Louisiana College News

  Pineville, LA. … Louisiana College will hold fall registration on Thursday, August. 21^st - August 22^nd in the Granberry Conference Center on the campus of LC.Pre-registered students need to finalize their registration on Thursday, Aug. 21^st according to the first letter of their last name:

8 - 9 a.m. - Q,R,S,T,U

9-10 a.m. - G,H,I,H

10 - 11 a.m. - L, M, N, O

1-2 p.m. - P,V,W,X,Y,Z

2 -3 p.m. - C,E,F,K

3 - 4 p.m. - A,B,D

Students attending Louisiana College for the first time register on Friday, 22^nd according to the first letter of your last name:

8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. - Q,R,S,T,U

9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. - P,V,W,X, Y,Z

10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. - C,E,F, K

1 -2 p.m. - A,B,D

2-3 p.m. - G,H,I,J

3-4 p.m. - L,M,N,O

Anyone with questions about registering at Louisiana College can contact the LC Office of the Registrar at (318) 487-7222 or contact the LC Office of Admissions at (318) 487-7259.

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Pineville, LA…Shellie Spiers, a 2008 graduate of the Louisiana College Athletic Training Program, has been nationally recognized as the Master’s Level recipient of the Research & Education Foundation Award by NATA (National Athletic Trainers’ Association). 

 Ms Spiers, who graduated this year with a 4.0 in Athletic Training, was also awarded the Louisiana College Athletic Training Educational Program Award for 2008.  She has been accepted into Baylor University’s graduate program on an assistantship and will be assisting with athletic training duties for Baylor’s 2008 football season.

If you would like more information about the Athletic Training Education Program (ATEP) at Louisiana College, please contact Dr. Mike Brunet, program director, at 487-7519 or email: mbrunet@lacollege.edu

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  Pineville, LA. … The Louisiana College Office of the President is pleased to announce the hiring of Michael E. Travers, Ph.D. as the new Vice President for Academic Affairs at Louisiana College. Dr. Travers is a noted scholar with over 29 years of experience in Christian Higher Education.Dr. Travers will be moving to central Louisiana from Wake Forest, North Carolina and will begin his tenure at LC on July 14, 2008. “I am exceptionally proud to make this announcement,” explained Dr. Joe Aguillard, President of Louisiana College. “Dr. Travers is a man of great knowledge, experience and Christian principles.” “I am looking forward to working with him to continue to further the mission of Louisiana College.”

Dr. Travers has a record of high achievement in teaching, administration and scholarly publications. He graduated with honors from McMaster University with a B.A. in English. He then went on to receive his Master’s Degree from McMaster University in English. After graduation, Travers earned a Post-Baccalaureate Diploma in Education from the University of Western Ontario. He then went on to receive his Ph.D. in English from Michigan State University.

Dr. Travers has a deep commitment to Christian Higher Education and believes that integrating faith and learning is an essential component to teaching the whole student, mind, spirit, and body. “When our students graduate we want them to go out into their communities in their respective jobs and change their world for Christ,” explained Travers.

Travers is currently a professor of English at Southeastern College at Wake Forest, the undergraduate school of the Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. Travers and his wife Barbara have two grown children, Stephen and Elizabeth, who live in Jackson, MS. “My wife and I have chosen to be a part of Louisiana College and we are looking forward to moving to central Louisiana,” said Travers.

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Pineville, LA. … The Louisiana College Department of Athletics is proud to announce the groundbreaking for the Wildcat Football/Soccer Stadium on Thursday, July 24^th at 10 a.m. on the current soccer field behind the tennis courts on the campus of LC.

“This is a day we have all been waiting for,” explained Wildcat Football Head Coach Dennis Dunn. “To be able to play on a field of this quality will be an exciting and rewarding experience for our athletes.”

Louisiana College is no stranger to football, the first program began in 1907 and continued through January 1969. During that time the LC football team, cheerleaders and marching band were a fixture at school events and community parades and played against nearly all the universities in the state.  

In 2000, Football was revived at Louisiana College and since that time the team has been playing home games at Pineville High School. “Although, Pineville High School stadium has been an incredible place to play our games, we are looking forward to playing football games on our campus for our players and students,” said Dunn.

Coach Dunn not only sees the stadium as a boon for the football and soccer teams, but he also predicts that the field and stadium will be a huge asset to the Cities of Pineville and Alexandria and all of central Louisiana. “The new field will be state-of-the art, meaning we can use it for athletics, as well as, band/cheerleading/dance line camps and competitions, sports tournaments and community events like graduations.”

Of course the stadium is not just for football; Louisiana College has men’s and women’s soccer teams. The soccer program at LC began in the fall of 1997 and the teams will benefit from practicing and playing on the new field. “When completed, this stadium will be one of the best, if not the best soccer stadium in the state of Louisiana,” explained Head Soccer Coach Derek Godwin. “This will be incredible for recruiting new soccer players to LC.”

Coach Godwin agrees with Coach Dunn that the new field and stadium will be an incredible asset to the school by allowing the school to put in bids to host state-wide high school soccer finals and even bring in professional soccer games.

The stadium project totals approximately $8 million and will be completed in three phases:

Phase one - A new turf field and stadium seating for 7,000 will be installed.

The first phase is scheduled to be completed in time for the 2008 Homecoming game against Howard Payne University on October 25^th.

Phase two - Completion of a brick façade surrounding the bleachers. This area will include concession areas, home-side and visitor restrooms, and a press box, press suite and donor suite that will be accessible by elevator.

Phase three - Completion of a three-story athletic/academic building that will house the athletic training program including classrooms, offices, locker rooms, weight and training facilities and meeting rooms.

“We invite everyone in our community to this groundbreaking because the new field and stadium will be a facility that all of central Louisiana can be proud of,” said Dr. Joe Aguillard, President of Louisiana College. We are all extremely excited and we look forward to playing the Homecoming game in October on our new field.”

For more information contact the Office of College Communications at (318) 487-7194 or (318) 542-8688.

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