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A joint agreement that will make it easier for Psychology students at Southern University at Shreveport (SUSLA) to complete a bachelor’s degree at LSU Shreveport was formalized during a ceremony Monday, Dec. 14 at SUSLA. The two campuses completed an alliance agreement during a 9:30 a.m. signing ceremony in the Southern University Library located on the MLK Campus. SUSLA Interim Chancellor S. Albert Gilliam and LSUS Chancellor Larry Clark were joined by other officials from both schools for the event.

Southern University at Shreveport (SUSLA) is the recipient of the Shreveport Green Tree Award, an award given in conjunction with the celebration of Arbor Day, designated to encourage the planting and maintenance of trees.

The SUSLA Baptist Collegiate Ministry hosted an international education luncheon for members of the SUSLA community as a part of the national observance of International Education Week. The event was held Monday, November 16 in the Jesse Stone Lecture Hall on the MLK campus.

Two separate search committees comprised of a diverse group of faculty, staff, students, alumni, and stakeholders will screen applicants and select finalists for two SU System campus chancellors. The Southern University Shreveport (SUSLA) and the SU Law Center (SULC) Search Committees will assist the SU System with selecting replacements for Ray L. Belton, the former SUSLA chancellor who was named SU System President-Chancellor in June, and for retired judge Freddie Pitcher Jr. who stepped down as SULC chancellor in June.

Southern University at Shreveport Louisiana (SUSLA), Division of Community & Workforce Development is the recipient of a donation in the amount of $1,500 from AT&T Louisiana to support students enrolled in the University’s Adult Education Program. The award was presented at the office of State Senator, Gregory Tarver, by David Aubrey, AT&T State Director of External Affairs.

Southern University at Shreveport (SUSLA) honored veterans at the campus’ annual Veterans Day Tribute Ceremony. The ceremony took place on Wednesday, November 11, 2015 at 10am in the Jesse Stone Lecture Hall on the main campus, located at 3050 Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive.

Southern University at Shreveport became host to an innovative technology center thanks to generous donations totaling more than $50,000 from Capital One Bank to fund and support the project. The Capital One Career Technology Center (COCTC) was unveiled in a grand opening ceremony Tuesday, November 10, at 10 a.m., 3000 Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive, Shreveport, LA, at the site of the former Newton Smith Elementary School and home to the YouthBuild Shreveport Program.

The SUSLA community came together to remember those who have lost their lives, celebrate those who have overcome the disease and to raise further awareness of breast cancer in two annual “Jaguars for the Cure” Breast Cancer Awareness Programs on October 8 (Metro Campus) and October 29 (MLK Campus).

Southern University at Shreveport and LSUS completed an alliance agreement during an 11 a.m. signing ceremony October 16 at LSUS. SUSLA’S Interim Chancellor S. Albert Gilliam and LSUS Chancellor Larry Clark were joined by officials from both schools and students from SUSLA’s allied health programs for the event.

The inaugural class of the Southern University at Shreveport (SUSLA) YouthBuild Shreveport Program observed graduation exercises on Thursday, October 22 at the Hilton Downtown Shreveport. Dr. R. Timothy Jones, pastor of the Peaceful Rest Baptist Church served as keynote speaker for the event, which honored fourteen (14) graduates this year. The Fuller Center of Northwest Louisiana also presented the YouthBuild Shreveport program with a check in the amount of $12,124.