Online education pioneer Salman Khan made good last night on his mission to provide free, accessible high-quality education with a profound speech he gave at the University of New Orleans.
During his talk, the founder of Khan Academy identified the classroom of the future as one where questions are asked all the time, students receive supplemental materials to their curricula in online videos and educational software that allows them to review and absorb the material at their own pace, where students work in groups and two teachers serve as facilitators.
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
The University of New Orleans honors program celebrated high achievement this spring, honoring students and faculty at spring convocation.
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
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
The University of New Orleans celebrated Greek Life this spring bestowing honors on members of its fifteen fraternities and sororities, as well as chapters, who exemplified outstanding scholarship, character and leadership.
Thursday, May 9, 2013
For more than 20 years, the House of Blues in New Orleans' French Quarter has collected Southern vernacular art, tying it to American vernacular traditions. The music center now showcases its deep commitment to the preservation of American Blues music and American folk art with an exhibition at the University of New Orleans' Ogden Museum of Southern Art.
Wednesday, May 8, 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
Students at the University of New Orleans have a chance to shake off any nervous energy before they take final exams this year. Finals Frenzy, a new event planned by the Division of Student Affairs and Enrollment Services.
Thursday, May 2, 2013
A small fleet of University of New Orleans students, faculty and alumni recently returned from a 10-day trip to Moscow, where they provided music for Russia's top star search television program and played a concert for the U.S. Ambassador and his guests.
Monday, April 29, 2013
For more than 50 years, the University of New Orleans has aimed to create an ethnically, racially and socioeconomically diverse campus that welcomes and celebrates students and faculty of all creeds and cultures. This month, the University's Office of Diversity Affairs advanced that mission with an awards ceremony designed to honor students, faculty and organizations on campus who have worked to build relationships and understanding and break down barriers.
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 congratulates graduate student Danielle Edinburgh Wilson for her recent win at the 25th annual Big Easy Music Awards. Wilson is slated to receive a Master of Music degree from the College of Liberal Arts in May.
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
Emmy and Tony Award-winning actor John Larroquette will receive an honorary degree and conservationist and adventurer Marcus Eriksen will serve as commencement speaker at the University of New Orleans 2013 spring graduation ceremony. Commencement will be held at 7 p.m. on May 17 at the UNO Lakefront Arena.
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
A University of New Orleans doctoral student has received has been named a 2013 Minority Fellow by the National Board of Certified Counselors. She is among the nation's first recipients of this honor, which brings a $20,000 award.
She also is a fellow in the UNO College of Business Administration's new business accelerator program, which helps students develop plans to successfully launch a business. With these two fellowships in hand, Tamia Randolph-Alvarez could soon make waves in the New Orleans counseling community.
Friday, April 19, 2013
High school students interested in science, technology, engineering and mathematics showed up to show down last week at the University of New Orleans, where University students, faculty and administrators, together with Shell Oil Company and Viva Technology's Great Minds in STEM, put on an all-day competition designed to show off students' skills. Shell Oil has an interest in exciting and developing young students, officials said.
Friday, April 19, 2013
The University of New Orleans Ogden Museum of Southern Art opens today three exhibitions designed to showcase works of artists who documented the metamorphosis of the South in the post-Depression Era.
Thursday, April 18, 2013
The University of New Orleans First Year Experience aims to increase student engagement with faculty and promote academic interest this spring with a new program involving tantalizing teacher talk and a surefire draw: free pizza.
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
Renowned Cajun fiddler Amanda Shaw joins University of New Orleans students on campus next week for a cultural cafe, in which she will perform and share knowledge about the Cajun culture.
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
The University of New Orleans Second Annual Crawfish Mambo Cook-off and music festival on the Lake will be a smash hit, if the UNO International Alumni Association has anything to say about it. Having defeated torrential downpours and brought crowds to campus last year, the alumni association has decided to step up its game.
"...New Orleanians are expected to fest on the lakefront as cooking teams compete to be named Best of the Boil and some of New Orleans' best musical offerings grace the stage," said alumni association executive director Pam Meyer. "A first class line up is being booked for entertainment."
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
The University of New Orleans First Year Experience aims to increase faculty and staff participation in the ever-popular six weeks of welcome programming for first year freshmen and transfer students.
Privateer Plunge Faculty Information and Training Sessions are slated from 12:30 to p.m. on Tuesday, April 16 in the Student Involvement and Leadership Conference Room in the University Center and from 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Friday, April 26, in Milneburg Hall, Room 159.
Monday, April 15, 2013
The University of New Orleans' Department of Student Housing hosts an open house on Wednesday, to showcase Lafitte Village, the University's housing for graduate students, students with children, married students and students in domestic partnerships.
Monday, April 15, 2013
The University of New Orleans student newspaper Driftwood celebrates two big wins this week with prizes from an elite regional editorial competition.
Monday, April 15, 2013
The University of New Orleans' Office of Enrollment Services is working hard to ensure that first-year freshmen and transfer students are registered for classes before the summer crush.
Monday, April 15, 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 Society of Physics Students and Student Government bring to campus next week theoretical physicist, cosmologist, physicist and best-selling author Lawrence Krauss for a lecture on the origins of the universe and human existence.
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
University of New Orleans International Alumni Association President Norma Jane Sabiston will be honored this week by a national nonprofit and the mayor of New Orleans for her work helping to advance education in the city.
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Fifteen students from the University of New Orleans Electrical Engineering Department made waves last week in a top-flight robotics contest, with two teams representing the University and one taking first prize. A pair of undergraduate students also took home a top prize in a related ethics contest.
Tuesday, April 9, 2013
The New Orleans athletic department took another step forward on Wednesday, formally announcing the addition of Charles Small as Assistant Athletic Director for Student-Athlete Enrichment.
Wednesday, April 3, 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
Volunteer-minded students at the University of New Orleans collectively spent more than 100 service hours yesterday cleaning up campus as part of a beautification project designed to kick off "alternative spring break."
Tuesday, March 26, 2013
The University of New Orleans student newspaper Driftwood celebrates a turnaround year with two recent award nominations.
Monday, March 25, 2013
University of New Orleans students studying abroad in Innsbruck, Austria recently joined the U.S. Ambassador to Austria in celebrating positive international relations between the two countries.
Monday, March 25, 2013
Chemistry Academic Day is underway at the University of New Orleans, where approximately 30 area high schoolers aspiring to be chemistry majors will get an inside look at the University's program.
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Orientation staff and student leaders at the University of New Orleans took home four awards from the Southern Regional Orientation Workshop in Memphis this week.
Monday, March 18, 2013
The University of New Orleans College of Business Administration and the College of Business Executive Council, a business students' organization, hosts next week the is 7th Annual UNO College of Business Career Week.
Friday, March 15, 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 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
On Saturday, UNO's Delta Epsilon chapter of Alpha Xi Delta, one of the oldest women's sororities in the United States, held its 2nd Annual Step It Up 5K Walk/Run for Autism Speaks, the nation's largest autism advocacy organization.
Saturday, March 9, 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 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.
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
New Orleans senior guard Rarlensee Nelson was named "Independent Player of the Week" by College Sports Madness this morning.
The honor is the second this season for Nelson, who also received the accolade on Feb. 11.
Monday, March 4, 2013
Orientation staff and student orientation leaders from the University of New Orleans are headed next month to the Southern Regional Orientation Workshop, known to higher education leaders as SROW. This year, UNO participation in the regional workshop ascends to higher levels as a large crew of UNO staff and students become presenters and workshop leaders, said Christy Heaton, UNO associate director for orientation and first-year success.
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Young leaders from the Greater New Orleans area will visit the University of New Orleans next month for a leadership conference aimed at helping them build skills to better the community and achieve their goals and dreams.
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
Enrollment services officers are on the move at the University of New Orleans, where next week they have planned "Explore UNO," an opportunity for recently admitted high school and transfer students to explore opportunities and next steps awaiting them on the Lakefront campus. The event runs from 5:30 to 9 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 27 in the University Center ballroom. Check-in begins at 5 p.m. The event will include a welcome, a college browse and breakout sessions focused on topics, including: financial aid, diversity and the UNO admissions process.
Monday, February 18, 2013
A University of New Orleans Homecoming basketball triumph turned royal occasion last night with the crowning of the University's 2013 Homecoming Court, named during a night of nail-biting competition at the UNO Lakefront Arena.
Thursday, February 7, 2013
The University of New Orleans ratcheted up its student outreach, customer service and Southern hospitality in January with a new initiative that led faculty, staff and administrators into UNO residence halls in an effort to connect with students.
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
The University of New Orleans enjoys pomp and circumstance this week as Homecoming Week arrives in full swing. Homecoming Week, which runs Monday, Feb. 4 through Thursday, Feb. 7, includes a basketball bonanza and rolls out alongside the University's favorite parade: Krewe of UNO. Surrounding fun and festivities have been planned by the UNO Student Activities Council, which boasts the motto "Fun Happens Here."
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
Ever-focused on academic success, the University of New Orleans launched this month an Academic Reboot Camp aimed at helping struggling students to get back on track.
"There was a lot of positive feedback from across the institution," said Mike Hoffshire, a UNO student success counselor. "A lot of faculty, staff and upper level administrators really wanted to see this be successful and make it happen."
Thursday, January 24, 2013
The University of New Orleans (UNO) Student Government (SG) has just opened the Application period for UNO Study Abroad Awards. These Awards were created to encourage UNO students to study abroad on UNO's various international programs offered via the Division of International Education (DoIE), and to recognize UNO students who contribute to the University campus community. Students who have received these awards have studied on UNO programs in Austria, Brazil, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, England, France, Germany, Italy, Ireland, Japan, Netherlands, Spain, and Turkey.
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
A new crop of Orientation Leaders for the 2013-2014 academic year have been selected following a tight competition at the University of New Orleans.
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Two undergraduate students at the University of New Orleans recently won the prestigious Benjamin A. Gilman Scholarship for Study Abroad.
Friday, December 7, 2012
UNO Celebrates International Education Week 2012
Monday, November 12, 2012
The Office of First Year Experience at the University of New Orleans plans to host this month a series of advising and registration workshops designed to help first-year and transfer students have an easier time enrolling in classes for the spring semester.
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Students at the University of New Orleans may have officially had a five-day fall break last week, but some students stuck around campus so that they could serve the New Orleans community.
Monday, October 22, 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
University of New Orleans President Peter J. Fos has asked that the University support the United Negro College Fund (UNCF) on Saturday, joining him and other members of the UNO community in the 25th Anniversary UNCF Walk for Education near Audubon Park.
UNO has created one large team that will walk in this event, according to an invitation from the President's Office. Faculty, staff, students and friends are invited to participate.
Friday, October 12, 2012
Swampball, a new tradition at the University of New Orleans, reached a new pinnacle on Sunday as organizers saw the event's highest participation rate ever and a fourth straight tournament win by a student team named 3-D.
Thursday, October 11, 2012
The University of New Orleans' Office of New Student Orientation is seeing a rush of applicants aiming to be Orientation Leaders for the 2012-2013 academic year.
One week after applications became available, administrators had already distributed more than 100 applications to hopeful Orientation Leaders. The final deadline for turning in completed applications stood three weeks away. Deadline is Oct. 24.
Tuesday, October 9, 2012
University of New Orleans student Luis Tandalla won a $50,000 first prize on Thursday in a competition to develop innovative software to help teachers score student written responses to test questions. The Automated Student Assessment Prize, sponsored by the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, seeks to address the need for high quality standardized tests to replace many of the current bubble tests.
Monday, October 8, 2012
University of New Orleans students, faculty, staff and friends driving past the Louisiana Mercedes-Benz Superdome this week may feel a rush of excitement as their hearts begin pounding.
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
The University of New Orleans Office of Admissions is busily gearing up for a fall open house designed to draw new students from around the region and the world.
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
Students, faculty and administrators headed at lunchtime Thursday to attend a President's Forum at the University of New Orleans, where UNO President Peter J. Fos spoke candidly and fielded questions.
Monday, September 17, 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
At the University of New Orleans, the student organization Allies of Israel is working with Second Harvest Food Bank of New Orleans to sponsor a food drive to benefit victims of Hurricane Isaac.
Thursday, September 6, 2012
Strong of mind, strong of body, strong of spirit: That is the mantra today at the University of New Orleans, where administrators are ushering in a new initiative to help new students start strong.
In so doing, they hope to help new students increase their likelihood of having a strong student experience and strong finish.
Wednesday, September 5, 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
Students danced in the courtyard and staff left their offices to follow the music on Tuesday at the University of New Orleans, where a live brass band helped to celebrate the start of the academic year.
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
A grassroots movement is afoot at the University of New Orleans, where faculty, administrators and students are planning to wear blue, silver and white on Thursday to show their Privateer Pride.
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
New students at the University of New Orleans headed to the center of campus at lunchtime today for Fresh Fest, an event designed to introduce freshmen and transfer students to organizations and resources on campus.
Wednesday, August 22, 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
New students at the University of New Orleans were aglow this weekend following Friday night fun at a Blackout Party held for new students on campus.
Monday, August 20, 2012
The University of New Orleans now has a new mobile access system.
UNO's new WebSTAR Mobile access system allows students to instantly retrieve information from the university's databases via any mobile device, including iPhones and iPads, Blackberry phones, Androids and any other "smart" device.
Friday, August 17, 2012
The academic year begins next week at the University of New Orleans and Greek life is already getting into full swing, said Dale O'Neill, coordinator of leadership and community service programs at UNO.
Friday, August 17, 2012
Incoming freshmen to the University of New Orleans enjoyed a warm welcome Thursday as University students, faculty and staff helped move the new students into Pontchartrain Hall.
Thursday, August 16, 2012
University of New Orleans President Peter J. Fos threw out the first pitch last night at a baseball game at Zephyr Field -- then joined members of the UNO Founders Day Club to watch the red hot New Orleans Zephyrs beat the Sacramento River Cats 2-1.
Wednesday, August 15, 2012
The University of New Orleans is abuzz with excitement this week, preparing for the arrival of incoming freshmen and the Privateer Plunge, a six-week welcome for new students that is now in its second year.
Monday, August 13, 2012
Campfires, crawfish, tug-of-war, sailing: Privateer Camp is the perfect introduction for incoming students to the University of New Orleans, especially for those interested in becoming student leaders.
Thursday, August 9, 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 President Peter J. Fos and UNO Athletic Director Derek Morel will throw the first pitch next week at a baseball game at Zephyr Field, as the red hot New Orleans Zephyrs do battle with the Sacramento River Cats, said Bobby Eason, professor emeritus and vice president of the UNO Founders Day Club, in an invitation to all UNO Privateers.
Wednesday, August 8, 2012
Members of the University of New Orleans chapter of Sigma Kappa Sorority have much to smile about this month, having brought home multiple awards from the sorority's national conference.
Wednesday, August 1, 2012
No stranger to disaster, the University of New Orleans aims this week to share lessons of strength and resilience with Japanese students who fell victim to last year's Tohoku earthquake and tsunami.
Tuesday, July 31, 2012
A graduate student pursuing his doctorate in computer science at the University of New Orleans placed first last week at a national science and engineering conference.
Wednesday, July 25, 2012
Privateer Camp, now in its third year at the University of New Orleans, is designed to help freshmen make new friends before school starts and optimize students' first-year University experience.
Thursday, July 12, 2012
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