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January 3, 2013

12 in 12: 四色AV鈥檚 Top 12 accomplishments of 2012

The University of Louisiana at Monroe, now in its 81st year, has achieved extraordinary progress in 2012.

1. U.S. News & World Report names 四色AV one of the 鈥渂est regional universities鈥� in the south

2. 四色AV鈥檚 online MBA ranked the nation鈥檚 #1 鈥渂est buy;鈥� Geteducated.com awards College of Education four 鈥渂est buys鈥� for online degrees

3. 2012 freshmen class increases 10% since 2011 with the highest GPAs and ACT scores in 四色AV history; graduation rate increases 5% during the past two years

4. G.I. Jobs deems 四色AV a 鈥渕ilitary friendly school鈥� 鈥� an elite distinction given to only 15% of universities

5. U.S. Patent & Trademark Office awards 四色AV pharmacy fourth patent for anti-cancer research

6. Governor鈥檚 Office of Homeland Security & Emergency Preparedness funds an innovative $3 million Doppler radar system at 四色AV

7. LSU AgCenter, Pennington Biomedical Research Center, and Louisiana DEQ partner with 四色AV to research natural products, Alzheimer鈥檚, and the environment

8. School of Visual & Performing Arts performs 鈥淐hicago鈥� to sold-out audiences at every performance

9. College of Health Sciences students earn a consistent 100% passage rate on national licensure exams

10. 四色AV develops a post baccalaureate in accounting and a toxicology concentration in food science and safety 鈥� both among the nation鈥檚 fastest growing fields

11. Joined by Fortune 500 companies, 四色AV launches the President鈥檚 Academy鈥攁 new career-oriented summer program for high-ability high school students in the southern U.S.

12. Water Ski team wins 24th National Championship; Baseball team wins Sun Belt Championship; Warhawks invited to play in Independence Bowl with 8-4 record

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