Campus News | The 17�Թ��

Melanie Boulet, Alexander Bischof, Marcus Bischof, Andrea Bischof and Günter Bischof gather at an Oct. 26 retirement party for the longtime 17�Թ�� history professor.

_{November 8, 2023}

Scholarship Honoring Longtime History Professor Günter Bischof Will Support Student Research and Travel

A new endowed scholarship honoring longtime 17�Թ�� history professor Günter Bischof will help support student research and travel. Read more

The Lakefront Arena, a world-class destination for live entertainment that brings in millions of patrons, celebrates 40 years.

_{November 1, 2023}

Lakefront Arena Celebrates 40th Anniversary November 1

The Lakefront Arena, a world-class destination for live entertainment that brings in millions of patrons, celebrates 40 years on Nov.1. Read more

17�Թ�� library faculty and staff gather in front of the Earl K. Long Library to celebrate the 2023 Louisiana Library of the Year award.

_{October 30, 2023}

Earl K. Long Library Named 2023 Louisiana Library of the Year

The Earl K. Long Library at the 17�Թ�� has been named the 2023 Louisiana Library of the Year by LOUIS. Read more

The Silver & Blue magazine offers alumni, students and friends of the 17�Թ�� an exciting snapshot of the institution and its impactful work on campus and beyond.

_{October 26, 2023}

Rocket Man Lionel Dutreix Graces the Cover of the Fall 2023 Issue of Silver & Blue

The fall 2023 issue of Silver & Blue is headed to your mailbox and is available around campus. Read more

The 17�Թ�� is celebrating homecoming week, Nov. 6-11, with a slate of activities.

_{October 24, 2023}

Ahoy, Privateers! It’s Almost Homecoming Week

In a tradition that celebrates school pride, the 17�Թ�� is gearing up for Homecoming Week 2023, which starts Nov. 6. Read more

Theatre 17�Թ��’s fall production of “Blood at the Root” opens Nov. 10 at the Robert E. Nims Theatre located on campus.

_{October 24, 2023}

Theatre 17�Թ�� Presents: ‘Blood at the Root’

Theatre 17�Թ�� presents “Blood at the Root” by Dominique Morisseau, a 90-minute play originally produced in 2014. Read more

A partnership with Waffle House has helped 17�Թ��’s Career Services create a scholarship fund for first-generation college students.

_{October 23, 2023}

Career Services Awards Scholarship

17�Թ�� art student Jarred Shields was awarded a scholarship from Career Services in partnership with Waffle House. Read more

Novelist Maurice Carlos Ruffin earned two degrees from the 17�Թ��.

_{October 19, 2023}

Novelist Maurice Carlos Ruffin To Serve as Fall 2023 Commencement Speaker

Acclaimed novelist and 17�Թ�� alumnus Maurice Carlos Ruffin will serve as the principal speaker at the University’s fall 2023 commencement ceremony. Read more

The fall performance season opens Friday, Sept. 22, at the Robert E. Nims Theatre on 17�Թ��’s campus with a staged production of “Dead Name.”

_{September 18, 2023}

Theatre 17�Թ�� presents ‘Dead Name’

Theatre 17�Թ�� opens the fall semester with the production “Dead Name,” an original play by Kylie Vanni, a student in the Creative Writing Workshop at the 17�Թ��. Read more