Connecting You to the LSU E. J. Ourso College of Business
April 11, 2014
"Vetrepreneurs" Graduate from EBV Bootcamp
   
The Stephenson Entrepreneurship Institute graduated its third class of the Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities at LSU program on March 14, during a ceremony that featured Gen. Russel Honoré (Ret.) as its keynote speaker. The week-long residency phase of the program, held March 7-15, followed a three-week online phase. 
 
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Pace is Distinguished Research Master
     
R. Kelley Pace, director of the Real Estate Research Institute and professor of finance, has been presented with the Distinguished Research Master Award. The university bestowed the honor to Pace at this year's Distinguished Research Master and Distinguished Dissertation Awards Ceremony on April 8. The ceremony was held at The Club at LSU Union Square.
 
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Randall Named MPA Alumnus of the Year
    
The LSU Public Administration Institute has announced it has named Earl Randall, Senior CPD Specialist for the Disaster Recovery and Special Issues Division of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, as its 2014 MPA Alumnus of the Year. Randall will be honored at the LSU PAI and Public Administration Institute Student Association joint event PAISA Day. 
 
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LSU SEI Hosts Lemonade Day Backpack Stuffing
 
The LSU Stephenson Entrepreneurship Institute hosted a Lemonade Day backpack stuffing on Thursday, March 20. Volunteers prepared the kits for young people attending the event. Entrepreneurs John Georges, CEO of Georges Enterprises, and Todd Graves, CEO of Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers, established Lemonade Day in Louisiana in 2010.
 
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DEAN'S MESSAGE
  
At the beginning of April, my tenure as the eighth dean of the LSU E. J. Ourso College of Business officially began. I am honored and proud that after a nationwide search for the position, the university leadership selected me to lead the college. What a challenge!

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Kistler Named SEI Interim Director
  
Robin D. Kistler has been named interim director of the Stephenson Entrepreneurship Institute effective April 1, 2014.

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A Look Ahead
April 14-20