To celebrate 100 years as a college, the LSU College of Education is hosting a series of events throughout the 2008-09 anniversary year.

The college is showcasing a commemorative seven-minute film to provide a history and a vision of the college. Featuring the alumni, faculty, and students, the film was produced by the Bill Rodman Production Shoppe, an Emmy award-winning independent project studio. Award-winning film composer Mike Esneault composed an original score for the production.

Originally named the “Teachers’ College,” the LSU College of Education was founded in 1908 with two faculty members. By 1915, the college had added a demonstration school. From its beginning, the college has prepared thousands of educational leaders including supervisors, principals, superintendents, and university faculty and administrators.

In 1939, the college expanded to include the School of Health and Physical Education, now named the Department
of Kinesiology. This department, originally focused on teacher education, has now expanded to include nationally and internationally recognized research and scholarship programs that generate and disseminate knowledge about all aspects of the art and science of human movement.

Today the college is a collaborative unit that prepares educational and wellness professionals. With oversight
responsibilities for various professional certification programs spanning five colleges and one school, the college also oversees the K-12 University Laboratory School, which has been ranked among the nation’s top 2.5 percent of public high schools by Newsweek and which houses the state’s first International Baccalaureate Programme.

The College of Education now employs more than 200 faculty and professional staff to provide rigorous academic programs highlighted by challenging, rich, and collaborative experiences. Faculty research informs these programs while advancing the disciplines.

We hope you will accept Dean M. Jayne Fleener’s invitation: “As we embark on our landmark year, please join us in a celebration of our past as we commit to an engaged future.”