Classroom & Community

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Thirty LSU student-athletes from men's basketball, women's basketball, gymnastics and swimming and diving teams earned recognition for the SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll the league office announced Wednesday.

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BATON ROUGE - LSU student-athletes and members of the Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) gathered together to spread some Easter spirit at the Gardere Community Christian School earlier this month.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Faculty members from each SEC university have been named recipients of the 2018 SEC Faculty Achievement Award, SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey announced Wednesday. The awards, now in their seventh year, honor one individual from each SEC university who has excelled in teaching and research.

BATON ROUGE -- LSU's Cox Communications Academic Center for Student-Athletes (CCACSA) has achieved College Reading & Learning Association (CRLA) stage two certification for all three levels of the department's tutor training by the International Tutor Training Program Certification (ITTPC) committee.

BATON ROUGE – Jason Shaw, associate director of academic affairs for LSU's Cox Communications Academic Center for Student-Athletes has been selected to the 2018 leadership program, LEAD LSU.

BATON ROUGE – Dr. Tracey Rizzuto, an Associate Professor of Human Resource Education and Workforce Development at LSU, is the recipient of the 2018 Jacobs Professor of Excellence Award presented annually by LSU's Cox Communications Academic Center for Student-Athletes.

BATON ROUGE – Dr. Marwa Hassan, the Director of the regional university transportation center Tran-SET as well as the CETF Distinguished Professor and Graduate Coordinator in the Department of Construction Management in the College of Engineering at LSU, has been named a recipient of the 2018 Jacobs Professor of Excellence Award, which is presented by LSU's Cox Communications Academic Center for Student-Athletes.

BATON ROUGE – LSU sophomore guard Skylar Mays was one of five players named to the District 6 Academic All-District Team announced Thursday by CoSIDA (College Sports Information Directors of America).

BATON ROUGE, La. – Raigyne Louis was named to the Annual SEC Women's Basketball Community Service Team. The honor recognizes the accomplishments of student-athletes beyond the field of competition.

BATON ROUGE – The Cox Communications Academic Center for Student-Athletes recently hired Sarah Anne Varner as a learning specialist, the department announced Thursday.

BATON ROUGE – Fifty-three LSU student-athletes representing four different sports were named to the 2017 Fall Academic Honor Roll, commissioner Greg Sankey announced Wednesday.

BATON ROUGE— The LSU Athletics Department and the Cox Communications Academic Center for Student-Athletes recognized 22 graduating student-athletes at The Tribute on Thursday at South Stadium Club.

BATON ROUGE – Dr. Kalliat Valsaraj, the Vice President for Research & Economic Development at LSU, has been named the recipient of the 2017 Jacobs Professor of Excellence Award, which is presented annually by LSU's Cox Communications Academic Center for Student-Athletes.

Student-athletes, coaches & staff recently welcomed the kids from the Baton Rouge Big Buddy Program & their families to the annual Thanksgiving with the Tigers event to jumpstart the holiday season.

BATON ROUGE – A new seat in Tiger Stadium - "Chair of Honor" - was unveiled on Thursday and will be on display to the public for the first time on Saturday when the Tigers face Arkansas in Tiger Stadium.

BATON ROUGE – The success of LSU student-athletes in the classroom reached a new milestone Wednesday as the University scored an all-time high of 90 percent in the most recent Graduation Success Rate released by the NCAA.

BATON ROUGE – In what has become a Halloween Tradition on campus, LSU student-athletes, coaches and staff members from all sports distributed candy and played games with children at the Halloween BOOzar on Sorority Row over the weekend.

On Sunday, Oct. 29, LSU Athletics & the Cox Communications Academic Center for Student-Athletes will host the 22nd annual Halloween BOOzar from 3-5 p.m. at the Lod Cook Alumni Center Driveway.

BATON ROUGE - On Friday, October 13, 2017, Tiger Athletic Foundation held its 19th Annual TAF President's Cup Championship at the University Club Golf Course. This tournament is held each year to raise money in support of the LSU Men's and Women's golf programs. This year, twenty-seven teams teed-up to support LSU student-athletes.

BATON ROUGE – The Cox Communications Academic Center for Student-Athletes recently hired Lauren Bove as a learning specialist within the department the center announced Thursday.

BATON ROUGE – Twenty-four LSU student-athletes received their college diploma on Friday as the university held its summer commencement at the Maravich Assembly Center.