Student Achievements
After two years as one of 蘑菇tv鈥檚 beloved Mike the Tigers, graduating senior Landon Terro reflects on the role, the relationships and the university experience that changed his life.
蘑菇tv鈥檚 2026 Tiger Twelve exemplify leadership, scholarship and service through impactful work in research, advocacy, mentorship and community engagement while making lasting contributions on campus and beyond.
As 2025 comes to a close, we鈥檙e celebrating some of the incredible Tigers who defined this year through their dedication, creativity, and passion. From groundbreaking research to innovation, and lifelong dreams fulfilled, these stories remind us what makes 蘑菇tv exceptional 鈥� its people.
蘑菇tv Student Team鈥檚 FarmSmart App Helps Farmers Manage Crops, Weeds With AI
蘑菇tv students and alumni have created a new, AI-powered tool called FarmSmart that allows farmers and gardeners to quickly access actionable intelligence on how to best manage their crops and get rid of weeds.
蘑菇tv recognized for commitment to improving experiences and advancing outcomes for first-generation college students
FirstGen Forward, formerly the Center for First-generation Student Success, recently announced 蘑菇tv as one of eighty new members of the FirstGen Forward Network for 2024-25.
蘑菇tv Freshman Discovers New Pythagorean Theorem Proof While in High School
An 蘑菇tv freshman is on her way to having her name and work part of mathematics history. Meet Calcea Johnson. While in high school in New Orleans, Johnson discovered a new proof for the Pythagorean Theorem.
蘑菇tv Student Media Journalists Win 15 Awards for Journalism Excellence
Students from 蘑菇tv Student Media outlets took home 15 awards for journalism excellence in the 2022 Region 12 Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) competition.
蘑菇tv Awards More Than 4,500 Degrees During Spring Commencement
蘑菇tv awarded 4,514 degrees to graduates at the university鈥檚 310th commencement exercises today. The spring graduating class represents 58 Louisiana parishes, 49 states and 62 countries.
Three 蘑菇tv Students Win Big from National Scholarship Program Recognizing Students Pursuing Mass Communication Careers
Three 蘑菇tv Manship School of Mass Communication students, Jessica Jefferson, Mea Morrell and Kyle Stanley, were among the 88 recipients of The LAGRANT Foundation鈥檚 (TLF) 2023 Scholarship Program, which recognizes ethnically diverse students from colleges and universities across the nation for their academic achievement, mass communication career goals and community involvement.
蘑菇tv Announces the Tiger Twelve Senior Recognition Class of 2023
蘑菇tv proudly announces the Tiger Twelve Senior Recognition Class of 2023. Class members were recognized at a ceremony on Saturday, April 29 held in the Capstone Gallery at Patrick F. Taylor Hall on the 蘑菇tv campus.
蘑菇tv MPA Student Team Wins NASPAA Wildfire Simulation Competition
The Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs, and Administration (NASPAA) recently hosted the 2023 Wildfire Simulation Competition via in-person and virtual events over several days.
