Institute
For Human Services and Public Policy
The Institute for Human Services & Public
Policy at Louisiana State University in Shreveport
offers a variety of academic programs including American
Humanics
Certificate Program, Master
of Science in Human Services Administration. The Institute
also offers non-academic programs including the Red
River Academy for Social Entrepreneurs, the Nonprofit
Connection, Research and Analysis, the Small Nonprofit
Conference, the International Nonprofit Project, the
Nonprofit Colloquium Series, the Health Care Colloquium,
and the Red River Summit.
Students
in the Human Services Administration program (MSHSA),
as well as the American Humanics program,
are well prepared for a variety of administrative
careers in the youth and human services.
International Lincoln Center for American Studies
The comprehensive and multidisciplinary International
Lincoln Center for American Studies offers a year-round
cycle of events to faculty and the community through a
variety of formats exploring the common them of the American
heritage and its relevance for today. Founded in the fall
of 1982, it is the largest privately endowed program at
LSU in Shreveport. The program has been the recipient of
several national, regional, state and local awards, including
a Cultural Olympiad designation. Just as the American Studies
cycle of events and offerings encompass the calendar, its
program sites encompass Shreveport, Washington, D.C., and
other selected locations as outreach initiatives promoting
the mission of LSU in Shreveport. The Center has received
multiple grants from the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities
(LEH), Phi Kappa Phi (National Honor Society), the Abraham
Lincoln Association, and the Intercollegiate Studies Institute.
Red River Regional Studies Center
The Red River Regional Studies Center pursues interdisciplinary studies, research, and services directed toward all aspects of the Red River region, with a special emphasis on archival, historical, and social sciences services. The components of the Center include the Library Archives, the Oral History Program, the Pioneer Heritage Center, and the Social Sciences Research and Analysis Project. Also associated with the Center is the Journal of the North Louisiana Historical Association.
