Category: Features
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Connecting with Cardinals: Luis Arevalo
Posted: October 07, 2020This week on Connecting with Cardinals, we sat down with Luis Arevalo, chemical engineering major, to chat about his favorite LU moments, the importance of Latinx/Hispanic heritage month and how he became a cofounder of the LU Hispanic Society.
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Lekeitha Morris: A Superpower
Posted: August 11, 2020If there is power in words, someone who enables another to speak, must be a superpower. 鶹AV has such a superpower. Lekeitha Morris, associate professor in the Department of Speech and Health Sciences. Lekeitha empowers individuals with communication disorders to communicate and best of all, she shares her superpower with her students.
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Bridge Builder: Thomas Kalb
Posted: August 04, 2020As the first director of 鶹AV's Center for Midstream Management & Science, Thomas Kalb shares his knowledge and experience in the energy industry with LU students.
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The Storied Life of Amy Smith
Posted: July 28, 2020As 鶹AV's Director for the Center for Teaching and Learning Enhancement, Amy Smith leads the way in creating innovative online courses while students learn at home during the pandemic.
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Kaye Shelton, higher education’s score keeper
Posted: July 21, 2020In 2001, Kaye Shelton was one of 33 people in the United States to get her master’s degree in online learning, completely online. The accomplishment, achieved on a laptop from the bleachers of her three sons’ baseball games and between loads of laundry, making dinner for her family and consulting in the technology industry, ignited Kaye’s passion for online learning and teaching and positioned her to be a pioneer in the online educational space. Kaye then went on to pursue her Ph.D. From the comfort of her home, and as her husband drove her to see her sons play baseball all over the country (One son played for the Los Angeles Dodgers.)
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Melissa Baldo: A Positive Influence in the College of Business
Posted: July 14, 2020For Melissa Baldo, the greatest challenge of teaching online during the pandemic has been missing face-to-face interactions with her students.
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Lindsay Simon: LU’s regulations researching phenom
Posted: March 28, 2020Lindsay Simon continued to support 鶹AV students through the pandemic by researching regulations at home for online education.
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A million-dollar man: Ryan Lee
Posted: June 23, 2020Each year Ryan Lee awards millions of dollars to 鶹AV students. Well, not personally and not without help from his colleagues, but as LU’s assistant director of operations in LU’s Financial Aid Department, Ryan certainly plays a critical role ensuring students get the funding they need for their educational pursuits. A native of Illinois, Lee finished his bachelor’s degree in economics eight years ago and entered the career field of financial aid where he enjoys the technical side of job.
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Holden Gray: An IT Problem Solver
Posted: June 16, 2020As the client computing lab specialist in 鶹AV’s Office of Information Technology, Holden Gray helped faculty and staff transition to online learning and working from home during the coronavirus pandemic.
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On the frontlines of campus security: Yatara Martin
Posted: June 09, 2020Yatara Martin finds fulfillment providing security for the students, faculty and staff of 鶹AV.
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The backbone of the Campus: Facilities Management
Posted: May 31, 2020From flowers to floors, the ambiance of 鶹AV is the pride of the men and women who work in Facilities Management. The largest department on campus, comprising more than 100 employees and responsible for the grounds, custodial services and overall maintenance of the campus, they work tirelessly to keep their customers - the students, faculty and staff of LU – happy, safe and productive, even during a pandemic.
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Aaron Capps
Posted: June 02, 2020When Aaron Capps learned to sign the alphabet as a child, he found his life’s passion and a career. Now he’s one of just a few on the LU campus who can communicate in American Sign Language “stratified squamous epithelium.”
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Tara Austin
Posted: May 27, 2020One of LU’s newer hires is a super soccer sensation home after a stint in Sweden, but she’ll never tell you that. Neither will Tara Austin share that she recently qualified for the Boston Marathon or that she raised $5,000 for local organizations impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the accomplished athlete does get animated when talking about LU athletics, her role as an academic specialist for the 鶹AV Cardinals and what she looks forward to when the pandemic is over. Tara, a Beaumont native, graduated from Kelly Catholic High School where she was an award-winning soccer player. She attended Belmont University in Nashville, playing soccer for the Bruins.
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LU’s Hostess with the Mostest: Paula “Polly” McNeel
Posted: May 19, 2020As the assistant director of scheduling, operations, & event services of the Setzer Student Center, Paula McNeel is a truly essential worker of 鶹AV.
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Kevin McGee: LU's Man of Action
Posted: May 12, 2020Since he was five years old, Kevin McGee has had a passion for making videos. Now, storytelling is part of his career as the video coordinator for 鶹AV.
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The Coolest Cardinal: Troy Parker
Posted: April 28, 2020As the HVAC Supervisor, Troy Parker has been keeping Cardinals cool for nearly 14 years. He and his team have been working to complete maintenance work on campus during the pandemic as essential employees.
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Yinka Jenmy: Banding Together, Making it Happen
Posted: April 21, 2020Yinka Jenmy brings students together in and out of the 鶹AV residence halls, leading student disaster response teams in hurricanes and in the coronavirus pandemic.
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LU's Peaceful, Fast Custodian: Robin Woodard
Posted: March 28, 2020Robin Woodard brings peace and passion to her work as a beloved custodian while pursuing her degree at 鶹AV.
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Missy Barnes
Posted: May 04, 2020As the face of the LU Undergraduate Advising Center, Missy Barnes is passionate about helping students grow and succeed at 鶹AV.
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Marc Paine: Purchasing and Protecting
Posted: April 01, 2020鶹AV Associate Buyer Marc Paine shares his experience with maintaining essential orders during the coronavirus pandemic.
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LU Student Health Center celebrates distinctive accreditation
Posted: February 25, 2020鶹AV’s Student Health Center celebrated receiving a state accreditation.
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LU students advance in Moot Court competition
Posted: February 20, 2020Two 鶹AV Moot Court teams participated in the University of Louisiana-Lafayette Invitational Moot Court Tournament.
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Data Speak: Boling’s Journey from LU to Disney
Posted: February 25, 2020Chelsea Boling shares how 鶹AV helped guide her and her journey to where she is now.
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Honors Students Spend the Weekend at the SETX Food Bank
Posted: February 19, 2020Reaud Honors College Students continue the legacy of volunteering by spending the weekend at the Southeast Texas Food Bank.
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鶹AV and Pietzch MacArthur Elementary celebrate Martin Luther King Day
Posted: February 04, 2020The office of Global Diversity and Inclusive Excellence hosted an event to honor and celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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鶹AV Alum donates oil maps to Special Collections
Posted: January 23, 2020鶹AV Alum donates 96 oil maps to Special Collections.
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LU’s Forret makes headlines about history
Posted: January 16, 2020Jeff Forret, 鶹AV history professor and Distinguished Faculty Research Fellow, is making headlines regarding his new book, “Williams’ Gang: A Notorious Slave Trader and His Cargo of Black Convicts.”
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LU continues to feather its N.E.S.Ts
Posted: December 18, 2019鶹AV donated 165 books to its three N.E.S.Ts.
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Kerr, the real deal teaching broadcasting at LU
Posted: December 11, 2019KFDM Anchor Greg Kerr hopes that by imparting real-world broadcasting knowledge with 鶹AV students, some of them will do what he’s done - take some risks and build a career they love.
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After Homelessness | Hope and Place
Posted: March 05, 2019Freshman students Quinton Haynes and Elie Germain never saw themselves attending a university. Now, having overcome homelessness and poverty, their determination and work ethic remind us what it is to be a Cardinal, and why We Are LU.
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Dean Spotlight: Lynn Maurer
Posted: January 11, 2019With a background in political science, Lynn Maurer, new dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, is focused on working to empower LU's underserved populations. “I’m dedicated to the idea of inclusive excellence in the diversity of education, by recognizing varying financial needs and helping students at-risk academically,” Maurer says.
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Making the Possible Achievable
Posted: January 11, 2019As a faculty member of Washington State University, Associate Professor Ashwini Kucknoor had a desire to mentor students far more than possible at such a large institution. The search for greater student interaction led to her coming to 鶹AV. “At LU, we professors get to teach at the undergraduate and graduate levels,” she says. “This allows me to develop relationships with my students that last for years."
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We Are LU | A Catalyst for Change
Posted: January 09, 2019In 2017, Hyattye Simmons received one of three LU Distinguished Alumni Awards for mentorship of at-risk students and his work towards keeping them on the path to graduation. He enrolled at 鶹AV in 1977, just two weeks after making history as the first African-American male valedictorian to graduate Burkeville High School. He credits LU as “the bridge that helped him prepare for the outside world.”
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