LSU Receives Elite Cyber Designation from the National Security Agency

The National Security Agency, or NSA, the nation’s preeminent cybersecurity agency, has designated LSU as a Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Operations, or CAE-CO. LSU joins only 21 other universities and colleges in the U.S. with the designation, which is reserved for institutions capable of educating high-performing students and advancing operational technologies and techniques critical to intelligence, military and law enforcement organizations. Read the full press release here. 

Student Mobility Initiative in Africa

LSU is set to lead a student mobility initiative in Africa with eight other SEC institutions. This initiative is the first of its kind to be launched in the U.S. and will primarily focus on recruitment in Ghana and Senegal. This trip will take place from Oct. 21-30 and is spearheaded by Samba Dieng, LSU’s senior internationalization officer and executive director of international programs.

Innovation Series - Higher Ed Today: A Learner’s Market 

LSU Online & Continuing Education’s upcoming Innovation Series Event - "Higher Ed Today: A Learner’s Market" is on Wednesday, Nov. 9, at the Lod Cook Alumni Center from 9-11:30 a.m. Provost Roy Haggerty will be the keynote speaker and sessions will be facilitated by Advance 360 Education and RNL. To register to attend the Innovation Series Event, click here. 

ACE Internationalization Lab Update

LSU has recently completed the institutional self-assessment phase of the ACE Internationalization Lab,[BROKEN LINK] engaging over 2,000 members of the campus community. As the lab’s subcommittees review this data, they will report key findings and submit recommendations to the lab’s leadership team. These reports will culminate in the creation of a global strategy document, which is set to be published in spring 2023. This two-year global strategic planning process involved faculty and staff from all sectors of the university.

LSU Dual Enrollment Program Sets Record for Enrollments

The LSU Dual Enrollment (DE) Program offers qualified high school students the opportunity to take LSU classes while remaining in their high school classrooms. Administered by the Gordon A. Cain Center, it has now grown to offer 22 courses in 81 high schools with record-setting enrollments. This fall, 3,048 unique students are participating in the program (+17 percent over last fall). Course enrollments increased to 4,047 (+24 percent over last fall) with another 4,000+ course enrollments expected in the spring, resulting in over 24,000 student credit hours this academic year. 

Managing Adult Health and Child Behavior Post-Pandemic Webinar Series

The Pregnancy & Parenting Program is excited to announce its fall webinar series, Behavioral Health Post-Pandemic. The series will take attendees through the health observations physicians and professional experts are seeing with adults and children post-pandemic. Topics will include: effects on pregnant women and postpartum mothers, behavioral and development issues clinicians observe in pediatric patients and a general overview of mental and behavioral health moving forward. Click here to view the schedule of webinars and to register.