Moodle Outage creates unforeseen problems
Prajal Prasai, [email protected]
October 8, 2019
Some students had to start their Saturday morning in panic as the Moodle website suffered from a technical issue. The website was not showing any classes that the students were enrolled in. The problem was brought to attention after multiple students posted on the Facebook group Student to Student...
Students attend national conference
Prajal Prasai, [email protected]
October 8, 2019
Three of the ULM’s medical laboratory science students, Monika Paneru, Mikayla Thompson and James Hollowell, attended the 87th meeting of the American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science in Charlotte, South Carolina, in June. The annual meeting allows nearly 700 laboratory professionals and colleagues...
LCF donates for student scholarships
Prajal Prasai, [email protected]
September 30, 2019
The Louisiana Cancer Foundation presented a $50,000 check to the ULM Foundation establishing The Louisiana Cancer Foundation for Research and Education, LLC Endowed Scholarship on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2019. The LCF was represented by executive director James Adams, assistant director Donna Jackson,...
SGA to roll out multiple plans for students’ benefit
Prajal Prasai, [email protected]
September 30, 2019
The Student Government Association is always working to better ULM and serving students. Over the past month, SGA has had many plans and proposals put into place. Firstly, SGA is planning to start a free food pantry for underprivileged students. The pantry has been planned to be placed at the Activity...
Team receives boat prior to national championship
Prajal Prasai, [email protected]
September 23, 2019
Coach Michael Woodgate is excited about the arrival of the new ski boat. As a support for the ski team, ULM recently gained a new 2020 MasterCraft ProStar which is the first of its kind in Louisiana. The boat will be an essential piece of equipment to help them perform better. Woodgate is thankful...
RMI program receives endowment of $25,000
September 16, 2019
Terry and Susan Duke established the Terry M. Duke Endowed Scholarship for risk management and insurance, ranked ninth in the nation, with a $25,000 donation to the ULM Foundation. Terry Duke is the Area Chairman for Arthur J. Gallagher and has been an insurance broker for 36 years and his wife Susan...
School named in honor of alumna
September 16, 2019
ULM hosted family and friends of the late William D. “Bill” Hoover at an event last Monday, announcing an endowment fund for scholarships and faculty development and the naming of the William D. Hoover School of accounting, financial and information services in the College of Business and Social Sc...
Senator donates to political science honoring his father
September 9, 2019
Senator Mike Walsworth has established the Michael A. Walsworth Endowed Scholarship in Political Science at the University of Louisiana Monroe with a $30,000 contribution to the ULM Foundation. At a press conference at ULM last Wednesday, Walsworth, who is term-limited and retiring from the state legislature,...
ULM students have lower debts nationally
September 9, 2019
In the current age of the internet, where information is very easy to acquire, people have started questioning the risk of investing in college and not finding a job. One would expect to find a decent paying job based on the finances and time spent on it. It is reasonable to say that one would expect...
ULM receives funds from board of regents
September 3, 2019
Biedenharn family’s $900,000 in private donations have allowed the different departments of ULM to receive funds from Louisiana’s Board of Regents. The board provided $600,000 in matching funds and resulted in $1.5 million in faculty endowments. “Initially, the first generation of Biedenharns were very gen...
The Hawkeye ranks 1st Best College Newspaper at Southeast Journalism Conference
February 15, 2019
The Hawkeye placed first for the Best College Newspaper at the Southeast Journalism Conference- Best of the South 2018. The Hawkeye also placed third for the Best College Website. Siddharth Gaulee, the former photo editor, placed fourth for Best News Graphic Designer. The conference had more than...
Saulsberry appointed to state council to empower families
February 3, 2019
Dr. Pamela Saulsberry attended the first meeting of Empowering Families to Live Well Louisiana Council last week at the State Capitol. Saulsberry, the director of School of Behavioral and Social Sciences, was nominated to the council by Dr. Eric Pani, the former Vice President of Academic Aff...
