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FACULTY NEWS
 
Six faculty members received tenure beginning Fall 2009 in the College of Liberal Arts. They are as follows:

Dr. Claiborne Rice, Department of English
Professor Charles Richard, Department of English
Dr. Jennifer Geer, Department of English
Dr. Sandra Duhé, Department of Communication
Dr. Hua-Lun Huang, Department of Sociology/Anth/Cafs
Dr. Pearson Cross, Department of Political Science

Congratulations for your years of service to the College and your contributions to the university and to your profession.
 
 
Dr. Charles Richard, Associate Professor of English and Director of UL's Cinematic Arts Workshop has received the "Platinum Best of the Show - The Aurora Awards" in the recent international competition honoring excellence in the film and video industries. For a complete story go to: http://ultoday.com/node/641
 
 
NEW COURSE/INTERNSHIPS/MINORS/PROGRAMS
 
New Major

Effective Fall 2006 a new concentration in German has been added. Students may opt to concentrate in German. Course requirements are available at http://liberalarts.louisiana.edu/academics/majors/modl.shtml
 
 
 
New Minors

Effective immediately students minoring in Communication will have to chose from areas of specialization which include the following:

Advertising
Broadcasting
Interpersonal/Organizational
Journalism
Public Relations

Course requirements are available at http://liberalarts.louisiana.edu/academics/minors/index.shtml



Also effective immediately students can minor not just in Political Science but will be able to chose from other areas of specialization which include the following:

American Politics
International Relations
Law

Course requirements are available at http://liberalarts.louisiana.edu/academics/minors/index.shtml
 
 
STUDENT NEWS
 
 
Student Orientation Staff

We are happy to announce that two Liberal Arts students are members of the 2010 Student Orientation Staff Leadership Team. The SOS Leadership Team is the preeminent student leadership position on our campus. They will work closely with Paul W. Eaton, Director of Orientation and Transfer Liaison, and our campus community to recruit and train our 2010 Student Orientation Staff and continue to enhance the quality of our Orientation Programs. It is a great accomplishment and honor for the following students:

Danielle Landry, Public Relations
Candance Thibodeaux, Psychology

Congratualtions!

 

 
 
UPCOMING EVENTS
 
Ernest J. Gaines Center Fundraising Event & Documentary Film
Sunday, November 15, 2009 -- Eidth Garland Dupré Library

A 12-minute documentary on Ernest J. Gaines and his wok will be the feature of this event. The documentary gives an overview of Gaines's work and comments on the importance of preserving the papers of acclaimed writers and establishing centers for scholarship on their work. The documentary was produced by Joe Sanford of Pelican Pictures, Charles Richard of UL Lafayette Cinematic Arts Workshop, and Marcia Gaudet of the Gaines Center. It features interviews with Ernest Gaines and two prominent Gaines scholars, John Callahan of Lewis & Clark University and Rudolph Byrd of Emory University. It also features readings by Marcus Brown, narration by Darla Montgomery, and music by David Greeley. The documentary is filmed in High Definition and includes beautiful images of the landscape of Pointee Coupée Parish, the fictional setting of Gaines's work. There will also be copies of the book "This Louisiana Thing That Drives Me" for sale, as well as copies of the 2010 Ernest J. Gaines Center Calendar for sale.
 
 

Document last revised Thursday, October 22, 2009 1:37 PM

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