Voter fraud proven highly unlikely, mail-in election must happen due to coronavirus
Loryn Kykendall, [email protected]
August 24, 2020
As Election Day gets closer, COVID still runs rampant and the worry around voting becomes greater. With hundreds of thousands of voters turning out to the polls, there is sure to be a surge in COVID cases in the weeks following the election. But there’s another option: mail-in voting. It sounds like...
Andre Thomas to perform on campus
February 19, 2020
A concert with broad appeal to audiences around the world will be held at 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 11, in Brown Auditorium. This concert combines Bayou Masterworks Chorale (formerly Monroe Symphony Chorus) with the ULM Concert Choir and invited guests from the Mississippi State University Chamber Choir. Th...
Bruno awarded by Monroe Chamber of Commerce
February 10, 2020
Dr. Nick Bruno received Rambin-Silverstein Memorial Civic Award becoming the 55th recipient of this award at the Monroe Chamber of Commerce Annual Meeting and Banquet on Feb. 6, 2020. The Rambin-Silverstein Memorial Civic Award recognizes a resident of Northeast Louisiana who has demonstrated achiev...
Abang recognized by Jazz Education with famed scholarship
January 21, 2020
Jazz Education Network has recognized ULM’s trumpet performance major Solomon Temitope Abang “…as an aspiring jazz trumpeter, educator, composer, and vocalist” and awarded him the prestigious 2020 David Baker Scholarship. Abang traveled to New Orleans Jan. 7, 2020, for the Jazz Education Network’s...
Clarinet professor performs around the world
November 19, 2019
ULM School of Visual and Performing Arts associate professor of clarinet Scot Humes, recently returned from a performing recital tour including stops in Sydney, Australia and Christchurch and Auckland, New Zealand. Humes and pianist Tania Tachkova are the musical group “duo per se.” The duo performs...
TRiO hosts 1st generation students
November 19, 2019
A first-generation college student is one whose parent or legal guardian has not completed a bachelor's degree, thus making them the first in their family to graduate with a bachelor’s degree from a four-year college or university. Catherine Estis, TRiO executive director, and the TRiO staff know...
School receives $25,000 from alumna for scholarships
November 11, 2019
Todd Tauzin returned to ULM, his alma mater last week as a speaker at the annual College of Business and Social Sciences Symposium. Tauzin graduated in 1987 with a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance and Real Estate. In his presentation, “The Power of Having a Plan,” Tauzin shared with...
Magic Johnson awards $2 million to Grambling State
November 11, 2019
Grambling State University announced that Magic Johnson’s SodexoMAGIC donated one of the largest unrestricted gifts in the university’s 118-year history. The $2 million contributions come only four months into the multi-year partnership between the university and international food service and facilities...
Monroe prepares as president’s visit for ‘Keep America Great’ rally
November 4, 2019
The Trump campaign announced that President Trump will host a Keep America Great rally on Wednesday, Nov. 6 at 7 p.m. at the Monroe Civic Center. The president is expected to campaign for Republican gubernatorial candidate Eddie Rispone. In a statement released by Rispone, in response to Trump’s...
Student government plans to add services, facilities
November 4, 2019
The Student Government Association has planned to bring different services and infrastructure on campus. Emily Essex informed the Senate that athletics is starting a recycling program on campus to work with the city of West Monroe in one of the meetings in October. The athletics will use the football...
Natural history museum to host visiting professor
October 21, 2019
In celebration of Archeology Month, the ULM Museum of Natural History is hosting environmental archaeologist Evan Peacock, Ph.D. He will present the seminar “One Shell of an Idea” at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 22, in the orientation room of the museum on the first floor of Hanna Hall. During his...
University becomes 1st in state to offer pre-educator pathway
October 21, 2019
ULM has become the first institution of higher learning in the state to offer a pre-educator pathway recognized by the Louisiana Department of Education. The program will be offered to high school students to give them an early start toward teacher certification upon graduation. Amy L. Weems, ULM assistant...
