Louisiana State University at Eunice
.png) Seal of Louisiana State University Eunice | |
| Type | Community college and a state university |
|---|---|
| Established | 1964 |
| Chancellor | Kimberly A. Russell |
Academic staff | 136[1] |
Administrative staff | 94[1] |
| Students | 3,074:[1] 1,394(FT),[1] 2,680(PT)[1] |
| Location |
Eunice, Louisiana, United States Coordinates: 30°28′29″N 92°26′03″W / 30.47472°N 92.43417°W |
| Campus | Rural 180+ acres (.728 km2) |
| Sports teams | LSUE Bengals |
| Colors |
Purple and gold[2] |
| Affiliations | LSU System |
| Mascot | Bengal tiger |
| Website | lsue.edu |
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Louisiana State University Eunice (LSU Eunice or LSUE) is LSU's only two-year institution located in Eunice, Louisiana, that currently enrolls over 3,000 full and part-time students. LSU Eunice offers robust transfer programs and a wide variety of workforce training certificates and degrees in high demand fields such as nursing, radiologic technology, respiratory care, and diagnostic medical sonography. LSUE serves as the gateway campus to the LSU System and has the highest transfer rates among all two-year institutions in Louisiana.
History
LSU Eunice was founded in 1964 by the Louisiana State Legislature to provide basic higher education opportunities to students located in southwest Louisiana. The LSU Board of Supervisors approved the establishment of LSU Eunice and LSU Shreveport in 1965.
State Representative Allen C. Gremillion of Crowley was instrumental in passage of the legislation creating LSU Eunice.[3]
Through the work of Curtis Joubert, the former mayor of Eunice, LSU-E established the Cajun Prairie Wildflower Habitat.[4]
Athletics
LSUE has three varsity sports team (one men's, two women's), and is a member of the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA). Baseball and softball are Division II NJCAA independent teams, while women's basketball competes in Division I in the Miss-Lou conference.
Men's sports include baseball, while women's sports include basketball and softball.
The athletic department's official nickname is Bengals or Lady Bengals.
National Championships
LSU Eunice has won four NJCAA national titles in softball and five NJCAA titles in baseball. Basketball has made two appearances at the NJCAA National Tournament and finished as high as fourth in 2007.
Miss-Lou Conference Championships
- Basketball (1): 2014[7]
Notable alumni
- Mickey Guillory, Louisiana state representative for Acadia, Evangeline, and St. Landry parishes, 2004-2015
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Louisiana State University Eunice Fact Book" (PDF). Louisiana State University Eunice. February 2013. Retrieved 2013-02-26.
- ↑ "LSU Eunice Graphics and Colors". LSU Eunice Office of Public Relations. September 23, 2009. Retrieved 2009-10-10.
- ↑ "Gremillion, Allen C.". Louisiana Historical Association, A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography (lahistory.org). Retrieved December 24, 2010.
- ↑ "Living Legends: Curtis Joubert". acadianmuseum.com. Retrieved December 9, 2013.
- ↑ "LSUE Baseball History".
- ↑ "Louisiana State University Eunice Athletics - Softball - History". lsuebengals.net. Retrieved 2017-01-01.
- ↑ "Louisiana State University Eunice Athletics - Basketball - History". lsuebengals.net. Retrieved 2017-01-01.