Noel Memorial Library at LSUS (back
view)
Decorative walkway connects LSUS
Administration and Science buildings
Restored cottage of the former
Caspiana House plantation at the LSUS Pioneer Heritage
Center
Four-story William H. Bronson Hall
houses classrooms and offices. It is named for a former publisher
of the Shreveport Times.
Louisiana State University in Shreveport (LSU
Shreveport or LSUS) is a branch institution of the
Louisiana State
University System located in Shreveport, Louisiana. LSUS opened in
1967 as a two-year community college but transitioned into a
four-year college five years later in 1972. With an enrollment of
4,535 students, LSUS is a multipurpose system of higher education,
accredited by the Southern
Association of Colleges and Schools. Although the University
does not provide on-campus housing, University Court is contracted
by the University to provide apartment-style housing adjacent to
the northwest corner of campus for LSUS students. The school's
athletic programs, nicknamed the Pilots, are members of the
National
Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) and the
Red River Athletic Conference.
LSUS offers more than 70 extra-curricular organizaitons. LSUS
operates Red River Radio, a public radio network based in
Shreveport.
History
Since opening in 1967, LSUS has become the regional urban
comprehensive university in the Shreveport-Bossier metropolitan
area. Anchored along the picturesque Red River in southeast
Shreveport, the LSUS campus serves as home to approximately 4,500
students. LSUS has more than 26 undergraduate degree programs and a
dozen master's degree programs. Beginning in January of 2014, LSUS
will offer the first doctoral program on its campus, a Doctor of
Education (Ed.D.) in Leadership Studies. (pending SACS level change
approval)
Academics
LSUS offers 26 undergraduate programs,11 Master's degrees and
one Doctoral degree. All of LSUS' business degrees are accredited
by AACSB-International. LSUS
offers many night courses, catering to its non-traditional student
population. LSUS also offers many on-line course and two 100%
online Master's degrees (Master of Science in Human Services
Administration and Master of Health Administration).
The University has a student-teacher ratio of 21:1 and 78% of
the professors have doctoral degrees. Many of LSUS' professors have
been published and nationally recognized.[citation
needed] Many of LSUS' professors sit on
nationally-recognized boards related to their disciplines.
Athletics
LSU Shreveport (LSUS) teams are known as the Pilots. The
university is a member of the National Association of
Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), competing in their second stint
as a member of the Red River Athletic Conference (RRAC). The Pilots
formerly competed in the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference (GCAC) from
2003-2010. Men's sports include baseball, basketball and cross
country; while women's sports include basketball, cross country and
tennis. The LSUS Athletic program has produced many championship
teams collecting a total of seven regular season conference titles,
14 conference tournament championships and competed in 25 NAIA
National Tournaments.
BASEBALL:
Program began in 1991
Conference Regular Season Titles: 2005, 2011, 2012 Conference
Tournament Titles: 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 NAIA
Opening Round Appearances (Regional Tournaments): 2003, 2004, 2005,
2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 NAIA Opening Round
Titles: 2011, 2012 Avista-NAIA World Series Appearances: 2003,
2011, 2012
The LSU Shreveport Pilot baseball team has become a NAIA
National power holding the nation's no. 1 ranking during their
record year with a 54-6 record in 2012. The Pilots have been to the
Avista-NAIA World series three times under former Head Coach Rocke
Musgraves (2000-2013). Musgraves led the Pilots to a fourth place
finish (2011) and a pair of third place finishes (2003 & 2012).
The program has had many players sign professional contracts and
drafted in the Major League Baseball Draft, including three taken
in the 2010 MLB Draft.
MEN'S BASKETBALL:
Program was reinstated in 2003
Conference Regular Season Titles: 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010
Conference Tournament Titles: 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011,
2012 NAIA National Tournament Appearances: 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008,
2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 NAIA Fab Four Appearances: 2013
Former LSU Shreveport Head Coach Chad McDowell put the Pilots on
the NAIA map leading them on the hardwood for an impressive record
of 239-62 through his 10 seasons. Coach Kyle Blankenship guided the
Pilots to their first ever Fab Four Appearance on the national
stage finishing with a 27-7 record in his first year at the
helm.
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL:
Program was reinstated in 2003
NAIA National Tournament Appearances: 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013
Head Coach Ronnie Howell has been the only one to lead the Lady
Pilots since their reinstatement in 2003. Under his leadership the
Lady Pilots have made significant improvements on the hardwood
notching five straight winning seasons including 20+ win seasons in
four of the last five seasons.
WOMEN'S TENNIS:
Program began in 2010
The Lady Pilots have a 10-31 overall record since their
beginning in 2010. The LSUS women's tennis teams competes in the
NAIA as an Independent.
CROSS COUNTRY:
The LSUS men's and women's cross country squads will begin their
first season of competition in the fall of 2013 as a member of the
Red River Athletic Conference.
Mascot
Pete the Pilot was introduced to students in the fall of 2007
after a process that began in 2005 with the passage of a bill
calling for a new mascot by the Student Government Association
(SGA). The idea initially met resistance by the administration
based upon cost, but was further pursued. He is a combination of
steamboat pilot and pelican, which is the
state bird of Louisiana. Students offered naming suggestions during
student government elections in 2007, with a final decision made by
a committee of students and faculty. The committee was composed of
the Professor of the Year, the current SGA president, and a former
SGA president representing the students, alumni and faculty of
LSUS. The mascot was named in accordance with the majority opinion
of students expressed during the vote.
People
Notable
alumni
Notable
faculty
- Hubert D. Humphreys, a charter member of
the LSUS faculty, was a specialist in oral history.
- Harold R. King, Jr.
(1945–2010), American novelist from Shreveport who taught
writing at LSUS.
- Lloyd E. Lenard (1922–2008), a
Shreveport businessman, Caddo Parish commissioner, and author,
taught finance and insurance at LSUS on an adjunct basis.
- Jeffrey D. Sadow, an LSUS political science professor and widely
known political blogger, journalist, and satirist.