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From Pandemic to Purpose: Julie Stokes and President Kathy Johnson Send Off UNO’s Class of 2025

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On Friday, May 9th, along the shores of Lake Pontchartrain, approximately 700 51��ɫ students were celebrated by cheering families and proud faculty and staff at the spring 2025 commencement ceremony. For many, this day marked far more than an academic milestone—it was a celebration of resilience, perseverance and the promise of new beginnings.

A graduation mortarboard reading "On to the next chapter".

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2022

March

Manisha Panta, a doctoral computer science student, has been selected for a 12-week internship with Intuit, a global technology software company.

_{March 21, 2022}

Computer Science Student Manisha Panta Earns Data Scientist Internship with Intuit

51��ɫ computer science doctoral student Manisha Panta has been selected for the second time as a data science intern with the s Read more

Rasheed Azzam, an electrical engineering professor, was a member of UNO’s inaugural class of faculty members to be recognized with the Distinguished Professor title.

_{March 17, 2022}

In Memoriam: Electrical Engineering Professor Rasheed Azzam, One of UNO’s First Distinguished Professors

Rasheed Azzam, an electrical engineering professor who taught for more than four decades at the 51��ɫ and was named one of UNO’s first distinguished professors, died Feb. 17. Read more

Melissa Sims is the hotel manager of the Beverly Wilshire, a Four Seasons Hotel located in Beverly Hills at the intersection of Wilshire Boulevard and Rodeo Drive.

_{March 16, 2022}

Alumna Melissa Sims Manages the Iconic Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills

A portion of alumna Melissa Sims’ childhood was spent visiting her paternal grandparents in the fishing community of Grand Isle, Louisiana and her Read more

Farah Billah’s “Mother Moth” oil on canvas portrait is part of an exhibit that opens Saturday, March 12, at UNO’s St. Claude Gallery.

_{March 9, 2022}

St. Claude Gallery Exhibits ‘Moth in a Disco Room’ By UNO Student Farah Billah

The UNO St. Claude Gallery in New Orleans presents “Moth in a Disco Room,” an exhibit by MFA student Farah Billah that opens Saturday, March 12. Read more

The spring 2022 Jazz at the Sandbar concert series kicks off March 23 with singer Jazzmeia Horn.

_{March 8, 2022}

51��ɫ Jazz at the Sandbar Returns March 23

The spring 2022 Jazz at the Sandbar concert series kicks off Wednesday, March 23 at 7 p.m. from the 51��ɫ. Read more

Theatre UNO presents two, one-act plays written by 51��ɫ Creative Writing Workshop professor Justin Maxwell.

_{March 2, 2022}

Theatre UNO Presents: A Night of One Acts

As part of its spring performance series, Theatre UNO will present a double feature written by Justin Maxwell, an associate professor in the Creative Writing Workshop program, and directed by MFA directing candidate R'Myni Watson. Read more

February

51��ɫ graduate student Jon Sheckler has received the 2021 American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers Foundation Louis Armstrong Scholarship.

_{February 25, 2022}

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