Office of the President

 

Leading LSU Forward

Since joining LSU, President Rousse has been hard at work—meeting with students, faculty, and staff, listening to the community, and building a strong foundation for the work ahead.

 

President Rousse shares personal stories with LSU staff before the South Quad Community groundbreaking ceremony. President Rousse receives a festive welcome during his visit to the LSUA campus. President Wade Rousse and Executive Vice President James Dalton visit the LSU Health Sciences Shreveport campus and meet with Interim Senior Vice Chancellor Lester Johnson. President Rousse speaks with LSU Student Government Association members at one of their meetings.

President Rousse with military personnel during the LSU Corps of Cadets Reactivation Ceremony in Tiger Stadium at halftime. President Rousse and his wife, Angela Rousse, greet and serve students during the Late Night Breakfast during finals week. President Rousse and his wife, Angela Rousse, cheer on the LSU Tigers as they march down Victory Hill before a football game. President Rousse converses with Dr Mette Gaarde during the Boyd Professors luncheon.

President Rousse congratulates the first recipients of the WBTTW Employee Recognition Program, Aaron Cherry and Natale Nappi from LSU Facility Services, during the on-field presentation during a football game. President Rousse and his wife, Angela Rousse, in a group photo with student fans before a men’s basketball game. President Rousse and Executive Vice President Dalton in a group photo with the LSU Board of Supervisors. President Rousse and Executive Vice President Dalton receive a standing ovation at the Board of Supervisors meeting after the announcement of their administrative positions was made.

We Build Teams that Win

Two faculty members from the LSU College of Science, Peter Doran and Bret Elderd, and Lucio Miele, Director of the LSU LCMC Health Cancer Center, have been named Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, joining the prestigious 2025 class.

The landmark investment by the National Science Foundation supports energy innovation and the future of energy use and workforce in Louisiana.

Across Louisiana, 336 LSU Health students celebrated Match Day, with nearly half staying in-state for residency. As physician shortages grow, LSU continues training and retaining doctors while placing graduates in top programs nationwide.

Most of us see wastewater as exactly that: waste. Something to be treated and purified before it can be useful to society again. But increasingly, LSU researchers are looking at wastewater and seeing it as a vast untapped resource that can inform and improve public health.

Students in the Robert Reich School of Landscape Architecture are helping design the places where Louisiana lives, works, and gathers — while learning how thoughtful design can strengthen communities, restore ecosystems, and prepare the state for the challenges ahead.

In the heart of Cajun country, Allen Mclain farms about 3,000 acres of rice together with his wife, father, and two younger brothers. Much of their crop, all south of LA-14, is under threat. But Mclain is working with an LSU researcher, Naohiro Kato, on a solution: growing microalgae alongside rice.