About Us

Mission Statement

As a leading university provider of educational outreach and engagement, our vision is to help people achieve their goals and improve their quality of life, their organizations, and their communities.

Strategic Plan

Continuing Education supports and reflects the goals of the Flagship Agenda in the following ways:

• increases research productivity in support of long-term economic development,
• increases number and quality of graduate students and programs,
• increases quality of undergraduate students and programs,
• improves quality of campus life,
• assesses LSU’s progress and communicates achievements, and
• increases funding sources in support of the five statements above.

The Vision of Continuing Education is to extend the educational resources of LSU to improve the quality of life for the people of Louisiana, the nation, and the global community.

The Mission of Continuing Education is to identify, create, and support lifelong learning opportunities through quality programs that address educational, professional, and economic development.

The following objectives direct Continuing Education as it fulfills the outreach and public service mandates of a public land-grant and sea-grant Research I institution.

Continuing Education Objectives

Contribute to the economic development of the State

Actions:

• Increase the inventory and quality of courses offered to
• Distance learners
• Adults seeking professional advancement
• Special populations with unmet needs
• Expand certification offerings in areas as needed
• Expand options to include flexible, non-traditional learning opportunities
• Collaborate with targeted companies and corporate clients
• Acquire external funds to provide scholarships
• Develop an Academy of Leadership to meet professional and corporate needs

Engage the University’s extensive resources in programs that help solve economic, environmental, and social challenges

Actions:

• Partner with business and industry leaders to identify skills needed by potential employers
• Expand course offerings in environmental safety
• Establish cohorts of learners/special populations with common interests to provide greater learner support

Provide opportunities for faculty to share their knowledge with educational, professional, cultural, and economic enterprises

Actions:

• Solicit the engagement of faculty to develop programs and courses that reflect the University’s outreach mission
• Offer programs that fulfill K-12 initiatives
• Sponsor/Coordinate regional and national programs for the benefit of the University and surrounding communities
• Initiate visits with deans, chairs, and faculty to discuss possible collaboration
• Provide incentives to colleges, departments, and selected faculty to develop and offer relevant programs through Continuing Education

Attract, retain, develop, and support personnel to enhance the effectiveness of the Division

Actions:

• Increase learning and professional development opportunities through staff participation in seminars, classes, organizations, conferences
• Encourage scholarly involvement and pursuit of degree opportunities
• Emphasize cross-training in appropriate areas

Facilitate the engagement of the University with external constituencies to initiate public service and outreach partnerships

Actions:

• Identify means of collaboration with University, state, regional, and national entities to provide mutually beneficial courses/programs that support the goals of all entities
• Increase communication with identified internal and external entities
• Maintain active participation and networking in professional associations related to continuing education
• Investigate methods of non-traditional delivery of programs
• Utilize environmental scanning results to identify markets
• Benchmark programs against peer institutions
• Create a strong brand image for the Division that complements the University’s brand image