Impact Stories
Shreveport family establishes LSUS scholarship to honor son’s memory, help others find their path
A new scholarship at LSU Shreveport will honor the life of Samuel Walker Lees, a young man who left the world before he could fulfil his potential.
MoreLSUS freshman earns so she can learn
LSU Shreveport freshman Samari Jacques juggled two part-time jobs and still made it to class in her first semester of college. Eight of 10 LSUS students interviewed for a student intern survey say they work more than 30 hours a…
MoreLaPREP returns this summer to challenge aspiring young mathematicians and scientists
SHREVEPORT, La. – LaPREP, a free math and science summer enrichment program for middle school students, is set to blast off again in May at LSU Shreveport after a one-year pause. LaPREP offers in-depth classes in logic, probability and statistics,…
MoreRetired principal champions education for all
Dr. Sandra McCalla is unstoppable in her quest to make education accessible to everyone. She grew up surrounded by lovers of learning, so it was more a question of what she would teach rather than whether she would teach. Her…
MoreLSUS professor Dr. Alex Mikaberidze shares expertise on Ukraine conflict
LSU Shreveport professor Dr. Alex Mikaberidze, an internationally renowned expert on Russian, Eastern European and Middle East and Napoleonic history, says the crisis in Ukraine has been brewing for more than two decades. Dr. Mikaberidze is native of the Republic…
MoreA family’s focus on education helps first-generation students pursue a degree
LSU Shreveport alumnus Mike Woods is helping open doors to an education for students who overcome barriers to better themselves.
MoreDonor support helps the International Lincoln Center open doors for students and provide valuable research resources
A unique research center focused on President Abraham Lincoln is engaging diverse audiences around the world in spite of the Covid pandemic.
The International Lincoln Center for American Studies at LSU Shreveport – supported by the American Studies Endowed Chair – attracts scholars from around the globe as they study Lincoln’s legacy.
MoreA family’s gift continues a teacher’s life-changing legacy for new educators
A scholarship that supports student teachers arose from a tragedy that robbed the community of an open-hearted educator who helped shape the lives of hundreds of youngsters.
MoreLSUS professor uses machine learning to measure water quality in real time
A summer enrichment course that encourages middle and early high school students to study math and science is providing doctors and engineers to the community.
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