2009-10 Annual Report - Southern University New Orleans

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.
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