University of New Orleans Professor Emeritus of Italian Dr. Victor Amerigo died on June 30, 2009, at the age of 61.

Children in the Lakefront Youth Theatre Experience camp's second three-week session of the summer will perform The Wizard of Oz on July 10 and 11 at 7:30 p.m. and July 12 at 2:30 p.m.

The University of New Orleans was well represented at the 23rd International Congress of Francophone Studies held June 21-28 in New Orleans.

The University of New Orleans Eisenhower Center for American Studies will hold a free program titled Military History of New Orleans/South Louisiana: Public History at Work on Saturday, July 11 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the National World War II Museum.

The New Orleans Jazz Institute at UNO (NOJI) and the Capital One University of New Orleans Charter School Network have joined forces to offer a free Saturday Music School for youth beginning in the fall 2009 semester.

The Geraniums will perform folk music at the Ogden After Hours concert on Thursday, July 2 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Ogden Museum of Southern Art/University of New Orleans.

University of New Orleans alumnus Sultan Mirza won two National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Emmy Awards at the annual awards ceremony in May for his work as a creative services producer for CBS 5 KPIX TV in San Francisco.

Geographer Richard Campanella will speak on the topic of his latest book, Bienville's Dilemma, on Thursday, July 9 at 6 p.m. as the free History Ya Ya lecture series continues at the Louisiana State Museum's Cabildo on Jackson Square.

University of New Orleans student Ashley Norris, who has studied the past year in the Academic Year Abroad program at Austria's University of Innsbruck, and her companion Jered Gruber, a journalist and professiional cyclist, made a presentation titled Exploring the Alps by Bike: Riding the Famous, the Common and the Forgotten Roads In and Around Innsbruck on June 24 at the University of Innsbruck.

The University of New Orleans Diversity Cabinet will host a commemoration of the 45th anniversary of the signing of the Civil Rigths Act of 1964 on Thursday, July 2 at 10 a.m. in the Douglas "Dougie" Hitt Room (407) of the Earl K. Long Library.

University of New Orleans historian Mary Niall Mitchell was featured in a segment titled Creole Poems on the PBS television series History Detectives on June 29.

The University of New Orleans will hold its annual open house for adults considering college on Wednesday, July 22 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Homer L. Hitt Alumni & Visitors Center.

Twenty-four University of New Orleans students and three UNO faculty members are participating in the five-week UNO-Japan Study Abroad Program on the Imadegawa Campus of Doshisha University.

The threat of German U-boats in the Gulf of Mexico during World War II will be the topic of a University of New Orleans Eisenhower Center for American Studies Roundtable featuring C.J. Christ, U.S. Air Force veteran and author of WWII in the Gulf of Mexico, on Tuesday, June 30 at 6:30 p.m. in Room 103 of the UNO Bicentennial Education Center.

Three-time Grammy award-winning trumpet player and composer Terence Blanchard will premiere music from his upcoming CD "Choices" at performances at the Ogden Museum of Southern Art/University of New Orleans on Friday, July 31 at 7:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.

Capital One, the University of New Orleans Charter School Network's founding corporate partner, has been named a 2009 Distinguished Partner in Education by the Louisiana Department of Education. Capital One will be honored, along with other organizations and individuals that contribute to the academic success of students, at a reception on June 17 at LSU's Lod Cook Conference Center in Baton Rouge.

University of New Orleans doctoral candidate Marian Jackson has been named an Emerging Leader by Phi Delta Kappa (PDK) International, a global association of education professionals.

Fredrick "Rick" Barton, former University of New Orleans Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic and Student Affairs and former Dean of the College of Liberal Arts, was awarded an honorary doctorate by Valparaiso University on May 17 in recognition of his achievements as a writer and an educator.

University of New Orleans philosophy instructor C. Mark Phillips has been selected to receive the 2009 Humanist Award from the New Orleans Secular Humanist Association for his work with the annual UNO Darwin Day celebration.

Thirty-six newly planted live oaks, bald cypress and crape myrtles line the walkways near the University of New Orleans Earl K. Long Library, Student Park and Administration Building, thanks to a generous donation from Soka Gakkai International-USA (SGI-USA), the Buddhist Association for Peace, Culture and Education.

Joseph F. Stoltz, who received a master's in history from the University of New Orleans in May, has received the 2009 Hugh F. Rankin Prize from the Louisiana Historical Associaton for his paper, "An Ardent Military Spirit: The Militia of Louisiana Provisional Government, 1802-1805," and has been awarded a full assistantship to attend  Texas Christian University where he plans to pursue a doctoral degree.

The University of New Orleans, School of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering Electric Boat Team placed first, setting a world record, in the 300-meter sprint at the Solar Splash competition held May 27-31 in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The team also placed first in the solar endurance event.

The University of New Orleans and Delgado Community College signed an articulation agreement on June 5 designed to provide a seamless transition for students who complete Delgado's Hospitality Management associate degree program and wish to obtain a bachelor of science degree in hotel, restaurant and tourism administration at UNO.

The University of New Orleans, College of Engineering and Entergy dedicated the Entergy-UNO Power & Research Laboratory at the UNO Research & Technology Park at a reception on May 29. The Entergy-UNO Power & Research Laboratory (PERL) is part of collaboration between UNO and Entergy to establish one of the finest power and energy systems engineering programs in the nation.

The University of New Orleans, Lester E. Kabacoff School of Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism Administration has received a gift of $110,000 from Gloria Kabacoff for the production laboratory, the fourth phase of the HRT Lab renovation. Mrs. Kabacoff is the widow of the school's namesake who was a pioneer in the region's hospitality industry.