theory – A Note‖ (CD), Paper presented
at Proceedings of the Allied Academies International
Conference, New Orleans, April 14-16,
2010.
Das, S., ―Ancient India: Its Cultural Legacy in the
Twenty-first Century,‖ in Monograph Series
Conference Publications, National Association of
African and African American Studies (Issue to be
announced, 2010).
Das, S., Helvie-Mason, L., & Jack, L, ―Promoting
Positive Self-Images and Active Learning in the
Young African American Male: Making the Case
through the Disciplines of Communications and
African American History,‖ accepted for publication
in the Journal of Urban Education (Spring
2010 issue).
Edwards, J. T., & Helvie-Mason, L. (2010).
Technology and instructional communication:
Student usage and perceptions of Virtual Office
Hours (VOHs). Journal of Online Learning and
Teaching, 6(1), 174-186.
Gao, Xiongya, ―Images of Chinese Women
Caught in the Whirl Wind of East and West,‖ in
Monograph Series Conference Publications,
National Association of African and African
American Studies (Issue to be announced, 2010).
Helvie-Mason, L., & Edwards, J. T. (2010). Twitter
as an extension of the classroom. Academic
Exchange Quarterly, 14(1). Noted as Editor’s
choice.
Kwun, Obyung, Mancuso, Louis C., Alijani,
Ghasem S., Nichels, David W. (2010). ―Increasing
Fairness Perceptions of Government Grant Applicants:
An Investigation of Justice Theory in Small
Business in Post-Katrina New Orleans‖, (Won the
Distinguished Research Award from the Academy
of Entrepreneurship and accepted for publication
by The Academy of Entrepreneurship Journal)
Kwun, O, Nickels, D, Alijani, D and Omar, A.
(2010). The Perceived Strategic Value of E-
Commerce in the Face of Natural Disaster: E-
Commerce Adoption by Small Businesses in Post-
Katrina New Orleans. (Accepted by the International
Journal of Entrepreneurship (IJE).
Kwun, O., Mancuso, L., Alijani, D., and Nickels,
D.(2010), Increasing Fairness Perceptions of
Government Grant Applicants: an Investigation of
Justice Theory in Small Business in Post-Katrina
New Orleans (Accepted by the Academy of Entre-
preneurship Journal).
Kwun, O., Mancuso, L., Alijani, D., and Nickels,
D., (2009). Procedural Fairness and Small Business
Owner Satisfaction with Grants during Post-
Hurricane Katrina Recovery, Franklin Business &
Law Journal, 2009(4).
Kwun, O., Mancuso, L., Alijani, D., and Nickels,
D. (2010), Increasing Fairness Perceptions of
Government Grant Applicants: an Investigation of
Justice Theory in Small Business in Post-Katrina
New Orleans, Proceedings of the Allied Academies
International Conference, April 14-16,
2010, New Orleans, LA.
Mancuso, L., Alijani, D., Kwun, O., and Smith L.,
Successful Outcomes of Teaching Minority Undergraduate
Students Entrepreneurial Business
Planning Concepts Using Andragogy and Service
Learning (Accepted by the Journal of Entrepreneurship
Education).
Martin, F. (2010). ―Sources of human capital
accumulation for African Americans during the
20th century‖, Academy of Economics and Economic
Education Proceedings, Vol. 13, No. 1: pp.
17-20.
Mims, Lisa (2009). General Biology I Laboratory
Manual: A Modified Approach. Lulu Marketplace
Publishers. ISBN: 976-0-557-08246-9.
Moussa, F. and A. Waheed. ―Impact of Hurricanes
on Frozen Concentrated Orange Juice Future
Prices Return‖, (Accepted by International Journal
of Business and Public Administration).
Okpechi, Simeon O. (2010), ―Women Accountants
In Practicing Accounting Firms: Their Status,
Investments and Returns‖, Oxford University
Round Table Conference, United Kingdom,
March 14 – 19, 2010.
Olorunshola, I., Coker, A.O., Adegboye, D.S.,
Anorlu, R., Banwart, E., Egah, D.D., and Lombin,
Lami (2010). Speciation of Ureaplasma sp. from
STI patients in Nigeria. Program and Abstracts,
18 th International Organization for Mycoplasmology,
pgs 138-139.
Olorunshola, I., Coker, A.O., Adegboye, D.S.,
Anorlu, R., Banwart, E., Egah, D.D., and Lombin,
Lami (2010). Risk factor assessment and demographic
profile of human urogenital ureaplasmosis
in Nigeria. Program and Abstracts, 18 th International
Organization for Mycoplasmology, pg. 143.
Olorunshola, I., Coker, A.O., Adegboye, D.S.,
Anorlu, R., Banwart, E., Egah, D.D., and Lombin,
Lami (2010). Comparison of methods for the
detection of human gental mycoplasmas in selected
STD patients in Nigeria. Program and
Abstracts, 18 th International Organization for
Mycoplasmology, pg. 212.
Omar, A., Udeh, I. and Mantha, D. (2010). Contingency
Planning: Disaster Recovery Strategies

SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY at NEW ORLEANS Annual Report 2009-2010
for Successful Educational Continuity .CONISAR.
Vol. 3, Issue 11 (Won the Distinguished Research
Award).
Omar, A., Alijani, D. and Mason, R. (2010).
Information Technology Disaster Recovery Plan:
Case Study. (Accepted by Academy of Information
and Management Sciences Journal (AIMSJ)).
Omar, A., Bhutta, M., and Kalulu, D. (2009).
Assessment of Student Outcomes in Management
Information Systems Online Course participation.
Information Systems Education journal.Vol, 7,
No. 83, Pg. 3-10.
Omar, A., Bhutta, M., and Lepeu, G. (2009).
Managing Spam: A Global Challenge. International
Journal of Management Practice (IJMP).
Vol. 3, No. 4, Pg. 405-416.
Omar, A., Bhutta, M., and Sanchez, T. (2009).
The Impact of E-taxation policy on State and local
Government revenue. Electronic Government, An
International journal. Vol. 6, No. 4, Pg. 378-390.
Omar, A., Sanchez, T., and Bhutta, M. (2009).
The future Impact of Text Messaging. Journal of
Research and Business information systems. Vol,
2, No.2, Pg. 33-41.
Omar, A., Udeh, I. and Mantha, D. (2010). Contingency
Planning: Disaster Recovery Strategies
for Successful Educational Continuity .CONISAR.
(Won the Distinguished Research Award).
Omar, A., Kalulu, D. and Alijani, G. (2010).
Management of Innovative E-Learning Environments.
Proceedings of the Allied Academies
International Conference, April 14-16, 2010. New
Orleans, LA. (Won the Distinguished Research
Award).
Omar, A., Alijani, G., and Roosevelt, M. (2009).
Disaster recovery plan for successful educational
continuity. The Allied Academies International
Conference. April 8-11, New Orleans, LA.
Pittman, James E.(2009). 21st Century Issues in
America: An Introduction To Public Administration
Theory and Practice, 1 st Edition, Author
House Publishing, Bloomington, Indiana, 2009,
(ISBN #978-1-4490-1666-1).
Pittman, James E.(2009). A Normative Approach
to Organization Theory and Practice for Public
Organizations in the 21 st Century, 1 st Edition,
SOAR Publishing, LLC, Columbia, South Carolina
2010 (ISBN # 978-098254502-7).
Waheed Mian, Abdul (2010). ―Defense Expenditure
and Economic Growth in the Countries of
Eastern Europe and Central Asia‖ The Global
Journal of Finance and Economics, Number 1
Volume 6, 2009
Waheed Mian, Abdul (2009). ―Performance of the
US Natural Gas Utility Industry Prior to and
Under Deregulation‖, (Accepted by International
Journal of Business and Public Administration,
Summer 2009).
Waheed Mian, Abdul (2010). ―International
Comparisons of the Experience of Deregulation
and Restructuring of Natural Gas Transmission
Industries‖ Energy Sources Part B: Economics,
Planning, and Policy, 5:1-18, 2010.
Udeh, Igwe (2010), ―Minority Business Students
Perception of Successive Planning,‖ Proceedings
of the Allied Academies International Conference,
April 14-16, 2010, New Orleans, LA.
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
Alijani, G.S., Kwun, O., Omar, A., and Kemah, C.
(2010), Developing a Prototype for Determining
Alternative Sources of Natural Gas Supply also
Accepted to the Academy of Information and
Management Sciences Journal).
Alijani, G., Omar, A., Mancuso, L. and Victor, T.
(2009). Study of motivating factors in online
advertising. Decision Science Institute at the FBD.
Feb. 25-28, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
Alijani, G.S., Kwun, O., Nickels, D., and Coulon,
M.(2009), ―Design and implementation of a
prototype for managing e-medicine,‖ Allied Academies,
Proceedings of 2009 Spring International
Conference, CD-ROM version, New Orleans, LA,
2009.
Das, S., ―Ancient India: Its Cultural Legacy in the
Twenty-first Century,‖ National Association of
African and African-American Studies Conference,‖
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, February 8-13,
2010.
Gao, Xiongya, ―Images of Chinese Women
Caught in the Whirl Wind of East and West,‖
National Association of African and African
American Studies Conference, Baton Rouge,
February 8-12, 2010.
Helvie-Mason, L., "Recovering Our Voice: Creating
a Communication Club in a Time of Change
and Rebuilding at a Small, Public Institution,"
Louisiana Communication Association's annual
conference in Natchitoches, LA, Saturday, September
26, 2009 (as faculty advisor of the SUNO
Communication Club with three undergraduate
students, (Langston Terrel, Nikisha Washington,
and Alicia Washington--members of the SUNO
Communication Club).
Helvie-Mason, L., (with Lucy Bailey), "On the
road to tenure: Reflections on identity and strategy
from two untenured faculty members," International
Society for Educational Biography Conference,
April 22-24, 2010, St. Louis, MO.
Jack, Lenus. Served as a panelist at the 2nd
Annual Douglas Redd Cultural Summit on Saturday,
March 27, 2010. The title of the panel was
―Celebrating the Collaborative Efforts of the
Cultural Community.‖ The one-day summit was
held in New Orleans at the Southern University
campus.
Johnson, V. (2009). A teacher’s view on academic
dishonesty (cheating). The Allied Academies
International Conference. April 8-11, New Orleans,
LA.
Kwun, O., Mancuso, L., Alijani, D., and Nickels,
D.(2010), Increasing Fairness Perceptions of
Government Grant Applicants: an Investigation of
Justice Theory in Small Business in Post-Katrina
New Orleans (accepted to the Academy of Entrepreneurship
Journal).
Kwun, O., Alijani, G., Omar, A. and Gantry, D.
(2009). Factors that influence strategic value in e-
commerce among small businesses. Decision
Science Institute at the FBD. Feb. 25-28, Oklahoma
City, Oklahoma.
Martin, Frank. ―Can the Galbraithian Hypothesis
of Too Big a Private Sector Explain Policies
Advocated by the Obama Administration?,‖ a
paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the
Southern Economic Association, San Antonio,
TX, November 2009.
Omar, A., Alijani, G., and Roosevelt, M. (2009).
Disaster recovery plan for successful educational
continuity. The Allied Academies International
Conference. April 8-11, New Orleans, LA.
Omar, A. and Mantha, D. (2009). Disaster recovery
plan for successful educational continuity.
Association of Business Information Systems at the
FBD. Feb. 25-28, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
Omar, A., Udeh, I. and Mantha, D. (2010). Contingency
Planning: Disaster Recovery Strategies
for Successful Educational Continuity .CONISAR.
(Won the Distinguished Research Award).
Omar, A., Kalulu, D. and Alijani, G. (2010).
Management of Innovative E-Learning Environments.
International Conference. April 14, New
Orleans, LA. (Won the Distinguished Research
Award).
Pittman, James E. and Alemayehu, Biruk, ―A
Social Call to Raise the Bar of American Value
and Education: A Lack of Concern for Others by
Generation Y and Z,‖ *Best Paper Award Winner-
2009, Southwest Business Administration Proceeding,
Spring 2010.
Pittman, James E., (2009), ―A Callosity of an
American Democratic Social Value: A Lack of
Respect for Authority, ‖Eleventh Annual Conference
of the Academy of Business Discipline,
Diamond Head Resort, Ft. Meyers, Florida, November
5- 7.
Pittman James E. and Alemayehu, Biruk (2009),
―A Social Call to Raise the Bar of an American
Democrati Value and Education: A Lack of Concern
for Others by Generation Y and Z,‖ 17 th
Annual Southwestern Business Administration
Teaching Conference, Jesse H. Jones School of
Business, Texas Southern University, Houston,
Texas October 21- 23, 2009.
Pittman James E. Developed April, 2010 Video
Documentary on “The Study of Public Administration
at SUNO” for the PADM ―Black-Tie Gala‖
Banquet. Compiled and written by James E.
Pittman, Ph.D. Produced by B. Media Productions.
Thangada, D., Omar, A., and Aldahir, T. (2009)
How does the internet and technology affect K-12
7

education? (Proceedings), The Allied Academies
International Conference. April 8-11, New Orleans,
LA.
Thangada, D. and Omar, A. (2009). COBOL; Excellent
history and great future. Association of Business
Information Systems at the FBD. Feb. 25-28, Oklahoma
City, Oklahoma.
Udeh, I. and Omar, A. (2009). Strategic versus gratuitous
mentoring: A preliminary investigation mentoring.
The Allied Academies International Conference.
April 8-11, New Orleans, LA.
2009-2010 Faculty & Staff Achievements
Dr. Glenda Allen-Jones, Chair and Assistant Professor of Early Childhood Education,
represented SUNO as a member of Mayor Mitch Landrieu's Youth and
Families Transition New Orleans Task Force. Dr. Allen-Jones responded to a
request for faculty members to submit their names for consideration for appointment
to one of the seventeen Transition Task Forces. The task force assisted
Mayor Landrieu and his administration in developing policy recommendations to
engage New Orleans’ youth and families to promote equity, expand opportunities,
and develop healthy families and communities.
Allen-Jones
Francis
Johnson
Bishop
Helvie-Mason
Magee
Atty. Wesley T. Bishop (B‟90), Associate Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs
and Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice, was one of 82 administrators from
around the world chosen to participate in the Harvard University Institute of Educational
Management (IEM) Program in July, 2010. One of the most recognized
programs of its type in the world, the IEM provides an opportunity for senior-level
administrators to examine critical leadership challenges facing higher education.
Eddie Francis, Interim Director of Public Relations, assisted in the coordination
and moderated a televised New Orleans mayoral candidates’ forum on January 26,
2010 on WHNO-TV. The forum, which was sponsored by the Citywide Ecumenical
Coalition, was held in the Health & Physical Education Building.
Dr. Lora Helvie-Mason, Assistant Professor of Communication Studies, won the
Dwight L. Freshley Outstanding New Teacher in Communication Studies Award
from the Southern States Communication. The award honors SSCA members who
have demonstrated teaching excellence early in their careers. Dr. Helvie-Mason
was also awarded the top paper for the Instructional Development Division of
SSCA (with co-author, Jennifer Edwards) for the paper, "Student usage and perceptions
of virtual office hours."
Ruth W. Johnson (B‟96, M‟98), Director of SUNO's Educational Talent Search
Program, was elected Secretary for the Council for Opportunity in Education
Board of Directors. The Council, based in Washington, D.C., represents TRiO
Programs which are funded by the U.S. Department of Education. Johnson has
also served as President for Louisiana Association for Student Assistance Programs
(2005), President of the Southwest Association for Student Assistance Programs
(2007), and the National Conference Co-chairperson in 2009.
Coach Wendy Magee came to SUNO as the latest addition to the Department of
Athletics in August of 2009 as the head coach of the newly formed women’s volleyball
team. Magee guided the Lady Knights through an eighteen-game inaugural
seaon, and will open the 2010 campaign against the University of New Orleans.
The team will also face sister institution, Southern University, in two matches
during the season.
Dr. Lisa Mims-Devezin, Associate Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences and
Professor of Biology, served as an Off-Site Reviewer for SACS.
Dr. Joe Omojola, Professor of Mathematics and Physics, held his Gateway to
Excellence in Math and Science (GEMS) summer camp again as a result of his
$10,000 2006 Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and
Engineering Mentoring grant from the National Science Foundation.
Mims-Devezin
Omojola
8

SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY at NEW ORLEANS Annual Report 2008-2009
2009-2010 Grants
The total amount of dollars proposed during FY2009-2010 was $22,091,844. Of this amount, $14,720,346 was
funded, while $5,077,376 was pending by June 30, 2010. Approximately 66.6% of proposals submitted have been
funded outpacing some key funding agencies by approximately 30%. The distribution of funded proposal dollars
among federal, state, private and other funding is illustrated in Figure 1, illustrating that 83.5% of funding received
came from Federal sources.
Figure 1. The total amounts of federal, state, private, and other funding.
Grant Awards Table
Grant Title
Agency
Proposal
Amount
Amount
Funded
Department/Unit
Project
Description
PI
Louisiana Alliance
for Minority
Participants-Phase
III
National Science
Foundation/
Louisiana Board of
Regents
$45,000 $45,000 Natural Sciences To support 30 students in
mentoring and tutoring
in Mathematics and
Physics
Dr. Joe Omojola
Enhancement
Program
Louisiana Board of
Regents
$32,773 $21,253 Museum Studies To support research in
artifact exhibition methods
to enhance curricula,
faculty and students in
Museum Studies
Dr. Yu Jiang
Endowed
Professorship Award
Minority Education
Institution (MEI)
Summer Faculty
Research Program
Louisiana Board of
Regents
Oak Ridge
National
Laboratory
$40,000 $40,000 Community
Outreach &
University
Advancement/
Chancellor
To establish an endowed
professorship
TBD TBD Natural Science To perform research
concerning the discovery
and characterization of
nanoarchaeal systems
from terrestrial and deep
sea high temperature
environments
Mrs. Mary Ann
Francois/
Dr. Victor Ukpolo
Dr. Illya Tietzel
9

Grant Title
Agency
Proposal
Amount
Amount
Funded
Department/Unit
Project
Description
PI
Information
Technology Grant
CampusEAI
Consortium
$250,000 to
$1,000,000
$1,027,500 Information
Technology
Center
Cost for software, hardware
and services for
implementation of a
Portal solution with
online learning, adm.
computing, student serv.
Mr. Edmond
Cummings
Louisiana
Biomedical Research
Network (LBRN)/
Faculty Summer
Research Program
LSU/National
Institutes of
Health/National
Center for
Research
$20,877 TBD Natural Sciences To support faculty summer
research at LSU
Health Sciences Center
regarding alternatively
activated microphages
for chlamydial pathogenesis.
Dr. Illya Tietzel
HBCU Undergraduate
Program
National Science
Foundation
$1,750,000,
$1,448,097
$1,750,000
$1,448,097
for 3 years
*$482,699
this year
Natural Science
Foundation
To strengthen the undergraduate
recruitment and
retention activities in the
STEM disciplines.
Dr. Joe Omojola
HBCU Program
U.S. Department of
Housing and Urban
Development
$703,604 $703,604
*$234,535
this yer
College of
Business &
Public Administration/Small
Business
Management &
Development
Institute
To provide nontraditional
community
development technical
assistance “expanding
economic opportunities in
the Gulf Coast Region
through small business
development
Mrs. Cynthia
Beaulieu
Student Support
Services
U.S. Department of
Education
$498,601 $495,879 TRIO/Student
Support Services
Program to provide
support services to eligible
students to enhance
their academic skill, and
increase their retention
and graduation rates.
Mrs. Linda
Frederick
Talent Search
U.S. Department of
Education
$370,678 $370,678 TRIO/Talent
Search
To assist low income and
first generation college
students to continue and
graduate from secondary
schools and enroll in
postsecondary programs.
Mrs. Ruth Johnson
Upward Bound
US Dept. of
Education
$399,024 $399,024 TRIO/Upward
Bound
Outreach program designed
to assist youths
from 11 to 27 years of age
in entering, continuing or
resuming secondary or
post-secondary educational
programs.
Mrs. Andrell
Washington-
Edwards
Title III HBCU
Program
U.S. Department of
Education
$3,175,409 $3,175,409 Title III Strengthening HBCUs
program
Dr. Brenda Jackson
Title III Institutional
Aid
U.S. Department of
Education
$1,094,127 $1,094,127 Title III Funds under College Cost
Reduction and Access Act
(CCRAA) of 2007
Dr. Brenda Jackson
Title IV Child Welfare
Training
Louisiana
Department of
Social Services
$633,315 $633,315
*$211,105
this year
School of Social
Work
To provide child welfare
stipends to ten MSW and
three BSW students in
order to encourage their
practice in the field of
public child welfare.
Dr. Beverly Favré
Consortium
Sustaining Grant/
Unsolicited Proposal
Program
NASA/Louisiana
Space Consortium
$10,000.00 $10,000.00 Natural
Sciences/
Mathematics
A reliability and risk
study of space systems
Dr. Joe Omojola
10

SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY at NEW ORLEANS Annual Report 2009-2010
Grant Title
Agency
Proposal
Amount
Amount
Funded
Department/
Unit
Project
Description
PI
Consortium
Sustaining Grant/
Unsolicited Proposal
Program
NASA/Louisiana
Space Consortium
$10,000.00 $10,000.00 Natural
Sciences/
Mathematics
To study the gravitational
changes on transposable
elements of prokaryotes
and eukaryotes
Dr. Illya Tietzel
H1N1 Vaccination
Southern University
System/Office
of Public Health –
Center for
Community
$4,774 $4,774 Services for
Disabled
Students
To provide financial
assistance for implementing
a mass vaccination
campaign utilizing community
partners
Mrs. Yolanda
Mims
LA Youth Enhanced
Services (LAYES)
State of Louisiana
Office of Mental
Health
$451,920 $451,920 School of Social
Work
To provide for the continuation
of consultation,
temporary staffing, and
general support for LA-
YES
Dr. Ronald
Mancoske
US Army Medical
Research Acquisition
Activity
U.S. Department of
Defense
$1,264,815 $1,264,815
**413,334
this year
Academic
Affairs
To provide for bioinformatics
and biotechnology
research initiatives
Dr. David
Adegboye
Enhancement Program
Louisiana Board of
Regents
$45,000 $45,000 Management
Information
Systems
To develop and implement
an integrated system
that provides an
environment for problem
solving
Dr. David Alijani
Bienville Corridor
U.S. Department of
Housing and Urban
Development
$103,000 $103,000 Academic
Affairs
To implement Bienville
Corridor Project
Atty. Wesley
Bishop
Bienville Corridor
SUNO Foundation/
SBA Matching
Funds
$197,329 $197,329 Academic
Affairs
To implement Bienville
Corridor Project
Atty. Wesley
Bishop
Louisiana Small
Business Development
Center
University of Louisiana
at Monroe/
LA SBDC
$36,250 $36,250 College of
Business &
Public
Administration
To provide counseling
and training to small
business owners
Dr. Igwe Udeh
Student Support
Services Carryover
Award
U.S. Department of
Education
$499,568 $499,568 Student Support
Services
Program to provide
support services to eligible
students to enhance
their academic skill, and
increase their retention
and graduation rates.
Mrs. Linda
Frederick
Bienville Corridor
Match
U.S. Small Business
Administration
$197,329 $197,329 Academic
Affairs
The Martin Luther King
Initiative
Atty. Wesley
Bishop (Leeta Allen
-Haynes)
Graduate Alliance
for Education in
Louisiana
Tulane University/
National Science
Foundation
$186,261 $186,261
~$26,571
this year
Natural Sciences
To spur undergraduate
performance while preparing
for graduate
school
Dr. Joe Omojola
Enhancement
Program
Louisiana Board of
Regents
$29,000 $29,000 Natural Sciences To support presentational
technology and public
speaking learning outcomes
Dr. Lora Helvie-
Mason
Enhancement
Program
Louisiana Board of
Regents
$135,000 $135,000 Natural Sciences To enhance mathematics
curriculum with interactive
software for improved
learning outcomes
Ms. Cynthia
Singleton
Title III Program
U.S. Department of
Education
$3,202,595 $3,202,595 Title III To strengthen HBCUs
program
Dr. Brenda Jackson
11

Grant Title
Agency
Proposal
Amount
Amount
Funded
Department/
Unit
Project
Description
PI
Louisiana Child
Welfare
Comprehensive
Workforce Project
Northwestern State
University
$5,000 $5,000 School of Social
Work
To recruit students interested
in working in public
child welfare and training
seminars
Dr. Beverly Favré
HBCU Institutional
Aid (School of Social
Work Building)
U.S. Department of
Education
$1,085,248 $1,085,248 Title III To provide funds under
College Cost Reduction
and Access Act of 2007
Dr. Brenda Jackson
Educational Talent
Search Program
U.S. Department of
Education
$370,678 $370,678 Talent Search To assist low income and
first generation college
students to continue and
graduate from secondary
schools and enroll in
postsecondary programs.
Mrs. Ruth Johnson
Scholarships for
Excellence in
Natural Sciences
(STEM)
National Science
Foundation
$157,487 $157,487 Natural Sciences To provide S-STEM
scholarships to SUNO
recipients
Dr. Murty
Kambhampati
Presidential Award
for Excellence in
Science, Mathematics,
and Engineering
National Science
Foundation
$10,000 $10,000 Natural Sciences Award to Joe Omojola
for high level of assistance
and encouragement to
students in STEM education
Dr. Joe Omojola
Technical Assistance
to Small Firms
Program
Louisiana
Department of
Economic
Development
$225,000 $75,000
*this year
College of
Business &
Public
Administration
To provide developmental
and/or technical assistance
to qualified individuals
or qualified businesses
Dr. Igwe Udeh
National Institute of
Science Research
Conference
National Institute
of Science
$1,540 $1,540 Natural Sciences To provide registration
fees for 22 Natural Sciences
students to participate
in the National
Conference
Dr. Murty
Kambhampati
SELECT Program
UNO/Louisiana
Board of Regents
$5,000 $5,000 College of
Education &
Human
Development
To provide support for
the evaluation component
of the UNO multi-campus
3-D Web Project
Dr. Deborah Darby
Child Nutrition/
Summer Food Services
Program
Child Nutrition/
Summer Food
Services Program
Louisiana Department
of Education
Louisiana
Department of
Education
$6,000 $6,000 Talent Search To provide payment
supplements for meals
provided to both Educational
Talent Search and
Upward Bound Program
participants
$9,514 $9,514 Upward Bound To provide payment
supplements for meals
provided to both Educational
Talent Search and
Upward Bound Program
participants
Work and Learn Job 1 $16,000 $16,000 Upward Bound To provide Upward
Bound students hourly
wages for summer incentives
Mrs. Ruth Johnson
Mrs. Andrell
Washington-
Edwards
Mrs. Andrell
Washington-
Edwards
Value-Added
Teacher Preparation
Contract
Louisiana Board of
Regents
$20,000 $20,000 College of
Education &
Human
Development
To conduct action research
to identify effective
levers for change to
improve teacher preparation
Dr. Louise
Kaltenbaugh
12

SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY at NEW ORLEANS Annual Report 2009-2010
2009-2010 Operating Expenses
$8,462,297
$905,593
$6,962,719
$368,599
$684,792
Instruction
Research
Public Service
Academic Support
Student Services
$3,917,835
$7,235,684
Institutional Support
Operation & M aintenance of Physical Plant
$9,060,075
Instruction $6,962,719
Research 368,599
Public Service 684,792
$2,695,158
Scholarships & Fellowships
Auxiliary Enterprises
Academic Support 7,235,684
Student Services 2,695,158
Institutional Support 9,060,075
Operation & Maintenance of
Physical Plant
3,917,835
Scholarships & Fellowships 8,462,297
Auxiliary Enterprises 905,593
TOTAL $40,292,752
2009-2010 Operating Revenue
$525,129
$107,737
$5,461,021
Net Student Tuition & Fees $5,461,021
Federal Grants & Contracts 18,794,577
State & Local Grants & Contracts 525,731
Net Auxiliary Enterprise Revenue 475,000
Other Operating Revenue 376,214
State Appropriations 10,366,136
Net Investment Income 107,737
Other Non-Operating Revenue 525,129
TOTAL $36,631,545
Net Student Tuition & Fees
Federal Grants & Contracts
$10,366,136
State & Local Grants & Contracts
Net Auxiliary Enterprise Revenue
Other Operating Revenue
$376,214
$525,731
$18,794,577
State Appropriations
Net Investment Income
Other Non-Operating Revenue
13

ENROLLMENT
The Fall 2009 enrollment showed another increase from the
Fall 2008 enrollment. The enrollment rose from 3,104 to
3,141 with 3,130 students attending classes in Spring 2010.
SUNO’s recruitment team attended several college and career
fairs, visited numerous high schools across the state, hosted
high schools on campus, and sent out bulk mailings. The
staff also organized and executed phone banks to personally
reach out to returning and prospective students.
The recruitment team took an aggressive approach to promoting
registration periods. Signs and applications for admission
were placed in area businesses as well as mailed to churches.
The team also made numerous home visits to current and
prospective students to remind them of upcoming registrations.
To diversify recruitment efforts, the Division of Student Affairs
and Enrollment Services increased advertising and
hosted special events. The University continued advertising
on television, radio and print media to promote registration,
and the first African American Male Summit took place on
campus. Three hundred and thirty-four African American
Males from the grades 10 to 12 attended the summit.
Some of the summit speakers included: Orleans Parish Sheriff
Marlin Gusman; Orleans Juvenile Court Judge and University
alumna Tammy Stewart; business owner, Robert
Packnet; and former New Orleans Police Department Superintendent
and SUNO alumnus Warren Riley. Dr. Frederick
Humphries, former president of Florida A & M University
and Tennessee State University, also participated in the summit
as well as Dr. Calvin Mackie, author and motivational
speaker. SUNO staffers and alumni, Atty. Wesley Bishop
Spring 2010
Fall 2009
Spring 2009
Fall 2008
Student Enrollment
3,130
3,141
2,899
3,105
Students
and Coach James Rowley also shared thoughts with the
young men in attendance.
The annual Counselor’s Luncheon has become a key part of
the University’s recruitment efforts. For the third consecutive
year, SUNO hosted a luncheon for high school guidance
counselors. Each the attendance at the luncheon has grown,
exceeding the 2009 total of eighty counselors.
RETENTION
The recruitment team implemented several strategies to retain
the students.
1. Guest speakers from the community visited campus.
2. The retention team conducted seminars for students on
probation and suspension, held one-on-one meetings
with students to assign peer mentors and to have them
sign performance contracts.
3. The retention staff received a list of excessive absentees
from faculty members every Friday. The team then
contacted those students with excessive absentees via
telephone, home visits or mail.
4. Staff members addressed students in the freshmen assembly
classes and the college survival skills classes
with topics on time management, financial management,
academic success strategies, and balancing academics
and social life.
The recruitment and retention teams also visited classrooms
near the end of each semester and encouraged students to be
pre-advised to avoid the long lines.
EARLY START PROGRAM
During the 2009–2010 school year 90 high school students
were enrolled in the Early Start Program. Some of the students
came to SUNO for classes and other high schools opted
to have Early Start classes held on their respective campuses.
RESIDENTIAL LIFE
In January, 2010 SUNO became a residential campus with
the opening of Student & Faculty Housing. Residents enjoy
the option of having one, two and four fully furnished bedroom
apartments to choose from. The units also include full
kitchens plus washers and dryers in each unit. Some of the
apartments even have a view of Lake Pontchartrain. Upon
completion, the University will be able to offer nearly 700
beds.
Spring 2008
Fall 2007
Spring 2007
Fall 2006
Spring 2006
2,842
2,648
2,352
2,185
2037
STUDENT ACTIVITIES
Student life got a significant boost, particularly with the recovery
of the activities quad in front of the Knight Dining
Hall, which once again gained full operation, and the addition
of several elements to student life. SUNO’s Homecoming
Week once came to life with the Coronation rediscovering its
home in The Castle and the return of the Homecoming Parade.
0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500
14

SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY at NEW ORLEANS Annual Report 2009-2010
(Right) SUNO‟s Homecoming once again took to the streets with the annual parade in November, 2009 as
Nidia Vanessa Hill reigned as Miss SUNO 2009-2010. Photo by Eddie Francis.
(Below) Natural Sciences students pose at the 67th Joint Annual National Institute of Science and BKX
Conference in March, 2010. Undergraduate research students were supported and encouraged by the research
mentor and faculty team, which consisted of Drs. Murty S. Kambhampati, Joe Omojola, Carl P. Johnson, Illya
Tietzel, Lisa Mims-Devezin and Heon Kim. Twenty seven LS-LAMP, E3MaS, and SENS Scholars participated
in the conference. Five students (Selam Workeneh, Dorcas Falodun, Raquel Johnson, Demetria Henry, and
Brandi Adams) presented their research. Adams, Falodun, and Johnson won cash awards in the areas of Biology
and Mathematics for their presentations.
SUNO Biological Science Club chapter presidents and
their executive members, Demetria Henry (Tri Beta
Biological Honor Society), Katherine Boykin (National Institute of Science Honor Society), and Ashley
Cagle (Beta Kappa Chi Scientific Honor Society), won praises from the organizations' national leadership
teams for their successful execution of conference activities.
Dr. Frank Martin (right) converses with
U.S. Ambassador Johnnie Carson after
his Freshman Assembly lecture in
November, 2009. Ambassador serves
Assistant Secretary of State for the
Bureau of African Affairs, and he
spoke about contemporary international
opportunities and issues in Africa.
Photo by Eddie Francis.
(Left) U.S. Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and
former Pontchartrain Park resident, Lisa Jackson, poses with Biology students
after hearing their ecology presentations. Administrator Jackson
stopped at the campus during a November, 2009 visit to New Orleans. Photo
by Eddie Francis.
NOTABLE KNIGHTS
Tiffany Magee (B‟97) has taken the role of State Director of Miss Black Louisiana USA, the first to fill the post. Two women
have been crowned Miss Black Louisiana USA under Magee’s direction, and she is in the process of organizing the 2010 pageant.
Arlanda J. Williams (B'03, M'06) made history when she became the first woman to serve as chair of
the Terrebonne Parish Council. Williams is also the youngest person ever elected president of the Louisiana
Police Jury Association's Black Caucus.
Williams
Warren Riley B‟98, M‟00 and Marlon Defillo B‟92, M‟00
In one of the most pivotal and difficult times of New Orleans’ history, the two SUNO graduates served
the New Orleans community to hold the New Orleans Police Department together post-Katrina. Riley
stepped down after serving NOPD and the public honorably as Superintendent. Defillo, the Deputy Superintendent,
was put in charge of the newly formed Field Operations Bureau.
Chris Boudy (B„08), a self-described geek, became one of the city’s most recognized young professionals
in the technology sector. He co-founded NewOrleansTech.net, a web site which offers technology
news, and he co-hosts a technology segment on LaunchPadTV.
Sutton
Angela Sutton (B'99) became the youngest Superintendent of the Madison Juvenile Correctional Facility
for Women in Madison, Indiana when she was appointed at the age of 33 in September 2009.
15

PARK CAMPUS
The recovery of 6400 Press Drive continued in a beautiful fashion . . . literally.
The Park Campus underwent a significant facelift during the 2009-
2010 academic year. The buildings were transformed from a mixed bag of
colors to a uniform light brown after being pressure washed.
The Multipurpose Building gets a facelift with the
addition of an outdoor building directory and new
plant life. Photo by Eddie Francis
Trees and shrubberies also adorn the campus after a beautification project
called the Clean Campus Project took place. Blue and gold outdoor directories
were also added outside of each building along with campus ―street
signs‖. As FY2009-2010 came to a close, a project to replace pipes and
repave walkways began, as well.
LAKE CAMPUS
Growth continued on the Lake Campus as a new address was added to the
SUNO directory of properties. Student & Faculty Housing provided a
new University address of 7000 Press Drive when the facility opened
Spring 2010. As a part of the Clean Campus Project, a green play area
was added in front of the residential facility.
Construction continued at 6801 Press Drive, however. As the Information
Technology Center continued to take shape, construction began on the
College of Business & Public Administration building.
The “building boom” took flight on the Lake Campus with the groundbreaking for the Information
Technology Center (upper left) in July of 2009 and the ribbon cutting for the Student & Faculty
Housing complex (left) in February of 2010. ITC photo by Ray Bonnee and ribbon cutting photo by
Eddie Francis
FUNDRAISING
A major fundraising effort which continued to contribute to facility development
was for the Student Life Center, which has collected more than
$50,000. Southern University at New Orleans also celebrated the 50 th
Anniversary of its opening on Friday, September 18, 2009 at the Hilton Riverside with performances by Stephanie
Jordan and BRW at BASH IV. The event was co-chaired by University alumni Garland and Yvonne Green and
Keith McKendall. The BASH started in 2004 as a signature fundraising event named for SUNO’s Chancellor
Emeritus and first Chancellor, Dr. Emmett W. Bashful, who was the event’s first honoree. In 2005 the event honored
the University’s first dean of its highly regarded School of Social Work, Millie McClelland Charles.
(Left) Chancellor Ukpolo poses with the New Orleans City Council’s Jackie Clarkson at BASH IV. (Right) Garland Green introduces the audience to former
chancellors, Dr. Joseph Bouie and Dr. Emmett W. Bashful. Photos by
16

SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY at NEW ORLEANS
CHANCELLOR
Dr. Victor Ukpolo
CABINET
Mr. Harold E. Clark, Jr.
Executive Associate to the Chancellor
Dr. David Adegboye
Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
Atty. Wesley Bishop
Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
Dr. Donna Grant
Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs &
Enrollment Services
Mr. Woodie White
Interim Vice Chancellor for Administration &
Finance
Mrs. Gloria B. Moultrie
Vice Chancellor for Community Outreach/
University Advancement
Dr. Brenda Jackson
Director, Title III Programs
Mr. Edmond Cummings
Director, Information Technology Center
The Southern University at New Orleans 2009-2010 Annual
Report was published by the Office of Community Outreach/
University Advancement
GLORIA B. MOULTRIE, Vice Chancellor
DENISE SCIPIO, Administrative Assistant
MARY ANN FRANCOIS, Coordinator of Community Outreach
MICHAEL MEEHAN, Coordinator of Satellite Telecommunications Network
Interface/Distance Learning
EDDIE FRANCIS, Interim Director of Public Relations
NICOLE BAJOIE, Program Director of Economic & Urban Tourism
MICHELLE BRISCOE-LONG, Coordinator of General Services
IRA THOMAS, Chief of the SUNO Police Department
JOEL GEORGE, Director of Safety & Transportation
SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY SYSTEM
PRESIDENT/SECRETARY OF THE
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
Dr. Ronald Mason
CHAIR
Atty. Tony M. Clayton
VICE CHAIR
Mr. Darren G. Mire
BOARDMEMBER-AT-LARGE
Atty. Walter C. Dumas
STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE
Mr. Randale Scott
DISTRICT 1
Mr. Richard J. Caiton, Jr.
Atty. Warren A. “Chip” Forstall
DISTRICT 2
Mr. Darren G. Mire
Mrs. Lea Polk Montgomery
DISTRICT 3
Mr. Patrick W. Bell
Atty. Randal L. Gaines
DISTRICT 4
Mr. Murphy Nash, Jr.
Atty. Patrick O. Jefferson
DISTRICT 5
Mr. Achilles Williams
Mr. Myron K. Lawson
DISTRICT 6
Atty. Murphy F. Bell, Jr.
Atty. Tony M. Clayton
DISTRICT 7
Mr. Walter Guidry, Jr.
Atty. Patrick D. Magee
Layout and design: Eddie Francis

S O U T H E R N U N I V E R S I T Y at N E W O R L E A N S
6 4 0 0 P r e s s D r i v e
N e w O r l e a n s , L o u i s i a n a 7 0 1 2 6
w w w . S U N O . e d u
5 0 4 . 2 8 6 . 5 0 0 0