April 17, 2019

Houma/Thibodaux
Nicholls State, UNO enter new partnership
https://www.dailycomet.com/news/20190416/nicholls-state-uno-enter-new-partnership

Lafayette
UL food pantry is officially open for business, helping fight food insecurity
https://www.theadvocate.com/acadiana/news/article_0e7f8664-608c-11e9-a9d1-370e37d516a0.html#utm_source=email&utm_campaign=ACADaily&utm_medium=newslett

Lake Charles
Mayor, education officials meet with students for roundtable discussion
http://digital.olivesoftware.com/Olive/ODN/AmericanPress/shared/ShowArticle.aspx?doc=AMP%2F2019%2F04%2F17&entity=Ar00106&sk=69ECB682&mode=text

The future is now
http://digital.olivesoftware.com/Olive/ODN/AmericanPress/shared/ShowArticle.aspx?doc=AMP%2F2019%2F04%2F16&entity=Ar01300&sk=F9B58613&mode=text

Mayor and college administrators hear from LC seniors about how to keep students in town for college
http://www.kplctv.com/2019/04/17/mayor-college-administrators-hear-lc-seniors-about-how-keep-students-town-college/

Natchitoches
NSU student visiting Paris shares thoughts about Notre Dame fire
https://www.kalb.com/content/news/NSU-student-visiting-Paris-shares-thoughts-about-Notre-Dame-fire-508674191.html

New Media Student showcase returns to NSU
https://www.natchitochestimes.com/2019/04/16/new-media-student-showcase-returns-to-nsu/

NSU hosts Special Olympics Red River Games
https://www.natchitochestimes.com/2019/04/16/nsu-hosts-special-olympics-red-river-games/

Ruston
Bossier City couple commit $150,000 to LA Tech’s College of Business
https://bossierpress.com/bossier-city-couple-commit-150000-to-la-techs-college-of-business/

Shreveport
Students at La Tech working with real clients through graphic design
https://www.ktbs.com/news/arklatex-indepth/students-at-la-tech-working-with-real-clients-through-graphic/article_b99b4b4c-60b8-11e9-8687-473ccc648ac9.html

Regional/National
Do Your Academic Programs Actually Develop ‘Employability’? There’s an Assessment for That
https://www.chronicle.com/article/Do-Your-Academic-Programs/246120?cid=pm&utm_source=pm&utm_medium=en&cid=pm