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2023

December

The newly renovated lounge in the Engineering Building at 91ֱ�� offers students a comfortable study place.

_{December 12, 2023}

Engineering Study Lounge Renovated with $120K Gift

The study lounge in the Engineering Building at the 91ֱ�� has been renovated courtesy of a $120,000 gift from UNO alumnus Tony Cibilich. Read more

Acclaimed novelist Maurice Carlos Ruffin, who earned two degrees from the 91ֱ��, gave the commencement address Friday, Dec. 8, 2023.

_{December 11, 2023}

Novelist Maurice Carlos Ruffin To UNO Grads: ‘I’m living my dream because I went to this school’

Acclaimed novelist Maurice Carlos Ruffin, who earned two degrees from the 91ֱ��, gave the commencement address Friday, Dec. 8, 2023. Read more

Students at Village de L’Est Elementary School work with Dianne Barth of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on solutions to issues they identified while surveying their school yard.

_{December 6, 2023}

Grant Seeks To Create Environmental ‘Place-based’ Program For Elementary Students

Researchers at the 91ֱ�� are using a National Academy of Sciences grant to create an environmental place-based education program for elementary students. Read more

91ֱ�� student Alvin Webre will be among the hundreds of candidates participating in UNO’s fall commencement ceremony on Dec. 8.

_{December 1, 2023}

At 73, UNO Student Alvin Webre Plans To ‘Repurpose’ With Accounting Degree

91ֱ�� student Alvin Webre will be among the hundreds of candidates participating in UNO’s fall commencement ceremony on Dec. 8. Read more

November

UNO English professor Carolyn Hembree’s third poetry collection, “For Today,” is set for release in January.

_{November 28, 2023}

UNO English Professor Carolyn Hembree Publishes Third Poetry Collection

UNO English professor Carolyn Hembree’s third poetry collection, “For Today,” is set for release in January. Read more

91ֱ�� graduate student Eduardo Turcios shares research as part of the annual InnovateUNO symposium held on campus Nov. 14-15.

_{November 17, 2023}

Innovate UNO Symposium Showcases Students Scholarly Research and Creative Output

Innovate91ֱ�� offered a platform broad enough to highlight students scholarly research and creative outputs. Read more

Many 91ֱ�� alumni are among those featured in the New Orleans 500, Biz New Orleans’ list of ‘influential, involved and inspiring business leaders.

_{November 16, 2023}

Seventy UNO Alumni Selected for List of New Orleans Business Influencers

The 2024 edition of the New Orleans 500, which profiles business leaders in the region, features 70 91ֱ�� alumni, as well as several UNO administrators. Read more

The 91ֱ�� School of Education has received reaccreditation for its educator preparation programs.

_{November 15, 2023}

91ֱ�� Educator Prep Programs Recognized for National Excellence

The 91ֱ�� School of Education has received reaccreditation for its educator preparation programs. Read more

UNO alumna Sabrina Farmer (left) stands with President Kathy Johnson and Ricky Burke, president of the UNO Alumni Association, at the Distinguished Alumni Gala held Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023 at the National WWII Museum.

_{November 10, 2023}

‘Don’t Underestimate How Far You Can Go, as a UNO Graduate,” Distinguished Alumna Sabrina Farmer Tells Gala Audience

Addressing a crowd of 400 people might be a daunting task to some. But Sabrina Farmer, who spoke to such a group inside the Boeing Freedom Pavilion at the National WWII Museum, is used to performing under pressure. Read more