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2023

October

Bailey Bullock, who is pursuing a master’s degree in transportation at 17�Թ��, will be recognized by the U.S. Department of Transportation during a ceremony in January.

_{October 31, 2023}

17�Թ�� Graduate Student Bailey Bullock Named Outstanding Transportation Center Student of the Year

17�Թ�� graduate student Bailey Bullock has been named a 2023 University Transportation Center Outstanding Student of the Year. Read more

17�Թ�� is the recipient of a University Affiliate Grant from Keep Louisiana Beautiful to expand on-campus recycling. Recycling bins, like the one pictured, are painted with environmental art to make them stand out from landfill trash cans.

_{October 30, 2023}

17�Թ�� Awarded Recycling Grant

The 17�Թ�� is the recipient of a $5,000 University Affiliate Grant from Keep Louisiana Beautiful. 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

17�Թ�� graduate student Amanda Kirkland has been named a 2024 John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellow.

_{October 18, 2023}

17�Թ�� Graduate Student Earns Knauss Fellowship

17�Թ�� graduate student Amanda Kirkland is one of 85 students in the nation named to the 2024 class of the John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship program. Read more