Tagged: higher education

The University of New Orleans is putting its name everywhere from social media outlets to highway billboards and trailers at local movie theaters.

New Orleans CityBusiness reports that the extensive marketing and branding campaign is an attempt to boost student enrollment, which has declined steadily over the past three years.

Gateway Brass, the brass ensemble of the Air Force Band of the West, will present a free concert Jan. 24 at McNeese State University.

The performance is planned for 7:30 p.m. at the university's Shearman Fine Arts Performing Arts Theatre.

Gateway Brass, stationed in Texas, has performed around the country and plays a variety of musical styles.

The Louisiana Small Business Development Center at Southeastern Louisiana University is working with business organizations in the Florida Parishes to offer counseling sessions for business owners.

The sessions are free and confidential, and are by appointment only. They are offered in Livingston, St. Helena, Washington and St. Tammany parishes.

More information is available by calling the business center at 985-549-3831 or online at www.lsbdc.org/slu.

Construction of an expansion has begun at Fletcher Technical Community College in the Terrebonne Parish community of Schriever.

The Courier reports ground was broken for the BP Integrated Production Technologies Building this past week.

The $5.2 million building, which will house training equipment and classrooms, is partly financed by a $4 million donation from oil giant BP.