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The spring 2023 issue of Silver & Blue offers an exciting snapshot of the determined Privateer Nation and its impactful work on campus and beyond.

_{May 3, 2023}

Silver & Blue Magazine Highlights and Celebrates UNO’s Determined Privateer Nation

The spring 2023 issue of Silver & Blue magazine is headed to your mailbox and locations around the University of New Orleans campus. Read more

Son of a Saint founder and CEO Bivian “Sonny” Lee III earned a bachelor’s degree in marketing and management from the University of New Orleans.

_{April 18, 2023}

Son of a Saint Founder Sonny Lee To Serve as Spring 2023 Commencement Speaker

Son of a Saint founder and CEO Bivian “Sonny” Lee III will serve as the principal speaker at the University of New Orleans’ spring 2023 commencement ceremony. Read more

UNO engineering students work on their steel bridge, which earned first place at the ASCE 2023 symposium in March.

_{April 17, 2023}

UNO Engineering Students Win Regional Steel Bridge Competition, Advance to Nationals

A team of University of New Orleans engineering students won the steel bridge competition at the ASCE 2023 Gulf Coast Student Symposium, held March 9-11 at the University of South Alabama in Mobile. Read more

Former New Orleans Saints star receiver Marques Colston, who has developed several businesses, is an entrepreneur, speaker and business strategist.

_{March 23, 2023}

Former Saints Star Marques Colston to Deliver Homer Hitt Presidential Distinguished Lecture on April 19

Former New Orleans Saints star receiver and entrepreneur Marques Colston will deliver the Homer Hitt Presidential Lecture on April 19 at the University of New Orleans. Read more

University of New Orleans alumnus Lionel Dutreix manages the daily operations of NASA’s only manufacturing facility where development of the Space Launch System and Orion spacecraft are underway.

_{March 14, 2023}

Alumnus Lionel Dutreix: Director of NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility

University of New Orleans alumnus Lionel Dutreix likens his job to that of a mayor of a small city. His “city,” however, is unlike any other in that its focus really is rocket science. Read more

Hundreds of middle and high school students took part in interactive activities at UNO as part of National Engineers Week.

_{March 9, 2023}

UNO’s National Engineers Week Draws Hundreds of Local Students

The University of New Orleans celebrated the value of engineering studies with a daylong event for area middle and high school students on Wednesday in honor of National Engineers Week. Read more

UNO’s 200-acre lakefront campus will see $27 million of upfront energy infrastructure and building improvements deployed in the first two years of the partnership.

_{March 1, 2023}

University of New Orleans Announces 25-year Energy Partnership with Louisiana Energy Partners to Improve Campus Infrastructure

Louisiana Energy Partners (LAEP), a partnership between Bernhard LLC and Johnson Controls Inc., and the University of New Orleans (UNO) announced t Read more

The University of New Orleans celebrated honorees during a black-tie event on Saturday, Jan. 21, at the NOPSI Hotel in New Orleans.

_{January 23, 2023}

Hall of Distinction Honors University and Community Excellence

The University of New Orleans honored a select group of individuals who have had a profound impact on the University and the city of New Orleans at the second Hall of Distinction gala. Read more

Darrell Kruger is the new provost, senior vice president of academic affairs and executive director of research and economic development at the University of New Orleans.

_{January 19, 2023}

UNO Provost Darrell Kruger: ‘I’m A Relational Leader’

As a former dean of the College of Education and Human Development at the University of New Orleans, Darrell Kruger is not exactly new to UNO. Read more