Student Life
May 04, 2012
The fall 2011 issue of the UNO Magazine earned an Award of Distinction in the educational institution category.
May 03, 2012
Students at the University of New Orleans got up to their knees in fun on Saturday at Swampball, a UNO tradition now entering its 10th season.
April 30, 2012
Graduating seniors at the University of New Orleans look forward to celebrating their achievements at UNO, as well as their futures, at three upcoming special events.
April 26, 2012
The University of New Orleans Office of Student Involvement and Leadership recognized on Thursday students, faculty and staff making a difference on and off campus.
April 23, 2012
Foam: Who knew that it could be so much fun?
Approximately 250 students from the University of New Orleans enjoyed the bubbly on Thursday at an alcohol-free foam party held in the campus' main quadrangle between Milneburg Hall and the Liberal Arts building.
April 18, 2012
The grand opening of a new Warehouse District hotel was a reason for celebration for the University of New Orleans
April 17, 2012
University of New Orleans President Peter J. Fos announced that Joe M. King has been named executive director of graduate programs.
April 10, 2012
The University of New Orleans’ delegation won a Distinguished Delegation Award at the 2012 National Model United Nations Conference held in New York City from April 1-5.
April 09, 2012
Students in the University of New Orleans Department of Film, Theatre and Communication Arts wrapped shooting on the annual spring film, which mimics a large, professional film production.
April 03, 2012
University of New Orleans psychology instructor Gilda Werner Reed is one of the best undergraduate teachers in the country, according to a new book from the Princeton Review.
March 27, 2012
Dozens of students lined up at the New Orleans Hornets’ MathMobile for a chance to score tickets to an upcoming game.
March 21, 2012
Greg Williamson, who will enroll as a student at the University of New Orleans in the fall, has been awarded the Jack McCoy Scholarship from the Lint Center, a nonprofit focused on supporting the educational pursuits of the next generation of American counterintelligence and national security workers.
March 12, 2012
The UNO staff tied for second place in the skit competition for its Wizard of Oz-themed skit.
February 22, 2012
Players and coaches handed out Mardi Gras beads to patients and their families at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
January 30, 2012
The University of New Orleans chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. won the "Chapter of the Year" award at the 49th Louisiana District Conference last weekend in Alexandria, La.
January 09, 2012
The Department of Anthropology at the University of New Orleans, in partnership with the Irish Cultural Museum of New Orleans, is conducting archaeological excavation at the museum’s future location at 933 Conti Street.
December 07, 2011
The Joseph Patrick Uddo Foundation has established a screenwriting scholarship at the University of New Orleans to honor the memory of a New Orleans native and his love of films and filmmaking.
December 05, 2011
In a festive ceremony, the University of New Orleans reopened The Cove, once the hub of student life at the University, for the first time since it was shuttered by Hurricane Katrina.
November 30, 2011
The University of New Orleans Department of Music is the recipient of a $1,000 grant from the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation to support the Jazz at the Sandbar series in the spring of 2012.
November 28, 2011
The Cove, the hub of student life at the University of New Orleans for decades, will reopen for the first time since Hurricane Katrina at a ceremony on Friday, December 2.
November 11, 2011
A commentary, entitled “New Orleans Is No Education Miracle,” from University of New Orleans freshman Linda Tran appears in the November 2 edition of Education Week magazine
November 10, 2011
The position was created to help UNO students understand university procedures and overcome problems that may arise during registration and throughout the semester.
October 18, 2011
The University of New Orleans will host 3 Day Startup New Orleans, an entrepreneurship education program designed for college students with an emphasis on learning by doing.
October 14, 2011
University of New Orleans students Colette Wiliams and Alexey Marti will perform next week at the German embassy of Niedersachsen in Berlin for the “Jazz in the Gardens of the Ministries” music festival.
September 30, 2011
University of New Orleans professor emeritus and jazz studies program founder Ellis Marsalis will open the fall 2011 Jazz at the Sandbar series on Wednesday, October 5 at 7:00 p.m.
August 31, 2011
University of New Orleans student Trenton Thomas has been selected to speak at the opening banquet for the National Orientation Directors Association Conference.
August 19, 2011
The University of New Orleans held its annual Freshmen Move-In Day on August 19, as dozens of students, staff and faculty volunteers helped new freshmen move into Pontchartrain Hall.
August 08, 2011
University of New Orleans student Norman Vallette Jr. is a member of the sailing team that won the June Oakcliff Invitational, sponsored by the International Sailing Federation, held June 25-26 in Oyster Bay, New York.
June 27, 2011
The University of New Orleans took first place in two events and finished second overall at the annual Solar Splash competition held June 8-12 in Cedar Falls, Iowa.
June 15, 2011
Recent University of New Orleans graduate Reginald Varnado has been selected as one of the top five in Randy Jackson’s “Pick Your Favorite YouTube Music Star” contest.
June 08, 2011
Members of the University of New Orleans Jazz Ambassadors have been invited to participate in a cultural and academic exchange by Centro Colombo Americano from June 13-25 in Colombia. The UNO Jazz Ambassadors are a select group of jazz studies graduate students.
June 08, 2011
The number of new students at the University of New Orleans for the summer 2011 semester is up 70% compared to last summer’s enrollment.
June 03, 2011
A $25,000 gift from Kim and David Guidry will fund an endowed scholarship at the University of New Orleans to honor the life and memory of their daughter, Mindy Elizabeth Guidry, a UNO student who suffered from a rare form of bone cancer.
May 17, 2011
The University of New Orleans Executive Master of Business Administration program is among the best values in the nation, according to CNN Money. UNO is included on a list of nearly 50 business schools that offer an executive MBA for less than $50,000 in total tuition.
May 13, 2011
The University of New Orleans College of Education and Human Development honored dozens of students, faculty and community members during its 38th Honors Reception on May 12 at the Homer L. Hitt Alumni and Visitors Center on the UNO campus.
May 06, 2011
University of New Orleans students Caroline Langlois, Cliff Thompson and Mignon Charvet participated in the 2011 Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival National Festival in Washington, D.C. from April 19-23.
May 03, 2011
University of New Orleans graduate, retired businessman and higher education champion Barry LeBlanc will serve as UNO’s spring 2011 commencement speaker on Friday, May 20 at 7 p.m. at the Lakefront Arena.
April 29, 2011
An essay by University of New Orleans student Rebekah Berger May earned an Honorable Mention award in the 2011 Elie Wiesel Prize in Ethics Essay Contest.
April 29, 2011
Donna Reed, University of New Orleans director of records and registration, has received the Exemplary Service Award from the National Student Exchange.
April 28, 2011
A group of University of New Orleans students won the Outstanding Delegation Award at the 2011 Model United Nations conference held in New York City from April 17-21.
April 27, 2011
In what has become an annual tradition, a huge contingent of UNO students, faculty, staff and alumni will perform at the 2011 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival.
April 26, 2011
University of New Orleans student Margaret Sullivan is this year’s winner of the prestigious James Domengeaux Scholarship. Sullivan, a double major in French and international studies, is the first UNO recipient of the scholarship since it was first given in 1998.
April 26, 2011
A team of four University of New Orleans electrical engineering students won first place in the 2011 IEEE Region 5 Student Robotics Contest held in Baton Rouge on April 16.
April 08, 2011
A group of UNO civil engineering students is seeing the fruits of their labor--and so can anyone else who visits a newly paved city block in the Lower 9th Ward. 23 final semester seniors have undertaken an ambitious senior design project in coordination with the Make It Right Foundation.
March 25, 2011
The University of New Orleans celebrated more than $2.2 million in campus upgrades as part of its “Students First” initiative during a ceremony held at the University Center. The improvements were funded by federal hurricane recovery money.
March 21, 2011
The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the University of New Orleans’ oldest and most rigorous interdisciplinary academic honor society, welcomed 49 new members into its ranks in a ceremony on the UNO campus.
March 18, 2011
University of New Orleans junior Angela Scheuer has been nominated for the Udall Foundation Scholarship on the basis of her demonstrated commitment to a career in the environment.
February 24, 2011
The Krewe of UNO's second annual parade rolled on the University's Lakefront campus with a theme of "UNO Goes Hollywood."
December 22, 2010
University of New Orleans student Andrew Dinett has been selected as the Outstanding Undergraduate Student by the ACPA Commission on Admissions, Orientation and First Year Experience (AOFYE).