On foot, by car, by bus and by bicycle, thousands of visitors flocked on Saturday to the University of New Orleans Lakefront Arena to see His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama. The exiled spiritual leader of Tibet brought messages of peace, kindness, compassion and community and through his presence showed support for communities still recovering from Hurricane Katrina.
Monday, May 20, 2013
The University of New Orleans readies today for the Saturday arrival on campus of His Holiness the Dalai Lama XIV, whose presence has been heralded for weeks by the city.
Friday, May 17, 2013
Emmy and Tony Award-winning actor John Larroquette arrived in New Orleans on Wednesday for an honor-filled five-day visit that includes an honorary doctorate from the University of New Orleans.
Friday, May 17, 2013
The University of New Orleans Visual Arts League, a student-run organization in the University's Fine Arts Department, opened its first-ever juried exhibition Saturday at the UNO St. Claude Gallery, drawing submissions from students at area universities.
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Fifty-five films will roll over the course of four days this week at the University of New Orleans annual film festival. Forty-five of those films were made by UNO students vying to win a top prize at the esteemed annual film competition.
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
Shakespeare's Petruchio joins the modern age with this week's performances of Taming of the Shrew at the University of New Orleans Robert E. Nims Theatre.
Thursday, May 2, 2013
Two University of New Orleans students were chosen from a national pool of over 700 outstanding applicants from 270 colleges and universities across the U.S. to receive the Benjamin A. Gilman Scholarship for Study Abroad.
The two undergraduate women are among the three Louisiana natives and the four students from Louisiana universities to receive the scholarship.
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
A curbside survey conducted by the University of New Orleans Department of Geography found that 79 percent of damaged homes within the Hurricane Katrina flood zone of Orleans and St. Bernard parishes have begun or completed rebuilding or renovating.
Monday, April 29, 2013
Students, faculty and alumni of the University of New Orleans make more than 100 appearances at the 2013 Jazz and Heritage Festival.
Thursday, April 25, 2013
The University of New Orleans announces winners of the 2013 Ernest O. and Shirley N. Svenson Awards this month. Two composers will present their work tonight as part of the University's famed "Jazz @ the Sandbar" series.
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Two graduate students in the University of New Orleans Creative Writing Workshop recently received awards at the 2013 Gulf Coast Association of Creative Writing Teachers Conference.
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
The University of New Orleans' College of Liberal Arts bestowed honors upon top students on Thursday at its spring convocation. Interim Dean Kevin Graves presided and Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs James Payne welcomed students and their families with opening remarks.
Monday, April 22, 2013
The University of New Orleans Center Austria hosts two lunchtime talks early next week. One highlights press photography and Austrian-American Relations following World War II. The other centers around human rights and the environment.
Thursday, April 18, 2013
One year after the Arab Spring, leading experts return to the University of New Orleans next week to discuss prospects for democratic and civil society in the Middle East.
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Grammy Award-nominated jazz vocalist Kate McGarry and renowned jazz guitarist Keith Ganz grace the stage Wednesday night at The Cove on the University of New Orleans. The priceless pairing perform in the University's spring Jazz @ the Sandbar series, designed as a living laboratory where UNO students work with elite professional jazz musicians to entertain the UNO community and public audiences.
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
The University of New Orleans St. Claude Gallery, an off-campus gallery that features the work of University graduate students and visiting artists, hosts "Ritual Process," a Master of Fine Arts thesis exhibition for sculptor Kevin Baer.
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
The University of New Orleans annual Ernest and Shirley Svenson Drawing Competition and Exhibition is a juried exhibition held annually at UNO with the support of the Ernest and Shirley Svenson Foundation, said Kathy Rodriguez, research specialist and fine arts instructor at the University. The free competition is designed to allow undergraduate students a chance to compete and show their work at no cost in a professional setting.
Tuesday, April 9, 2013
University of New Orleans theatre alumni took home top prizes last week from the 2013 Big Easy Theater Awards, which recognize achievement in live theatre.
Wednesday, April 3, 2013
An iconic oak tree at the University of New Orleans stood in the spotlight Tuesday in an effort to promote autism awareness.
Wednesday, April 3, 2013
University of New Orleans Master of Fine Arts student Kelly Jones is one of 85 poets who are creating found poetry from the 85 Pulitzer Prize-winning works of fiction as part of Pulitzer Remix, a 2013 National Poetry Month initiative.
Tuesday, April 2, 2013
The University of New Orleans Jazz @ the Sandbar Spring 2013 series resumes this week with Wednesday performances by pianist Mulgrew Miller and Victor Atkins' student combo. On Thursday, Miller returns to campus to teach a master class.
Tuesday, April 2, 2013
Two University of New Orleans professors, two UNO students and a host of UNO alumni headed to Russia last week with the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra to serve as the house band for contestants in a jazz competition on Moscow's Kultura TV.
Tuesday, April 2, 2013
The University of New Orleans Model United Nations Club returned this week from a national conference in New York City bearing five key awards.
Monday, April 1, 2013
University of New Orleans music student and upcoming percussionist Alexey Marti performed with Cuban drum legend Pedrito Martinez on Sunday at the Congo Square New Rhythms Festival in historic Congo Square in New Orleans' Armstrong Park.
Tuesday, March 26, 2013
University of New Orleans alumnus and adjunct jazz studies instructor Kelvin Harrison on Sunday led a middle school band to win $6,000 in a brass band competition. The money will be used to buy the students' school new instruments.
Tuesday, March 26, 2013
The Big Easy Theater Awards are New Orleans' very own brand of Tony award, designed to recognize achievement in live theatre, said David Hoover, chairman of the University of New Orleans' Department of Fine Arts. This year, University of New Orleans alumni and students have been nominated in nearly every category and some have been nominated several times.
Friday, March 22, 2013
The Graduate Program in Arts Administration of the University of New Orleans is proud to announce continued high employment demand for its recent graduates in Louisiana and nationally.
Friday, March 22, 2013
The University of New Orleans CenterAustria created an all-day conference on The Life and Work of Guenther Anders: Émigré, Iconoclast, Philosopher, Literateur.
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
The University of New Orleans St. Claude Gallery hosts this month CINEMATROPE, a Master of Fine Arts thesis exhibition by UNO fine arts graduate student Ryn Wilson.
Monday, March 18, 2013
The University of New Orleans celebrates on Friday nearly $4 million in planned gifts that will advance growth of the University's philosophy and history departments and fund a raft of scholarships, including two key scholarships named for UNO professors who inspired the benefactor.
Thursday, March 14, 2013
Fifty-five years after the University of New Orleans opened as the South's first fully integrated public university, the University's first African-American students are returning to campus to be honored.
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
The Semiahmoo Music group is one of Canada's top high school jazz programs ? and this week performs at the University of New Orleans.
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
In the wake of Hurricanes Katrina, Rita and Isaac, the University of New Orleans has taken the lead among area higher education institutions in creating expert research and study opportunities in the areas of emergency planning and management, disaster mitigation and disaster resilience.
One of the many projects recently spawned by the University's Center for Hazard Assessment, Response and Technology (UNO-CHART) is its Disaster Resistant University (DRU) Workshop, which allows members of the higher education community to connect observations and learnings on risk and possible ways to reduce those risks.
Monday, March 11, 2013
The Alexis de Tocqueville Project at the University of New Orleans rounds out its "Lectures on Liberty" on Thursday with a discussion led by a New Orleans economist on the role of incarceration in society.
Monday, March 11, 2013
The annual Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival was founded in 1986 citizens who shared a common desire to celebrate the region's cultural heritage. Over the last 27 years, the famed festival has grown from an informal two-day event with 500 audience members to a five-day extravaganza filled with entertainment and literary programming.
This year's festival runs Wednesday through Sunday, March 20-24. Events take place in various venues in the city's downtown and French Quarter. The University of New Orleans Creative Writing Workshop and Film and Theatre Department are festival sponsors and a variety of members of the UNO community are participating.
Friday, March 8, 2013
Tenor saxophone Calvin Johnson Jr. performs tonight at the Ogden Museum of Southern Art's After Hours. The University of New Orleans alumnus and New Orleans native is a multi-instrumentalist who was born into a vibrant musical family and is the grandson of acclaimed saxophonist, clarinet player and musical arranger George "Son" Johnson, Jr.
Thursday, March 7, 2013
Theatre UNO delves deep this month with its production of a darkly comedic meditation on life. Jumpers: A Play in One Act centers around a man and a woman standing at a precipice in a desperate moment and arguing over who gets to jump first.
Thursday, March 7, 2013
The University of New Orleans has hired Kim Oren as director of institutional research and data management, it was announced by James E. Payne, provost and vice president for academic affairs.
Wednesday, March 6, 2013
University of New Orleans President Peter J. Fos has been named the newest member of the Committee of 100 for the Economic Development of Louisiana.
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
The University of New Orleans esteemed jazz studies program was founded as a living laboratory where students can learn through performance and study with professors who are also working jazz musicians. Introducing UNO music students to the history and study of jazz through the eyes of jazz professionals is a core underpinning of the elite program founded in 1971 by Professor Emeritus Ellis Marsalis.
His father's son, renowned drummer and vibraphonist Jason Marsalis will host a master class for UNO students at 3 p.m. on Tuesday, March 5 in Room 103 of the University's Performing Arts Center. The clinic is free and open to the public.
Monday, March 4, 2013
More than 50 students participated on Friday in the University of New Orleans first juried undergraduate research competition, a showcase event designed to expose undergraduates to scholarly research competitions and put them on a path to pursuing graduate work and attaining grant funding.
"Everybody is a winner," said Michael A. Tarr, chair of the UNO chemistry department and UNO Undergraduate Research Council. "I was very impressed by the thoroughness and professionalism with which the students presented their work."
Monday, March 4, 2013
A recent exhibit featuring artists from Houston's leading art galleries was such a hit that the University of New Orleans St. Claude Gallery has plans to host a second opening this weekend.
"Just then, and Again" features works by lending artists Dana Frankfort, Geoff Hippenstiel, Shane Tolbert, Brad Tucker, Jim Nolan and Nathan Green. Their work is regularly shown at Inman Gallery, Art Palace, and Devin Borden Gallery in Houston.
Friday, March 1, 2013
Beating to his own drum is no problem for Jamison Ross, a graduate student at the University of New Orleans and winner of the prestigious 2012 Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competition which draws competitors from around the world.
The jazz drummer is pursuing a Master of Music degree at UNO. He promises to have listeners swinging, swaying and tapping their feet as he performs his graduate recital from 8 to 9 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 27 at the Sandbar at The Cove on Founders Drive.
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Representatives of Deutsches Haus recently presented a $5,000 check to the University of New Orleans Center Austria in support of UNO students studying in the "Academic Year Abroad" program in Innsbruck and other universities in German speaking countries. Deutsches Haus is the premier institution in New Orleans representing German-speaking ethnic communities and their past and organizer of the city's popular Oktoberfest.
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Three UNO professors, all local favorites of the New Orleans jazz scene, will kick off the University of New Orleans Spring 2013 Sandbar Series on March 6 in a performance honoring the masters of Louisiana modern jazz.
Now in its 23rd season, Jazz @ the Sandbar, founded by UNO Professor Emeritus Ellis Marsalis, is a weekly opportunity for UNO jazz studies students to get real life experience performing with professional jazz musicians in front of a live audience. The spring series runs March 6 through May 1. The weekly concerts are held from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Sandbar at The Cove, located on Founders Road. Admission is $5. There will be no spring concert on March 27 due to spring break.
Monday, February 25, 2013
More than 100 freshmen at the University of New Orleans were inducted Tuesday to a new chapter of a national first-year honor society that honors high-achieving students.
Friday, February 22, 2013
Gregory Agid, who is pursuing a Master of Music degree, masters his craft through private lessons and formal jazz studies at the University of New Orleans, while advancing performance skills the old-fashioned way, playing Frenchmen Street, festivals and other jazz venues with the Uptown Jazz Orchestra and his own jazz band, The Gregory Agid Quartet.
This week, Agid takes his music to a new level with the release of Mystery Blues, a CD produced and recorded by The Gregory Agid Quartet with the help of Delfeayo Marsalis, a world-renowned jazz trombonist and Grammy Award winner who in 2011 was named a National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Jazz Master and has produced more than 100 recordings.
Thursday, February 21, 2013
Theatre UNO leads audiences this week through a thrilling channel-surf between ancient Greeks and American pop culture, says David Hoover, chair of the University of New Orleans Department of Film and Theater. Playing now, Orestes 2.0 is a radical response to Euripides' post-war tragedy.
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
In "Mind of a Rampage Killer," correspondent Miles O'Brien investigates theories into what drives rampage killers. He explores what science reveals about a brain at risk for violence and whether suicide, or the desire to go out in a media-fueled blaze of glory, is a main motivation. In January, O'Brien and a camera crew spent a day on UNO's campus, interviewing UNO psychology professor Paul Frick about these and other relevant topics.
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Erwin Chemerinsky, dean of the University of California, Irvine School of Law, will give his talk: "An Amazing Year at the Supreme Court: Affirmative Action and Marriage Equality" at 5:30 p.m. in Room 236 of the University's Liberal Arts Building on campus, 2000 Lakeshore Drive, New Orleans, LA 70122. All are invited to attend this free event.
Monday, February 18, 2013
Super Bowl week brought a prize opportunity to University of New Orleans music student Danielle Wilson, who found herself recording vocals for a soon-to-be-released album by pop band OneRepublic.
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
This week Dr. Gunter Bischof, Marshall Plan professor history and director of Center Austria, launched an ambitious spring lecture series that brings to the University leading thinkers from around the world to discuss issues world issues and their impacts on European and U.S. national affairs. All members of the UNO community and the public are invited to attend these free talks.
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
Nearly 150 educators from 44 schools across Southeast Louisiana flocked to the University of New Orleans campus last week for WriteFest 2013--an all-day conference on writing and the teaching of writing sponsored by the Greater New Orleans Writing Project.
Friday, February 1, 2013
The University of New Orleans' graduate program in arts administration - now celebrating its 30th year of success - proudly announces that it will host this spring an annual conference of arts administration leaders from around the world.
Monday, January 28, 2013
The University of New Orleans awarded on Sunday the first screenwriting scholarship honoring the memory of a New Orleans native and his love of films and filmmaking.
Mark Twain Williams, a first year graduate student pursuing a Master of Fine Arts degree with a concentration in Screenwriting in UNO's College of Liberal Arts, is the first recipient of the Joseph Patrick Uddo Scholarship. The scholarship, which covers tuition and fees for a full academic year, was established in December, 2011 to honor the memory of a New Orleans native and his love of films and filmmaking.
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
University of New Orleans alumna Kadisha Onalbayeva, who was recently named a Steinway Artist, will perform on Sunday, January 27, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. in the UNO Recital Hall at the Performing Arts Center. Her performance is part of the UNO Guest Artist and Alumni Series. It is free and open to the public.
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Internationally recognized artist Dana Frankfort visits the University of New Orleans next week as part of a Visiting Artist series hosted by the University's acclaimed Fine Arts Department.
She will speak at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, January 22 in the University's Fine Arts Department, Room 118, according to Kathy Rodriguez, a UNO fine arts instructor and manager of the UNO St. Claude Gallery.
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
The University of New Orleans' award-winning Musical Excursions concert series will return after a one-year hiatus thanks to a $10,000 grant from two New Orleans family foundations.
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
The Greater New Orleans Writing Project (GNOWP) at the University of New Orleans invites teachers, literacy professionals and school administrators to WriteFest 2013, an all-day conference focused on writing, creativity and the Common Core.
Friday, January 11, 2013
The price of admission to a ticketed performing arts event is the greatest barrier to attendance in New Orleans, according to a new citywide survey released by the University of New Orleans Graduate Program in Arts Administration. There is evidence, however, that if other marketing and communication issues are addressed, price could become less of a hindrance, according to the survey.
Tuesday, December 18, 2012
Ever-resilient and innovative, the University of New Orleans is capitalizing on its location in a "disaster-prone zone" to launch two new post-graduate certificate programs aimed at preparing local public servants, business people, educators and non-profit or faith-based organization leaders to respond with effectiveness in a crisis.
Thursday, December 13, 2012
Internationally renowned psychologist Barry Schwartz visits the University of New Orleans this week, where he will address the moral quandaries posed by infinite choice.
Schwartz, who is the Dorwin Cartwright Professor of Social Theory and Social Action at Swarthmore College, will give a talk entitled "The Tyranny of Freedom: How Too Much Choice Can Make Us Miserable"
at 5:30 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 7 in Room This Friday, December 7, Room 140 of the Liberal Arts Building. The talk is free and open to the public. It serves as the last talk of the University's Lectures on Liberty, a new series of lectures on moral and political thought brought this fall to UNO by Assistant Professor of Philosophy Christ Surprenant as part of the Alexis de Tocqueville Project.
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
The University of New Orleans celebrates the formal donation of the UNO St. Claude Gallery, an off-campus fine arts gallery that houses many student, faculty and alumni exhibitions.
Dr. Alvin Merlin, a Metairie resident and UNO Foundation board member gifted the gallery to the UNO Foundation last month, signing closing papers to transfer the property to the University. The gift solidifies the University's foothold in a flourishing and avant-garde arts district and allows a permanent exhibition site for the UNO community to show their work, University administrators.
Acceptance of Merlin's gift solidifies institutional support for the gallery and University arts programs, said Susan Krantz, dean of the College of Liberal Arts. The signing of transfer papers demonstrates that UNO plans to continue to provide both its students and the greater New Orleans community with a venue to exhibit high quality art from exciting young artists, she said, noting that permanent gallery ownership underscores a greater official effort to make the establishment and its surroundings successful.
Monday, December 3, 2012
Grammy-Award winning trumpeter and University of New Orleans Professor of Professional Practice Irvin Mayfield, Jr. honored Louisiana storyteller Ernest Gaines on Friday with a star-studded concert honoring the author's life work.
Before the concert, Gaines read from his novel, A Lesson Before Dying, at the University residence to the enjoyment of local literati, select UNO alumni, administrators and UNO President Peter J. Fos.
Monday, December 3, 2012
Grammy Award-winning trumpeter Irvin Mayfield, Jr. amplifies the University of New Orleans' connections with the city and brings local celebrities to campus in a course he teaches this spring.
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Svante Myrick, the mayor of Ithaca, NY, toured various New Orleans neighborhoods, met with New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu and will speak at a lecture tonight on an invitation from University of New Orleans professor Michelle Thompson.
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
The UNO-St. Claude Gallery presents two exhibitions in the months of November and December.
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
A group of students in the University of New Orleans graduate program in arts administration got a first-hand look at the New Orleans theater scene during a venue tour, which featured stops at four different theaters. Tony Micocci's theater overview class toured the Contemporary Arts Center, the Saenger Theatre, Le Petit Theatre and Anthony Bean Community Theater.
Monday, October 29, 2012
The University of New Orleans continues a new lecture series on moral and political thought this week with a presentation by a renowned global financial strategist.
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
The University of New Orleans today launched "Follow Me 2 UNO," a social media campaign aimed at engaging and recruiting prospective students. UNO students Emily Srofe and Brandan Bonds are at the center of the initiative in which they will try to enlist as many friends on Facebook and followers on Twitter to offer a first-person account of the life of a UNO student.
Friday, October 19, 2012
The University of New Orleans welcomes pianist Johnathan Lefcoski to campus tonight to perform with the UNO Jazz Combos performing under the direction of two UNO faculty.
The University's renowned Jazz @ the Sandbar series, a concert series that was founded by living legend, renowned pianist and jazz patriarch Ellis Marsalis and pairs UNO students with professional musicians, runs every Wednesday this fall through Nov. 14.
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
The University of New Orleans welcomes renowned pianist Jeff Gardner to campus today for its Meet the Artist series, which will include a free lunchtime clinic led by Gardner.
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
The New Orleans Jazz Institute honors New Orleans as the birthplace of jazz by commissioning several University of New Orleans professors for performances this week.
For several semesters, NOJI has commissioned original jazz works by UNO professors Steve Masakowski, Victor Atkins, and Edward Petersen, said Cindy Scott, a UNO jazz studies alumna and well-known vocalist. The Fall 2012 NOJI Masters Series is the fifth of 10 jazz events celebrating the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra's (NOJO) 10th anniversary.
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
A new online video spotlights the role that the University of New Orleans Department of Planning and Urban Studies (UNO-PLUS) and WhoData have played in the revitalization of the Hoffman Triangle neighborhood of New Orleans. WhoData, which is supported by UNO-PLUS, is a collaborative community mapping application that enables residents to track and highlight properties that show indicators of blight.
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
University of New Orleans professor James Lowry is the recipient of the 2012 Distinguished Service Award from Gamma Theta Upsilon, the international honor society in geography
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
A dozen University of New Orleans graduate students, staff and faculty affiliated with the university's Center for Hazards Assessment, Response and Technology spent Saturday in LaPlace, La. distributing flyers throughout neighborhoods recently flooded during Hurricane Isaac.
Monday, October 15, 2012
UNO Department of Film and Theatre Screens Films This Semester for Enjoyment by the University Community.
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
University of New Orleans Professor of Management William P. Galle, Jr. is one of five Louisianians who received a "Lemann Award" at the 47th annual Monte M. Lemann Awards luncheon on Friday at the Royal Sonesta Hotel.
The awards, presented annually by the Louisiana Civil Service League, are given to individuals outside the classified civil service system who have made major contributions to the advancement of the merit system of public employment in Louisiana, said Daniel E. Sullivan, executive vice president of the league. The award is named for Monte M. Lemann, a staunch defender of the merit civil service law in its formative years in Louisiana.
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
Two University of New Orleans sociology professors who are co-authors of a new book about survivors of Hurricane Katrina will participate, along with all the authors, in a community conversation and book launch at the Ashé Cultural Arts Center, 1712 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., on October 20 from 5-7 p.m.
Monday, October 8, 2012
WhoData, a collaborative community mapping application supported by the University of New Orleans, has released a new map that identifies parcels of land in New Orleans whose owners received Road Home money to rebuild their dwellings.
Thursday, October 4, 2012
Two artists from Innsbruck, Austria will show their work this month at the University of New Orleans' Saint Claude Gallery.
"Iconic Choice," featuring work by Ina Hsu and Wolfgang Wirth, is the 12th annual show of the UNO/Center Austria Artist Exchange.
Thursday, October 4, 2012
The University of New Orleans Latin American Studies program hosts next Friday the 2012 Empire and Solidarity in the Americas Conference.
Thursday, October 4, 2012
University of New Orleans Distinguished Professor of English Carol W. Gelderman heads to Washington, D.C. this month to deliver the keynote lecture at an annual conference on historical studies.
The annual lecture series honors Letitia Woods Brown, who made her mark on Washington through her scholarly works and efforts to preserve sites of local and national importance to African-American history.
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
The Greater New Orleans Writing Project at the University of New Orleans has received a $20,000 federal grant to promote teacher professional development as part of the Supporting Effective Educator Development initiative.
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
Theatre UNO continues its commitment to student-written original work this week launching a production of a dark comedy written and directed by two recent UNO alumni and featuring an all-student cast.
Monday, October 1, 2012
The University of New Orleans gets into the swing of the fall semester Wednesday with a return of Jazz @ the Sandbar, a weekly opportunity for UNO students, faculty, staff and friends to enjoy musical performances by some of New Orleans' most prominent and up-and-coming musicians.
Friday, September 28, 2012
University of New Orleans graduate jazz studies student Jamison Ross took first prize in the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Drums Competition, awarded Sunday night at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C.
Monday, September 24, 2012
David Pearson could perhaps be described as a quiet type. As a student at the University of New Orleans, he immersed himself for several years in the campus library, poring through hundreds of books about classic film. But even Pearson did not predict that within 10 years of graduation, he would become one of the nation's most highly regarded silent film experts.
Thursday, September 20, 2012
As the University of New Orleans graduate program in arts administration prepares to celebrate its 30th anniversary, administrators are taking pride in the recent hiring of graduates in prominent positions in the greater New Orleans cultural community.
Wednesday, September 19, 2012
The cast and crewe had already received high honors before the curtains closed last week on Theatre UNO's production of the David Mamet play Race at the University of New Orleans.
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
The cast and crewe had already received high honors before the curtains closed last week on Theatre UNO's production of the David Mamet play Race at the University of New Orleans.
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
For the second straight year, the University of New Orleans ranks among the universities whose students graduate with the lightest debt loads, according to U.S. News & World Report.
Wednesday, September 12, 2012
New Orleans is the birthplace of jazz and this week the University of New Orleans has reason to celebrate. World-renowned American jazz trumpeter Irvin Mayfield Jr. is coming to speak on campus Thursday evening. Following his lecture, crowds are invited to head to the Sandbar at The Cove to enjoy a rocking evening with Kermit Ruffins and The Barbecue Swingers. Both events are free and open to the public.
Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Does your heart pound with love and pride for your school? The University of New Orleans launched today a new television commercial that depicts UNO as "the Heartbeat of the Crescent City."
Wednesday, September 5, 2012
The University of New Orleans St. Claude Gallery presents this month "Flourish," a solo exhibition of work by M.F.A. alumna Christine Sauer.
Wednesday, September 5, 2012
The New York Times heralded a University of New Orleans graduate student of jazz studies yesterday when he was named one of 12 semifinalists in the 2012 Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competition, a world-renowned competition that draws competitors from around the globe.
Jamison Ross, 24, a graduate student in UNO's jazz studies program in the College of Liberal Arts, will compete next month at the Smithsonian Insitution in Washington, D.C. More than $100,000 in scholarships and awards are available.
Friday, August 24, 2012
A recent alumna of the University of New Orleans received an honorable mention this month for her work in a special exhibition showcasing the work of Louisiana artists.
Friday, August 24, 2012
Famed jazz trumpeter and singer Louis Armstrong hailed from New Orleans, where he re-worked and performed songs such as "Ain't Misbehaving" or "Lazy River" and went by the nicknamed Satchmo.
Who better to co-produce a series of seminars on Louis Armstrong for New Orleans' Satchmo Summerfest than a history professor and a radio producer and host at the University of New Orleans?
Thursday, August 23, 2012
Theatre UNO will kick off its 2012-2013 season next month with David Mamet's critically acclaimed play, Race. The show will debut Sept. 11 at UNO's Robert E. and Geri Nims Theatre in the Performing Arts Center on campus.
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
University of New Orleans alumnus Dennis Assaf was honored last month with a Distinguished Merit Award from the American Association of Community Theatre for his work with Jefferson Performing Arts Society.
Tuesday, August 14, 2012
The spotlight continues to shine on Kd Amond, a screenwriter, director and producer who graduated from the University of New Orleans in June. With the help of 16 UNO students and alumni, the UNO alumna has created an award-winning film that continues to take home prizes.
Monday, August 13, 2012
Coming this fall to the University of New Orleans is a new lecture series that is aimed to promote scholarship and discourse in moral and political thought - and will draw speakers from around the nation.
Thursday, August 9, 2012
University of New Orleans Department of Fine Arts faculty will present their work this month in a group exhibit of visual artwork. The show, entitled "Rejoin" kicks off the 2012-2013 academic year, "rejoining teachers and students" and showcasing department leaders' professional work.
Wednesday, August 8, 2012
The University of New Orleans is one of the "25 Most Affordable Colleges," according to Newsweek's 2012 college rankings. The rankings are based on student debt and salary statistics. UNO ranks number 17 out of 25 institutions across the country.
Tuesday, August 7, 2012
Three experts from the University of New Orleans hit airwaves on Saturday morning, helping New Orleans residents to "Bike Easy."
Monday, August 6, 2012
UNO Visiting Artist and Resident Sculptor Aaron McNamee is showcasing a solo show of work.
His show, "Between the Pages" opens on Saturday, August 4, also known in New Orleans as Whitney White Linen Night, when thousands of residents and tourists flock to Julia Street in the city's Warehouse District to tour art galleries, while enjoying a cocktail or tasty tidbit or two. The show runs Saturday, August 4 through Saturday, September 24 at Heriard Cimino Gallery, 440 Julia Street, New Orleans.
Thursday, August 2, 2012
The University of New Orleans hosts two performances on Saturday by The Ninth Ward Opera Company. The New Orleans-based nonprofit opera company, named for a city ward devastated in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, is directed by UNO adjunct faculty and alumna Kathleen Westfall and includes several students, including graduate assistant Danielle Wilson.
Wednesday, August 1, 2012
University of New Orleans fine arts students and a UNO alumnus are among artists selected to participate this week in the Ogden Museum of Southern Art's statewide juried exhibition, Louisiana Contemporary.
Monday, July 30, 2012
A $25,000 gift from jazz enthusiasts Nathan and Priscilla Gordon will establish the Gordon Scholarship in Brass at the University of New Orleans. The scholarship will support new undergraduate students who are majoring in jazz at UNO and demonstrate talent in playing a brass instrument.
Monday, July 30, 2012
A graduate student working toward her master's degree in English literature at the University of New Orleans has been named the 2013 Louisiana High School Teacher of the year. Amanda Baudot, a teacher at Hahnville High School in St. Charles Parish, received the honor during the Sixth Annual Cecil J. Picard Educator Excellence Symposium and Celebration in Baton Rouge.
Monday, July 23, 2012
Eight UNO musicians - both current students and alumni - will take part in the 24th annual New Orleans International Piano Competition's kickoff concert Saturday. The show, entitled "Piano x Four and More," features selections from well-known symphonic works arranged for four grand pianos and is slated for 7 p.m. on July 21 at Loyola University's Roussel Hall.
Friday, July 20, 2012
Nashville songwriter and University of New Orleans alumnus Jim McCormick is sitting high in the saddle this week. He co-wrote this week's number one country song in America -- and on Monday, saw another song that he helped to write released as a single by country rock mega-star Jason Aldean. That tune quickly soared past pop hits to number one on iTunes all-genre singles chart.
Thursday, July 19, 2012
Holing up in the woods of Alabama with 11 University of New Orleans alumni and students could make your hair stand on end, according to Todd Campbell, who received his Master of Fine Arts in film production from the College of Liberal Arts. This week, Campbell and his team wrap production on his first feature film, The Mourning Hills.
Friday, July 13, 2012
University of New Orleans graduate student Alena Anderson has compiled a report on existing Commercial Corridor Revitalization Programs in New Orleans.
Thursday, July 12, 2012
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