Office of the President

 

Celebrating a Year of Wins

 

Powering Solutions for Louisiana

Under President Tate's leadership, Louisiana has made strides to power solutions for Louisiana's toughest problems. 

Read on to learn more about LSU's progress. 

Impact Report 2024

 

Scholarship First Bus Tour logo

The Scholarship First Bus Tour is hitting the road October 15 - 18 and bringing the spirit of Louisiana directly to communities across Louisiana. From north to south and east to west, we're sharing what we're doing for Louisiana and beyond.  

Scholarship First Bus Tour

 

Bus tour map showing the stops

Strategic Framework

 

Scholarship First Agenda

At LSU, our drive for excellence is fueled by our mission to serve and uplift Louisiana. We’re dedicated to expanding access to higher education, tackling critical challenges with innovative research, and enhancing lives across every parish. We embrace our ambitious vision with a commitment to excellence, striving to advance student success and elevate Louisiana for the benefit of all.

Scholarship First

Pres. Tate addresses a crowd on the topic of Scholarship First

 

Research Strategic Growth Plan

Researcher in a lab setting.

Scholarship First in Action

LSU’s Healthy Aging Research Center, with the help of a five-year, $5 million Health Resources & Services Administration grant, is working to improve the quality of dementia care for underserved communities in Louisiana and Mississippi.

LSU and Tulane are leading the Mississippi River Delta Transition Initiative to chart a new course for the future of the region where the Mississippi River meets the Gulf of Mexico, an area both crucial to commerce and among the most vulnerable in the world.

Regular checkups and quick access to medical centers are key for people undergoing cancer treatment. But travel distance and other barriers can impact patient outcomes in some underserved areas in Louisiana.

Infancy is the most vulnerable time of life. Sibei Xia of LSU’s Department of Textiles, Apparel Design, and Merchandising is leading pioneering research aimed at alleviating the stress of new parents through wearable technology that could redefine infant care.

Courtney brings his “zest for regulatory affairs” to “ensure trustworthy scientific outcomes” directly from Purdue University, where he’s served as senior compliance officer since 2019 after an extensive career in cancer research.

Last week, LSU cybersecurity graduate student George Buras from Baton Rouge received a shoutout from the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, or CISA, for the “Staggering!” impact his work, and the work of other interns, is having on the nation. Here, Buras explains what he’s working on, and why.