Student Organizations

Purpose

The purpose of Black Student Union at Louisiana Tech University is to enlighten, empower, educate, and entertain students with an emphasis on the African American perspective. We seek to edify ourselves first and as a result, the larger Tech community. Our edification is done to promote awareness, while sparking and igniting change for a more inclusive and embracing multicultural community. • Enlighten – to give clarifying information to free someone from ignorance, prejudice, or superstition; to teach to an unbeliever. • Empower – to give someone power or authority; to give someone a sense of confidence or self-esteem. • Educate – to give knowledge to or develop the abilities of someone by teaching; to develop or improve a faculty or sense; to train or instruct someone. • Entertain – to engage a person or audience by providing amusing or interesting material; to offer hospitality. These processes are carried out through programming efforts, individual partnerships, leadership development, and “Did You Know” sessions held during weekly meetings. It is the belief of Black Student Union that each student possesses an individual knowledge, skills, and abilities that when enhanced become a catalyst to create a greater student body at Louisiana Tech University. The mission of the Black Student Union at Louisiana Tech University hereafter referred to as “BSU,” is to aid in the recruitment and retention of African American students to graduation.

Membership requirements

A member of BSU must be in good standing with the university and currently enrolled at Louisiana Tech University. Membership in the Black Student Union is open without restriction to race, creed, gender, or national origin.

* All student organizations have a minimum GPA requirement of 2.0 for general membership and 2.5 for Executive Officers.

Meeting times and location

Weekly meetings on Mondays at 6:00pm Location varies