March 11, 2013
LSU invites 5 candidates to campus for vice chancellor position
New Orleans Times-Picayune
LSU's search committee for the Vice Chancellor for Research & Economic Development position is inviting five candidates to participate in on-campus interviews that are set to take place over a course of two days. ...
Louisiana colleges would regain tuition-setting power under new bill
New Orleans Times-Picayune
Higher education tuition and fees would be set by university management and would not be subject to approval by lawmakers if a bill filed Thursday passes during this year's legislative session, which begins April 8. ...
'TEDxLSU:Evolve' event set for Saturday
The Advocate
Craig Freeman could barely contain his excitement Friday afternoon when talking about Saturday’s “TEDxLSU:Evolve” program at the Reilly Theatre on LSU’s campus. …
TEDx LSU speakers discuss ideas to ‘evolve’ Baton Rouge, LSU community
New Orleans Times-Picayune
TEDx LSU lecturers gathered at Swine Palace on March 9 to talk about ideas that "evolve" the Baton Rouge and LSU community. TED Talks, the incredibly popular lecture series, traditionally examine profound or unique ideas. …
TEDxLSU showcases new ideas for Baton Rouge
Greater Baton Rouge Business Report
In his opening remarks at TEDxLSU on Saturday, Joey Watson predicted the first-of-its kind event would serve as "the secret sauce" in the Capital Region's continued evolution. …
Baton Rouge community gathers for “ideas worth spreading”
Daily Reveille
Ideas of creativity, innovation, bicycling and musical collaboration were shared at the Reilly Theatre on Saturday afternoon at the sold out TEDxLSU event. …
Science project results become published research
The Advocate
With the help of an LSU professor and a $30,000 handheld X-ray spectrometer, two middle school students in Baton Rouge turned simple science fair projects into published research papers that …
LSU exhibit, conference explores blacks in Baton Rouge
New Orleans Times-Picayune
Blacks helped build Baton Rouge from the ground up, putting planks on the streets and laying tracks on the railroads, LSU Director of the Africa and African American Studies Program Joyce Jackson ...
Hospital privatization could impact thousands of state employees
The Advocate
Much of the budget savings associated with the Jindal administration’s privatization of LSU public hospitals comes from a $400 million reduction in funding for employee pay and benefits …
Business Honors for March 10
The Advocate
William Balhoff, Toni Stephenson and Robert Stuart have been named to the LSU EJ Ourso College of Business Hall of Distinction. Balhoff, managing director and chief executive officer of Postlethwaite & Netterville …
New parking garage opens at LSU
WAFB-TV
LSU opened a new parking garage Friday on Raphael Semmes Rd. The structure, located between Highland Rd. and East Campus Dr., has nearly 750 spaces. The spaces will be divided among students, faculty, staff ...
Help arrives with hammers, tar paper
The Advocate
More than two dozen LSU Sigma Chi fraternity “actives” and a half-dozen Sigma Chi alumni’s nailed new tar paper onto parts of the roof, scraped and painted the window frames and some siding, …
SG presidential election begins today
Daily Reveille
After about a month of campaigning and last week’s debate, students may officially begin voting for who they want to be their next Student Government president. …