Board of Supervisors

 

Our Mission

The Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College manages the University which is tasked as the state’s research leader, offering degrees at the highest level of learning, providing educational and business services to the people of the state, and overseeing the state’s safety net hospital system. The Board advocates for the notion that LSU can provide nationally competitive experiences without having to leave the state.

BOARD DUTIES AND APPOINTMENTS

The Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College is established by Article 8, Section 7 of the Louisiana Constitution. It is a constitutionally empowered board granted the authority and responsibility to “supervise and manage the institutions, statewide agricultural programs, and other programs administered through its system. ”The constitution provides that the membership of the board is composed of two members from each congressional district and three members from the state at large, appointed by the governor with confirmation of the Senate. Those members serve six-year terms, which are staggered. In addition, a student member is selected to serve a one-year term.

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Chairman Valencia Sarpy Jones speaks at the LSU Women's Basketball National Championship Celebration. Supervisors attend a practice of LSU’s Golden Band from Tigerland. Chairman Valencia Sarpy Jones and President William F. Tate IV take part in LSU Salutes 2022 events, paying tribute to veterans and military retirees at the LSU vs. Alabama football game in Tiger Stadium. On Oct. 12, LSU Board of Supervisors Chairman Valencia Sarpy Jones and Board member Mary Leach Werner participated in the LSUA ribbon cutting for the completion of a $6.5M major infrastructure and drainage project.

Chairman Valencia Sarpy Jones confers degrees at the LSU Health Shreveport commencement. LSU Board of Supervisors Chairman Valencia Sarpy Jones and Past Chair Rémy Voisin Starns helped celebrate elite faculty accomplishments at LSU's inaugural recognition ceremony.Supervisors with Gov. John Bel Edwards at the LSU Health New Orleans Spring 2023 commencement. Chairman Valencia Sarpy Jones and Supervisor Raymond R. "Randy" Morris at the LSU-Alexandria Spring 2023 commencement.

State Licensing Board for Contractors presents a check to LSU.Chairman Valencia Sarpy Jones and Supervisor Laurie Lipsey Aronson at LSU Day at the Capitol 2023. Chairman Valencia Sarpy Jones and President William F. Tate IV with Gov. John Bel Edwards and legislators.  Chairman Valencia Sarpy Jones with a graduate at the LSU Health Shreveport commencement.

The LSU Board of Supervisors conducts business at its September meeting.Valencia Sarpy Jones is sworn in as chairman at the Board of Supervisors' September meeting.
Board of Supervisors members recognized Chair Rémy Voisin Starns' year of service as board chairman. A welcome reception for new Board Chairman Valencia Sarpy Jones was held at the LSU Museum of Art following her being sworn in.

The LSU Summer Commencement in August 2022.Louisiana Higher Education Board Dinner in August 2022.Louisiana Higher Education Board Dinner in August 2022.President William F. Tave IV, Board Chairman Valencia Sarpy Jones and Board Member Mary Leach Werner at the LSU Museum of Art.

Board of Supervisors student member Lizzie Shaw is sworn in at the June 2022 board meeting in Baton Rouge.Supervisors celebrate the LSU women’s basketball team’s success in a post-game meeting with Coach Kim Mulkey.  Chairman Valencia Sarpy Jones with President William F. Tate IV during a stop of the president’s bus tour in her hometown of Natchitoches. Supervisors support the LSU women’s basketball team at the 2023 Final Four.

Supervisors take part in the LSU Women's Basketball National Championship Celebration. Chairman Valencia Sarpy Jones and LSU women’s basketball Coach Kim Mulkey with the Golden Band from Tigerland at LSU Day at the Capitol 2023.  Chairman Valencia Sarpy Jones celebrates with Tiger players at the LSU Women's Basketball National Championship Celebration.

 

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