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The LSU Shreveport family will be taking part in several holiday activities, beginning with the lighting of the Christmas tree in the Dr. Lacy and Edie Williams Circle of Excellence Plaza at dusk on Wednesday, November 30.

Veteran's Day is almost a week away...and there are lots of commemorations going on that day. One of those is being held at LSU Shreveport -- the second annual Veteran's Day program at the flag pole in the center of campus. The program features retired Air Force Lt...

The Nonprofit Administration Student Organization at LSU Shreveport will host the annual Volunteer Fair on Wednesday, October 5, 2011 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the University Center Ballroom. Over 20 nonprofit organizations will be present to recruit volunteers and promote their organization...

Just a reminder and request to register for the Buddy Walk on the Firstgiving site.  It will ask you for each particpant's name and t-shirt size.     http://www.firstgiving.com/upwithdowns/up-with-downs-buddy-walk-2011

“G.I. Jobs,” the premier magazine for military personnel transitioning into civilian life, has awarded LSU Shreveport the designation of Military Friendly School. The 2012 Military Friendly Schools honors the top 20 percent of colleges, universities and trade schools that are doing the most to embrace America’s military service members and veterans as students...

Don’t miss the first ever Mayor’s Cup! All proceeds from tonight’s matches benefit the March of Dimes. ADMISSION-Free (All Donations benefit the March of Dimes) CONCESSIONS $3-Hamburgers, Chips, and Drink $2-HotDogs, Chips, and Drink WOMEN: 5:00 p...

LSU Shreveport Associate Professor Gary Joiner has been named the chairman of the Civil War Sesquicentennial Task Force by Lt. Gov. Jay Dardenne. Joiner was also named to the Louisiana Bicentennial Commission by Gov. Bobby Jindal. As chairman of the Civil War Sesquicentennial Task Force, Joiner is responsible for developing programs commemorating Louisiana’s role in the Civil War...

LSU Shreveport faculty member Emre Celebi, Ph.D. has been awarded a $155,895 National Science Foundation (NSF) grant for his proposal "RUI: Novel Enhancements to the K-Means Clustering Algorithm". The project aims to develop novel approaches that address various shortcomings of k-means, the most widely used data clustering algorithm...

She's been involved in a number of political campaigns -- even ran for the Shreveport City Council herself.  Now recent LSUS graduate Deanna Candler has something else to add to her lengthy resume'.

An LSU-Shreveport senior English major has been selected to participate in an international internship program in Kabul, Afghanistan.