BOSSIER CITY – College students from around the state, the country and the world will flock to the Shreveport-Bossier area this week to receive their LSU Shreveport diploma Friday in commencement ceremonies at Brookshire Grocery Arena.
The university will confer more than 1,700 degrees for the second time in its history, nearing the record set for Spring 2025 (1,721 graduates).
More than 1,500 of those graduates completed master’s degrees as LSUS continues to attract and guide multitudes of students through its year-round online graduate programs.
The Master of Business Administration (966 graduates), the Master of Health Administration (278), and the Master of Education (174) continue to be LSUS’s most popular programs.
One-hundred-and-eighty-three students obtained bachelor’s degrees with business administration (80) and general studies (31) leading the way.
Keith Burton, an LSUS alumnus who serves as the Superintendent of Caddo Parish Schools, will deliver the keynote address.
No tickets are required to attend the event, and graduates can invite as many guests as they would like to the 14,000-seat arena. Parking is free.
The ADA entrance is located on the north side of the building, which includes a wheelchair accessible ramp. Parking lot A is reserved for handicapped guests.
The ceremonies, which begin at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., will be livestreamed through the LSUS YouTube channel.
WHERE ARE GRADUATES FROM?
LSUS summer graduates hail from 50 U.S. states/territories and 29 countries.
Louisiana (506 graduates) leads the way in total number of graduates with Texas (211), Florida (135), California (88) and Georgia (81) in the top five. Tennessee, Mississippi, New York, Ohio and Virginia all logged at least 40 graduates.
International students represent 29 countries outside the United States, covering territory like Albania, Bangaldesh, Bhutan, Brazil, Korea, Mexico, India, Spain, and Venezuela to name a few.
One graduate hails from the island of Niue, a self-governing island in the South Pacific who is in free association with New Zealand.
