Put on Your Dance Shoes; New Dance Minor Pending Approval from Board of Regents

With Southern University being generally regarded as one of the hubs of the South for graduates within the STEM and nursing fields, new additions to Southern University’s Board of Supervisors have begun to develop the groundwork for similar efforts to be undertaken in the sector of dance.

The addition of this new minor into the Fine Arts curriculum could be accepting students as early as the Fall 2023 semester. According to Dean Cynthia Bryant, additional steps are needed. “While the Southern University Board of Supervisors graciously approved our proposal, the certificate program cannot be offered until we receive full approval from the Louisiana Board of Regents,” said Dean Bryant.

Dr. Doris Hall, Chair of the College of Humanities and Interdisciplinary Studies Curriculum Committee at Southern and a Baton Rouge native with history within the HBCU community, is the creator of the Dance Studies course.

This new addition to month’s January 6th meeting. The new members of the board include Zazell V. Dudley of Shreveport for District 4, Maple L. Gaines of New Orleans for District 2, Paul P. Matthews of Metairie for District 1, Christy O. Reeves of Baton Rouge, and Ann Smith of Kentwood for District 5. the Southern University educational curriculum comes on the back of the induction of five new members of the Board of Supervisors as of last

While the Board of Supervisors is responsible for overseeing the operations of the campus, the Board of Regents holds the authority of ultimate approval for funding and implementation of policies that the Board of Supervisors brings before them.

“My hope is that I can add value to Southern University where I can, to learn, listen, grow, and help in any way that I can,” the newly swornin Matthews assured. While there are Southern alumni present on this incarnation of

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