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11/20/2009 Capital One-UNO Charter School Network Sponsors Holiday Toy Drive

The Capital One-UNO Charter School Network is collecting toys through December 11 to benefit families in need who are affiliated with the UNO Charter School Network.

11/19/2009 Zonta Club Poinsettia Sale to Help Fund UNO Scholarship

The Zonta Club of New Orleans is selling poinsettias to help fund a UNO student scholarship.

Zonta Club of New Orleans is selling poinsettias for $12 each to help fund a full tuition scholarship of $2,000 for a non-traditional female UNO student.

11/19/2009 Capital One Contributes $405,000 in Grants to Benefit New Orleans Schools

Capital One has announced on November 19 $405,000 in education-related grants to the New Beginnings Schools Foundation and the Capital One-University of New Orleans Charter School Network. A strong supporter of UNO and its charter school network, Capital One has contributed a total of $1.7 million since 2006.

11/18/2009 UNO-led Planning Team Wins National Competition and Cash Award for Nonprofit Ninth Ward Partner

A rendering of the grocery store proposed for St. Claude Avenue in the Ninth Ward.

The planning team composed of students from UNO, LSU and DePaul won first place and $25,000 for its nonprofit partner in the JP Morgan Chase Communtiy Development competition.

The UNO/LSU/DePaul team won first prize and $25,000 for its nonprofit partner in the JP Morgan Chase Community Development Competition for the entry "5523 St. Claude Avenue: Bringing Fresh Food to the Lower Ninth Ward," a proposal for a grocery store in the Lower Ninth Ward.

11/18/2009 SAC Sponsors Food Drive through November 24

Student Activities Council is holding a food drive through November 24.

11/17/2009 Privateers to Paint Lafitte Prints on November 20

The Lafitte footprints on campus walkways will be repainted by spirited volunteers on Friday, November 20.

Lafitte needs a make-over and all are welcome to show their Privateer Pride by joining Student Affairs in repainting the Lafitte footprints around campus on Friday, November 20. Participants will meet at 12:30 p.m. in the Milneburg Hall, Room 159 and painting will continue throughout the afternoon.

11/16/2009 The Other Planets to Perform at Ogden After Hours on November 19

The Other Planets will perform at the Ogden After Hours concert on Thursday, November 19 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Ogden Museum of Southern Art/University of New Orleans.

11/16/2009 Entrepreneurship Talk Focuses on New Orleans Economy on November 30

The New Orleans Economy will be the topic of a presentation by Robert J. Musso as the University of New Orleans College of Business Administration continues its Entrepreneurship Speaker Series on Monday, November 30 at 9:30 a.m. in Kirschman Hall, room 219.

11/16/2009 UNO Historians Cook Up Po-Boy Festival Presentations

UNO History students and faculty have researched and organized historical venue panels and exhibits for the annual New Orleans Po-Boy Preservation Festival to be held on Sunday, November 22 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Oak Street between Carrollton Avenue and Eagle Street. The Po-Boy Festival history events will be featured at 8123 Oak Street.

11/16/2009 UNO to Host Louisiana College Theatre Festival November 18-21

The University of New Orleans Theatre program will host the Louisiana College Theatre Festival, a part of the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival, November 18-21.

11/16/2009 Summer Program in Germany Seeks Student Journalist Applicants

Freie Universitat Berlin and the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) will offer the third year of an intensive scholarship-supported summer seminar/internship program in Berlin for American journalism and communications students.

11/16/2009 UNO Diversity Affairs Hosts Central American Cultural Cafe on December 2

Flag of Honduras UNO Diversity Affairs will host a Cultural Cafe titled A Taste of Central America: Belize, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua on Wednesday, December 2 from 12:15 p.m. to 1:15 p.m. in Kirschman Hall, room 122.

11/12/2009 Recreation & Fitness Center Gymnasium Has Reopened

Basketball and volleyball are once again in play at the UNO Recreation and Fitness Center where the gymnasium has reopened.

11/11/2009 UNO Investigates Move to NCAA Division III

The University of New Orleans is investigating a move from NCAA Division I-AAA to NCAA Division III status.

11/11/2009 UNO Celebrates International Education Week through November 20

The University of New Orleans, along with the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of Education, will celebrate International Education Week November 16-20.

11/6/2009 Free ACT Prep Workshop at UNO on December 6

The University of New Orleans will host a free ACT Prep Workshop on Sunday, December 6 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. in Room 165 of Milneburg Hall.

11/6/2009 Alpha Xi Delta's AmaXIng Challenge: Puzzlepalooza to benefit Autism Speaks

The UNO Delta Epsilon Chapter of Alpha Xi Delta sorority will hold AmaXIng Challenge: Puzzlepalooza, a jigsaw puzzle tournament to benefit Autism Speaks, on Saturday, December 5 at 10 a.m. at the Human Performance Center.

11/6/2009 Call for Abstracts for International HRO Workshop to Be Held at UNO

Abstracts are being accepted for the Third International High Reliability Organization (HRO) Workshop to be held at the University of New Orleans on January 9-10, 2010.

11/5/2009 UNO Press Publishes Eight New Titles for Fall 2009

'Theoretical Killins: Essays & Accidents' by Steven Church

The UNO Press has published eight new titles this fall. The publications include poetry, photographs, essays, Austrian politics and a guide to understanding the music business.

11/5/2009 UNO TRAC to Host One of Just Four Town Hall Sessions on November 20

The University of New Orleans Training Resource and Assistive-technology Center (UNO TRAC) is among just four sites nationally selected to host a full-day Town Hall Listening Session by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division. The town hall session will be held on Friday, November 20 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the UNO TRAC building on the Lakefront Campus.

11/3/2009 UNO Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity Wins Its First Competition

UNO Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity Mock Trial Team members, from left, Artis Ulmer III, Keelin Billue, Michael Darmas and Khalid Samarrae.

In its first competition, the University of New Orleans Phi Alpha Law Delta Fraternity Mock Trial Team defeated Citadel Military College and was the only team among 40 to receive the Ethics and Professionalism Award at the Hurricane Invitational held over the Halloween weekend in Miami, Florida.

11/3/2009 UNO NSBE Chapter Wins Recognition at Regional Conference

Members of the UNO Chapter of the National Society of Black Engineers attending the regional conference in Tulsa, Okla., are, from left, Anthony Jackson, Daishaun Sylva-Senette, Gregory Garnett, Zazenski Garrison, Curtis Lawrence, Corey Lombard, Adedeji Oduwole and Steve Onabamiro.

Members of the University of New Orleans Chapter of the National Society of Black Engineers represented the University at the organization's fall regional conference held October 30-November 1 in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

11/3/2009 UNO-Austrian Art Exchange Exhibition at St. Claude Gallery through December 6

The art exhibition It Is featuring the works of Austrian artists Ursula Groser, Elisabeth Schutting and Albin Schutting is on display through December 6 at the University of New Orleans St. Claude Gallery, 2429 St. Claude Avenue.

11/2/2009 UNO LYTE to Hold Audition Workshops, Auditions for Child Actors for Christmas Play

UNO Lakefront Youth Theatre Experience will present ''Twas the Night Before Christmas' December 18-20

The University of New Orleans, Department of Film, Theatre and Communication Arts Lakefront Youth Theatre Experience (UNO LYTE) will present 'Twas the Night Before Christmas on December 18-20 featuring a cast of school children to be selected by audition. Audition workshops and auditions will be held November 27 and 28.

11/2/2009 Secrets of Business Success Topic of Talk on November 17

The Secrets of Leading Firms: How You Achieve Enduring Success will be presented by Christian Stadler, a professor at Dartmouth College and Austria's Leopold-Franzens Universitat, on Tuesday, November 17 at 12:30 p.m. at the University of New Orleans.

10/28/2009 UNO Football to Host Xavier (Ohio) in Homecoming Game on November 7

The UNO Club Football Team will host Xavier (Ohio) on Saturday, November 7 at 7 p.m. at Tad Gormley Stadium./Photo by Aashish Lamachhane

The UNO Club Football Team will host Xavier (Ohio) in the Privateers' first football homecoming game in more than 40 years on Saturday, November 7 at 7 p.m. at City Park's Tad Gormley Stadium.

10/27/2009 UNO Homecoming 2009 Celebration November 1-7

The University of New Orleans will celebration Homecoming 2009 November 1 through 7 with festivities culminating at the UNO-Xavier (Ohio) football game on November 7 at 7 p.m. at Tad Gormley Stadium.

10/27/2009 UNO to Demonstrate Virtual Classroom Technology, Ambassadors from 5 Caribbean Nations to Observe

The University of New Orleans College of Education and Human Development will demonstrate state-of-the-art virtual classroom technology on October 29 at 11 a.m. at the Homer L. Hitt Alumni Center. Visiting ambassadors from several participating Caribbean nations will experience this interactive technology as they watch, and then interact with preschoolers at Medard Nelson-UNO Charter School on St. Bernard Avenue.

10/26/2009 National World War II Exhibition on Cold War's End Curated by UNO History Professor Bischof

An exhibition titled 1989 - Year of Miracles: The End of the Cold War from an Austrian Perspective, for which UNO Professor of History Guenter Bischof is the curator, is on display through November 8 at the National World War II Museum, 945 Magazine Street.

10/26/2009 UNO, World War II Museum to Host Stephen Ambrose Retrospective on Nov. 8

The University of New Orleans Eisenhower Center for American Studies and the National World War II Museum will hold a Stephen Ambrose Retrospective on Sunday, November 8 at 1 p.m. at the museum, 945 Magazine Street. The event is being held in conjunction with the National World War II Museum's Experience the Victory celebration November 6-8 and the opening of the museum's new wing.

10/26/2009 UNO Entrepreneurship Series to Present Four Speakers in November

The University of New Orleans College of Business Administration will continue the Entrepreneurship Speaker Series with two presentations on November 10 and additional talks on November 12 and 30 in Kirschman Hall.

10/26/2009 UNO Features French, Italian, Spanish Conversation Groups

The University of New Orleans Department of Foreign Languages offers conversation groups for those who wish to speak to others in French, Italian or Spanish. The groups are open to anyone who would like to participate.

10/22/2009 Celebrated Author Reza Aslan to Speak at UNO on November 13

Reza Aslan, the celebrated author of No God but God and How to Win a Cosmic War and a contributor to CNN, MSNBC and other major media networks, will make a presentation on the current crisis in Iran at the University of New Orleans on Friday, November 13 from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.

10/22/2009 UNO Alumni to Host Football Tailgate Party on November 7

In celebration of the Privateers' first football homecoming in 40 years, the University of New Orleans International Alumni Association will host a tailgate party with music by Bag of Donuts on Saturday, November 7 outside Tad Gormley Stadium.

10/22/2009 UNO College of Education Houses Children's and Young Adult Literature Library

The UNO College of Education and Human Development's Children's and Young Adult Literature Library is among the University's best-kept secrets. After years of renovation, the library housed in room 305 of the Bicentennial Education Center is open and available for students, faculty and staff to check out books.