Louisiana’s geography and natural resources are directly linked to the lives and livelihoods of the people who live here. Changes in coastal and environmental conditions—whether they are due to hurricanes, flooding, a sinking coastline, or another cause-- directly impact our communities, animals, industry, and natural ecosystems. Unfortunately for Louisiana, such changes are occurring rapidly. Time is of the essence as we work to stabilize and maintain our coastal environment.
Your gifts to CC&E will help students gain the skills to analyze, understand, and mitigate the impacts of coastal and environmental challenges in our communities and in similar environments around the world. You will also provide faculty with the flexibility to explore new avenues of discovery. There are several ways to give listed below. If you would like to support a fund not listed on the page, or if you would like more information about philanthropy at LSU, please reach out to one of our Key Contacts.
Checks should be made payable to the “LSU Foundation” with the name of the fund that you wish to support listed in the “for” line. Checks may be mailed to LSU Foundation, 3796 Nicholson Drive, Baton Rouge, LA 70802.
Our funding priorities are:
Learn more about them below. To support other funds, please reach out to one of our Key Contacts.
To pay by credit card, click the Give Now button below. You will need to select a CC&E-specified fund to support our college. Do this by checking "Specify a Fund" and copying and pasting the name of fund in the box provided. Our funding priorities are:
Visit the Funding Priorities section below to learn more about each priority. To support other opportunities, please reach out to one of our Key Contacts.
Endowed funds provide a lasting legacy of support. The principal is invested, and a portion of the earnings is spent annually This is a great way to ensure that donor wishes are supported forever.
If you are an LSU employee on the flagship campus, you can make a one-time or recurring gift via payroll deduction.
For information on fund names, contact Kathe Falls.
Enjoy tax benefits while supporting the College of the Coast & Environment. You may transfer shares of appreciated securities electronically to the LSU Foundation for the college's benefit.
Leverage your generosity through challenge gifts, corporate matches, and technology tax credit. Many employers sponsor matching gift programs and will match any charitable contributions or volunteer hours made by their employees. Review the list to see if your company has a matching gift policy.
Find a charitable plan that will extend your legacy at LSU.
Over the next year, our efforts to strengthen CC&E’s position as a global leader in collaborative coastal research and education will be increasingly important. We need to recruit and retain additional students, make quality faculty hires, improve the student experience, enhance our research capabilities and facilities, and launch new programs. We can only accomplish this if we have the right resources.
Funding FlexibilityHaving the flexibility to respond to emerging opportunities is critical in today’s fast-paced environment. That’s where CC&E’s Development Fund comes in. Gifts to this fund provide immediate-use support for students, faculty, and programs, enabling the college to respond quickly as opportunities arise.
Supporting ResearchYour support helps to chart a course toward unbounded discoveries. Gifts help to increase analytical capabilities, upgrade critical laboratory equipment, and explore new avenues of research. Most importantly, it allows us to leave the coastal environment better than we found it.
Sponsoring ScholarshipOur students are among LSU’s brightest, with a thirst for knowledge and a vested interest in improving communities in the Mississippi River Delta and coastal zones around the world. Your support helps deserving students cover college expenses so that they can focus on what matters: learning ways to address coastal environmental challenges.
Ever since I was a young child, I have dreamt of attending LSU, and I have always had a passion for science. Now I have the opportunity to pursue that dream, with the help of your scholarship. Thank you for making such a huge contribution to my future.
- Annie Lamke, Bert Turner Memorial Scholarship Recipient
Thank you so much for your generosity. Your thoughtful scholarship allows me to pursue my passion for environmental sciences, and for that, I am forever grateful.
- Victoria Nguyen, Andrew L. "Drew" Wilbert Memorial Scholarship Recipient
Chris Marshall
Director of Development
225-578-4986
cmarshall@lsufoundation.org
Lee Ann Stenvick
Director of Development
225-578-6580
lhernandez@lsufoundation.org
Clint Willson
Interim Dean
ccedean@lsu.edu
Kathe Falls
Director of Corporate & Foundation Relations
225-578-3381
kfalls1@lsu.edu
A PhD candidate from the Department of Environmental Sciences, and an alumna and a current Master's student from the Department of Oceanography & Coastal Sciences have all been named Science Policy Fellows.
Mercedes Pinzon, a recent graduate of the Department of Oceanography & Coastal Sciences Masters program, has been awarded a four month internship with Panama's Ministry of the Environment, to help the country prepare for the upcoming United Nations Conference on Climate Change
LSU College of the Coast & Environment alumnus Kevin Fitzwilliam is relentless in the pursuit of a "greener" Mardi Gras. While Fat Tuesday has always been associated with excess--and excess trash--this environmental sciences graduate has built a business around eliminating plastic waste from this time-honored celebration and lifting Ugandan women out of poverty in the process.
Dean Chris D'Elia and LSU alumna April Ellis discuss her time at LSU's College of the Coast & Environment and how it shaped where she is today.
This June, LSU alumna Camille Salters (nee Golden), who earned her master's in environmental sciences in 2013, was promoted to Associate Principal Owner of Pickering Firm, Inc., a full discipline firm that specializes in facility design, civil engineering, surveying, transportation, and natural/water resources.
