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Career Fair Brings 100 Employers to Campus October 8
LSU New Orleans Career Services will host the LSU New Orleans Career Fair on Thursday, Oct. 8, bringing approximately 100 employers to campus to connect with students and alumni seeking internships, part-time positions and full-time careers.
The career fair will take place from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. in the University Center Ballroom and is open to current LSU New Orleans students and alumni from all majors and class levels.
Participating employers will represent a variety of industries and will be recruiting for opportunities ranging from internships to full-time positions. Some employers will also conduct on-site interviews the same day, giving attendees an opportunity to move quickly from an initial introduction to the next stage of the hiring process.
Attendees are encouraged to dress in business or business-casual attire and come prepared with copies of their résumés. The Career Closet in University Center 250 is available to students who need professional clothing for the event.
Students can register for the career fair through Handshake by visiting lsuneworleans.edu, selecting the Handshake app, completing their profile if necessary and searching for the Career Fair under “Fairs,” or by clicking here.
The first 100 registered students will receive a premium item upon arrival.
Event Details
LSU New Orleans Career Fair
Thursday, Oct. 8, 2026
11 a.m.–3:30 p.m.
University Center Ballroom
Open to all LSU New Orleans students and alumni
LSU New Orleans Alumni Help Advance New Approach to Battery Recycling
Clare Davis-Wheeler Chin, an LSU New Orleans alum and nanomaterials chemist at Sandia National Laboratories, is one of the inventors of a microwave-based method that can transform materials from spent lithium-ion batteries into useful new materials. Kirsten Jones, a former Sandia intern and doctoral student at LSU New Orleans, also contributed to developing the method.
The research focuses on lithium cobalt oxide, a material commonly used in lithium-ion battery cathodes. Using an adjustable microwave reactor, researchers can convert the material into nanosheets in about two hours, which is significantly faster than the approximately seven days required using a previous method. This new process also converts approximately 95% of the material into nanosheets, compared with 60% previously.
“Cobalt is a critical material for almost all consumer electronics,” said Davis-Wheeler Chin. “Since there’s only one main source of cobalt, it would be very easy for the cobalt supply chain to just disappear. We’re about to have an abundance of old EV batteries that are either going to go to the landfill or that we can mine to develop a domestic supply.”
Jones began working on the project during an internship at Sandia National Laboratories in 2023 before continuing her research through the laboratory of her LSU New Orleans adviser, John Wiley. The work highlights the impact of research opportunities at LSU New Orleans and the contributions its students and alumni are making to scientific innovation beyond campus.
“This research has the potential to advance clean energy by not only recycling, but upcycling lithium-ion batteries to make them more useful,” Jones said.
Read the full Sandia National Laboratories release, “Mining Batteries ina Microwave,” here.
LSU New Orleans Business College Launches “AI Across the Enterprise” Speaker Series
AI Across the Enterprise: What AI Means for Your Business and Profession will bring students, alumni, business professionals and members of the Greater New Orleans community together to hear from executives and industry leaders about the evolving role of AI in six areas: marketing, accounting, finance, sales, healthcare operations, and human resources.
Hosted by the College’s MBA and Executive MBA Programs, the series will move beyond broad conversations about artificial intelligence to examine how emerging technologies are affecting specific professions and the skills needed in today’s workforce. Each session will be followed by a reception and networking opportunity, giving students and attendees the chance to connect with speakers and professionals from participating organizations.
“Artificial intelligence is transforming virtually every area of business, but its applications and implications can look very different across professions,” said Elyria Kemp, Ph.D., professor of marketing at LSU New Orleans and curator of the series. “AI Across the Enterprise gives our students and the broader business community an opportunity to hear directly from professionals who are navigating these changes. The series also creates opportunities for our students to engage and network with members of the professional community.”
All sessions will begin at 6 p.m. in Kirschman Hall in the Henry Bernstein College of Business Administration at LSU New Orleans. The events are free and open to students, alumni, business professionals and members of the Greater New Orleans community. Registration is requested.
Fall 2026 Schedule:
AI in Marketing — Sept. 17 Featured speaker: Tarik Sedky, president and founder of Pure In partnership with AEF, the ANA Educational Foundation, and the American Marketing Association, New Orleans Chapter.
AI in Accounting — Sept. 30 Featured speaker: Charles Renwick, CPA, managing director, CMR Associates
AI in Finance & Investment Decision-Making — Oct. 7 Featured panelists:
· William Harrison, CFA, CAIA, Merrill Lynch
· Paul Castedo, Advantage Capital
· Alex Wendling, CFA, Ochsner Ventures
· Andy Allain, FIC, CLTC, BFA, Thrivent In partnership with CFA Society Louisiana.
AI in Sales — Oct. 20 Moderator: Nikki Pea Williams, MBA, president, National Sales Network, Louisiana Chapter Featured panelists: B2B sales executives from Fortune 500 companies In partnership with the National Sales Network, Louisiana Chapter.
AI in Healthcare Operations — Nov. 3 Featured speakers:
· Erin Zeringue, president, FACHE, A3 Healthcare
· Kernesha Weatherly, DHA, vice president of Imaging Services, Ochsner Health In partnership with the Louisiana chapters of the American College of Healthcare Executives and the National Association of Health Services Executives.
AI in Human Resources and Talent Management — Nov. 18 Featured speaker: Rickey Coleman, SHRM-CP, president, SHRM New Orleans In partnership with SHRM New Orleans.
The series provides LSU New Orleans students with an opportunity to explore how AI is reshaping the business landscape while building connections with professionals working at the forefront of these changes.
Registration: Register for AI Across the Enterprise
LSU New Orleans Professor Receives Best Paper Award at 2026 ICHRIE Global Conference
Han Chen, Ph.D., associate professor in the Lester E. Kabacoff School of Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism at LSU New Orleans, received the Best Paper Award at the 2026 ICHRIE Global Conference, held July 15–17 in Las Vegas.
The award recognized Chen’s research, “Can Humble Leadership Enhance Hospitality Employees’ Psychological Well-Being? The Moderating Role of Supervisor-Subordinate Relational Age.” The study examines how humble leadership may influence the psychological well-being of employees in the hospitality industry and how the age relationship between supervisors and their employees may affect that connection.
Chen led the research in collaboration with Angie Yeonsook Im, Ph.D., of the University of Georgia, and Yizhi (Ian) Li, Ph.D., of LSU New Orleans.
The International Council on Hotel, Restaurant, and Institutional Education (ICHRIE) is a leading international academic association for hospitality and tourism education and research. Its annual global conference brings together scholars and educators from around the world to share research and discuss developments in the field.
The Best Paper Award recognizes outstanding research presented at the conference and highlights LSU New Orleans faculty contributions to scholarships in hospitality and tourism.
LSU New Orleans Professor Elliott Beaton Selected for Allen Institute Neuroscience Educator Workshops
Elliott Beaton, Ph.D., associate professor in the Department of Psychology, was selected for two multi-day educator workshops hosted this summer by the Allen Institute in Seattle. The application-based programs prepare college faculty to teach neuroscience using large, openly available scientific data sets collected by Allen Institute scientists and collaborators.
The workshops brought together faculty from across the United States, Canada, and South America who teach neuroscience, biology, and psychology. One workshop centered on connectomics, the detailed mapping of connections between individual cells in the brain. The other covered the use of the Python programming language to analyze large sets of neuroscience data.
Dr. Beaton plans to use what he learned, along with resources shared by the Allen Institute, into existing courses and to help build laboratory courses for the new B.S. in Neuroscience at LSU New Orleans. The work will give students applied practice in coding and quantitative analysis with real neuroscience data rather than simulated exercises.
“The skills that our neuroscience students will pick up from what we build with the Allen Institute’s open resources, coding and quantitative analysis on real neuroscience data, are the skills that will carry them into graduate or medical school programs, and into careers,” Dr. Beaton said. “That is what this degree is designed to do.”
Dr. Beaton directs the Stress, Cognition, and Affective Neuroscience (SCAN) Laboratory and serves as graduate coordinator for the doctoral program in Applied Psychology. He helped establish the B.S. in Neuroscience with colleagues in the Department of Psychology, across the College of Sciences, and in the Office of Academic Affairs. It is the only Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience currently offered at a public university in Louisiana.
The Allen Institute is an independent, nonprofit bioscience research organization in Seattle. Through its education program, it offers professional development for college faculty who want to bring open scientific data into undergraduate classrooms.
Port of Los Angeles Executive Director to Join Southeast Louisiana Port Leaders at LSU New Orleans
Gene Seroka, executive director of the Port of Los Angeles, will join three Southeast Louisiana port leaders at LSU New Orleans on Monday, Aug. 31, for a public discussion about global trade, infrastructure, workforce development and Louisiana’s economic future.
The roundtable, hosted by the LSU New Orleans Institute for Economic Development and Real Estate Research, will take place from 3:30 to 4:45 p.m. in the Geoghegan Grand Ballroom on the second floor of the Homer L. Hitt Alumni and Visitors Center. The event is open to the university community and the public.
Seroka leads the Port of Los Angeles, the busiest container port in North America, overseeing major initiatives involving infrastructure, cargo technology, workforce development and zero-emission operations. He earned both his bachelor’s degree and MBA from what is now LSU New Orleans and serves on the University’s Alumni Board of Directors.
“Gene Seroka brings a combination of global industry experience and a deep connection to our university,” said Alí R. Bustamante, director of the Institute for Economic Development and Real Estate Research. “Bringing him together with the leaders of Southeast Louisiana’s major ports gives our students and the public a rare opportunity to hear how changes in global trade translate into decisions about infrastructure, investment and jobs that will shape the future of Louisiana’s economy.”
Joining Seroka for the moderated discussion will be Beth Ann Branch, president and CEO of Port NOLA and CEO of the New Orleans Public Belt Railroad; Julia Fisher-Cormier, executive director of the Port of South Louisiana; and Bo Ethridge, executive director of Louisiana Gateway Port.
The conversation will explore changing trade routes, infrastructure investment, supply-chain technology, workforce needs, resilience and regional coordination, connecting the global perspective of the Port of Los Angeles with the opportunities and challenges facing Louisiana’s port system.
The event is hosted by the Institute for Economic Development and Real Estate Research, a public service division of the LSU New Orleans College of Business Administration. The Institute provides applied research and technical assistance to public, private and nonprofit organizations and convenes programs focused on economic development, real estate and regional growth.
Event Details
Date: Monday, Aug. 31, 2026 Time: 3:30–4:45 p.m.
Location: Geoghegan Grand Ballroom, second floor, Homer L. Hitt Alumni and Visitors Center, LSU New Orleans
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