吃瓜直播 of Liberal Arts
Liberal Arts in Action!
LSUA is distinguished as a Council of Public Liberal Arts (COPLAC) undergraduate university. Our faculty is committed to the transformative experience of a liberal arts education. Vibrant LAS courses, student organizations, and career-development opportunities prepare our graduates for great careers and purposeful lives.
Departments
LSUA and the 吃瓜直播 of Liberal Arts are celebrating National Poetry Month in April by hosting a website called “Verbatim” that promotes poetry writers from Central Louisiana. Submissions are now being accepted with a deadline of midnight on March 30 for inclusion on the website. The email for entries is verbatim@lsua.edu.
Brenda Roberts Ellington
Dean of the 吃瓜直播 of Liberal Arts, Associate Professor of English
Ellington has been an LSUA faculty member since 1987. Dr. Ellington was born in Lecompte, just a few miles south of LSUA. She earned a BA in 吃瓜直播 Science at Louisiana Tech University; then as a University of Southwestern Louisiana / ULL Ragin’ Cajun, she earned teaching certifications in 吃瓜直播 Science and English, an M.Ed. in Secondary Education, and a Ph.D. in English, majoring in Rhetoric and minoring in Linguistics, Early American Literature, and African American Literature. Dr. Ellington was a National Writing Project Teacher Consultant and has twice held the Mark Eugene Howard Endowed Professorship. Her teaching areas include Technical Writing, Professional Writing, Grammar, and Linguistics.
News
LSUA Graduate to Begin Work at CENLA Homeless Coalition
As many college graduates are struggling to find jobs amid the COVID-19 pandemic, one Louisiana State University of Alexandria student is already joining the Central Louisiana workforce in hopes to make a difference.
Sydney Victorian, a Bolton High School graduate and Spring 2020 graduate of LSUA, will begin her career in social work on Wednesday with the CENLA Homeless Coalition. As a program coordinator, she will work to help the homeless population in Alexandria get off the streets and find places to bathe, dress, eat, etc.
鈥淚鈥檓 really looking forward to serving my community,鈥� Victorian said. 鈥淚 always knew I wanted to do some type of social work and help people. I actually volunteered at the Homeless Coalition during high school and knew it was something I could see myself doing.鈥�
Sydney has consistently maintained her position that her calling is service, including one brief major change to nursing during her college coursework. Influenced by her mother, Donna Stiles, who is a registered nurse at the Veteran鈥檚 Affairs hospital in Alexandria and an LSUA nursing alumna, Sydney considered following in her mother鈥檚 footsteps.
鈥淚 thought since my mom was a nurse that maybe I should do that too. I quickly realized that wasn鈥檛 for me. I changed my major back to social work and am so glad I did. I know that I can really make a difference with people in our community right now who are greatly suffering from the pandemic we are in.鈥� Victorian said.
Sydney was glad she did choose to follow her mother鈥檚 path and attend LSUA. Knowing how what a great experience her mom had while earning her nursing degree, Sydney knew that LSUA would be a perfect fit.
鈥淚 couldn鈥檛 have asked for a better experience. The campus environment was great. I was comfortable. I鈥檓 definitely glad I stayed local,鈥� Sydney said.
When asked about not being able to participate in a graduation ceremony, Victorian quickly stated that it wasn鈥檛 what she had hoped for, but the only thing she can do is take life as it comes and roll with it.
Her mother, on the other hand, was disappointed she won鈥檛 get to see her daughter walk across the stage.
鈥淪he (Sydney) worked so hard to earn her diploma and used walking across the stage as a driving motivation,鈥� Donna said. 鈥淗owever, being a healthcare provider myself, I understand the importance of the decision made. She gets her diploma and immediately gets to start a new job, so I鈥檓 extremely proud of her and grateful to LSUA for the experience provided to all of us.鈥�
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