LSU OGDEN HONORS COLLEGE STUDENTS NAMED ASTRONAUT SCHOLARS BY THE ASTRONAUT SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION

The Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Summer Enrichment Program is a six-week summer program designed to provide undergraduate students with a deeper appreciation of current issues and trends in international affairs, a greater understanding of career opportunities in international affairs, and the enhanced knowledge and skills to pursue such careers.

Presented by the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation (ASF), the scholarship provides up to $15,000 to promising scholars while commemorating the legacy of America’s Mercury 7 astronauts—each of whom sponsored and fundraised to establish the current scholarship program. This year ASF awarded 71 scholarships to students from 48 different universities across the nation.

The English Teaching Assistant (ETA) Programs place Fulbrighters in classrooms abroad to provide assistance to the local English teachers. ETAs help teach English language while serving as cultural ambassadors for the U.S.

The Udall Undergraduate Scholarship honors the legacies of Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall, whose careers had a significant impact on Native American self-governance, health care, and the stewardship of public lands and natural resources.

The PPIA Junior Summer Institute is a rigorous six-week program offered at one of their six esteemed campus partners. This intensive program is designed to equip participants with the essential skills and knowledge required for advanced schooling and careers in public service and leadership, both domestically and globally.

Each year, the LSU Roger Hadfield Ogden Honors College selects a shared reading to introduce incoming students to the academic and intellectual culture of the Ogden Honors College through a common reading experience. Students then discuss the book in HNRS 2000 — an introductory honors seminar with a focus on critical thinking.

When LSU students Corinne David and Mihir Babbar founded the LSU Red Cross Club in 2022, their mission was simple but profound: to save lives and give back to their community. As biological sciences majors with aspirations in healthcare, they have a passion for helping others.

LSU sophomore Calcea Johnson has been named to the prestigious Ebony Power 100 list, spotlighting influential Black leaders shaping the future. Johnson joins fellow LSU Tigers Angel Reese and Sha’Carri Richardson.

Calcea Johnson, an LSU environmental engineering sophomore, has achieved a milestone few undergraduates reach: publication in The American Mathematical Monthly, one of the field’s most respected journals.