2010-2011 lsu annual diversity report

Annual Diversity Report 2010/2011 PAGE 1


Administration

OFFICE OF THE CHANCELLOR Chancellor Michael Martin, PhD OFFICE OF THE ACADEMIC AFFAIRS Executive Vice Chancellor & Provost John Maxwell Hamilton, PhD

LSU Diversity Statement Diversity is fundamental to LSU's mission and the University is committed to creating and maintaining a living and learning environment that embraces individual difference. Cultural inclusion is of highest priority. LSU recognizes that achieving national prominence depends on the human spirit, participation, and dedicated work of the entire University community. Flagship: 2020 will be realized by bringing together diverse ideas, perspectives, skills, and talents of the nation's pre-eminent scholars, brightest students, and leading higher education professionals. Through its Commitment to Community, LSU strives to create an inclusive, respectful, intellectually challenging climate that embraces individual difference in race, ethnicity, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, age, spirituality, socio-economic status, disability, family status, experiences, opinions, and ideas. LSU proactively cultivates and sustains a campus environment that values open dialogue, cooperation, shared responsibility, mutual respect, and cultural competence– the driving forces that enrich and enhance cutting edge research, first-rate teaching, and engaging community outreach activities.

OFFICE OF EQUITY, DIVERSITY & COMMUNITY OUTREACH (EDCO) www.lsu.edu/diversity Vice Provost Katrice Albert, PhD Assistant to the Vice Provost & Director Marco Barker, PhD Administrative Executive Assistant Tarchia Rankins, MS COMMUNITY UNIVERSITY PARTNERSHIP www.lsu.edu/cup Community Affairs Liaison Brandon Smith LOUISIANA CENTER ADDRESSING SUBSTANCE USE IN COLLEGIATE COMMUNITIES www.lsu.edu/lacasu Associate Director Bret Blackmon, MSW OFFICE OF MULTICULTURAL AFFAIRS www.lsu.edu/oma Director Chaunda Allen, MPA WOMEN’S CENTER www.lsu.edu/wc Director Catherine Hopkins, MEd

About this Report This annual report highlights diversity efforts of EDCO and the entire University. This report does not capture all of the outstanding work carried out by our faculty, staff, and students . We invite readers to visit the LSU homepage, Diversity page, and the website of each college and unit to explore the ways in which we embrace DIVERSE PEOPLE with DIVERSE TALENTS. Editors: Marco Barker, Ph.D., Assistant to the Vice Provost & Director Jared Avery, MA, Graduate Assistant for EDCO

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Vice Provost Katrice A. Albert

Reflecting on the past year of diversity and community outreach initiatives at LSU,

we should be proud of our many successful achievements. Next year promises to

be equally exciting.

With a sincere commitment to actualizing our Flagship Agenda to Transform Lives,

the LSU Office of Equity, Diversity & Community Outreach has been dedicated to

the core tenants of the Flagship Agenda 2020: learning, discovery, diversity, and

engagement.

While you will read more about the accomplishments of the past year, It is perhaps

most appropriate to highlight our most distinguished points of pride.

LSU’s First African American Undergraduate A.P. Tureaud, Jr. Receives Degree

After 58 Years

Black Barbershop Health Outreach Initiative Enters Barbershops to Test and

Educate Black Males on the Importance of Health

LSU Supplier Diversity Initiative Forms Through a Partnership Between EDCO and

the E. J. Ourso College of Business

LSU “FOCUSES” on Civic Engagement from Baton Rouge to South Africa

These achievements mentioned merely underscore the important diversity and

civic engagement experiences occurring all over our campus community. These

points of pride capture the essence of culturally relevant initiatives and activities,

and demonstrate the capacity in each of us to achieve excellence in our quest to

Transform Lives. Love Purple, Live Gold.

Our Report

Our Motto

DIVERSE PEOPLE.DIVERSE TALENTS.

This motto captures the essence of our campus belief

that each member of our community represents a

unique perspective and contributes a unique skill or

perspective that enriches the community.


―Jazz Bassist John Clayton, River City Jazz Master Classic ‖

―Service Learning in Africa‖

―Summer Scholars, Super Stars & Service‖

―Forum on Media Diversity‖

―Best Friends Forever‖

―EnvironMentors Win National Award‖

―Supplier Diversity‖

―Over 50 Years Later: A.P. Tureaud, Jr. Receives LSU Degree‖

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PEOPLE & TALENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS Chancellor Michael Martin

Executive Vice Chancellor & Provost John Maxwell Hamilton

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Financials & About EDCO

DIVERSITY DATA

EDCO Units

MESSAGES

CAMPUS HIGHLIGHTS

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Undergraduate

Graduate

Faculty and Staff

Community University Partnership

Story: ―Fresh Cuts, Clean Health‖

Office of Multicultural Affairs

African American Cultural Center

Story: ―New Beginnings for the African American & Women‘s Center‖

Louisiana Center Addressing Substance Use in Collegiate Communities

Women‘s Center

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Chancellor Michael Martin

Executive Vice Chancellor & Provost John Maxwell Hamilton

At LSU, we seek to transform lives by creating a shared future of continued relevance and national

prominence. Despite the on-going economic challenges faced by higher education, this can be

attained by cultivating a campus community that is academically curious, civically engaged,

socially responsive, and culturally competent.

These goals are evident in our strategic plan, Flagship 2020, which focuses on four major strategic

thrusts: learning, discovery, diversity, and engagement. Both inside and outside the classroom, LSU

provides special opportunities that challenge our scholars to reach beyond their current selves—

pushing them to grow and transform to the engaged and discerning scholars they will become.

Building and sustaining a diverse and culturally inclusive campus community are critical to LSU‘s

core values. We will be steadfast and focused on this transformational change and growth. Our

shared future of preeminence depends on it.

During this last year, our students, faculty, and staff have made significant accomplishments in

diversity and engagement through service, teaching, and research. This report represents the

ability of the LSU community to incorporate innovative measures to improve services while

reducing costs.

In this report, you will read about how we continued to increase and enhance connections with

alumni and build relationships with community partners. These efforts speak to LSU's rich traditions

of excellence, land-grant mission, and unique culture distinct to Louisiana.

We have worked diligently to remain focused on our core values and mission-driven flagship goals

of learning, discovery, diversity, and engagement while managing continued fiscal challenges.

We intend to advance our Tier 1 status through anticipating opportunities and seizing them.


faculty & staff data*

Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics

departments with the highest concentration of WOMEN FACULTY

Veterinary Clinical Sciences

Pathobiological Sciences

Construction Management &

Industrial Engineering

The Manship School of Mass

Communication had the highest

percentage of African American

faculty at 8.9%

Of ETHNIC-MINORITY

and INTERNATIONAL

employees comprised the

executive, management,

professional, and technical

professional ranks

18.9%

Did you know?: LSU Interdisciplinary Programs include African and African American, International, Jewish, and Women’s and Gender Studies.

43.9% 33.3% 31.8%

*Data include full-and part-time faculty and New Hires and does not include (1) graduate assistants and (2) demographics of less than 6 people and (3) programs with less than 10 people.


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American Indian 102 0.43%

Asian/Pacific Islander 803 3.39%

Black (non-Hispanic) 2,215 9.35%

Hispanic 897 3.79%

International 472 1.99%

Two or More Races 252 1.06%

White 18,482 78.03% Resident,

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Resident, 17.99% Men,

49.03%Women,

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Undergraduate

Enrollment, Fall 2010

Science(20.1%)

Agriculture(17.6%)

Humanities & Social

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Top 3 colleges in ethnic minority enrollment

Women first time freshmen represented more

than 60 percent in these colleges:

Agriculture

Mass Communication

Humanities & Social Sciences

UNDERGRADUATE DIVERSITY AT A GLANCE, FALL 2010

of students that

identified as Asian American were concentrated in the College of Science.

9.2%

*University College is not included in the data analysis. Demographics of less than 6 people and programs with less than 10 people are not included.


graduate student data*

25.6% of graduate students enrolled

were International Students.

Global Perspectives Top 3 Departments in

ethnic minority percentages

among their doctoral programs:

Educational Theory, Policy &

Practice

Social Work

Mass Communication

The School of Veterinary Medicine had the

largest concentration of Hispanic GRADUATE &

PROFESSIONAL STUDENTS: 25 out of 436 degree-seekers

Did you know?: The top producers of WOMEN Ph.D. completers were Veterinary Medicine, Music, and Chemistry, with Veterinary Medicine producing 54 DVMs.

for US ethnic minority graduate

student enrollment are...

Social Work

Mass Communication

Library & Information Science

In graduate school enrollment, Women

made up 52% of both total and new

degree-seeking students.

*University College is not included in the data analysis. Demographics of less than 6 people and programs with less than 10 people are not included.


ACCOMPLISHMENTS EDCO

The Office of Equity, Diversity & Community Outreach has been involved in several activities to advance diversity and sense of community within and beyond

the gates of LSU. We highlight a few of these accomplishments:

Black Male Leadership Initiative Friends & Donor Breakfast

Through the Black Male Leadership Initiative or BMLI Fellows Program, EDCO and the Office of Multicultural Affairs hosted a BMLI Friends & Donors Breakfast

and launched the Kerry Pourciau and Kirt Bennett Leadership Award. (pictured above). Learn more, visit: www.lsu.edu/bmli.

National Diversity Advisory Board

EDCO continues to coordinate LSU‘s NDAB, a group of national and international alumni and friends of the University who are charged with assisting EDCO

and LSU in developing strategies to advancing LSU‘s diversity and outreach initiatives. Learn more, visit: www.lsu.edu/diversity.

Boys Hope Girls Hope

Increasing its Diversity Education & Outreach, EDCO and EDCO units provided a 4-module diversity training for Boys Hope Girls Hope of Baton Rouge. These

trainings focused on cultural awareness, youth and leadership development, and conflict resolution. Interested in diversity education for your organization,

visit www.lsu.edu/diversity and select “Education & Outreach”.

Minority Serving Institution Outreach

EDCO coordinated outreach efforts with the Graduate School to bolster relationships with minority serving institutions, with an early focus on historically Black

college and universities or HBCUs. These relationships included conversations on future initiatives and seminars between specific HBCUs and LSU. One of

these efforts included LSU Graduate Diversity Preview Day, where students from HBCUs and Hispanic serving institutions were invited on campus for one day.


Goals & Objectives 2010 - 2013 EDCO

Flagship Agenda 2020: Planning & Implementation of Learning, Discovery, Civic Engagement, and Diversity Each reporting unit of EDCO develops or enhances two programs or initiatives that span one or more of the Flagship Agenda 2020‘s major thrusts,

which may target student and faculty recruitment, retention, enrollment or community outreach

Create an entrepreneurial, fee-for-service, comprehensive two-day diversity leadership curriculum that focuses on workforce diversity, culturally

competence leadership development, and diverse talent acquisition and management, and other culturally relevant areas

Create the ―University Council on Diversity‖ made up of LSU diversity management professionals in Colleges, Departments, Units, and campus-wide

committees. This Council will meet four times a year to harness fiscal and human capital resources and streamline efforts to increase cross-campus

collaborations

Work directly with the Committee on Civic Engagement and other campus committees to implement the Civic Minded Research University model

Focused Leadership: Expansion in Regional & National Presence Increase LSU‘s presence as leaders in diversity management through: 1) maintaining chairpersonship in the Southeastern Conference Academic

Consortium Diversity Task Force and the LSU System Diversity Task Force; 2) hosting the inaugural Louisiana Diversity Conference and 3) serving as

invited experts keynote speaker for three national organizations; and 4) creating and chairing the SEC Provisional Affiliate Chapter of National

Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education

Seek partnerships with five local, regional, state, and/or national organizations on addressing diversity and community outreach issues

Increase collaborations and partnerships and establish a permanent contact with ten minority-serving institutions

Strategic Campus Diversity: Effectiveness, Development, & Improved Infrastructure Execute a Campus Climate Survey

Lead efforts to expand African American Cultural Center and Women‘s Center facilities which include: 1) establishing a major development

campaign for the expansion project and 2) securing $100,000 in gifts to support for the Centers‘ operation

Submit three nationally competitive corporate, foundation, and/or federal grant proposals to enhance the reach of EDCO

Meet with each College Dean or Deans‘ designees four times per year to operationalize at least three specific diversity & community outreach

goals

Increase development and fundraising activities and meet giving goal of $50,000

Institute a supplier diversity review and vendor diversification plan for LSU identify and propose best organizational structures for diversity efforts and

civic engagement

Anchored Community Outreach: Intentional Engagement Promote LSU as a Civic Minded Research University where community outreach infrastructure is centralized and outreach is campus-wide

Utilize community outlets and stakeholders to communicate accurate budget crisis information

See Community University Partnership 2011-2013 Priorities and Goals at www.lsu.edu/cup


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On October 26, 2010, East Baton Rouge Parish Mayor

President Melvin ―Kip‖ Holden held a press conference to

kick-off the LSU Community University Partnership‘s ―Fresh

Cuts, Clean Health‖ health outreach initiative, as part of

the mayor‘s Healthy BR campaign.

The play on words, “Fresh” and “Clean,” captures the

essence of the modern-day Black male barbershop where

many African American males patronize to get a “fresh”

look with a “clean” shave.

Fresh Cuts, Clean Health provides Black males with a

―fresh‖ perspective on health. The goal of "Fresh Cuts,

Clean Health" is to screen black males for high blood

pressure, diabetes and high cholesterol; and provide follow

-up educational opportunities to promote prevention and

healthy living.

This initiative is modeled after the Los Angeles-based Black

Barbershop Health Outreach Program founded in 2007 by

Dr. Bill Releford, and is funded through a $25,000 Impact

Grant from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana. LSU

Health Sciences Center and Pennington Biomedical Center

are partners in the initiative.

―Fresh Cuts, Clean Health‖ Barbershop Health Outreach Initiative

Learn more, visit www.lsu.edu/cup.


An End to Hate— LSU hosted a Hate Crimes Public Forum at the Paul M.

Hebert Law Center‘s McKearnan Auditorium during the 2011 fall semester.

The forum was co-sponsored by the LSU Office of Multicultural Affairs‘ Safe

Space Campaign and Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer

(LGBTQ) Project and Spectrum, the LSU student organization for LGBTQ

students and their allies; along with OUTlaw of the LSU Law Center; Capital

City Alliance; Forum For Equality; Gay Alliance for Legal Equality of the

Southern Law Center; Baton Rouge Pride Incorporated and the Metropolitan

Community Church of Baton Rouge.

The panel discussion focused on hate crimes legislation, particularly the

positive and negative impacts such legislation has on society, with an

emphasis on marginalized communities. Audience members had the

opportunity to ask questions about issues, such as the relationship between

bullying and hate crimes, as well as the ways that people of color are

disproportionally charged with committing hate based crimes.

Office of Multicultural Affairs & African American Cultural Center Did you know?: The Office of Multicultural Affairs was instrumental in starting a Latin sorority and fraternity. Learn more, visit www.lsu.edu/oma.

LGBTQ Town Hall Meeting —A town hall meeting was held on

November 10, 2010, in the McKernan Auditorium in the LSU Law Center to

discuss the prevention of bullying and suicide in the LGBTQ community. The

town hall meeting, which was open to the public, was a continuation of

similar conversations that began in October 2010 with the "Be Alive to See It:

A Call to Action Against LGBTQ Youth Bullying and Suicide.” Town hall

meeting panelists included assistant professors Jennifer Curry and Roland

Mitchell of the Department of Educational Theory, Policy, and Practice,

College of Education. The meeting‘s goal was to improve the educational

experiences and outcomes for the youth of our city. Program partners and

sponsors included the Capital City Alliance, the LSU Office of Multicultural

Affairs' Safe Space Campaign, the LSU School of Social Work, LSU Women

and Gender Studies, LSU Women's Center, OUTlaw and Spectrum. Learn

more about Educational Theory, Policy, and Practice, visit www.lsu.edu/etpp.

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The Office of Multicultural Affairs annually sponsors the SPRINGFEST Recruitment Weekend to expose academically astute high school juniors to the academic rigors, leadership opportunities, and social experiences available at LSU. This past spring, 79 academically high-achieving students from Louisiana, Texas, Alabama, Tennessee and Illinois converged on LSU's campus for a weekend to experience the academic, leadership and social opportunities available at the university. Through SPRINGFEST Weekend, the Office of Multicultural Affairs is hoping to attract the best and brightest ethnic minority students to LSU. + Learn more, visit www.lsu.edu/oma. 75 SPRINGFEST

In fall 2010, the African American Cultural Center partnered with the Department of Residential Life to

host the Multicultural Student Leadership Conference. The theme of the conference was ―Discovering

the Dimensions of Diversity‖ and the participants included a diverse group of student leaders from

across LSU‘s campus. Approximately 75 participants engaged in deep training and exploration of the

overlap between issues of diversity and dimensions of leadership. This was ―Res‖ Life‘s second year

participating in this joint venture, with the emphasis on introducing first-year students to campus

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New Beginnings for the African American Cultural

Center & Women‘s Center

This past year, LSU began construction on the new African American Cultural Center and the Women‘s Center. The new spaces will more

than double the size of their original spaces and provide students, staff, faculty, and community members with adequate space for

meetings and multi-usage; allow the University to gain women‘s center and Black cultural center accreditations; provide more office

space for a growing staff and potentially visiting scholars and artists; and allow for expansion of programs and educational opportunities

for the entire campus. Since their inception, both Centers have expanded services to not only provide to special populations, but to also

educate and engage the entire campus on issues related to the mission of each Center. The new locations will be located on the sacred

locations of the original buildings.

Did you know?: The Women’s Center co-hosts one of Louisiana’s premier conferences for women, the Louisiana Women’s Summit.

Learn more, visit www.lsu.edu/louisianawomenssummit.

+ The concept of the African American Cultural Center began with Harambee’ House in 1972. The former physical building, a former Christian Science building, opened in 1993. The original concept, which is preserved today, was to provide a safe space and meeting center for African American students. For more information, please visit the African American Cultural Center at www.lsu.edu/aacc.

+ The original building for the Women’s Center, Helen M. Carter House, was an experiential-learning house for early college women who majored in home economics. Today, college women comprise the majority of enrolled students at LSU.

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Safer Associate Director Bret Blackmon and Coordinator Allison Smith are the dynamic duo

in the Louisiana Center Addressing Substance Use in Collegiate Communities or

LaCASU (la-ka-su). The Center, housed in Pleasant Hall and part of the Office for

Equity, Diversity & Community Outreach, is a coalition of local community agencies

and statewide institutions of higher education aimed at creating safe and healthy

collegiate environments. LaCASU recently held its Summit, which brought together

higher education professionals from around the state and nationally to the university

for a series of discussions related to alcohol and substance abuse prevention. Data

from the 2011 Core Survey was also reviewed during that time to gauge the impact of

current and developing substance abuse prevention strategies.

Louisiana Center Addressing

Substance Use in Collegiate Communities

Learn more, visit www.lsu.edu/lacasu.


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Louisiana During LSU Women‘s History Month, the LSU Women‘s Center welcomed

Ms. Jane Hight McMurry as the keynote speaker for the 2011 Women‘s

History Month Celebration. McMurry spoke on navigating the Lipstick

Jungle, the concept of women achieving professional success by

mastering certain interpersonal communication skills.

During the monthly celebration, The Women‘s Center also awards the

Esprit de Femme Award to a woman residing in Louisiana who has made

exceptional contributions toward the advancement of women in their

community. The 2011 recipient of the award was Jennifer Eplett Riley,

founder of City Year of Louisiana.

The recipient of the Esprit de Femme Award, which stands for ―Spirit of

Woman,‖ is chosen by a committee comprising the Director of the LSU

Women‘s Center, the Vice Provost for Equity, Diversity, and Community

Outreach, the Chairperson of the University Council on Women, a

student representative, and a community representative.

Women’s Center Learn more about the Women’s Center, visit www.lsu.edu/wc.


Jazz bassist John Clayton appeared at the Manship Theatre as a part of the “River City Jazz Masters Series.” The LSU School of Music hosted him for a master class. He has held the position of principal bass in the Amsterdam Philharmonic Orchestra in Amsterdam, Netherlands, and after 5 years there founded the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra with his saxophonist brother, Jeff Clayton, and drummer, Jeff Hamilton. He currently serves as Artistic Director for the Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival, Sarasota Jazz Festival, Santa Fe Jazz Party, Jazz Port Townsend Summer Workshop and Vail Jazz Workshop. He also teaches at the University of Southern California Thornton School of Music and presides as president over the 1,500 member International Bassist Association. He has composed and/or arranged for such notable artists as The Count Basie Orchestra, Diana Krall, Whitney Houston, Carmen McRae, Nancy Wilson, Joe Williams, Ernestine Anderson, Quincy Jones, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Natalie Cole, and the Tonight Show Band. LSU faculty members Bill Grimes and Willis Delony arranged this significant opportunity for LSU students in a collaboration with the Baton Rouge Arts Council.

Diverse Jazz Bassist John Clayton

River City Jazz Master Classic Learn more, visit the College of Music & Dramatic Arts at www.cmda.lsu.edu.

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Minority Architecture Students at LSU Win National Award

The National Organization of Minority Architects (NOMA) named the student chapter in the

LSU School of Architecture as 2010 Student Chapter of the Year. The LSU chapter received

the award, which was announced at the 2010 NOMA annual conference in Boston, Mass.,

because of its impressive growth and diversity, and commitment to community service.

NOMA is a national organization dedicated to the development and advancement of

minority architects. The LSU Chapter of NOMA, chartered in 2005, continues to uphold the

mission of its national organization by promoting the quality and excellence of minority

design professionals at the university. Learn more, visit www.design.lsu.edu.

WE>START Gives Single Mothers a Head Start

WE>START! (Women Experiencing Success Through Academics, Resources, and Training)

provided young single mothers (ages 13-24) in Baton Rouge with

seminars on balancing school, work, and family; self-esteem;

demystifying the college education process; budgeting and

finances; study skills; professional etiquette; and computer literacy.

The goal of the program was to provide immediate assistance to

single mothers while serving as a pipeline for future educational

opportunities. Learn more, visit www. lsu.edu/wc.

Greek Unity for Humanity…Habitat for Humanity

The LSU Greek Board of Directors or GBOD organized its annual all-Greek philanthropic effort

for Greek Week 2011. In the fall, GBOD Philanthropy committee members coordinated

efforts in raising money for this project through a series of chapter hosted letter writing

parties. After spending the Fall semester raising more than $175,000 to fund the project

through letter writing and corporate sponsorships, over 1,000 Greek students came together

to build two Habitat for Humanity homes for the Seaberry family and the Joseph family from

March 19-26. The GBOD funded homes were presented to the family on the afternoon of

Saturday, March 26, 2011. Learn more, visit www.lsu.edu/greeklife.


+ + + For more information, please visit the College of Art + Design at www.design.lsu.edu.

Service-Learning in South Africa

During the summer of 2010, a group of students from the LSU College of Art and Design had the experience of a lifetime as part of a international

service-learning project. The project, which occurred in a rural township south of Cape Town, gave them the opportunity to use their skills as

undergraduates to serve two preschools in Red Hill, South Africa.

Over the course of the program, students from the School of Architecture, Robert Reich School of Landscape Architecture and Department of

Interior Design were brought together by the Office of Community Design and Development (OCDD) to engage in a host of activities that

included: redesigning and rebuilding a playground; designing and building a portable puppet theater; and designing and constructing a new

raised-bed garden for one of the preschools in the local community. Additionally, while living and working in Red Hill, the students gained valuable

life experiences and earned course credit towards their undergraduate degree.

The program was the first of many international service-learning programs in the community. The program offers opportunities to sustain

collaborative relationships between OCDD and its community partners, assess local needs and align with student learning outcomes.


On Thursday July 15, the 2010 class of the LSU Summer

Scholars program participated in SCHOOL PRIDE, a

national reality television series which aired on NBC

where they were joined by comedian and former

substitute teacher Kym Whitley. The television program

highlights inner city schools that are in critical need of

repair. These repairs are not just for the aesthetic

appeal, but for the health and safety of the faculty,

staff, and students.

The Scholars painted, disposed of broken furniture,

repaired outdoor benches, and planted flowers along

the courtyard. They also lifted plywood to reinforce

damaged areas of the school and helped with a mural

in the rear of the school near the playground area. The

mural, over one year later, still serves as a focal point to

the beauty of Lanier Elementary.

As part of their participation, the Scholars received

Lanier Elementary t-shirts.

Summer Scholars,

Super Stars & Service

+ Learn more about the Summer Scholars Program, visit www.lsu.edu/ssp.

“SCHOOL PRIDE was truly a rewarding experience that will be forever etched in the memories of the summer scholars as an event that truly impacted our college careers.”

Chelsea Flugence, Summer Scholars Peer Mentor


Diverse perspective. Forum on Media Diversity

The Forum on Media Diversity in the Manship School of Mass

Communication increased its national reach in May 2011 by

becoming the host site of the webpages of the Minorities and

Communication Division of the nation‘s largest association of

journalism and mass communication educators, the Association

for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC).

Addition of the minorities division site complements the forum‘s

four website sections, ―research database,‖ ―news,‖ ―events,‖

and ―resources.‖ As of May 31, 2011, the forum‘s research

database included about 3,200 references to academic and

professional journal articles, books and conference papers on

diversity issues.

The forum also hosts conferences, workshops, and symposiums

and publishes reports that explore and publish reports about

challenges and opportunities in promoting diversity. Among

these have been "Diversity That Works" in 2009 and, in partnership

with the Reilly Center for Media & Public Affairs, ―Ethnic Media:

Their Influence on Politics and Participation‖ in 2011.

Annual Diversity Report 2011

+ Learn more about the Forum on Media Diversity, visit www.manship.lsu.edu.


1950s During 2010, the LSU Office of

Communications and University Relations

produced “History Lessons,” which told

the collective stories of A. P. Tureaud, Jr.

and Dr. Jinx Broussard. Both students met

with bigotry and intolerance during their

time at LSU during the late 50s and 60s,

but persevered to become beacons of

light to all students that followed them.

Because of their experiences, LSU strives

to become a more enlightened university

than the one that they knew. Visit the “Archives” at: www.lsu.edu/gold.

1960s

2010s

LSU McNair Scholar Precious Cantu, a 2010 December graduate in electrical

engineering, was awarded the National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate

Research Fellowship (GRF).

The GRF is one of the most prestigious awards that a graduate student can receive.

The GRF includes an annual stipend of $30,000, tuition funding, and discretionary

funds for research and travel, and opportunities for international research.

Under the direction of faculty mentor, Martin Feldman PhD, Cantu gained extensive

experience as an undergraduate researcher, including an internship with the

prestigious NanoJapan Institute for Materials Research at Tohoku University in Sendai

Japan. She also presented her research at a number of conferences, including the

International Conference on Electron, Ion, and Photon Beam Technology and

Nanofabrication. Cantu is currently a PhD student at the University of Utah.

LSU Alumna Precious Cantu

Awarded NSF Fellowship

diverse experiences.

+ Learn more about the Ronald McNair Scholars Program at www.lsu.edu/mcnair.

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Boys To Men: Black Male Leaders Reach Back

Fellows of the Black Male Leadership Initiative Program, along with the Young

Leaders Academy, participated in a service project sponsored by the Center

for Planning Excellence (CPEX), and Community University Partnership (CUP).

Participants built and restored fencing and a platform for the Stamp of Hope

Garden at the corner of 12th Street and South Street in Old South Baton Rouge

(OSBR). The event allowed students from both programs to learn and to work

with each other while giving back to the OSBR community.

Kid Science

The LSU ChemDemo Program continues to have a huge impact in the

community. This past year, ChemDemo students participated in a number of

Family Math & Science Night activities in the East Baton Rouge Parish School

System. These activities included teaching K-12 students chemistry and science

thematic concepts while providing hands-on demonstrations that illustrated

those concepts. By serving as service-learning opportunities for LSU students,

ChemDemo supports the university‘s commitment to community engagement

and outreach.

Bring Your Kids to Work Day Story

The Office of the Vice Chancellor for Information Technology & CIO

participated in the National Take Your Son or Daughter to Work Day. ITS

planned an entire day where 22 children between the ages of 8 and 17 could

come to work with their parents, grandparents, aunts, and uncles. The

committee organized scheduled activities for the kids which included a tour

and presentation at the ITS Help Desk, a tour of the Network Operations Center,

a tour of the PBX switch room and interactive games about the telephone

system, and a presentation at the Visualization Center located at Middleton

Library, highlighting individual job duties and requirements.

Learn more, visit www.lsu.edu/its.

Learn more, visit www.chemistry.lsu.edu.

Learn more, visit www.lsu.edu/bmli.


LSU is Creating Bridges between Morehouse: Speller Accepted into Bridge to the

Doctorate Program

Nicholas Speller, a chemistry and biology double major from Morehouse College, was accepted into

the LA-LAMP Bridge to the Doctorate Program (BD). The program awards twelve two-year fellowships

(approximately 30,000 per year with tuition) to minority students entering doctoral programs in the

STEM disciplines. BD Fellows and BD Supplement awardees participate in regularly scheduled

meetings to discuss mentoring, allocation of resources, and encouragement and support for

participation at professional meetings. The program focuses on individualized faculty mentoring and

coaching, links to research and professional opportunities, and enriched academic services and

support. Learn more, visit the Office of Strategic Initiatives at www.osi.lsu.edu.

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Sue Weinstein Makes a “Slam” Dunk in the Community

At the 2011 All City Teen Poetry Slam Festival, LSU English Professor Sue Weinstein became the first

recipient of the Excellence in Service Award for her six years of leadership and participation in

Wordplay, a local literary arts program housed within Big Buddy, Inc., whose mission is to create

dynamic, safe forums for Baton Rouge (BR) teens to develop literacy and life skills. Wordplay builds

a literary community for BR teens through writing workshops, open-mic events, poetry slams,

publications, and teacher development, engaging over 2,000 young people a year in Baton

Rouge classrooms, after-school programs, and public performances. Learn more, visit the College

of Humanities & Social Sciences at www.hss.lsu.edu.

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Karen Sirman is on a Mission to Serve

Karen Sirman (far right), senior manager for Information Technology Services, participated in the Romanian

Evangelical Medical mission trip. According to Sirman, the trip changed her life and the way she

approached her work in the Baton Rouge community with two local youth focused organizations, CASA

and Youth Oasis. CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) is a network of national programs that

partner with community volunteers to provide support for abused or neglected children in the judicial

system, while Youth Oasis collaborates with area shelters and local officials to provide havens of safety for

runaway, homeless, and abandoned youth in the Greater Baton Rouge community. Learn more, visit

Information Technology Services at www.lsu.edu/its.


Spending Time with a ―Big Buddy‖

Volunteers from the LSU School of Social Work took part in the

Baton Rouge Big Buddy Program’s ―Day of the Mentor.‖ During the

day‘s activities, volunteers brought their Little Buddies to various

areas of the LSU campus. These areas included the Student Health

Center, the LSU Quad, LSU Memorial Tower, the Manship School of

Mass Communication and LSU‘s live tiger mascot, Mike VI, habitat.

Students also visited the School of Social Work building and met

with dean of Social Work.

The Big Buddy Program is a non-profit organization that offers

positive role models and learning opportunities for area youth.

Students with FOCUS

FOCUS is an Honors College student organization that provides a free, arts-and-

humanities-based summer immersion program to Baton Rouge ninth graders. The

program is designed to give high school students a college experience while

providing LSU Honors College students with hands-on leadership opportunities.

Participants live on campus and take seminars in six topics: dance, music, art,

theater, philosophy and creative writing, which are supplemented by workshops

on various topics, including science and college preparation, as well as visits and

tours of senior colleges. Participants choose a ‗major‘ and complete self-

directed work that is performed or displayed at the graduation ceremony.

All aspects of the program are led by returning FOCUS Directors. Honors College

participants enroll in a spring course in which they learn about the history of

education in Louisiana and basic teaching theory. In November of 2010, FOCUS

was recognized as one of ten Chancellor’s Sesquicentennial Service Award

winners.

Learn more, please visit the Honors College at www.honors.lsu.edu Learn more, please visit the School of Social Work at www.socialwork.lsu.edu

Best Friends Forever


The LSU School of the Coast and Environment and the

College of Education partnered together last year to bring

EnvironMentors, a national college access initiative that

prepares at-risk high school juniors and seniors for college

degree programs in environmental and related science

fields, to LSU. With the help of the College of Education, SC&E

identified Scotlandville Magnet High School to participate in

EnvironMentors. Scotlandville participates in LSU's Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs,

or GEAR UP.

Each year, EnvironMentors students work on individual

science fair projects during the winter and present them at a

local science fair in the spring at Scotlandville Magnet High

School. The students with the three highest scores travel to

Washington, D.C., to present their projects at the national

EnvironMentors science fair held annually in May. This year,

Markeisha Hill won first place at the national level with her,

―Why Does My Uncle‘s Water Taste Bad?‖ project. The prize

was a $1,000 scholarship for college.

Susan Welsh, LSU School of the Coast and Environment, serves

as Director of the LSU EnvironMentors chapter and Melissa

Monk and Melissa Baustian, also with the LSU School of the

Coast & Environment, serve as co-coordinators. Learn more

about GEAR UP, visit www.lsu.edu/coe.

EnvironMentors win

National Award

+ + + Learn more, please visit www.sce.lsu.edu/environmentors.


Supplier Diversity

The E. J. Ourso College of Business Diversity & Inclusion Initiative; LSU Office

of Equity, Diversity and Community Outreach, or EDCO; and the LSU Office

of Finance and Administrative Services introduced the LSU Supplier Diversity

Initiative this past year. LSU is also partnering with the Louisiana Minority

Supplier Development Council and the Women‘s Business Enterprise

Council South.

The initiative seeks to encourage economic development and growth of

small, minority-owned, women-owned, under-resourced, owners with

disabilities, veteran-owned, HUBzone and local business enterprises by

providing community-based awareness and educational programs;

creating contracting opportunities for diverse vendors; developing

partnerships between diverse vendors and LSU‘s departments and schools

that result in lasting business relationships; and promoting diversification of

the university‘s contractor vendor base through increased opportunities for

diverse vendors who have not worked directly or indirectly with LSU,

maintaining a high standard of quality in all products and services

provided. The LSU Supplier Diversity Initiative currently operates with

support from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana, ExxonMobil, and Shell.

Diverse talent.

Annual Diversity Report 2011

+ Learn more about the Supplier Diversity Initiative, visit www.bus.lsu.edu/diversity.


Over 50 Years Later: A.P. Tureaud, JR Receives LSU Degree

and the Tureaud Name Lives On... Noble Cause Event

"A More Noble Cause," co-authored by A.P. Tureaud Jr., Tureaud's son,

and Dr. Rachel Emanuel, an LSU alumna and director of publications and

electronic media at the Southern University Law Center, is an intimate

account of one of the most influential figures in 20th century Louisiana.

The first full-length study of A. P. Tureaud, Sr. and the culmination of more

than 20 years of research, the book documents the New Orleans

attorney's lifelong battle for racial justice and is a very personal biography

of a black professional and his family in Jim Crow–era Louisiana.

During his lengthy and influential career, there was a time when Tureaud,

Sr. was the only regularly practicing black attorney in Louisiana. Based in

New Orleans, the civil rights pioneer fought successfully to obtain equal

pay for Louisiana‘s black teachers; to desegregate public

accommodations, schools, and buses; and to secure voting rights for

qualified black residents. An engrossing story of a key legal, political and

community figure, "A More Noble Cause" provides insight into Tureaud‘s

public struggles and personal triumphs, offering readers a truly candid

account of a remarkable champion of racial equality.

The panel discussion about A. P. Tureaud, Sr. and "A More Noble Cause"

featured Emanuel, the writer and producer of documentaries Journey for

Justice: the A. P. Tureaud Story and Taking A Seat for Justice: The 1960

Baton Rouge Sit-Ins; Tureaud Jr., an educational consultant, retired school

administrator, artist and public speaker; D‘Army Bailey, a retired judge,

civil rights activist, author and actor who attended Southern University

and founded the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis, Tenn.; and

author and LSU alum Dr. Keith Finley, the assistant director of the Center

for Southeast Louisiana Studies and an instructor of history at Southeastern

Louisiana University. The discussion was moderated by Dr. Robert Mann,

Manship Chair and co-director of the Reilly Center for Media & Public

Affairs in the LSU Manship School of Mass Communication.

Tureaud Jr. recognized at 2011 Robing Ceremony

This past year's Robing Ceremony featured a special tribute to A. P.

Tureaud Jr., LSU's first African American undergraduate student, who

received an honorary degree from the university during the spring

commencement ceremony. Tureaud integrated the undergraduate

ranks in 1953, but spent less than a semester on campus before a court

ordered him to leave the university. He transferred to Xavier University in

New Orleans to complete his degree and spent 38 years as a professional

educator in White Plains, N.Y.

The tribute began with a poem, titled "For You," by junior Charlaya

Washington. Chaunda Allen, director of the Office of Multicultural Affairs,

and Cerise Edmonds, coordinator for cross-cultural affairs, presented

Tureaud with a SPRINGFEST polo and memorabilia designed specifically

for him—a piece of the student experience he did not have during his

time at LSU.

The SPRINGFEST Minority Recruitment Weekend is a time when minority,

high-achieving juniors visit LSU for a weekend to learn more about the

university and capture the LSU student experience. SPRINGFEST consists of

five different groups named after influential LSU alumni and that one of

the teams is named after Tureaud.

Overwhelmed and overjoyed by the experience, Tureaud provided

sentiments during the Robing Ceremony, thanking LSU for providing

opportunities to share his story and LSU College of Humanities & Social

Sciences Dean Gaines Foster, whose nomination made it possible for

Tureaud to receive the degree.

Learn more about Tureaud, visit www.lsu.edu/gold.


financials

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Office of Multicultural Affairs

LGBTQ Project Staff Support

Give-A-Year Partnership

General Diversity

Community University

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Black Male Leadership

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Black Barbershop Health

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Other Charges, $5,253 , 1%

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About EDCO EDCO is committed to fostering inclusive educational opportunities and an equitable workforce environment at LSU. EDCO provides leadership to ensure that diversity is a vital component in all decision-making processes and assists administrators, deans, department chairs and directors in identifying and implementing policies and procedures to increase diversity in their respective areas; assists in building rapport among people who are different and reducing resistance to diversity initiatives; and provides evidenced-based principles and “best practices” which strengthen knowledge, awareness, and skills for working and learning in a diverse educational community.

COMMUNITY UNIVERSITY

PARTNERSHIP The mission of the LSU Community University Partnership is to maintain community relevancy through outreach. CUP builds relationships between campus and community groups, activists, schools, and interfaith networks. Through their efforts, they strive to promote civic engagement, increase cultural competency, challenge historic sentiment, and develop new strategies to accommodate the changing demographics of the community. Visit www.lsu.edu/cup.

OFFICE OF MULTICULTURAL

AFFAIRS The Office of Multicultural Affairs (OMA) seeks to create an environment at LSU that embraces individual difference, sustains inclusion, and cultivates a campus atmosphere that is free from bias. OMA is a multi-faceted, student-oriented department that focuses on academic excellence, leadership development, and social growth experiences for all students regardless of background or identity. OMA houses the African American Cultural Center (AACC). Visit www.lsu.edu/oma and www.lsu.edu/aacc.

WOMEN‘S CENTER The LSU Women's Center promotes the advancement of women's issues and gender equity through its services, advocacy efforts and educational programs. The Center also provides support, referral, and information to students, faculty and staff on issues and concerns related to women. Visit www.lsu.edu/wc.

LOUISIANA CENTER

ADDRESSING SUBSTANCE USE IN COLLEGIATE COMMUNITES The Louisiana Center Addressing Substance Use in Collegiate Communities (LaCASU) is a coalition of local community agencies and statewide institutions of higher education aimed at creating safe and healthy collegiate environments. Visit www.lsu.edu/lacasu.

Photos included in this report are courtesy of colleges, departments, and Office of Communications and University Relations.

EDUCATIONAL EQUITY The Educational Equity arm of EDCO is concerned with developing and implementing special initiatives and outreach programs that target specific populations , responds to growing trends, and creates institutional partnerships; assessing and communicating institutional diversity and outreach; and formulating diversity education opportunities for both internal and external organizations . Visit www.lsu.edu/diversity.


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