Shell donated $5 million to Southern's business and engineering programs. Here's how they'll use it

Shell donated $5 million to Southern's business and engineering programs. Here's how they'll use it

Southern University will build three chemical engineering labs and a career development center with a $5 million donation from Shell, the college announced Tuesday.

Southern receives $5 million in engineering, business school investment from Shell

BATON ROUGE —Southern University received a $5 million investment from Shell to expand initiatives at its business and engineering schools. A portion of the money will upgrade the chemical engineering program within the College of Sciences and Engineering to "prepare students to become competitive scientists, engineers and innovators."The funding will also help create a Student Success Center that will provide Southern students with academic sup…