It is increasingly evident that the influence of technology on higher education will be more profound than any previous circumstance or resource that has impacted teaching and learning in recent history. Both the method and organization which currently characterize universities are being transformed. This transformation is accelerated by rapid and continuous advancements in communication technologies, changing population demographics, and the expectations of the market place. The advancement of Louisiana State University in Shreveport will depend largely on its ability to anticipate and accommodate these changes. The University must be prepared to compete nationally, and eventually globally, for a growing nontraditional, technologically astute clientele.