LSU Shreveport’s College of Business is providing free masks to thousands of students to help them stay safe during the Covid-19 pandemic.
The College of Business mailed free masks featuring the LSUS logo to more than 5,500 current students in its undergraduate and graduate programs. They’re giving students around the United States a chance to show purple and gold pride while staying safe during the pandemic.
LSUS alumnus Travis Albers suggested providing the masks to support students during these difficult times. Albers earned his bachelor’s degree in marketing in 2018 and an MBA in data analytics in 2019 from LSUS.
LSUS moved all its classes online in March, building on a robust platform pioneered by its award-winning MBA program. Now the university is preparing for face-to-face classes in the fall semester.
“We are excited about our students returning to the College of Business classrooms,” LSUS College of Business Dean Nancy Albers, PhD, said. “We are also happy to hear of our students being able to return to work, because many of them experienced an extended period of time unemployed.”
LSU Shreveport has recently announced its expectation to resume face-to-face classes this fall. Albers said LSUS faculty and administrators are proceeding cautiously with reopening plans, focused on best practices for safety during the pandemic.
“We understand that our efforts to get ‘back to business’ require careful thought, planning, and caution,” she said. “Using input from a College of Business alumnus, we decided that one of the most serviceable methods of supporting our students is to provide them with a practical, valuable and useful tool to help them make these upcoming transitions toward invigorating our economy.”
Albers said additional masks are available for purchase by students and the public at $10 each while supplies last. Proceeds offset the cost of providing the free masks to students.
“The masks will play a vital role in our return to both class and work,” Albers said.
A generous grant from AEP SWEPCO is helping LSU Shreveport students and faculty create mask hooks and parts for face shields that will help keep our local first responders and other healthcare heroes safe from COVID-19.
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Three organizations that founded the Spring Street Museum in Shreveport have been named 2020 Pilots of the Year by the LSUS Foundation.
A new endowed scholarship at LSU Shreveport will honor fallen Shreveport police officers.
Shreveport police Cpl. Jason Frazier started raising money for the scholarship after Sgt. Tim Prunty was killed in the line of duty in 2010. Sgt. Prunty was fatally shot while responding to a call for help at a convenience store in southwest Shreveport.
Since then, two other Shreveport police officers – Officer Thomas LaValley and Officer Chatéri Payne – have died tragically. Officer LaValley was fatally shot while responding to call for help in 2015. Officer Payne was fatally shot outside her home earlier this year.
A detailed account of gospel singer Mahalia Jackson’s involvement in the civil rights movement has won the LSU Shreveport Masters in Liberal Arts Thesis Award.
“Moving on up a Little Higher: Mahalia Jackson, Champion of Freedom through Song”, by Sherman Houston Jr., is the first volume in The Noel Masters Series published by LSUS.
SHREVEPORT, La. -- The LSUS Foundation is now operating of the Spring Street Historical Museum on behalf of LSU Shreveport.
The Spring Street Museum will complement other LSUS resources that support arts and culture. This includes the LSUS Northwest Louisiana Archives; the Noel Collection, the largest private collection of antiquarian books in the United States; the Pioneer Heritage Center; and LSUS Red River Radio.
This fall, the university will begin operating new academic programs through the Spring Street Museum, including internships for history students and a digital arts class using the museum’s collection. Plans also include creation of a certificate program in museum studies. Faculty and community advisory boards will help develop these programs.
SHREVEPORT, La. -- Ten LSU Shreveport students have been approved for Certified Management Accountant (CMA) Scholarships offered by the Institute of Management Accountants (IMA).
LSU Shreveport assistant professor Dr. Sam Cannon is more Clark Kent than Superman, but he’s a superhero to comic artists in Chile.
Dr. Alex Mikaberidze, LSU Shreveport's internationally known expert on Napoleon Bonaparte, shares some of the Noel Collection's rare materials in conjunction with an exhibit tied to the 250th anniversary of Napoleon's birth.
A scholarship established to honor the legacy of an avid balloonist will help two LSU Shreveport students pursue undergraduate science degrees as they prepare for careers in dentistry and medicine.
A grant from the Community Foundation will help the LSU Shreveport LaPREP program nurture a new generation of scientists and technology trendsetters next summer.
The International Lincoln Center for American Studies at LSU Shreveport will bring distinguished speakers to campus this fall. Dr. Bill Pederson, who holds the American Studies Endowed Chair in Liberal Arts, started the center 36 years ago. Washington Semester, the center's signature program, offers LSUS students a front-row seat to history during a trip to the nation's capitol each year.
A Shreveport family's generous gift will help LSU Shreveport students learn the communications skills they need to succeed.
Dr. Alex Mikaberidze takes Shreveport Times writer Tiana Kennell and photographer Henrietta Wildsmith on a time travel adventure through the LSU Shreveport Noel Memorial Library's rare books collection.
The LSUS Foundation 2019 Winter Newsletter is out covering stories such as the LARGEST graduating class ever and the LSUS Foundation earns a prestigious new honor!
