Dear Privateers,
Happy New Year! With an early Mardi Gras this year, our semester kicks off with a bang at our Mardi Gras parade event, and we're working hard on making this year's Peel-A-Palooza bigger and better than last year's. We have a lot coming up, and we look forward to seeing you all soon!
As always, thank you for your continued support. You make us #UNOPROUD!
- Rachel, Francie, Whitney & Savannah
Your UNO Alumni Association Team
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| Meet Us @ Mardi Gras Parades
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WHERE: The Wright House - 1525 St. Charles Avenue
WHEN: Noon - 4 pm (or until Freret Parade passes)
Once again, we have THE spot for day parades on Saturday, Feb. 3. We'll provide areas on both sides, snacks, king cake, waters, UNO merch, plus the house with BATHROOM access and indoor, porch and front yard viewing areas. BYO other drinks (boozy or not), any additional food you'd like, camp chairs, ladders, and anything else you might need. Food/beverages also available at several nearby stores/restaurants and carts.
Registration is just $10 per person. Space is limited, so please RSVP soon to ensure your spot(s)!
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To celebrate our first woman president at UNO, our theme this year is Ladies First, and Dr. Kathy Johnson will preside as Queen. Also highlighted will be other milestones from UNO's history.
Alumni & friends are invited to join us at the Homer Hitt Alumni Center at Noon to watch the parade. We'll have king cake, hot chocolate and other goodies and a tent out front for viewing. It's a great kick-off to the main event the following week!
If you're interested in supporting the Krewe of UNO parade or would like more information, please CLICK HERE.
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| SAVE THE DATE: Privateer Peel-A-Palooza
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Save the date for our 2nd annual alumni crawfish event. This year will be even bigger and better, and you won't want to miss it! Look for an email soon to purchase tickets or sponsorships.
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| Privateer Athletics Events
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Women's Basketball
SAT Jan. 20 at 2 p.m. - Game vs. Northwestern St.
THU Feb. 1 at 2 p.m. - Game vs. HCU & Ladies' Night at the Arena!
Men's Basketball
SAT Jan. 13 at 4 p.m. - Game vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
SAT Jan. 20 at 4 p.m. - Game vs. Northwestern St.
All games at UNO Lakefront Arena. Get Tickets Here
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Novelist Maurice Carlos Ruffin to UNO Grads: 'I'm living my dream, because I went to this school'
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After earning a bachelor’s degree in English from the University of New Orleans, Maurice Carlos Ruffin went on to earn a law degree and became a practicing attorney. However, he longed to be a writer.
Stories were his passion, Ruffin said Friday [Dec. 8] at UNO’s Lakefront Arena where he delivered the keynote address during the fall commencement ceremony.
>> READ MORE
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Thank You For Your Support in 2023! |
Happy New Year!
We are so grateful for all you Privateers who supported the University in 2023! Your gifts show confidence and pride in the University and ensure that UNO can continue to provide a high-quality and accessible education for generations to come.
We simply cannot say THANK YOU enough!
If you would like to kick-start 2024 and support what’s possible, what’s important and what’s next with a gift to UNO First, click below!
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ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT: Alumna Ellen Lee ['85 & '87] Establishes New Opportunity Scholarship at UNO
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Fresh out of high school and living away from home for the first time, University of New Orleans alumna Ellen Lee acknowledges that her studies took a backseat to partying while enrolled as a pre-med student at the University of Notre Dame.
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UNO librarian Connie Phelps holds brick from William Frantz Elementary School
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| Earl K. Long Library Special Collection of Orleans Parish School Board Memorabilia Is Expanding |
The Earl K. Long Library’s special collection containing material that documents more than 150 years of Orleans Parish School Board history is expanding.
Library officials have received a cache of memorabilia that includes band uniforms, trophies, plaques from defunct or renamed schools, and even a brick from William Frantz Elementary School, the formerly all-white public school that 6-year-old Ruby Bridges integrated in 1960.
>> READ MORE
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New Year's Resolution: Are Your Affairs in Order? |
Don’t have a Will? Or do you need an up-to-date legal will? The UNO Foundation has partnered with Freewill to offer you an online resource that guides you through the process of creating a legally valid will in less than 30 minutes.
Start this New Year off right and protect your wishes and your loved ones — write or update your will today.
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Register on the UNO Matrix to receive your new digital membership card and benefits. Check out our NEW alumni perks partner, Working Advantage, who offers exclusive nationwide deals and offers on Theme Parks, Travel, Movie Tickets, Appliances, Cars, Memberships and much more! REGISTER NOW
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| Have you moved? Changed jobs? Gotten married?
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| University of New Orleans Alumni Association
Homer L. Hitt Alumni & Visitors Center
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New Orleans, LA 70148
uno.edu/alumni | 504.280.2586 | alumni@uno.edu
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