LSUS to confer 286 degrees May 15 05/07/02

LSU in Shreveport will confer 286 degrees at its spring commencement Wednesday, May 15, at Expo Hall in Shreveport.

The university will confer 244 bachelor’s degrees, 41 master’s degrees and one Specialist in School Psychology degree. Among the master’s degrees will be 16 Master of Business Administration degrees, the largest graduating class in the history of the LSUS MBA program.

Following the commencement address by Dr. Leon R. Tarver II, president of Louisiana’s Southern University System, LSUS Chancellor Dr. Vince Marsala will present the graduates with their diplomas. C. Stuart Slack, of Shreveport, will confer the degrees for the LSU System Board of Supervisors.

The College of Liberal Arts leads the university’s four colleges with 97 graduates, followed by the College of Business Administration with 77. The College of Education will graduate 65 students and the College of Sciences will graduate 47.

The College of Liberal Arts will confer the Master of Arts, Master of Science, Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Criminal Justice and Bachelor of General Studies degrees, while the College of Business Administration will confer the MBA and Bachelor of Science degrees. The College of Education will graduate students with Master of Education, Specialist in School Psychology, Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees, and the College of Sciences will present Master of Science and Bachelor of Science degrees.

The vast majority of graduates, 262, are from towns in Northwest Louisiana. Another 11 graduates are from other parts of Louisiana, while 13 are from other states. They span the state, as well as the country. Across the state, they come from Ida to New Orleans, Delhi to Lake Charles and other cities and towns in between. In all, the graduating class represents 10 states from coast to coast – North Carolina to California – and border to border – Montana to Louisiana. They also come from Arkansas, Colorado, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada and Texas.