LSUA

Louisiana State University at Alexandria is a publicly supported institution that provides undergraduatelevel college education to the citizens of Central Louisiana. The university is a unit of the LSU System and operates under the auspices of the Louisiana Board of Regents.

Stats and Figures

Demographics

• 2,573 Students
• 51% Full-time
• 58% Under 25
• 73% Female

Financial Aid

• $13.7 million awarded in Financial Aid
• $3.4 million awarded in Pell Grants
• $706,000 awarded in State Scholarships
• $137,000 awarded in University Scholarships
• 80% of the student body receives financial aid

History

• History of LSUA
• Milestones of LSUA

Mission

Louisiana State University at Alexandria offers Central Louisiana access to affordable baccalaureate and associate degrees in a caring environment that challenges students to seek excellence in and bring excellence to their studies and their lives. LSUA is committed to a reciprocal relationship of enrichment with the diverse community it serves.

Vision

A university of choice recognized for academic excellence and a commitment to fostering student and community growth through teaching, research, and service.

Strategic Plan

Louisiana State University at Alexandria completed a comprehensive strategic planning process in 2001-2002 in preparation for its new role as a four-year college. New mission and vision statements and institutional goals were developed. The Strategic Plan developed in that effort was in effect for 2002 - 2004. In accordance with Policy Statement 225, the university conducted another round of strategic planning during 2003-2004 and again in 2005-2006. The planning process is driven by the Strategic Planning Steering Committee, which consists of representatives from administration, faculty, and staff. One of the first decisions of the 2005-2006 Steering Committee involved extending the planning horizon to 2010. Accordingly, the Strategic Plan described here will remain in effect until the Fall of 2009, at which time the institution will again gather its constituents, weigh its options, and envision a new, willed future for itself.

The Steering Committee appoints a Strategic Planning Task Force to actually develop recommendations for the vision and mission statements and goals. This larger group includes representatives from faculty, staff, students, administration, and community leaders. The Task Force held two long meetings that resulted in recommendations for new vision and mission statements, revised institutional goals, and four Strategic Goals.

The Strategic Planning Steering Committee reviewed the recommendations from the Strategic Planning Task Force and drafted a vision statement, mission statement, strategic goals and institutional goals. These were sent out to all Task Force members and the university community for comment. The Strategic Planning Steering Committee 6 reviewed the comments, made revisions, and adopted and published the vision, mission, and goals.

Heads of all budget units were then given the opportunity to revise their unit statements of purpose and to develop unit outcomes in support of the university's mission and strategic or institutional goals. Faculty developed learning outcomes for all degree programs, general education and developmental education.

This document includes the University's new vision and mission statements, strategic goals, institutional goals, statements of purpose for each budget unit, and a list of the specific unit outcomes that support each strategic and institutional goal. This document forms the basis for the University's Institutional Effectiveness process, in which the outcomes listed in this plan are assessed and results used for institutional improvement.