LSUA SPERO Program

Spero Orientation 2026 💜

New freshmen, familiar faces, and one very happy heart! Welcome to the Spero family!

🎉 Congratulations to our outstanding former mentor Stephen Roozendal on being named the RRAC Male Etier Character Athlete of the Year!

Stephen was one of the greatest mentors we’ve ever had. Dedicated, kind, and deeply committed to our students for two years as a Lead academic/social/ internship mentor. We’re so proud of him!

Spero thrives because of incredible mentors like Stephen. Thank you for all you poured into our students! 💛

Roozendal Named RRAC Etier Male Character Athlete of the Year - Louisiana State University at Alexandria ALEXANDRIA, LA – The Red River Athletic Conference has announced former Louisiana State University of Alexandria baseball player Stephen Roozendal as the 2025-26 RRAC Male Etier Character Athlete of the Year.

📣🚨We are hiring!🚨📣

✨LSUA SPERO is looking for our Employment Skills Coordinator!

📍Full job description and application here: https://lsu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/LSU/job/LSU---Alexandria/SPERO-Employment-Skills-Coordinator_R00117127

🎥 Excited to share LAPIE’s latest video highlighting inclusive postsecondary programs across Louisiana! Students and staff show why these opportunities matter, through real inclusion, skill-building, and success on campus. We see some Spero students, mentors and staff in there!!

Opening Doors: Inclusive College Opportunities Across Louisiana College is more than earning a credential—it's about building confi...

Thank You, 100+ Women Who Care About Central Louisiana! ❤️

We are incredibly grateful to the amazing members for their generous $10,000 donation last year! Thanks to your support, our SPERO students received brand new laptops that are now being used across multiple areas of their education and preparation for adult life:

• Audit courses
• Employment skills training- Resume writing, professional emails, job searching, and more 💼
• Life skills training- including budgeting, researching home and apartment prices, and exploring community employment opportunities 🏠💰
• Tracking internship hours 📅
• Social skills training- emails, staying informed on community events, and safe internet use 🌐

These tools are empowering our students with practical, real-world skills for greater independence, successful employment, and confident community living. ✨

A huge thank you to every woman who voted for SPERO and to the entire group for believing in our mission of inclusive postsecondary education. Your investment is truly changing lives! 🙏

✨SPERO is crazy about Tank!! 💜🐾

From graduation celebration and Tank Fest, to Trick or Treat Street, orientation, game days, Generals Jam, and holiday cheer — Tank adds the fun and makes every moment better! Thank you, Tank!

LSU Alexandria LSUA Division of Enrollment and Student Engagement

Mr. Trevor, Dr. Halpin and Ms. Brittany had the best time at the Southeast Postsecondary Inclusive Education Alliance conference! Southeast Postsecondary Education Alliance

Bonjour from Gloria! 🎓🌟🥐

From joining LSUA SPERO in 2022 to walking across the graduation stage last week, and now standing in France living out a dream.

Gloria’s journey began with caring international student mentors who opened her eyes to French culture. That spark led her to enroll in LSUA’s French language class, and she soon told her parents, “I want to visit France.” Her mom and dad made it a graduation gift, and Gloria is there — confidently ordering at a Paris bakery… in French!

This is what hope looks like. This is what happens when a student is surrounded by encouragement, quality education, and a community that believes in her.

Congratulations, Gloria! You’ve shown us all what’s possible when we choose hope. 💛💜
LSU Alexandria

Friday, May15 ✨
Spero graduate, Tyler’s Interview with KVPI 92.5 will air at 12:30 today! His focus was to talk about the LSUA SPERO program. He also had much more to say!🎙️👏

Our first LSUA SPERO graduates did it! ! 🎓💜
Walking tall, proud, and accomplished across the stage, and ready for what’s next! Congratulations Class of 2026!